| Description | DM662/10/1: William Wymark Jacobs:
Letter from W.W. Jacobs, 8 St James' Terrace, Albert Road, Regent's Park, London, to Allen Lane, 1 May 1936. Jacobs' returns a signed copy of his book and congratulates Lane on "what, I understand, is a most successful number."
Signature of W.W. Jacobs, n.d. [c.1930s?].
DM662/10/2: Henry James:
Reproduction of a signed black and white photograph of Henry James, n.d [c.1890].
Photocopies of the signature of Henry James, n.d [c.1890] (5 copies).
DM662/10/3: Montague Rhodes James:
Letter from M.R. James, The Lodge, Eton College, to Mr Arnold, 12 June 1924. James has four stories to which he could add a further two over the holidays.
Letter from M.R. James, The Lodge, Eton College, to Mr Fagan, 11 December 1930. James will turn his mind to the collection preface. He has received another letter about the De La Mare selection of tales.
DM662/10/4: Tove Jansson:
Card from Tove Jansson to Sir Allen Lane, 1961. On the front of the card is a watercolour painting by Tove of two Moomin's swimming in the moonlight. On the back of the card is a biro sketch of a Moomin saying "I'm so terribly proud to be a Puffin!" and a pen sketch of Snufkin carrying a flower labelled "To Sir Allen Lane!"
DM662/10/5: James Hopwood Jeans:
Letter from J.H. Jeans, Cleveland Lodge, Dorking, to C.R. Barnes, Cambridge University Press, 10 December 1934. Jeans would like some amendments made to the text and asks whether Lewis will be printing anymore copies.
DM662/10/6: Jerome K. Jerome:
Signature of Jerome Klapka Jerome, August 1914.
DM662/10/7: Helen Jordan (Helen Ashton):
Letter from Helen Jordan, Grafton Manor, Clanfield, Oxfordshire, to Allen Lane, 13 May [1936?]. Jordan returns a signed copy of her 'Dr Serocold' [Penguin no.22]. She adds "I am very proud to be a Penguin & felt that real success had come when I found myself selling at Woolworths!"
DM662/10/8: James Joyce:
Photocopies of the signature of James Joyce, n.d [c.1920s?] (2 copies). |