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AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF THE MANUSCRIPTS
OF NORMAN DOUGLAS

The Property of G. Orioli, Esq.
of Florence.

363 DOUGLAS (Norman) PANEROS, the original and complete MS. of this work, in 92 pp., the MS. begins with unevenly numbered pages from p. 5 to p. 92, then continues from p. 4 to p. 14 (end of book), together with 8 loose pp. of notes and 35 pp. of original MS. index; *bound in two small folios*

364 DOUGLAS (Norman) PANEROS, first corrected typescript of 24 pp. and 13 pp. of index, numerous MS. corrections and notes by the author in text and at foot of every page, *unbound*

365 DOUGLAS (Norman) Introduction to "The Last of the Medici," original MS. of 10 pp. and 6 additional pp. with variations and corrections. "The Last of the Medici" was privately printed at Florence in the "Lungarno Series." See p. 306-309 of G. Orioli's "Adventures of a Bookseller"

366 DOUGLAS (Norman) "They Went," first corrected typescript in 211 pp., with coloured sketch of Mentone by the "Mr. R." of the author's book "Together," several autograph MS. corrections by the author in red and green ink, referred to in Douglas' "Looking Back" on pages 91, 216, 316, 427, 431, 432; *small folio, half calf*

367 DOUGLAS (Norman) "How About Europe?" Complete autograph MS., consisting of title, 321 pp. and ten additional pages, three pages are in typescript with numerous hand-written corrections. An interesting MS., which contains some unpublished passages; *boards, folio*

368 DOUGLAS (Norman) A TALE OF ELBA, AUTOGRAPH MS. of an unpublished "romance" in 103 closely written folio pages with numerous corrections and marginal notes, dates from 1897, 14 pages are still intact, the others have been mutilated by the author himself in order to prevent the work from being published. On p. 498-500 of his "Looking Back" the author; *boards, folio*.

"After consulting many books on Elba and its history for purpose of local colour I made a "romance" out of it, which still exists, and which will not exist much longer. It is called "A Tale of Elba."

** The mutilated pages have been only partly cut and all of them are still fine specimens of the early writing of the author. *Boards, folio.*

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354 CRUIKSHANK (George) Interesting A. L. s. 3 pp. 8vo., June 25th, 1869, to the Revd. R. H. D. Barham

Mr. Bentley had called on him to do a drawing of his father surrounded by many of the queer characters he introduced in his "Legends," from the Pope down to the "Old Gent." He would expect 20 or 25 guineas for the design and etching, but Mr. Bentley's idea was a sum not exceeding 10 guineas. "Mr. Bentley paid me 12 guineas for the different illustrations to the Legends." Cruickshank declines to take less than the sum he mentions; he may do it one day and publish it himself.

with envelope, signed (2)

355 HOLMES (O. W.) A. L. s. 4 pp. 8vo, 20th July, 1869

I was myself a very young gentleman when I wrote the not very elegant lines which you have done me the honour to read ... it seems to me as if I never should hear the last of that oysterman.

356 BARRIE (Sir J. M.) Four A. L. s. to Miss Dora Clarke, with envelopes (4)

357 DELIUS (Frederick) A. L. s. 4 pp. 8vo, 1908, concerning his setting Dowson's songs to music (1)

358 HASTINGS (Warren) Five A. L. s., 1789-1811, to Colonel Williams 5

359 SICKERT (Walter) Two A. L. s., one giving his opinion of Whistler, and others of Stella Benson, J. S. Sargent, Henry James, Conan Doyle, T. Carlyle, early A. L. s., Birmingham, 1824, George Cruikshank, C. Kingsley, and others

(a parcel)

360 HEMANS (Felicia) Autograph Poem, 30 lines, written on 1½ pp. 4to, addressed to Major Brown on his birthday, 19 Dec. 1814, signed F. H., with typed transcript

361 LIVINGSTONE (David), Charles Darwin, Frank Buckland, Mark Leman, Harrison Weir, and other A. L. s. upwards of 50, with about 200 franked envelopes (the addressed portion only)

(a parcel)

362 LEASES, Mortgages, Indentures, 20 Doc. on vellum relating to Copyhold Land at Tyd St. Giles in the Isle of Ely, mostly with seals attached, written in English or Latin (16th and 17th century)

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369 DOUGLAS (Norman) "Together." First typescript of 160 pages, numerous manuscript corrections by the author on every page, original notes at foot of the pages and on margins. For the origin of this work see Douglas' "Looking Back," p. 429; boards, small folio

370 DOUGLAS (Norman) "Fountains in the Sand." Corrected typescript in sixteen chapters of the original and never published version of this work, 229 pp. with alterations and notes in author's handwriting; boards, sm. folio

\*\* On the first fly-leaf there is the following autograph: "'Fountains in the Sand.' First and quite different version in sixteen chapters. Non-deleted parts are not in the printed version. Norman Douglas."

On this point see "Bibliography of the Writings of Norman Douglas," by E. McDonald, p. 73:

The original version of Fountains ... was in sixteen chapters and in other respects different from the present one. I showed the thing in this form to Joseph Conrad, who read it carefully and then said "What is the woman doing in here? Take her out!" Out she went, with all that belonged to her, and the book became what it now is

371 DOUGLAS (Norman) "Birds and Beasts of the Greek Anthology" and "One Day," autograph MS. of 273 pages, finely written, with corrections and marginal notes, plus 39 loose pages of index. From page 163 to 213 this volume contains the MS. of the author's book "One Day." This is the first version of "One Day" and its text is quite different from the published text. Boards, quarto

372 DOUGLAS (Norman) "Birds and Beasts of the Greek Anthology." Typescript consisting of 183 pp. of which two are in autograph MS. Every page contains numerous hand written corrections by the author, additional material and footnotes. Nearly all poems are in autograph MS. Boards, small folio

373 DOUGLAS (Norman) "Experiments," consists of MS. title-page, dedication and table of contents; 134 autograph MS. pages; 24 printed pages and 21 typescript pages, with numerous corrections by the author. Contains all the material of the published work, many of the Essays and Reviews belonging to the early period of Norman Douglas

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374 DOUGLAS (Norman) "How About Europe?" Auto. MS., title and 99 pp. with numerous additional notes on margins. This is the first draft for "How About Europe?" *Boards, small folio*

375 DOUGLAS (Norman) *THE FAMILIAR SPIRIT*. Unpublished Auto. MS., a large folio volume of 325 pp. which contains five different versions of this work. Out of the 325 pages only 18 have not been mutilated, the rest have been partly cut away by the author in order to prevent the work from being re-constructed. He gives a long description of this work in his "Looking Back," pp. 272-278: "I was plainly fond of the theme, to take so much trouble over it and carry it about so long" (p. 273). The first version is dated as far back as 1896. The fourth version (60 pp.) is a typescript with autograph corrections

376 DOUGLAS (Norman) ALONE. First autograph draft consisting of 325 folio pages with numerous corrections, notes and additional material. Plus 31 pp. bound separately containing the index. Conclusion of the printed version on page 245 of this draft. Introduction to printed version on page 291. Contains matter omitted from the printed version, such as about 18 pp. on the Greek Anthology, and about 40 pp. dealing with that collection of Tuscan blasphemies mentioned on p. 176 of the printed version and in pp. 12-15 of Douglas' "Limericks." One of the best specimens of Douglas' manuscripts. Lytton Strachey wrote to him about this book: "I have a special love for 'Alone.' How did you manage to fill it with that romantic beauty?" *Folio, boards*

**Alone** First draft. Conclusion of the printed version on p. 248 of this draft. Introduction to the printed version on p. 291 of this draft. Contains material omitted from the printed version, such as about 18 pages on the Greek Anthology, and about forty pages dealing with that collection of Tuscan blasphemies mentioned on p. 176 of the printed version, and on p. 12-15 of Douglas' *Limericks*.

**The Familiar Spirit.** Five MS versions in one volume. Mutilated by the Author. Referred to in his *Looking Back* Page 273.

**A Tale of Elba.** MS mutilated by the Author. Referred to in his *Looking Back* page 498-500.

**They Went.** First corrected typescript, with coloured sketch of Mentone by " Mr. R. " of *Together*. Referred to on page 425 of the Author's *Looking Back*.

**Paneros.** Complete MS beginning with unevenly numbered pages from p. 5 to p. 92, then continuing from p. 4 to p. 14 (end of original version).

**Fountains in the Sand.** Corrected typescript of the original version in sixteen chapters. See "Bibliography of the Writings of Norman Douglas" by E. McDonald, pages 73: "I showed the thing in this form to Joseph Conrad, who read it carefully and then said: "What is that woman doing in here? Take her out!" Out she went, with all that belonged to her..."