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THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR
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14 MAY 2016 AT 1PM
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1923-1935 Abbey Theatre, collections of letters and documents.
A collection of signed manuscript letters, royalty receipts and IOU’s, including three signed letters from Lady
Augusta Gregory, signed royalty receipts for performances of plays by J.M. Synge (signed “E. Synge”), F. R.
Higgins, Brinsley MacNamara; an IOU for £5 to Petty Cash signed by Lennox Robinson; and a receipt for an
advance on salary of £10 signed by May Craig. (14)
Estimate €700- €1000 £500-£720
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 108109
Opera, Margaret Burke Sheridan, signed manuscript letter
From 58 Rue Des Purres, Bruges, Belgium, a two page letter, dated 5th April, circa 1923, to ‘Sceilg’. The letter
is largely a remarkably frank and vicious attack on the Free State government and the pro-treaty Catholic
bishops.
Estimate €200- €300 £140-£220
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 109