26th Nov, 2014 9:00 GMT/BST
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Barrie (J.M) A two page Autograph Letter Signed, dated Dec 8, 1917, written to Miss Ada Agnew...
A two page Autograph Letter Signed, dated Dec 8, 1917, written to Miss Ada Agnew of Pikes Lane Council School, Bolton, who had sent to Barrie, a number of letters relating to Peter Pan, which had been written by her pupils, Barrie wrote 'More perhaps than you might guess it pleases me to have those children's letters, so much better than if they came out of fine homes....', complete with original stamped envelope;
idem, The Little White Bird, 1910, signed and inscribed by Barrie to Miss Agnew in 1917 (referred to in the letter), cloth;
with a signature of Nina Boucicault, the first actress to play Peter Pan on stage, ink on card (3)
Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £400
The book is a sixth edition.
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