MacLellan, Bill, publisher (1919-1996)
Hugh MacDiarmid and others
£1,512
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 8 February 2023 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Quantity of typed and a few manuscript submissions to Bill MacLellan, including autograph pp.2-8 of Hugh MacDiarmid article on the Scottish T.U.C., autograph pp.2-5 by MacDiarmid of an article on Prague, autograph 4pp. on "Frank Harris: My Life and Loves"; c. 7 other incomplete pages by MacDiarmid,
Gunn, Neil. 6 page autograph letter to Tom Scott, containing biographical notes and several references to his novels and other works; typed letters to Neil Gunn from Tom Cottrell of the University of Stirling;
and miscellaneous typed articles and poems submitted to Bill MacLellan for publication, 1940s and 50s, some with corrections in pencil
Footnote
Note:
Between 1941 and 1969 MacLellan published original poetry by Hugh MacDiarmid, Sorley MacLean, W. S. Graham, George Campbell Hay, George Bruce, Sydney Goodsir Smith and Maurice Lindsay, fiction by J.F. Hendrie, Edward Gaitens and Fionn MacColla, plays by Ewan MacColl and Robert McLellan (no relation) and books of Scottish history, art and folklore, the most notable being the Dewar Manuscripts.