The Author's Archive of Letters and Ephemera, with a Collection of First Editions

Elliott O'Donnell

Published by Various, London

Elliott O'Donnell's [hereafter OD] personal archive comprising some letters, photographs, manuscripts, ephemera and a dozen books. This is an extensive collection, the majority from OD's own archive, but with some seemingly supplemental items added. Highlights include OD's first published story, a collection of photographs and slides, ghost case letters, OD's passport, OD's luggage tag from the ill-fated SS Elbe, and his ARP warden's shoulder patches. There's a lengthy (c50 pages) catalogue outline. The current offering hasn't been reconciled with the 50 page catalogue, but a cursory view seems to show a comparison - in fact, the only thing I've not found that is in the catalogue is a lock of OD's hair. Here follows my description of the catalogue, which is much briefer than the 50 page catalogue. I have counted the individual items but the numbers will vary a little, likewise the content of the individual items. The books, I suspect are mostly not from OD's library, certainly most have Alex Bridge's plate (and there's nothing I've found to suggest that they came from OD's library). These are likely later additions to the collection. The majority of items, the books excluded, are short in nature comprising a few leaves. n.d. For a full description, you'll have to look at our website as we're limited to the length of description here on ABE. Seller Inventory # 9492

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Author's Archive of Letters and Ephemera...
Publisher: Various, London
Binding: Unbound
Condition: Very Good
Edition: Manuscript