Correspondence relating to the publication of "British Bookplates and their Owners"
1950, 1st edition. Original manu- & type-script correspondence. Small cache of correspondence in very good condition, items slightly dust-dulled and edge-nicked as with age; images and additional detail on request. Item #417153
Physical description: 14 letters (including both the original letter offer from Felix Barker & each publisher's response) dated between 1950 and 1951, in a stiff-card folder. Contents: Letters relating to the publication of the book "British Bookplates and their Owners" by Felix Barker, to and from several British publishing houses, including Faber and Faber (correspondence signed by C.B Sheldon), B. T. Batsford, King Penguin Books (N. Pevsner signed correspondence), Book Handbook, Cassell and Company, Peter Garnett. Subjects: Publishing History - Great Britain - Twentieth Century; British Bookplates; Publishers Great Britain; Editing; Editorial History; Correspondence; Letters; Barker, Felix (1917-1997).
Price: €195.00