Lot 430
Elgar (Edward) 2 Autograph Letters signed to Billy Reed, 1927 & 1932.
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Elgar (Sir Edward William, Baronet, composer and conductor, 1857-1934) 2 Autograph Letters signed to Billy Reed, together 4pp., 8vo, Napleton Grange, Kempsey, Worcester, ink date stamped 19th March 1927 & Marl Bank, Rainbow Hill, Worcester, 27th February 1932, on recording his second symphony, "I record the 2nd Sym on... 1st (lucky day!), sending best wishes to Sir Thomas Beecham, and asking him to when he will visit, "There's nothing to do, see here or feel but the cellar is not yet empty although it will never be filled again: also my heart is empty till you come (pretty!)", some surface wear where removed from an album, folds.
Description
Elgar (Sir Edward William, Baronet, composer and conductor, 1857-1934) 2 Autograph Letters signed to Billy Reed, together 4pp., 8vo, Napleton Grange, Kempsey, Worcester, ink date stamped 19th March 1927 & Marl Bank, Rainbow Hill, Worcester, 27th February 1932, on recording his second symphony, "I record the 2nd Sym on... 1st (lucky day!), sending best wishes to Sir Thomas Beecham, and asking him to when he will visit, "There's nothing to do, see here or feel but the cellar is not yet empty although it will never be filled again: also my heart is empty till you come (pretty!)", some surface wear where removed from an album, folds.
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