Lot 78
Brown, George Mackay - 'The Celt'
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 14 February 2018 at 10:00 GMT
£575
Description
12 manuscript pp. on 6 leaves comprising pages from Brown's homemade childhood magazine, 'The Celt'
Footnote
Note: As a teenager, George Mackay Brown was inspired by the children's comics of the time to start his own magazine, called 'The Celt'. Carola Huttman writes: "Largely concerned with news about football and containing stories he wrote himself, he distributed copies of it amongst his school friends."
Provenance: From the family of Brian Murray, Literary Executor to George Mackay Brown