ARTHUR LOCKER - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 08/11/1886 - HFSID 73036
Sale Price $295.00
Reg. $360.00
ARTHUR LOCKER
The British magazine editor writes to colleague, glad to hear his
Charles Dickens memorandum was useful, signs name in black ink
Autograph letter signed: "Arthur Locker" in black ink. 1 page,
5x8 folded. Written on personal Graphic Magazine letterhead. London, England.
August 11, 1886. In part: "Dear Kilton, I am glad to hear the Dickons
"memoranda" I sent may have been useful. If I come across, or recollect, anyting
else, I will let you know. I am sorry to hear you have been unwell...yours
truly". Arthur Locker (1828-1893) was a novelist and journalist, best
known for his work as editor of the Graphic. After beginning his career
in a mercantile office at Liverpool, Locker emigrated to Australia where he
turned to journalism and writing of plays and fiction. He returned to Great
Britain in 1861, where he immediately began contributing to newspapers and
magazines, earning a permanent position in 1863 at the Times, and moving
up to his Graphic position in 1870. His published writings include Sweet
Seventeen (1866), On a Coral Reef (1869), Stephen Scudamore the
Younger (1871) and The Village Surgeon (1874). Locker was the elder
brother of London Lyrics (1857) author, Frederick Locker-Lampson. Normal
mailing folds. Bottom edge frayed and slightly torn. Toned. Light surface
creases. Otherwise, fine condition.
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