LIFE AND LETTERS TODAY . Edited by Robert HERRING . London .
New publishers & a new Editor Life and Letters changed format with volume 13
appearing in 1935. It favoured those writers who had already achieved recognition. Contributors include Norman Douglas, the Sitwells, Dylan Thomas, H E Bates, H MacDiarmid, Henry Miller, D M Richardson, J Lindsay, N Moore, B Chamberlain, Denton Welch, A Comfort, E Bowen, Comton Mackenzie, G Bruce, J F Hendry, F Urquhart, J Bayliss, L Roberts, E Rickword , V Watkins, S T Warner, etc. etc.
Sept 1935 – July 1950. No.1-10. 12-14. 16. 18. 21-33. 35-68. 70. 72-81. 83-92. 94-96. 98-104. 107-110. 113-114.116.118.122.131.137.138.140.141.144-148.
150-152. 153-154. last issue. 118 issues in original wraps. £650.00

The following are issues in publisher's original wraps
in very good condition unless otherwise described.

1935 September. V.13/1. (A Gide on The Defence of Culture;
O Sitwell – Passages from The Journal of a Religious Aunt; Poem by S Sassoon – Ultimatum; Other poems by M Roberts, G S Moncrieff, N Macleod; Stories by C Dyment, J Pudney, A Pryce-Jones; Book reviews by O Blakeston, A Modern, J Rickman, etc.) Original wraps very slightly frayed at base of spine & very slightly dusty. £20.00

1935. Dec, Winter Quarter. V.13/2. (A Correspondence on the Young English Poets by E Sitwell & R Herring; Kirghistan by S Legna; Y Noguchi-Three Scenes from Japanese No Plays; L Aragon on H Barbusse; Wallace Stevens on Marianne Moore; stories by D M Richarson, Bryher, H Mann, O Sitwell, A Calder-Marshall, N Hoult, I Silone, N Asch, etc. Poems by M Moore, J S Untermeyer, Dylan Thomas, R Todd, H D, etc. Reviews by S M Eisenstein, R Herring, M Roberts, C Dyment, etc.) Original wraps slightly dusty otherwise very good. £20.00

1936 Spring. V.14/3. (Dylan Thomas-The Lemon-4pp story; J Romains on Zola; N Hoult on the Abbey Theatre; P Valery on Literature; Poems by R Swingler, E Bishop, R Todd; W Bryher-Manchester continued.)
A very good copy. £20.00

1936 Summer.V.14/4. (D M Richardson on C F Ramuz; Other articles by W Empson, C Dyment, M R Anand, A Calder-Marshall, W Bryher, Valery, etc. Stories-Bryher, G Stein, T Mann, M Raj Anand, C Dyment. original wraps very slightly dusty with faint inscription on front cover otherwise in very good condition. £17.50

1936 Autumn.V.15/5. (W M Thackeray-Paris 1792-from a diary here first published; M Rukeyser-Barcelona, 1936; H Hare on the Rimbaud & Verlaine Menage; H Pearson on Anna Seward; T Mann on Freud; Poems by H Gregory, R Heppenstall,A Pryce-Jones. Story by I Silone; Chinese Writing.) A very good copy. £20.00

1937 Spring. V.16/7 (Stories by Dylan Thomas-A Prospect by the Sea, M Moore , E Bishop, O Blakeston, J Pudney, M R Anand, J Prevost, etc. Poems by M Rukeyser, K Rhys, etc.) A very good copy. £20.00

1937 Summer v.16/8 (Articles/stories by T Mann, W Bryher , F Kafka, S Townsend Warner, J Pudney. Poems by W Carlos Williams, P O'Connor, C H Ford. Reviews by E W White, A Calder-Marshall, S Spender, K Rhys.) Very good copy. £20.00

1937 Autumn.V.17/9. (Articles/stories by H Mann, T C Worsley, V Hunt, C Madge, S O'Faolain, L Guilloux, N Hoult , E Bishop, R Swingler, A Calder-Marshall, Poems by V Mayakovsky, P O'Connor, K Rhys. Reviews by W Bryher , O Blakeston, T Good.)
Ex library copy with base of spine a little frayed otherwise very good.
£12.00

1937 Autumn. V.17/9. Excellent copy with original wrap around advertsing H Mann's Unpublished Speech on Spain & Mass Observation from C Madge & H Jennings. £30.00

1937 Winter. V.17/10. (Articles/stories by J P Sartre, O Sitwell, E Bishop, A Gide, T Mann, W Empson , W Carlos Williams, Bryher,etc. Poems by H D, R Swingler, K Rhys, W Empson . Montague Slater-a puppet play; reviews by S Spender, M R Anand, E Rickword , J Hanley.) Original wraps very slightly dusty & a little frayed at base of spine. £20.00

1937 Winter. v.17/10. Excellent copy with original wrap aroud advertsing A Gide & T Mann. £30.00

1938. Summer.V.18/12. (Poems by Dylan Thomas, H Gregory, R Todd, Oscar Williams, K Rhys, R Swingler, J Symons, etc. Articles by T Masaryk, K Capek, Romaine, Stories by M Butts, J Cassou. etc.)
Original wraps dusty & slightly frayed at base of spine. £20.00

1938. Summer. v.18/2. Excelent copy with original wrap around advertising History of the World by Masaryk & Capek. £35.00

1939. May . No.21. (H D-5pp poem with other poems by K Rhys, J F Hendry, J S Untermeyer, etc. G Gorer-The Myth in Jane Austen; stories by J F Hendry, T Burns, T Wintringham & L S Boyd. Poems by .) £10.00

1939. June. No.22. S M Eisenstein. (Articles by J Huxley, Bryher, O Elton on Capek's stories, T Reik & Glyn Jones on Hopkins & Welsh Prosody. Poems by O Williams, S Townsend Warner, M Zaturenska, N Macleod, etc. Stroes by M Brod, O Blakeston, A Barea, etc. Other contributions by S M Eisenstein(Montage in 1938), R Herring with reviews by E Rickword, H W Nevinson, Rhys Davies, Bryher, M Slater, O Blakeston, J Symons, etc.)£10.00

1939 July No 23. Mediterranean Matters. (Dylan Thomas-Old Garbo-story; Sitwell on Ancestral Hall of the Exalted Brave & Loyal; D M Richardson on Adventure for Readers; Poems by L Whistler, V Watkins, K Rhys,etc. Other contributors include Eisenstein, Editor, E W White & P de Pereda, etc.) £20.00

1939. Aug . No.24. Baltic Number. (K Hamsun on Norway; F Illingworth on Lapland; E H Harris on Finland; A Verdi on Estonia. Stories by F Illingworth & T Bergen. etc. Poems by M Rukeyser, L Roberts & G Walker. Other contributions by T C Hare(story), Eisenstein, Sylvia Beach, Bryher, E HW H Meyerstein, R Davies, A Calder Marshall, O Blakeston, etc.) £8.00

1939 Sept No.25 .United Kingdom Number with 11pp story by Dylan Thomas(Extraordinary Little Cough); J Lindsay on Richard Savage; M C Stopes on Streamline Poetry; Poems by Sassoon, Sturge Moore, J Symons, M C Stopes, Idris Davies, L Whistler, V Watkins, F Scarfe, P O'Connor; EisensteinT Wintringham, Bryher, etc.) £20.00

1939 Nov. No.27. Autumn Reading. (Poetry by V Watkins, K Rhys & M Rukeyser; Stories by Merrill Moore & Lynette Roberts; K N Weston on Peire Vidal; D Horner on the Anonymous Letters of Tonnerre; Reviews by E Sitwell, C Williams, E H W Meyerstein, H W Nevinson, Rhys DEavies, etc.) £10.00

1939 Dec. No 28. Christmas Number. (Stories by Stevie Smith & Dylan Thomas, -14pp; F Urquhart on H E Bates; Poems-V Watkins, L Whistler, J M Brinnin; D M Richardson , etc. Other contributions by D M Richardson, F Urquahart, E W WhiteH W Nevinson, G Woodcock, Mulk Rag Anand, Stevie Smith, J M Brinnin,J Renoir,etc.) £20.00

1940. Jan. No.29. (The Prophets'-Poem by W H Auden; Stories by O Blakeston & G E Evans; W G Wilson on A Theatre in the Trenches 191-1918; etc.) £15.00

1940. Feb. No.30. (J F Hendry on The Balkans; Conrad's Political Prophecies by H Gray; O Sitwell-The Changes of Fifty Years (Part 1); D M Richardson; H Greg ory on W Carlos Williams;Poetry by W H Auden, Prokosch, J Symons.) £15.00

1940 March No.31 . Welsh Number with articles by J H Jones-the Greynog Press; N Heseltine , H W Nevinson, etc. Poems by Dylan Thomas, A Lewis, K Rhys, V Watkins, etc. £15.00

1940. April. No.32. (Poems by E Sitwell,J Bayliss, E Wilkins, etc.Story by H E Bates; O Sitwell-The Changes of Fifty Years(2); reviews by E Rickword, Rhys Davies, A Calder-Marshall, Bryher, E W White, etc.) £15.00

1940 June. No.25. (W Empson-A Chinese University; O Sitweel-The Highlands; E Rickword-War & Poetry 1914-18; A Beecham on G Barkerwho has alo contributed a poem; Rhys Davies-story; reviews by G Orwell, A Calder-Marshall, H Treece, etc.) £20.00

1940 Aug. No 36. (V Watkins-8 poems; Stories by L Whistler, J F Hendry, etc. Articles by O Sitwell, E Rickword-War & Poetry (1914-18); A Monnier-Memories of the Other War translated by W Bryher ; Lewis-Fraternite, 1940. Reviews by W Empson , M R Anand, Stevie Smith.) Ex-library copy. £10.00

1940 Sept. No 37. Mainly American with contributions from J Symons on Wallace Stevens; S Townsend Warner on New Englanmd; Bryjer-My Introduction to America; poems by H gregory, M Moore, M Rukeyser & O Dodson; story by E Johnson; etc.) Ex-libary copy. £10.00

1941. April. No.44. (Poems by V Watkins, Bryher, J M Brinin, Lynette Roberts; R Herring-The Fire Mask, etc.) £10.00

1941. June. No.46. (H E Bates-The Park 20pp story;Stevie Smith, etc.) £10.00

1941 . July No.47. (E Bowen, A Lewis, etc.) £8.00

1941 Sept. No. 49. (Poems by E Sitwell & V Watkins; When I last fought in Russia (2) by W Schmideberg; other contributions by M Evans, Bryher, L S Boyd, I MarshM R Anand, etc.) £8.00

1941 Nov. No.51 . ( Compton Mackenzie-1pp review; W Montgomerie , Bryher, J B Sidgwick, etc) £8.00

1942. Jan. No.53. (J Lindsay on The Mayor of Garrett; Bryher; Glyn Jones-story, Mozart & History by E H Meyer 7 Russell Ferguson; reviews by E Bowen, M R Anand, Bryher, Gwyn Jones, etc..) £10.00

1942. Feb . No.54. (Poems by R McFadden, J F Hendry, N Moore , J Bayliss, A Comfort, L Roberts; W G Wilson on Miners' Superstitions, etc.) £8.00

1942 March. No.55. India with contributions from M Raj Anand, A Mookerjee, S rajandram, N Cunard, I Singh, K E N Menon, S R Ratnam, etc. £8.00

1942 April, No.56. (Old Worlds for New by O Sitwell; R Herring on Poetry in War; poems by H D, A Comfort; Gwyn Jones-story; etc.) £8.00

1942 May. No. 57. (B Brecht by Bryher; Compton Mackenzie-1900; Poems by N Moore, G S Fraser & A Comfort; story by D Gardner; W Montgomerie-Mirror for Magistrates; etc.) Neat part cut from front cover. £6.00

1942 Aug. No.60. (O Sitwell on W H Davies; Compton Mackenzie 1900 continued; A Pole in England by R C Cobb; Poems by H Treece, G Bruce, W Montgomerie, A Drinan, C Fry & J Bayliss; Stories by F Urquart, Stevei Smith & A H Teece; etc.) £10.00

1942 Sept. No.61. (O Sitwell on W H Davies(concluded); Poems by J B Sidgwick, E Milne, O Blakeston, H Treece & R Herring; R C Cobb-A Pole in England; Welsh work by Gwyn Jones, H L V Flatcher, E Elliott, R Herring & M Evans; etc.)£8.00

1942 Oct. No.62. The Inexhaustible Jug by S Schmanski; The Russian & His Language by G Vinokur; Poems by H.D., V Watkins, W Allen & J F Hendry; War Writing by D Gardner 7 A E Edwards; Bryher on The Burtons; etc.) £15.00

1942 Dec. No 64. (Poems by H Treece, B Chamberlain(2), E Milne, L Roberts & E Sitwell; Articles/stories by J F Hendry, J Lindsay, Alun Lewis, E M Delafield.)Ex-library copy in very good condition. £8.00

1943 Jan. No 65. Elizabethan Number with poems by H Treece & R Herring. Bryher on Beaumont & Fletcher. Articles by W Montgomerie, H K Fisher, E Foulds, etc. £8.00

1943 Feb. No 66. (H Marsden-Smedley on Luxembourg. Poems by F Marnau, A Comfort, P O'Conner, W S Graham, J Atkins, etc. Stories by W Montgomerie & F Urquart. S Schmanski on The Duty of the Younger Wrier. etc.) £15.00

1943 March. No.67. Cambria issue with poems by V Watkins, R S Thomas, A Lewis, H Treece, R Herring. Gwyn Jones on Welsh short story writers; Stories by Rhian Roberts, Con Morgan & R Moore; K Rhys translates The Life of Man by T F Rhys Prichard; W Dowding-Evolution of a nationalist. etc.)£20.00

1943 April. No 68. (Articles by O Sitwell & Bryher. Poems by S Jennett, N Moore, J F Hendry, G S Fraser, C Fry & A Comfort. Stories by M Stirling, D Gardner & M Fridberg. etc.) £10.00

1943 June. No. 70. BRAZIL with articles on Brazil, stories & poems by Brazilian authors.) £8.00

1943 Aug. No. 72. Gordon Bottomley writes on Vienna; R Herring on Poets at War; Poems by F Marnau, H Treece, M Lindsay, P Baker, Lynette Roberts, etc. Stories by A H Teece & A Comfort. Revuews by J Hanley, Bryher, etc. £10.00

1943 Sept.No 73. Poems by O Sitwell (from Demos the Emperor), A Comfort, V Watkins, M Lindsay, J Bayliss & D F Horne. Stories by W Montgomerie, Ivor Lewis, Con Margan & Dan Davin, etc. £10.00

1943. Oct. No 74. (Paschoal Carlos Magno-act 1 of To-morrow will be different; O Sitwell-lines from Demos the Emperor; F Marnau-story; Poems by S Jennett, A Rook & P Forrester; letter from A Comfort.) £10.00

1943 Nov. No. 75. E Sitwell on Modern Poetry; Poems by A Comfort, H Treece, Bryher,, Denton Welch. Stories by Glyn Jones & Con Morgan; E Starkie on Rimbaud, reviews by J Hanley, L P Hartley, Bryher, etc. £15.00

1943 Dec. No 76. Scottish Writers:-with articles by Compton Mackenzie, Norman Douglas(Some comments on my books), J F Hendry, M Lindsay & W Montgomerie; Poems by G Bruce, W S Graham & M Lindsay; stories by G Bruce & F Urquart.£15.00

1944. Jan. No. 77. Issue devoted to Norman Douglas, “Some Comments on my books.” £20.00

1944 Feb. No.78. Lives & Diaries with contributions by H Clewies, A Beaumont & H Treece. Poems by D Davin, H Treece, V Watkins, G A Wagner, R Herring. Stories by A Comfort, S Schmanski. etc. £15.00

1944 April. No. 80. Poems by P Hellings & H Treece. G Bottomley on Poetry & the Stage. A Comfort-Act 1 of "The Besieged"; Stories by M Hawkin & W Montgomerie. etc. £10.00

1944 May. No.81 Hsiao Ch'ien-Two Chinese Stories; Poems by R Mathias, J F Hendry, G Bruce; M Lindsay & M Raj Anand-stories,etc.) £8.00

1944 July. No.83. (S Unwin on publishing in Peace & War; E Welty -story; H D-7 New Poems; A Serjeant's Diary, 1809-15. Reviews by G Bottomley, Bryher, etc...) £12.00

1944 Aug. No.84. (H Clewes-Diary from Italy concluded as is A Serjeant's Diary, 1809-15. V Watkins translates Heine's "Nordsee"; Stories by D Richardson & M Stirling.) £8.00

1944 Sept. No 85. Poems by Bryher, G Bruce, M Lindsay & M sarton. Stories by Rumer Godden & F Urquart. J Urzidil on Kafka; V Watkins translates Heine's "Nordsee"; R Herring on Younger Poetry; reviews by G Bottomley, A Perles, etc. £8.00

1944 Oct No. 86. Stories by W Montgomerie & M Stirling. Poems by R Crombie Saunders, W Justema. A Comfort-Romanticism 7 Primitive Art; J F Hendry on Surrealism 7 F G Lorca; etc. £8.00

1944 Nov. No 87. Antipodes with articles on Australia by J Lindsay; Herny Lawson byJ Manifold; Stoy by G Mills; 3 poems by J Manifold; R C Churchill review "New Zealand", etc.) £8.00

1945 Jan. No.89. (William Sansom issue with a long story by him. Poetry by V Watkins, N Moore , R S Silver, etc. S Jennett on the Price of Books & reviews by M Lindsay, Y ffrench, R C Churchill & M R Anand.) £10.00

1945 March. No. 91. (J H Burton on Local Government down the Ages. O Sitwell -Extracts from the journal of Florence Alice Sitwell. Stories by M Evans & M Lindsay. Poems by E Wilkins, E Milne, J O Thomas & F C Bond. R Crombie Saunders on the poetry of H MacDiarmid. etc.) £10.00

1945 June. No. 94. On Freud & Jung. (H D -Writing on the Wall. Poems by Dylan Thomas, M Lindsay, P Dainton & E Wilkins. Caradoc Evans-story. Other contributions by C V Wedgwood, Bryher, M Spalding 7 A Walbank.) £12.00

1945 Oct. No.98. (Fanfare for Elizabeth by E Sitwell. Poems by Dylan Thomas & G Barker. J Lindsay-Fairies, Blacksmiths & Werewolves. Stories by I Williams & D Davin. Reviews by S Sitwell, W G Wilson, R C Churchill, etc.) £10.00

1945 Nov. No. 99. (Ivan the Terrible by S M Eisenstein. Poems by P Hellings, V Watkins, E Milne & B Norman. G Marsh on Children's Literature. J F Hendry-story. etc.) £10.00

1945. Dec. No.100. (S Unwin-On Translations. Poems by R McFadden
& V Watkins. S Sitwell on Japanese Lanscape Gardens. Eisenstein on Ivan the Terrible. W G Wilson on The Empire of the Incas. R Herring-play & story by H Clewes. etc.) £10.00

1946 Jan. No.101. The Power & the Darkness by Louis Guilloux; P Hellings-poem; H D Concludes her memoirs; Quia Amore Langueo by M Carpenter; Play by R Herring; reviews by Eisenstein. L P Hartley, M Lindsay, etc.) £8.00

1946 Feb. No. 102. Arabic-Andalusian Casidas translated by H Morland; Quia Amore Langueo by M Carpenter; V Clifton-story; Poem by N Dunsmuir; J A Thompson translates Second Person by H Stefansson; etc.) £8.00

1946 March. No.103. Welsh Stories by M Evans, Con Morgan, C Hughes & R Roberts; Scottish poems by M Lindsay, W S Graham, N Dunsmuir; L P Hartley.£10.00

1946 April. No.104. Work in Progress by D M Richardson; poems by A Rook, H Treece & E Herisson; Francis Watson-India Returned-article; reviews by H Manning, O Blakeston, etc.£10.00

1945 July. No.107. T H WHITE-Tears(in the unRomantic Age); Eisnstein film scenario of Ivan the Terrible concluded; Play by E Milne; A Rook-poem; Tea with Mr Rochester-a story by F Towers; etc.) £15.00

1949 Jan. No.137. Issue devoted to Chinese Writing:- poems, articles, a play & stores with contributions by J Kalmer, Lu Hsun, Ts'ung Wen, P Chih-lin, T Yun-hsieh, etc. £8.00

1949 Feb. No.138. (G Barker on A Gide; F Berry on Manning's Dancers of Colbeck; Story by P Bottome, D Botterill on Poets in their Time; Poems by O Blakeston M Evans. Reviews by J Lindsay, G Barker, M Carpenter, R C Churchill, etc.) £10.00

1949 April. No.140. Irish Writers with contributions From R greacen, M McLaverty, E Milne, W R Rodgers, D Marcus, B Salkeld, R McFadden, S Jennett, C Iremonger, J Hewitt, etc. Exlibrary copy £5.00

1949 Aug. No.144 .Special Issue devoted to ITALIAN WRITERS- C Levi, E Cecchi, A Savinio, C Zavattini, E montale, C Zavattini, S Quasimodo, G Manzini, L de Libero, etc.) Corner of front wrap torn. s£6.00

1949 Nov. No.147. (R Gustafson, M Carpenter, L Trilling, Lynette Roberts, etc.) Cover marked. £8.00

1950 Feb. No 150. (Story by William Sansoml Poems by G Barker, V Watkins & H Webb. E Sewell writes on Mallarme; G Barker gives his opinion onsome modern verse; W G Wilson writes on the murder of Master George Saunders; reviews by M Carpenter, M Spark, L Cooper, O Blakeston, G ewart, F Urquart, etc.) This copy has been well bound in black boards complete with original wraps. £10.00

1950 May. No 153 (Norwegian Writing with contributions from N Grieg, F Wulfsberg, T Vesaas, G Larsen...) £10.00

1950 June. No 154. Final issue. Original wraps frayed. (Denton Welch-Novel fragment; poems by H D, B Chamberlain, O Blakeston, M Evans & M Carpenter; articles by N Cunard(2), J Buxton, M Slater, Lettice Cooper, etc.) £10.00

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