Shelfmark
Lk.6.09
Author
Title
High and low / by John Betjeman.
Edition
1st ed.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : John Murray, 1966.
Physical description
81 p. ; 19 cm.
Note
Yellow cloth binding ; gilt lettering on spine ; with original pink dust-jacket.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Kenneth Rose, 2014.
Copy-specific note
ALS from Andrew Roberts (1963-) to Kenneth Rose loosely inserted. It concerns edits for Roberts' upcoming biography of Lord Halifax: 'The holy fox : a biography of Lord Halifax". Dated 1990 from 19 Collingham Place, London.
Copy-specific note
Typed letter from Betjeman to Kenneth Rose with ms. signature of Betjeman loosely inserted. It reads: "the original version was Mrs. Simpson, but Edward WIII was on the throne when it was written. Owen was quite right in his quotation. Lady Liner could be Lady Cunard, who was my wife's godmother, but whom I never knew. By all means use the version Owen quoted as an epigraph to your book. My agent is Sue Freathy of Curtis Brown [...].". Dated 7th March 1979.
Added entry--name
Rose, Kenneth, 1924 - ? donor.
Added entry--name
John Murray publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B35083