Lot 114
Nicholson, William (1872-1949) - original drawing
in Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man
Auction: 02 October 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
Sassoon, Siegfried - William Nicholson (illustrator). Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man. London: Faber & Faber Limited, [1929]. 8vo, with original sketch in red pencil by William Nicholson to verso of front-free endpaper showing a book with the inscription: ‘For Hellen [sic.] with my Love and thanks W.N.’, with another short inscription in French in Nicholson's hand, dated 1929, the book in original printed cloth; 7 plates by Nicholson;
Beerbohm, Blunden, Nicholson, and others - Robert Graves and William Nicholson (editors). The Winter Owl. London: Cecil Palmer, [1923]. 4to, 10 plates, original blue pictorial paper-covered boards, joints worn;
'Mr North's Maggot'. London: S. Kennedy, 1921. Oblong 8vo, 12 colour illustrations of folk dances, original yellow pictorial card covers, one tie lacking, several leaves loose (3)
Provenance
Helen - mis-spelt “Hellen” here - was Helen Kennedy North. Helen and her artist husband, Stanley, were friends of Nicholson. Stanley Kennedy North wrote the first monograph on William Nicholson. From the collection of Helen and Stanley Kennedy North, and thence by descent.