JESSOP, G. L; P. F. WARNER; J. B. HOBBS -- A signed note of 6 lines by Jessop from Minehead and West Somerset Club, 31st December 1923, to the artist James Thorpe, wishing him a Happy New Year and stating: "I shall always be pleased to see your benign countenance in front of enormous divots at Edgeware." A one-page typed letter of 8 lines by Warner from "The Cricketer," 115 Fleet Street, London E.C.4, April 11th 1921, to Thorpe, thanking him for a drawing and saying: "I can only say that I shall value it extremely and treasure it all my life, and hand it down as an heirloom afterwards." A signed note of 6 lines by Hobbs from 9 Wilbury Road, Hove 3, September 10th 1953 to Warner, thanking him for his congratulations on his knighthood and for: "the kind things you say about Surrey. There are 7/8 hundred on the waiting list for membership!"

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JESSOP, G. L; P. F. WARNER; J. B. HOBBS -- A signed note of 6 lines by Jessop from Minehead and West Somerset Club, 31st December 1923, to the artist James Thorpe, wishing him a Happy New Year and stating: "I shall always be pleased to see your benign countenance in front of enormous divots at Edgeware." A one-page typed letter of 8 lines by Warner from "The Cricketer," 115 Fleet Street, London E.C.4, April 11th 1921, to Thorpe, thanking him for a drawing and saying: "I can only say that I shall value it extremely and treasure it all my life, and hand it down as an heirloom afterwards." A signed note of 6 lines by Hobbs from 9 Wilbury Road, Hove 3, September 10th 1953 to Warner, thanking him for his congratulations on his knighthood and for: "the kind things you say about Surrey. There are 7/8 hundred on the waiting list for membership!"

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James H. Thorpe (1876-1949) was a popular illustrator and author of A Cricket Bag (1929).

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