SIGNED CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARD

  • SIGNED Wraps
  • (London): (Faber and Faber), [1946]
By ELIOT, T. S. (Barnett FREEDMAN)
(London): (Faber and Faber), [1946]. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine. Barnett Freedman. One sheet folded into fours (6-3/4" x 9-1/2") drawn and lithographed by Barnett Freedman "for directors and members of Messrs Faber & Faber to send to their friends," printed by the Curwen Press. SIGNED by T. S. Eliot beneath the greeting inside. The cover depicts the Mother and Child below the legend "et in terra pax." The second Christmas card commissioned by Faber & Faber in a series that was carried through until 1965, the first five being by their leading illustrator, Barnett Freedman.

Although there is no envelope or other indication present, this card was sent to Peter Mayer, a scholar who was a published author with Faber & Faber.

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