18th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Plomer (William)
Death of a Hedge-Sparrow, two page autograph manuscript of his poem, four six-line stanzas, address-headed paper, inscribed at the end 'For N.W.
& N.G. from William, May 1971;
idem, Celebrations, Jonathan Cape, 1972, first edition, hardback, price clipped dust wrapper [Death of a Hedge Sparrow appears on p.59] (2)
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 18th May, 2022
Over 180 lots to include a broad selection, from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, and historic documents. Amongst the highlights is a group of Victorian ephemera including a Paper Peepshow of the Thames Tunnel, and a very unusual leaf-cut picture of workers around a derelict tower and trees. Of North-East interest is a collection of approximately 240 19th and early 20th century photographs, and an outstanding archive of early drawings and plans relating to Radcliffe and Broomhill Collieries.
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