BRACERS Record Detail for 48105

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Collection code
RA3
Recent acquisition no.
x
Source if not BR
Christie's Auction Catalogue
Recipient(s)
Waley, Arthur
Sender(s)
BR
Date
1917-1966*/
Pieces
2
Notes and topics

This a placeholder for a small group of letters that have been seen. 

Christie's sold 2 letters from BR to Waley on 22 Nov. 2011 in a lot with about 120 other letters to Waley. The dates of Russell's 2 letters are not given. This quotation from one of them is: "The human race appears to have made little progress since that period, and the advice to wise men, contained in it, has unfortunately not been adopted." The buyer, who paid £15,000, was not disclosed.

Permission
Everyone
Transcription Public Access
No
Record no.
48105
Record created
Nov 23, 2005
Record last modified
Dec 19, 2022
Created/last modified by
blackwk