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[3 Lists of Nesbit books compiled by Selwyn Goodacre], undated
Consists of a mixture of materials that belonged to Edith Nesbit, her biographers (Doris Langley Moore and Julia Briggs), her daughter-in-law Gertrude Bland, and others. Includes correspondence, work product, original manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, clipping albums, oversized artwork, and a wooden writing case.
A check list of the books of E. Nesbit, compiled by Selwyn Goodacre, undated
Consists of a mixture of materials that belonged to Edith Nesbit, her biographers (Doris Langley Moore and Julia Briggs), her daughter-in-law Gertrude Bland, and others. Includes correspondence, work product, original manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, clipping albums, oversized artwork, and a wooden writing case.
A preliminary check list of the books of E. Nesbit, compiled by Selwyn Goodacre, undated
Consists of a mixture of materials that belonged to Edith Nesbit, her biographers (Doris Langley Moore and Julia Briggs), her daughter-in-law Gertrude Bland, and others. Includes correspondence, work product, original manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, clipping albums, oversized artwork, and a wooden writing case.
Briggs, Julia to Selwyn Goodacre, 1986-12-10
Photocopy of a handwritten letter.
Briggs, Julia to Selwyn Goodacre, undated
Goodacre, Selwyn to Julia Briggs, 1987-11-26
Goodacre, Selwyn to Julia Briggs, 1987-07-12
"Dear Julia, I must apologise for being so so slow in writing to you. First - may I say how very much I enjoyed the evening dining at Hertford it was a great treat and privilege for me, and I do appreciate your thought and kindness in letting me come. It was an evening to savour. And also very many thanks for putting me up overnight. It all made the whole weekend a time to remember..."
Goodacre, Selwyn to Julia Briggs, 1987-05-25
"Dear Julia, Many thanks for your note. I am more than happy for the check list to be styled 'bibliography'. I can now give you some more details about some of the books I mentioned in my last letter. Though how much one can at this stage add to the final list I am not sure..."
Goodacre, Selwyn to Julia Briggs, 1987-04-09
"Dear Julia, Many thanks for your letter - and for the very generous cheque, which is much appreciated. I enclose several sheets of corrections etc. for the prelim list. I hope you can follow it. Quite a lot of the notes are simply attempts to tidy it up, and make it more internally consistent..."
Goodacre, Selwyn to Julia Briggs, 1987-02-06
"Dear Julia, Many thanks for your letter. I was relieved that your publisher thought the list O.K. I enclose the Guardian ref. I am not surprised you couldn't find it! It is rather tucked away. I love the idea of several copies of the book. I tend to give copies of any books in which I am involved to members of the family at Christmas, and it can get a mite expensive (the Steadman Alice retails at £15 - that multiplied a few times can certainly add up)..."