Beatrix Farrand to Anne Sweeney, August 4, 1948
| Accession number | B:BF 1948.08.04B |
|---|---|
| Sender | |
| Recipient | |
| Garden Area |
Unassigned
|
| Date |
1948
|
| Work types |
correspondence
|
Description
Typewritten letter discusses the arrival of the second volume of [Mrs. Jane] Loudon's, [The ladies' flower garden of ornamental] perennials book at Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine and inquires if the second volume has also arrived at Dumbarton Oaks. Beatrix Farrand requests a condition report on the [Johannes] Kip, [Nouveau theatre de la grand Bretagne ...] plates already at Dumbarton Oaks and how much they cost. She has been offered a better copy and mentions it might be a better purchase. Beatrix Farrand is going to write Mildred Bliss immediately regarding the 4 volume [Johannes] Kip set.
Letter on Beatrix Farrand letterhead and handsigned by her.
Title created by cataloger.
Subjects
books
rare books
cost
purchasing
Dumbarton Oaks
Loudon, Mrs. (Jane), 1807-1858
Kip, Johannes, 1653-1722
Bliss, Mildred, 1879-1969
condition reports
letters (correspondence)
Collection
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
Repository
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
| Accession number | B:BF 1948.08.04B |
|---|---|
| Sender | |
| Recipient | |
| Garden Area |
Unassigned
|
| Date |
1948
|
| Work types |
correspondence
|