Biography of J. M. Barrie: Sir Charles Blake Cochran’s (b.1872, d.1951) printed copy of The Story of J. M. B.: A Biography (1941) by Denis Mackail, interleaved with mostly autograph letters to Cochran; 17 July 1934-23 May 1945, n.d. The interleaved ... 17 Jul 1934-23 May 1945
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