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MASEFIELD, JOHN. Group of 7 items, each Inscribed and Signed, to maritime historian Frank O. Braynard: 6 Autograph Letters * Typescript of a poem. The letters, agreeing to compose a poem for the occasion of a parade of sailing vessels, sending a draft of the poem [present], thanking for gifts and offering congratulations for the successful event. Together 12 pages, 8vo or oblong 8vo, pale blue airletter or personal stationery; folds. Two with the original envelope. The typescript, draft of "On the Finish of the Sailing Ship Race," with 6 holograph lines and a holograph correction. 2 pages, small 4to, typed verses on slips of paper mounted to two larger sheets of ruled paper; some cello tape in margins of second sheet. Abingdon, 1963-64; Np, 2 April 1964
17 July [1963]: ". . . A famous English writer said that there was nothing much nicer 'than messing about with boats,' but surely seeing & going over, & reading about, ships, is nicer, though I will not say 'much nicer.' I had the luck to see quite a good many of your famous ships, and one cannot but remember them with delight; and it is good to read about them. . . ." 18 July [1963]: ". . . [I]f the decision has been made, please try to let me know if the real pageant will be up the Hudson, or in New York Bay. "What a setting, in either case, for a show so splendid." 19 November [1964]: "I thank you for . . . the enclosure from the publication Look. "I am touched that the lines should have been quoted there. "You must have had some thrilling moments, and unforgettable sights with your Operation Sail. . . ." With--Small group of printed ephemera relating to Operation Sail and Masefield's poem, including newspaper articles relating to the event, and copies of correspondence to and from Masefield. 1963-64. Operation Sail is a recurring celebration of sailing vessels held in the Hudson River or New York Harbor which began in 1964. Masefield's poem, and the first Operation Sail, were dedicated to John F. Kennedy, a longtime sailing enthusiast, who was assassinated the previous year.
