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Royalty statement

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30 May 1956. "Dear Mr. Farson, Thank you so much for your letter, which I have just received. As you will see, I am at Renishaw...." Handwritten and signed letter, 1s.

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19 Jan 1954. "My dearest Veronica, I am wretched when I realise how long ago I should have written to you. But you must please forgive me, my dear thing. I have been suffering so badly from shock....Photostat of an AL fragment, 2s.

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No date. Handwritten fragment, 1s.

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27 Feb 1937. "Dear Miss Sitwell, Thank you for your letter, but I am sorry to hear that you have been a victim of this wretched influenza...." Handwritten and signed letter, 1s.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Edith Sitwell material is subdivided into writings, correspondence, and miscellaneous. The writings consist of handwritten, typescript, and carbon copy typed drafts of lectures, poems, articles, and reviews by Edith Sitwell. The correspondence consists of 76 handwritten and typed letters and postcards, (a few being in the form of transcriptions or photocopies), and 5 telegrams, between Edith Sitwell and her friends, colleagues, publishers, and others, (including Lorna...

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"Dearest Allanah, A very happy New Year to you, my dear, and I think of you so much. I am looking forward so much to your getting back to Paris...." Carbon copy typed transcription

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No date. "Dearest Allanah, I simply can't tell you how sweet I think it was of you to have sent me quite the most exquisite necklace and bracelet I have ever seen...." Carbon copy transcription

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"Dear Allanah, I am so disappointed you can't come to tea today, however I shall hope to see you as soon as you come home again. I think your ideas for adding to the essay are most admirable...." Carbon copy typed transcription

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"My dear Allanah, I was delighted to get your letter yesterday. I was so disappointed you didn't come to tea that day, I thought you had probably gone to Paris. I'll try and do another poem for the Review...." Carbon copy typed transcription with handwritten [excerpt of a poem]