Rupert Hart-Davis letters to Karl Goedecke, 1957-1958.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Rupert Hart-Davis letters to Karl Goedecke, 1957-1958.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/162135816

The collection consists of three letters from Hart-Davis to bookseller Karl Goedecke, 1957-1958, all concerning his queries about Oscar Wilde letters, and his subsequent attempts to clear up a misunderstanding about a forged letter that had passed from Goedecke to La Fayette Butler. All typewritten, signed letters on Hart-Davis Publishers letterhead.

3 items.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6905853

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Hart-Davis, Rupert, 1907-1999

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c82gb1 (person)

Rupert Hart-Davis was a publisher, author, and man-of-letters. Born in London, he attended Eton College and Oxford University; he became an actor for a time, entering the publishing world in 1929 and working for William Heinemann, Ltd., and later Jonathan Cape, Ltd. In 1946, he founded his own publishing house, publishing a diverse range of both obscure and well-known authors. He was also a successful author, perhaps best known for his widely-admired biography of Hugh Walpole, and a respected ed...

Goedecke, Karl

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6476ttf (person)

Karl E. Goedecke (1902-1979) was a book dealer based in Hazleton (eastern), Pennsylvania. He and his wife Katherine Lubrecht Goedecke (1902-1975) owned and operated the Laurel Book Service from 1932 to 1975 (name first used circa 1935). From the description of Karl Goedecke letters and pamphlets received, 1949-1955. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 61104059 From the description of Karl Goedecke papers (Laurel Book Service), 1932-1978. (Pennsylva...