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Lot 232
WHITE T. H. The Goshawk. Text illus. Orig. red cloth in d.w...
Hammer
£2,200
WHITE T. H. The Goshawk. Text illus. Orig. red cloth in d.w., priced 10s 6d. 1st edition, Cape, 1951. With a good manuscript letter in the author`s hand, 4 leaves, written on one side each (2 full & 2 half pages, folded once), including postscript, dated October 1936 from The Cottage, Stowe Ridings, and advising, inter alia, of a "terrible calamity", his beautiful goshawk has deserted him. With discussion of the options for a replacement including a possible visit to Germany. Recipient unknown but resides at a house called "Toad Hall", to the amusement of the writer.
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