APOSTROPHE OF SEASONAL COMPLIMENTS TO MR. BROOK - SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1936
by Bacon, Peggy
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PORTLAND, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Bacon, Peggy. APOSTROPHE OF SEASONAL COMPLIMENTS TO MR. BROOK - SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1936Typed Sonnet with seven ink drawings illustrative of the text in the margins, from Peggy Bacon to her husband Alexander Brook at Easter.The text reads:My Alex dear, my velvet bunny,my cotton chick, my comb of honey,my jelly bean, my chocolate rabbit,my gum-drop, my inveterate habit,my oeuf dur dyed a lovely red,my good right hand, my steady head, my rock, my heavy sugar pepper,my safety valve, my trouble stepper,my better half, my sturdy oak,my haven, refuge, reef and cloak,my life-preserver, my umbrella,my parachute, my cyclone cellar,my goose that lays the golden egg:sweet greetings from your easter (P)eg.The sheet folded in half, top to bottom, and in thirds side to side and inserted into a small envelope addressed "Mr. Alexander Brook/Easter Surprise, and with a drawing of a bunny and a basket of eggs. Provenance, Estate of Alexander Brook, Jr. (Sandy Brook). The sheet and envelope in excellent condition.
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- Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts (US)
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- 13535
- Title
- APOSTROPHE OF SEASONAL COMPLIMENTS TO MR. BROOK - SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1936
- Author
- Bacon, Peggy
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
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