Masefield (John): The Dream, 8vo, Oxford, [1924], tile inscribed 'For Dulcie Bowie from John Masefield, December 4. 1924', illustrations by Judith Masefield, original wrappers (lightly soiled); with a 2pp. a.l.s. from Masefield to Bowie; The Klytaimnestra, bound typescript extracted from A Tale of Troy, sm. oblong folio, [1932], inscribed 'For Dulcie Bowie, The Klytaimnestra, Midsummer Night, 1932', original cloth (slightly faded); and 30 books and pamphlets by Masefield, one by W.B.Yeats, all inscribed by Masefield to Bowie, several with a.l.s. and t.l.s. loosely inserted. (30)

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Masefield (John): The Dream, 8vo, Oxford, [1924], tile inscribed 'For Dulcie Bowie from John Masefield, December 4. 1924', illustrations by Judith Masefield, original wrappers (lightly soiled); with a 2pp. a.l.s. from Masefield to Bowie; The Klytaimnestra, bound typescript extracted from A Tale of Troy, sm. oblong folio, [1932], inscribed 'For Dulcie Bowie, The Klytaimnestra, Midsummer Night, 1932', original cloth (slightly faded); and 30 books and pamphlets by Masefield, one by W.B.Yeats, all inscribed by Masefield to Bowie, several with a.l.s. and t.l.s. loosely inserted. (30)

Lot Essay

Masefield was very impressed with Dulcie Bowie's readings from his works and he writes in one letter 'I am unhappy about you buying a book of mine, and feel that I owe 3/6; for I hope that since I had the pleasure and honour of hearing you I have sent you all that I have published, as an all too little tribute to such a speaker.'. The copy of 'The Klytaimnestra' was produced solely for the public reading of the work and predates the first edition of 'The Tale of Troy' by several months.

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