Libertys London (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 66 pages illustrated. A very good copy with no creases and no previous ownership markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dimensions:8.75 x 7 inches. pp 144. The scarce in-house staff magazine of Liberty & Co., London. Blue pebbled cloth, lettered in gilt to front cover. Black and white photographs, line drawings, sketches and cartoons illustrate the text. Original period advertisements add to the graphic interest.Contents include:London-Social Section, Liberty Amateur Athletic Association. /Loosely inserted typed letter signed by R. Killingsworth, the editor of the 'Liberty' Lamp, dated 28 December 1931 on Liberty headed notepaper, enclosed in a Liberty embossed envelope, thanking Miss M. Chappell for contributing to the magazine. Enclosed with the letter is a manuscript note dated 2010:"This is a family heirloom. 'Miss Chappell' was my father's sister, so my Aunt Elsie worked at Liberty - influenced her 'Arts and Crafts' attitude to life. I was very fond of her. Mervyn." Mervyn would appear to be Mervyn Levy, son of Mervyn Levy senior, the art critic and writer (1914-96,) friend of Dylan Thomas, and author of the classic book 'Liberty Style, The Classic Years, 1798-1910 (1986.) This is borne out by the fact that Mervyn Levy Senior's sister was Elva (Elsie) Stella Levy. / Also loosely inserted at p.15 is a MS note, signed 'Mervyn' and dated 'Feb. 2011' rebutting a suggestion on that page about the identity of the anonymous correspondent, confirming that the latter was his aunt, not a Miss E. Hunt: 'See enclosed letter, dated Dec. 1931, written to my aunt'. This scarce staff magazine, for an iconic London department store, ran for a short period only (1925-1932). Covers partly sunned and spine sunned; extremities rubbed in places. Near VG.