BRITTEN BENJAMIN Two items Photograph Signed Christmas card

Sale 2502 - Lot 177

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BRITTEN, BENJAMIN. Two items: Photograph Signed * Christmas card Signed and Inscribed. The photograph, portrait of his hands playing piano by Jacobi. Signed in the image, lower left. 7 3/4x10 inches; few scattered dings, minor loss to emulsion in left margin. The card, [to Betty Randolph Bean,] sending Christmas and New Year wishes: "[Peter Pears] gone where? / Ben / wish I were with you all." The cover shows a reproduction of a line drawing representing the Red House in Aldeburgh. 4 pages, oblong 12mo, folded sheet. Np; Aldeburgh, nd

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with--Peter Pears. Three items, to Betty Randolph Bean: Two Autograph Notes Signed, "Peter," and a Christmas card with holograph inscription, unsigned. The notes, sending a copy of his letter inviting John Parker Murdock to a performance of War Requiem, or inviting her for a visit and mentioning Ben's improvement. The card: "With love / Did you ever come to England?" A photograph tipped to card shows the Red House. 8vo or smaller. Aldeburgh, [29 November 1982]; nd. One with the original envelope.