Sale 2530 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, February 20, 2020

144 c   JARRY, ALFRED. Autograph Letter Signed, to “Dear Friend,” in French, in purple ink, apologizing for the delayed response and announcing that he would be back [in Paris] on Tuesday or Wednesday. 1 page, 16mo; folds, remnants of prior mount- ing along right edge verso. Np, 25 March 1905 [350/500] “A thousand apologies for such a delay in answer- ing. I was travelling continuously and am writing to you from the depth of Brittany . . . . I hope my information reached you in time—if you want it more complete, I will be at your service in Paris.” 145 c   KIPLING, RUDYARD. A Kipling Anthology: Verse . Signed on the title-page. Small 8vo, publisher’s cloth, spine faded, moderate scattered abrasions and soiling; faint dampstaining at edges of endpapers, John Hays Hammond family coat of arms ink stamp on front free endpaper. F irst edition . Methuen, 1922; inscription: Np, nd [300/400] 144 145