ADDRESS BOOK.

8vo. pp. [240]. Unpaginated. Original maroon cloth paper label on upper cover. Handwritten entries accompanied by numerous blank leaves. 4 handwritten signed letters loosely inserted, one written on headed notepaper on behalf of Sir Thomas Gooch from Benacre Hall, Wrentham, Wangford and dated 5th July 1915 consisting of about 45 words allows Dr Collings fishing rights at Potter's Bridge, Southwold, another undated letter informs him of a death, while the final two letters thank him for sharing his telephone dated 1948 and for sending papers on the Colorado beetle dated 1949. A further address written in pencil on an envelope is loosely inserted. Dr Collings was a physician and surgeon. In 1933, he became the founder and first curator of the Southwold Museum.The Collings and Blair families were close friends. Eric Blair (later to become famous as 'George Orwell') formed a friendship with Dr Collings' This, despite having a secret and passionate affair with his girlfriend and later, wife, Eleanor Jacques. Dennis Collings became assistant curator of the Raffles Museum in Singapore and a well-respected traveller, archaeologist and an eccentric and eclectic collector of artefacts. The entry for Eric Blair with an address in South End Road, Hampstead is, significantly, crossed out. Spine a little rubbed. VG. Slight rubbing, otherwise very good. …