Autograph Card Signed ('R B') from the Poet Laureate Robert Bridges to the Morning Post journalist Sydney Walton, carrying a photograph of his home at Chilswell, and his permission to use the image.
Author:
Robert Bridges [Robert Seymour Bridges, OM] (1844-1930), British Poet Laureate, 1913-1930 [Sydney Walton (1882-1964), journalist and publicist]
Publication details:
14 January [1911].
£45.00
SKU: 12496
In fair condition, aged and with slight rust marking. With stamp and postmark. The black and white photograph is captioned in manuscript 'Chilswell, The Poet Laureate's Home', with a few directions in the margin. On the reverse the postcard is addressed to 'Sydney Walton Esq: | 44 Gt. Russell St | London. | WC'. A note by Bridges reads: 'Jan 14 | You are welcome to use this for your article if it will serve your purpose | [signed] RB'.