Two autograph letters signed, from Augustus John to Cecil Beaton

by Cecil Beaton, Augustus John

$450 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Single sheets, written recto and verso. 8vo 8 x 5 inches 20 x 12.5 cm . Usual folds, some toning, the blank upper corner of one sheet missing. Item #346383 each about 30 lines, to My dear Cecil or Dearest Cecil from Augustus The dated letter concerns Louisa who appears to exist on borrowings from friends, and ...like some beloved and aging pet, she should be mercifully shot and stuffed. How well she would look in a glass

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