CLOETE

[Mary O'Brien, Irish poet and playwright; Arthur Murphy, C18th Irish author] Autograph Letter Signed Mary O'Brien to Michael Bourke WITH two ALSs from husband Patrick, one third person joint (trying to launch her literary career).

Author: 
Mary O'Brien [Mary O'Brien (fl. 1785 ? 1790), Irish poet and playwright who wrote during and about the Regency period.
Publication details: 
White Hall & Whitehall Court & Whitehall Chappel [sic] Stairs (No.11), 27 May 1785 and 3 Nov. 1785.
£450.00

LETTER A.

[Stuart Cloete, South African novelist] Autograph Note Signed Stuart Cloete to a Mr Oulton appreciating Oulton's response to a book of his.

Author: 
Stuart Cloete [Edward Fairly Stuart Graham Cloete (1897 ? 1976) South African novelist, essayist, biographer and short story writer.]
Publication details: 
Box 164 | Hermanus, 5 April 1972.
£35.00

One page, 8vo, lined paper, good condition. Text: Thank you for your letter - I am glad you enjoyed Vic/Son [A Victorian son: an autobiography, 1897?1922, 1972]. You are probably right about [Norman?] - Brigadier and Jessie [?] was a review actress. But there are some worse mistakes [Delville?] word left out by Type setters & a couple of others. | Anyway the main [?] is that you have had pleasure from the book [...].

[Charles Reade, novelist] Subscription only of an Autograph Letter, signed Charles Reade.

Author: 
Charles Reade (1814-1884), English novelist and playwright [Manton Marble (1834-1917), editor and proprietor of the New York World]
Publication details: 
No place but part of date (23/46) on verso.
£28.00

Paper, 16 x 6.5cm, fold mark, good condition. Subscription only as follows: Lombard St. City | I am | Your obed[ien]t serv[an]t | Charles Reade Image on request.

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