Three cyclostyled pamphlets relating to the Leicester editions of the 'Rubaiyat' of Omar Khayyam
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Comprises: An octogenerian's recreation in January 1899. Being 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ... (Leicester: W H Holyoake, 1899). George Jacob Holyoake Omar Khayyam. Strange story of the Macmillans and a Leicester bookseller. (Leicester: Free Thought Book Store, [1899]) George Jacob Holyoake Oma...
Guy Birchard: Letters Received from Peter Hodgkiss
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Peter Hodgkiss published two books of poetry by the Canadian poet Guy Birchard: the chapbook Counting Coups ('Quick Job' no. 6: Galloping Dog Press, 1986) and the more substantial collection Neckeverse (Galloping Dog Press, 1989). The letters from Hodgkiss to Birchard record the progress of both...
Sandy Berrigan: Postcards and Letters from Lee Harwood
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(1). 13 Nov 1984. Autograph postcard. (2). 13 Nov 1984. Second autograph postcard of same date (postcards sent to different addresses 'to track you down'). (3). 4 Jun 1985. Autograph letter (1 sheet). 'One urgent question! You remember that set of little stories and prose pieces I'd written [....
Sandy Berrigan: Postcards and Letters from Lee Harwood
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(1). 5 Feb 1987. Autograph letter (1 sheet), enclosing the entry for Harwood (by Richard Caddel) in the Dictionary of Literary Biography, vol. 40: 'Poets of Great Britain and Ireland since 1960' (Detroit, 1985), pp. 173-8 (photocopy). (2). 9 Feb 1987. Autograph letter (1 sheet, with envelope) e...
Sandy Berrigan: Postcards and Letters from Lee Harwood
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(1). 14 Feb 1989. Autograph postcard. (2). 17 Oct 1989. Autograph postcard. (3). 18 Nov 1989. Autograph letter (1 sheet), enclosing typed poem 'The Rowan Tree' (photocopy typescript, 2 sheets). (4). 30 Nov 1989. Autograph letter (1 sheet, 'Postman Pat' notepaper). Appears to have originally a...
Sandy Berrigan: Postcards and Letters from Lee Harwood
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(1). 9 Jan 1992. Autograph postcard, with P.S. annotated on envelope referring to plans for a memorial book [The Empty Hill] for Paul Evans. (2). 20 Mar 1992. Autograph postcard. Message includes the poem 'Chinese Thoughts on Procedure'. (3). 31 Mar 1992. Autograph letter (1 sheet): 'Your lett...
Sandy Berrigan: Postcards and Letters from Lee Harwood
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(1). 10 Jan 1994. Typed letter (1 sheet), with envelope. (2). 29 Jan 1994. Autograph postcard. (3). 17 Mar 1994. Autograph letter (1 sheet), with envelope. (4). 2 Jul 1994. Autograph postcard. 'I've got my head down training for my new job as a railway "conductor". A fascinating though daunti...