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Lot 324
'A series of rather sordid things have been happening lately' DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. An interesting T.L.S., Daphne, (in type), one page, 4to, n.p. (France?), n.d. ('[We]dnesday evening', 1932), [to Foy Quiller-Couch]. Du Maurier states that her friend's letter has just reached her and that 'It came at rather a psycological [sic] moment', continuing 'One day maybe I'll be able to tell you what it made me feel'. She further writes 'The last time I cried was in the nursing home, but that was only because my appendix scar hurt when I coughed. I'm not generally given to tears' and informs Quiller-Couch 'A series of rather sordid things have been happening lately, through my own fault more or less, and if it were not for Fernande [Yvon] (who is a French Lady Vyvyan if you can imagine such a thing) I should be taking the next airplane and coming to you'. Du Maurier also reveals 'I think that she, and Lady V, and you, are the only women in the world I shall ever respect. High sentiments suddenly - but I'm feeling slightly bitter and young. (or perhaps old?) West of Tamar is dearer to me than ever since this afternoon'. She concludes her letter, 'Don't let the daffodils be over before the 1st of April, and may the very first walk I take be with you to Menabilly? I think the legs can stand it. Write to me, please. It would mean a lot. My love for you, Daphne'. A letter of intriguing content. A large piece at the centre of the upper edge, where Du Maurier's address would have appeared, has been irregularly torn away, just affecting one word of text. Some slight creasing to the edges, otherwise about VG Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. In 1930 the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. Fernande Yvon was Du Maurier's teacher at her finishing school in Camposena, close to Paris. Du Maurier attended the school from early 1925, just before her eighteenth birthday. According to the biographical dictionary Who's Who in Lesbian and Gay Writing (2002; edited by Gabriele Griffin) Du Maurier was in love with Yvon, who encouraged her to write. Lady Clara Vyvyan (1886-1968) Writer and Friend of Du Maurier whose family had owned Trelowarren House on the Trelowarren estate in Cornwall for over 600 years. Du Maurier first visited Trelowarren in 1930. The present letter is annotated in pencil in an unidentified hand to the upper left corner 'Early '32', and, if this is accurate, then the letter is written at a pivotal moment in Du Maurier's life in so much as love and romance is concerned. The present letter could certainly be said to have lesbian overtones ('West of Tamar' may also have held some romantic significance for Du Maurier) although it would also appear to have been written at around the time the novelist first met her husband, Frederick Browning. Browning had read Du Maurier's The Loving Spirit in 1931 and, taken with its depiction of the Cornish coastline, set out in his motor boat Ygdrasil to see it for himself. He left the cabin cruiser moored at Fowey for the winter, returning in April 1932 to recover it. Browning discovered that Du Maurier was recovering from an appendix operation (mentioned in the present letter) and invited her out on his boat. A short romance followed and Browning proposed to the young writer, but she rejected this, not believing in marriage. It was soon explained to Du Maurier that living with Browning without marriage could be disastrous for his career, and as result Du Maurier then proposed to the soldier, who accepted. They were married in a simple ceremony in Cornwall on 19th July 1932.
Lot 92
A Victorian silver Spirit Kettle and Sugar Bowl, by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, hallmarked London, 1895, of rounded rectangular form with demi-fluted decoration and gadrooned borders, ebonised wood handle and finials, the spirit kettle stand with pierced border and leaf-capped pad feet, the sugar bowl with ball feet, spirit kettle lacks burner, spirit kettle 13in (33cm) high, sugar bowl 5in (12.5cm) wide, approximate total weight 50ozt (2)
Lot 41
HORNBY R1109 'The Western Spirit' Ready to Run Train Set comprising a GWR Green 0-4-0T, 3 x Goods Wagons and a 4 wheel Coach, Trackside accessories, Starter Oval Track, Track Pack A, Power Track, Buffer Stop, Trakmat and Instruction Leaflet Pack,Train Controller and Wall Mounted Power Unit. Mint Boxed.
![[NATURAL HISTORY]. BOTANY [Hey, R.]. The Spirit of the Woods, first edition, for Longman et al., London, 1837, half leather,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7c41e800-c15a-4e39-b1dd-a5ab0097770f/9c44fc86-397c-41e3-ae23-be3d2f0173c6/468x382.jpg)
Lot 939
[NATURAL HISTORY]. BOTANY [Hey, R.]. The Spirit of the Woods, first edition, for Longman et al., London, 1837, half leather, top edges gilt, twenty-six hand-coloured plate illustrations (as called for), octavo (spine scuffed and with a few worm holes; gilt blocked owner's name and acquisition date, together with a printed label to upper cover).
![A 2 1/2 INCH GAUGE SPIRIT-FIRED LIVE STEAM MODEL OF L.N.E.R. CLASS A3 TENDER LOCOMOTIVE 'FLYING SCOTSMAN', [4472] built by Ma](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7c41e800-c15a-4e39-b1dd-a5ab0097770f/16da3b5b-19e8-4450-c6c9-72efe18bb11c/468x382.jpg)
![[HISTORY]. POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY & ECONOMICS Hirschfeld, Magnus. Racism, translated by Eden & Cedar Paul, Left Book Club / Gol](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7c41e800-c15a-4e39-b1dd-a5ab0097770f/a7bc5785-85d1-4d96-b11d-0c22c1fb4af3/468x382.jpg)
Lot 910
[HISTORY]. POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY & ECONOMICS Hirschfeld, Magnus. Racism, translated by Eden & Cedar Paul, Left Book Club / Gollancz, London, 1938, limp orange cloth, octavo; Koestler, Arthur. Spanish Testament, Left Book Club / Gollancz, London, 1937, limp orange cloth, octavo; Gannes, Harry, & Repard, Theodore. Spain in Revolt. A History of the Civil War in Spain in 1936 and a Study of its Social, Political and Economic Causes, Left Book Club / Gollancz, London, 1936, limp orange cloth, octavo; Snow, Edgar. Red Star Over China, Left Book Club / Gollancz, London, 1937, limp orange cloth, octavo; Brady, Robert. The Spirit and Structure of German Fascism, Left Book Club / Gollancz, London, 1937, limp orange cloth, octavo; and a further twenty assorted Left Book Club works, uniformly bound in limp orange cloth, (25). Provenance: The family of John Langdon-Davies (1897-1971), author and journalist, war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and Russo-Finnish War, by direct descent.
Lot 817
After JAMES LAWRENCE ISHERWOOD (1917-1989); a signed limited edition print of "The Spirit of Alamein" showing Field Marshall Montgomery in front of a battlefield, signed in pencil lower right and numbered centre 9/75, also signed in pencil by Montgomery of Alamein FM, 49 x 59cm, framed and glazed. (D) CONDITION REPORT: This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
Lot 224
INDIE/ALT/EXPERIMENTAL - Fantastic pack of 15 x releases with many rare and deleted titles. Expect to find the following collectible releases: Dinosaur Jr.(x3) inc You're Living All Over Me (Ex/Ex original US pressing) and S/T (US 1988 RE still in shrink), Galaxie 500 - On Fire, Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden, Suicide (BRON 508), Richard Youngs ?– New Angloid Sound, The Only Ones (S/T), Big Black - Atomizer and Television. Condition is generally Ex to Ex+.
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