A Series of Letters and Notes in Manuscript [signed]

Editorial: 1977-1982, 1977

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A collection of 2 photographs and approximately 17 handwritten documents, which range from quickly jotted notes to full-length letters, written by the poet Harry Fainlight to his landlady, Esther Whitby who was letting Harry a small garden cell on Harmood Street, in Northwest London, for thirty shillings a week at the time. This collection also includes one letter to Esther from Harry's sister, the renowned poet and close friend of Sylvia Plath, Ruth Fainlight. These numerous missives, which include a letter Fainlight wrote on prison stationary while on remand at H.M. Prison, Jebb Avenue, Brixton, London, a note addressed from a psychiatric hospital in Scotland, letters from his parents' home in Sussex, letters from the cottage where he died in Wales, and personal notes left around the house in London where Fainlight rented a room from Whitby [to whom these letters & notes are addressed]. An itemized list of the abovementioned documents and letters follows:1.Handwritten Letter from Ruth Fainlight to Esther Whitby. 1 page. Approx 100 words; Dated 13.10.82 Handwritten blue ink on 8.25 x 8.5" white unruled paper. 2.Handwritten Note from Harry Fainlight to Esther Witby [Dear Esther; signed: Harry] 27 words; No Date; Handwritten blue ink on 5 x 7.25" white unruled paper. Approx 27 words; begins: I hope my nightmare didn't disturb you last night…3.Handwritten Letter from Harry Fainlight to Esther Witby [Dear Esther; Best Wishes, Harry] 1 page. Approx 100 words. Dated September '81, Den Cottage, Powys, Wales. Handwritten black ink on 5 x 7.5" white unruled paper.4.Handwritten 2 page letter from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby [Dear Esther; Yours, Harry]. Undated. Location: Ward F, Craig Dunain [Psychiatric Hospital] Inverness, Scotland. Handwritten blue ink on [2] 7 x 9" white unruled paper. 5.Handwritten Letter from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby [Dear Esther; Yours, Harry]. 1 page. Approx. 80 words. Undated. Location: 5 Huskisson St. Liverpool, 8. Handwritten Blue ink on white 8x10" unruled paper. 6.Handwritten Note from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby [Best Wishes, Harry] Approx. 15 words. Undated. Handwritten black ink on 4.5 x 3.5" white unruled card. Reverse side blank.7.Handwritten Letter from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby [Dear Esther; Harry] Approx. 70 words. Dated May 4th (Year Unknown); Location: 14 Wolstan[sic]bury Rd. [sic] Sussex. Handwritten blue ink on white 7 x 9" unruled paper. 8.Handwritten Note from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby [Dear Esther; Harry] Approx. 35 words. Undated. Handwritten blue ink on torn white 7 x 4" unruled paper. 9.Handwritten Note from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby [Dear Esther; Harry] Approx. 35 words. Undated. Handwritten blue ink on torn white 6.5 x 8.5" unruled paper.10.Handwritten Letter from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby [Dear Esther; Sincerely, Harry] w/ International Paid Reply Coupon (Paperclipped). Dated June 19th (year unknown). Location: Den Cottage SARN Powys, Wales. Handwritten black and blue ink on 6 x 8" white unruled paper.11.Handwritten Letter from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby and Robert (Bob) Harbison [Dear Esther + Bob; Best Wishes, Harry). Dated Oct. 11th Year Unknown. Location: Den Cottage, SARN, Powys, Wales. Handwritten black ink on 6 x 8" white paper w/national travel ticket stapled to bottom-left corner.12.Handwritten Letter from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby [Dear Esther; Harry]. Undated. Approx. 65 words. Handwritten red ink on 7 x 9" white unruled paper.13.Handwritten Letter from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby and Robert (Bob) Harbison [Dear Bob + Esther; Harry). Undated. Location: Den Cottage, SARN, Powys, Wales. Approx 150 words (1 full page). Handwritten black ink on 8 x 10" white, unruled paper. 14.Handwritten Note from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby [Dear Esther; Harry]. Handwritten dark green ink on torn 8 x 5.5" unruled sepia paper. Approx. 20 Words. 15.Handwritten Letter from Harry Fainlight to Esther Whitby and Robert (Bob) Harbis.

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Detalles bibliográficos

Título
A Series of Letters and Notes in Manuscript [signed]
Autor
Fainlight, Harry
Editorial
1977-1982
Año de publicación
1977
Estado
Very Good
Firmado
Firmado por el autor
Encuadernación
Letters

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