Box VMF 10
Contains 23 Results:
Dala'il al-Khayrat Manuscript
Manuscript of the Dala'il al-Khayrat by Muhammad al-Jazuli. Also includes the Qasidah Burdah of Imam Muhammad bin Sa'id al-Bushiri. Written in Maghribi script. Hand sewn in red leather binding with gold tooling. Sheets bear several inks, decorated headings. In red cloth over leather case with red braid trim and braid clasp. Metal loops for strap. Red cloth considerably deteriorated. 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Circa 150 pages.
Philip A. Larkin Letters
Thomas Edward Lawrence Collection
Newspaper clippings relating to T.E. Lawrence sometimes referred to as T.E. Shaw (Lawrence of Arabia) and two postcards showing likenesses of Lawrence by Augustus John now in the Tate Gallery.
Laurie Lee Letter
1944 June 29. Autograph letter signed from Lee to Wilma [Gregory] promising to send a copy of his book, and describing the London bombardment during World War II. 2 pages
Letitia Elizabeth Landon Collection
Bound volume of Fugitive Poems and clipping of review by Landon and clipping concerning Landon's death
Howard Phillips Lovecraft Letter
1960 April 18. Typed letter signed from Leslie N. Daniels to Henry Wenning, book dealer, providing publishing history of 14 Lovecraft titles. Includes dates of first book, 1928, to 1952. Letter is apparently in response to bibliographic inquiries from Wenning. 4 pages
William McKinley Letters
1894: December 15. Typed letter signed from McKinley, then Governor of Ohio, to Anthony Arnold thanking him for his recent letter and the enclosed rabbit's foot. 1 page
1896: February 20. Typed letter signed from McKinley to Anthony Arnold thanking him for his recent news from Missouri, and recalling the gift of the rabbit's foot. 1 page
Olivia Manning Letter
Autograph note signed from Manning to Louis Golding thanking him for his letter and his comments on her writing and other news. 2 pages
Aldo Pio Manuzio Collection
John Masefield Letter
Typed letter signed from Masefield to Denise Levertov expressing his regrets that he had not had time to speak to her on Friday, and offering to read her manuscript. Stationery has telephone "Clifton Hampden 77 Burcote Brook Abingdon." Undated. 1 page