Lot 125
Fleming (Ian) Typed Letter signed "Ian" to Nicolas Bentley, London, 18th July 1952, on commissions for drawings.
Hammer Price: £550
Description
Fleming (Ian, writer, 1908-64) Typed Letter signed "Ian" to Nicolas Bentley, 1p., 8vo, Kemsley House, London, 18th July 1952, on commissions for drawings, "I have just heard from Mr. Neville that the weekly Gallico articles will definitely end on 2nd August, so from that date until 10th August payments will revert to the old 15 guineas a week basis and thereafter each drawing will be purchased from you separately. I think this finally clews up the whole position", folds.
⁂ Nicolas Clerihew Bentley (1907-78), cartoonist and author. In May 1945, Fleming joined the "Kemsley newspaper group, which owned the Sunday Times, as foreign manager, responsible for its worldwide network of correspondents." - Oxford DNB.
Description
Fleming (Ian, writer, 1908-64) Typed Letter signed "Ian" to Nicolas Bentley, 1p., 8vo, Kemsley House, London, 18th July 1952, on commissions for drawings, "I have just heard from Mr. Neville that the weekly Gallico articles will definitely end on 2nd August, so from that date until 10th August payments will revert to the old 15 guineas a week basis and thereafter each drawing will be purchased from you separately. I think this finally clews up the whole position", folds.
⁂ Nicolas Clerihew Bentley (1907-78), cartoonist and author. In May 1945, Fleming joined the "Kemsley newspaper group, which owned the Sunday Times, as foreign manager, responsible for its worldwide network of correspondents." - Oxford DNB.