Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Letter from Walter de la Mare, Twickenham, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1953 May 15 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
455752
Accession number
MA 4817.103
Creator
De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956, sender.
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1994.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 24.4 x 20.2 cm
Notes
Written on blue Air Mail stationery, stamped and postmarked on the verso with address panel: "Prof Edward Wagenknecht / 233, Otis Street, / West Newton 65, / Mass / U.S.A." and sender's address panel: "W.J. de la Mare / 4 South End House / Montpelier Row / Twickenham Mdx."
Written from: "St. Catherine's Lodge (Hotel) / Kingsway / Hove 3".
Provenance
Edward Wagenknecht.
Summary
Surviving 80th birthday and recieving help from Olive Jones with telegrams and correspondence; praising the manager and staff of the hotel; saying that Viking Press decided against publishing "Private View" and that it is in the hands of the Author's Society; asking for new and to be told about Walter's birthday; discussing The Mermaid theater; saying that the poems must go as soon as possible; sending well wishes.