Lot 208
Waugh (Evelyn) 3 Autograph Cards initialed "E" to Francis Beaufort Palmer, 1954-57.
Hammer Price: £400
Description
Waugh (Evelyn) 3 Autograph Postcards initialled "E" to Francis Beaufort Palmer, 89 x 140mm., on cards headed Combe Florey House, Nr, Taunton, postmarked 21st September 19?54, June 1956 and 3rd September 1957, discussing visiting Shirehampton "[it] is now a suburb of Bristol" and his reluctance to visit London "scared of Teddy Boys", some light smudging and stains; and a photograph of the young author, framed and glazed.
⁂ Francis Beaufort Palmer's wife Sylvia was a life-long friend of Waugh's and features in his early diaries. Waugh's mother was from Shirehampton and he visited there in the 1950s whilst researching his autobiography.
Description
Waugh (Evelyn) 3 Autograph Postcards initialled "E" to Francis Beaufort Palmer, 89 x 140mm., on cards headed Combe Florey House, Nr, Taunton, postmarked 21st September 19?54, June 1956 and 3rd September 1957, discussing visiting Shirehampton "[it] is now a suburb of Bristol" and his reluctance to visit London "scared of Teddy Boys", some light smudging and stains; and a photograph of the young author, framed and glazed.
⁂ Francis Beaufort Palmer's wife Sylvia was a life-long friend of Waugh's and features in his early diaries. Waugh's mother was from Shirehampton and he visited there in the 1950s whilst researching his autobiography.
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