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FIRBANK, Ronald. Collection of c.450 picture postcards, chiefly addressed in autograph, sent to his sister, Heather Firbank, Europe, West Indies, Egypt, 1907 – 1915; 1921 – 1923, 41 with brief text or captions in autograph, in morocco-backed box.
In addition to supplying a commentary on his restless way of life, the cards show care in his choice of images – not merely the view from a hotel window but, from Sicily, two (uncontroversial) studies by Baron von Gloeden, and from Vienna eighteen coloured designs by Wiener Werkstatte.
In addition to supplying a commentary on his restless way of life, the cards show care in his choice of images – not merely the view from a hotel window but, from Sicily, two (uncontroversial) studies by Baron von Gloeden, and from Vienna eighteen coloured designs by Wiener Werkstatte.
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