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CONNOLLY, Cyril (1903-1974). Enemies of Promise. London: Routledge, 1949. 8°. Original blue cloth, dust-jacket (dust-jacket chipped, with portion missing at foot of spine). Revised edition. SIGNED TWICE BY THE AUTHOR. Ownership signature of Julian Vinogradoff on front free endpaper, converted by Connolly into a presentation by the addition of 'For' and his own name; author's printed name on the title page scored through, with his signature below. WITH A LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR, from White's Club, apologizing for a delay in returning the book.
[CONNOLLY, Cyril]. The Unquiet Grave: A Word Cycle by Palinurus. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1945. 8°. Original grey green cloth (stained). Occasional readers' marks in margins. SIGNED TWICE BY THE AUTHOR. Pencilled ownership signature and address of Julian Goodman (Philip and Ottoline Morrell's daughter under her first married name) on front free endpaper, converted by Connolly into a presentation by the addition of 'For' and his name; author's name pencilled on the title page by Goodman beneath the pseudonym, crossed through by the author with his signature beneath; with 4 other books by Cyril Connolly EACH SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
Although not one of Ottoline Morrell's closest friends, Cyril Connolly appreciated her importance as a patroness and inspiration. Reviewing her Memoirs in The Sunday Times he wrote: 'As a presence she figured not only in the lives of the writers and artists of her generation, but in their art'.
With 6 other items by writers of the 'Brideshead' generation, including Harold Acton's Memoirs of an Aesthete (FIRST EDITION; London: 1948), inscribed 'For Julian, hoping that my remarks about Garsington -- how long ago! -- will not offend her! with love from Harold'; an Easter card from 1930 inscribed to Ottoline Morrell by Stephen Tennant; and books by Bryan Guinness (3) and Peter Quennell (1) inscribed to Lady Ottoline. (12)
[CONNOLLY, Cyril]. The Unquiet Grave: A Word Cycle by Palinurus. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1945. 8°. Original grey green cloth (stained). Occasional readers' marks in margins. SIGNED TWICE BY THE AUTHOR. Pencilled ownership signature and address of Julian Goodman (Philip and Ottoline Morrell's daughter under her first married name) on front free endpaper, converted by Connolly into a presentation by the addition of 'For' and his name; author's name pencilled on the title page by Goodman beneath the pseudonym, crossed through by the author with his signature beneath; with 4 other books by Cyril Connolly EACH SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
Although not one of Ottoline Morrell's closest friends, Cyril Connolly appreciated her importance as a patroness and inspiration. Reviewing her Memoirs in The Sunday Times he wrote: 'As a presence she figured not only in the lives of the writers and artists of her generation, but in their art'.
With 6 other items by writers of the 'Brideshead' generation, including Harold Acton's Memoirs of an Aesthete (FIRST EDITION; London: 1948), inscribed 'For Julian, hoping that my remarks about Garsington -- how long ago! -- will not offend her! with love from Harold'; an Easter card from 1930 inscribed to Ottoline Morrell by Stephen Tennant; and books by Bryan Guinness (3) and Peter Quennell (1) inscribed to Lady Ottoline. (12)
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