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Letters from various senders, England, to Erleigh Budgett, 1909-1918 : autograph manuscripts signed.

BIB_ID
391533
Accession number
MA 14349
Creator
Budgett, Erleigh, 1879-1920.
Display Date
England, 1909-1918
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 box (ca. 110 items)
Provenance
Sotheby & Co., May 23, 1972, lot 382; Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Collection of letters addressed to collector and connoisseur of wood engravings (Winifred) Erleigh Budgett of 26 Portman Square, London, and Brookfield, Buckingham; correspondence mostly consists of letters from engravers, dealers, and artists or their heirs concerning her efforts to locate and obtain information concerning desirable proof impressions of English wood engravings by English illustrator's of the 1860's; included are 14 letters from collector Harold Hartley, 1914-1917, concerning his collection of "sixties" proofs, and a substantial group of letters (ca. 30, including several enclosures) from Gilbert Dalziel, along with 32 folio bills in his hand for proofs sent on approval; other correspondents include George R. Halkett, Wilfrid L. Phillips, James Tregaskis, and Mary Sandys.