LITERATURE FROM THE LIBRARY OF HENRY WILLIAMSON: a large col...

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LITERATURE FROM THE LIBRARY OF HENRY WILLIAMSON: a large collection of 20th century literature from the library of Henry Williamson, over 6 shelves, to include no fewer than 58 books either dedicated to Williamson from authors or with his own ownership marks or annotations, some with notes or correspondence loosely inserted, to include: HEMINGWAY (Ernest) 'A Farewell to Arms': FIRST ENGLISH EDITION: London, Jonathan Cape, 1929, contemporaneously dated ownership in red ink to FFE, publishers purple cloth with dustjacket (frayed to extrems), 8vo: BORROW (George) 'The Bible in Spain', a Macdonald edition of 1959, with extensive blue ink presentation to 'Bilson' in Williamson's hand, writing as Borrow through assumed psychic communication, marked to opposing endpaper as 'genuine automatic writing': JOHN (Augustus) 'Chiaroscuro': London, 1952, Williamson's pencil ownership and annotations to FFE, dustjacket, 8vo: WILLIAMS (Alfred) 'Cor Cordium', London, Erskine Macdonald, 1913: signed by author to title page and with letter to Williamson loosely inserted: publishers green cloth gilt, 8vo: MANNIN (Ethel) 'The Dark Forest', London, Jarrolds, 1946: red ink dedication from author to Henry Williamson on title page: publishers black cloth with dustjacket, chipped to extrems, 8vo: KERSHAW (Alister): 'The Lonely Verge': The Warlock Press, for subscribers only, No.148/150 copies signed by author, with 10 line ms dedication to Williamson on front FE: publishers red cloth with dustjacket, 8vo. (6 shelves)