Item #134449 A small collection of bookplate-related correspondence addressed to Harry Muir, and some of his checklists of bookplates, are offered as one lot. Henry Blake MUIR, Harry.
A small collection of bookplate-related correspondence addressed to Harry Muir, and some of his checklists of bookplates, are offered as one lot

A small collection of bookplate-related correspondence addressed to Harry Muir, and some of his checklists of bookplates, are offered as one lot

The group comprises:

1. A 1945 typed letter signed from Miss Uther Barker, pointing out the omission from the bibliographies of two recent Wakefield Press publications, of an article written by her in 1937;

2. A 1948 autograph letter signed from Gianni Mantero, president of the Bianco e Nero Ex Libris Associazione Italiana (on the association's letterhead), in relation to the exchange of a large number of bookplates;

3. A 1985 autograph letter signed 'Keith' (Keith Wingrove), regarding two enclosed bookplates, one for the Pennsylvania State University Libraries (a memorial plate for Bruce Sutherland featuring a kookaburra), the other for the National Geographic Society Library's George T. Nealley Bequest;

4. Two typed letters (1991 and 1992) signed from Betty and Jeff Bidgood, fellow bookplate collectors from Sydney. The first one, addressed to Harry and his wife Marcie, discusses booksellers' labels; the second one, written to Marcie after Harry's death in early January that year, provides information about some of their own bookplates.

5. Two routine letters of thanks (one from 1940, the other from 1990!) for bookplates recently sent. An example of the bespoke printed 'Exchange Ex-libris' slip used by Harry Muir is included.

6. Duplicate typescript checklists of the bookplates of Gayfield Shaw and D.H. Souter: two variant copies of each list, three of them with annotations by Harry Muir.

Provenance: H.B. (Harry) Muir (1909-1992), bookseller, publisher and bookplate collector; by descent. [14 items].

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