SACKVILLE-WEST
THANKS HER CORRESPONDENT FOR SENDING HER THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF “SOLITUDE”
AND COMMENTS ON POSSIBLE NEW BOOKS AND MENTIONS THE COMING PUBLICATION OF HER NEWEST BOOK CALLED ‘COUNTRY NOTES‘
SACKVILLE-WEST, VICTORIA MARY (1892-1962) English author and poet. Sackvill-West is also remembered for her affair with fellow novelist Virginia Woolf. Uncommon Typed Letter Signed, “V. Sackville-West,” on her name-imprinted Sissinghurst Castle, Kent letterhead. Two pages [recto and verso], octavo. Kent. June 8, 1939. Docketed: “RECEIVED JUNE 19 1939 – M.J.” stamped at upper left of page one. Two words added in her hand. To: “Dear Mr. Johnson”: She writes:
“Dear Mr. Johnson, Thank you very much for sending me the review of ‘Solitude’. I was very interested to see it as I do not employ and American press-cutting agency and should be very please to see any others of particular interest which come along.
I am afraid that neither of the suggest books on Mrs. Carlyle or Lord Buckhurst will materialize. Instead of that I am going to do a book on certain English places and outstanding characters connected with them, into which I can introduce a chapter or two on Lord Buckhurst and Knole. I do not think that the interest in Lord Buckhurst would warrant an entire book devoted to him and as to Mrs. Carlyle, I do not really feel myself sufficiently in sympathy with her or her period to attempt a full length biography. It is extremely good of you to say that you are sending me the new life of her such has just come out in America. I will, of course, offer your firm the other book which I propose to begin as soon as possible.
In the meantime I understand that Mr. Michael Joseph is going to offer you my book called ‘Country Notes’ which he is publishing this autumn. I believe he is now on his way to American with a proportion of the manuscript to show you. Yours sincerely, V. Sackville West.”
Her letters are uncommon, and this one has content much above average. A perfect choice for the literary collector.
$2500.00
