[Sebastian Carter, printer and typographer] Autograph Letter Signed to the numismatist Ewald Junge, with papers relating to the artist and theatrical Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966).

Published by Letter undated on letterhead of Victoria House 40 Oxford Road Cambridge

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Seller: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, United KingdomRichard M. Ford Ltd

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LETTER: One page, quarto. Somewhat aged and creased. An attractive item in Carter's disciplined calligraphic hand. A damning assessment of Craig's son Edward Anthony Craig ('Edward Carrick', 1905-98). '[.] If you know him, you presumably also know what you are taking on! We had some dealings with Teddy over possibly printing old EGC's engravings of Robinson Crusoe, but Teddy sold them, [.] My impression is that the old rogue manufactured archives in order to sell them to someone - preferably twice. There seem to be a lot of people who think they have 'The Craig papers.' | Having spent quite a lot of time and energy on the Crusoe project to no avail, we feel we'd prefer to give Craig a rest. [.]' Together with: ONE: photocopies of two two-page manuscript letters from Edward Gordon Craig to the German author Helene Nostitz (8 June 1906 and 12 February 1919). TWO: two one-page typewritten transcriptions of notes from Craig to Helene Nostitz ([1907] and 27 June 1944). THREE: two two-page manuscript transcriptions of letters from Helene Nostitz to Craig (8 January 1907 and 9 February 1909). FOUR: photocopy of one-page manuscript declaration made by Craig at the British Embassy in Paris, regarding Oswald Nostitz's 'way of thinking' ('Essentially aristocratic he can hardly have had anything but a superficial connection with the Nazi Party.'). FIVE: photocopy of two-page manuscript letter from Craig to Oswald Nostitz. SIX: thirteen A4 pages of photocopies of set and costume designs, stage directions, etc, by Craig, reproduced from a copy of Hamlet in the Bibliotheque Nationale, and accompanied by SEVEN, a Typewritten Letter Signed in French from Cecile Giteau of the Bibliotheque Nationale's Departement des Arts du Spectacle to Junge (23 November 1983, Paris, one page, quarto).

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[Sebastian Carter, printer and typographer] Autograph Letter Signed to the numismatist Ewald Junge, with papers relating to the artist and theatrical Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966).
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Sebastian Carter, printer and typographer (born 1941) [Oswald and Helene [von] Nostitz]
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Letter undated on letterhead of Victoria House 40 Oxford Road Cambridge
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Norwich, United Kingdom NR1 4DJ