With a typed carbon copy of a letter in reply from Rex Nan Kivell, dated June 5, 1947, expressing pleasure that Nash's book will be published; saying that he returned Nash's engravings to Lund Humphries before he [Nash] died but he has been unsuccessful in locating prints which were sent to exhibitions at the Hague and Warsaw; saying he got a copy of 'Urn Burial' and now is only lacking two books published by Benn "for me to have a complete collection of all Paul's published works, and naturally I shall always buy Paul's work and know there is no chance whatever that it will ever depreciate in value in the market. He is for me, as you know, completely the top artist of our generation."
Typed on stationery printed "106 / Banbury Road / Oxford / Oxford 59750."
Rex Nan Kivell was the Managing Director of the Redfern Gallery, London.
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters by Paul Nash to Rex Nan Kivell; see collection record (MA 5198) for more information.
Apologizing for not answering either of his two previous letters; explaining that she has "had a very trying time, as you will understand, since Paul's death, and the problem of placing his book of pictures considerably worried me, but I have at last found a publisher with Lund Humphries who hope to bring it out in the spring of next year. With regard to the prints of Paul's engravings, I regret to say I do not wish to sell any of his work, and, indeed, I forgot to ask you at the time of probate if you had any of his engravings in hand for sale. Could you give me an account of these as I am holding back all his work for a particular reason until after his memorial show at the Tate, which I hope will take place next year? 'Urn Burial' was published by Cassells. I do not know whether they have remaindered the edition, which I believe did not sell out, but if you should write to Desmond Flower he ought to be able to tell you what has happened to it. Would you care for me to enquire about a copy from one of the booksellers down here? It was originally priced at fifteen guineas;" saying she will come to visit him when she is in London and expressing her hopes that he will do everything he can "to keep up the prices of Paul's pictures should they come on the market, and I am convinced that they should very greatly appreciate in value after the show."