A.J.A. Symons letters, 1926-1937.

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A.J.A. Symons letters, 1926-1937.

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The collection includes seven letters from A.J.A. Symons: to R.N. Green-Armytage, 13 Sept. 1926, thanking him for a gift; to Green-Armytage, 31 Dec. 1934, thanking him for comments about Corvo with mention of other writers; to Dear sir or madam, 20 April 1936, asking for help in the cause of book collector P.H. Muir, bankrupted by libel; four letters to H.W.L. McCall, 1935-1937, on various transactions concerning the First Editions Club. All on First Editions Club letterhead, except for Dear sir or madam, on personal letterhead designed by Symons.

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McCall, H. W. L.

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Symons, A.J.A. (Alphonse James Albert), 1900-1941

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Alphonse James Albert Symons was born in a suburb of London and privately educated, until apprenticed to a furrier at age fourteen. With little experience in the book trade, he founded the First Editions Club, and soon published a bibliography of William Butler Yeats. An avid collector, he was editor of the Book-Collector's Quarterly, establishing himself as an authority on literature of the 1890s with essays and lectures. He wrote several biographies, notably The Quest for Corvo, an innovative ...

Green-Armytage, R. N. (Robert N.), -1966

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R.N. Green-Armytage was an English lawyer. He and his wife had a life long interest in the arts, including both writing about and performing in the theatre in the Bristol, Clifton, Weston super Mare area. From the description of R.N. Green-Armytage collection. [1907-1954]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 667848494 ...

First Edition Club (London, England)

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