Description
Reid (Forrest, novelist and literary scholar, 1875-1947) 27 Autograph Letters signed & 16 Autograph Postcards signed "Forrest Reid" & "FR" to R.J. Wright, some in pencil, letters 40pp. (some envelopes), postcards 16 sides, Belfast & elsewhere, 5th September 1915 - 22nd January 1945, on a variety of subjects, "I got what I think must be the Le Fanu you saw - checkmate ...", "Thank you ever so much for your congratulations... . The prize was most unexpected [FR won the James Tait Black memorial prize in 1945], & what made it pleasanter was that, apart from the official communication, I had an extremely nice private letter from Dover Wilson, who made the final choice"; "I am getting the Conrad for review for the Irish Statesman & they seem to want me to do other stuff" etc., , folds ; and a small quantity of others, including an Autograph note by Reid, letter from Stephen Gilbert, J.N. Hart, on the Forrest Reid Exhibition 1954, 2 ink sketches by R.J. Wright etc., v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).
⁂ Robert "Bob" J. Wright, friend and correspondent of Forrest Reid; illustrator of Kenneth's Magazine.
Lot 196
Reid (Forrest) 27 Autograph Letters signed & 16 Autograph Postcards signed to R.J. Wright, 1915 (sm. qty).
Hammer Price: £1,500
Description
Reid (Forrest, novelist and literary scholar, 1875-1947) 27 Autograph Letters signed & 16 Autograph Postcards signed "Forrest Reid" & "FR" to R.J. Wright, some in pencil, letters 40pp. (some envelopes), postcards 16 sides, Belfast & elsewhere, 5th September 1915 - 22nd January 1945, on a variety of subjects, "I got what I think must be the Le Fanu you saw - checkmate ...", "Thank you ever so much for your congratulations... . The prize was most unexpected [FR won the James Tait Black memorial prize in 1945], & what made it pleasanter was that, apart from the official communication, I had an extremely nice private letter from Dover Wilson, who made the final choice"; "I am getting the Conrad for review for the Irish Statesman & they seem to want me to do other stuff" etc., , folds ; and a small quantity of others, including an Autograph note by Reid, letter from Stephen Gilbert, J.N. Hart, on the Forrest Reid Exhibition 1954, 2 ink sketches by R.J. Wright etc., v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).
⁂ Robert "Bob" J. Wright, friend and correspondent of Forrest Reid; illustrator of Kenneth's Magazine.