Autograph letter, signed, 1p., to Mr Lyons, on alterations to his novel The Kidnapping of Peter Cray.

Published by London, April 1903.

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'I asked Mr Richards to instruct the compositors to alter the names throughout . . . from Addison to Cray. Cray, not Gray. Mr Richards probably omitted to give this instruction . . .' Leighton's novel The Kidnapping of Peter Cray, a story of the South Seas was published by Grant Richards later in the year. James Lyons was Grant Richards' assistant.

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Title
Autograph letter, signed, 1p., to Mr Lyons, on alterations to his novel The Kidnapping of Peter Cray.
Author
LEIGHTON, Robert.:
Publisher
London, April 1903.
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover

Charles Cox Rare Books

Bude, United Kingdom

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Established 1974 and specializing in pre-1920 English Literary first editions, inscribed and association copies, archives, autographs and ephemera. Since the death of Charles Cox himself in late 2017, the business is being continued by his widow Lucilla Spencer-Phillips. Private premises.

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English Literature 1780-1920, Theatre, Literary Autographs & Ephemera, Poetry, Victorian & Edwardian Fiction, Archives of letters, family papers &c

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