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Letter from S.R. Crockett to T. Fisher Unwin

Spent summer at St Andrews; now going abroad for new book research; nothing to offer Unwin for next year or two; will keep in mind; regarding Simpkins…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Bram

Starting for Italy; very poor due to Jubilee year; sends ten fivers (£50); requests Memoirs of Barnsdale (Highland Chief about 1759); threatens no…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Universal Provider (Thin)

Requests photography manuals due to photographic rash in neighbourhood (crisis serious): Black, Protherd, Leaper, Vogel (2 copies), Welford, Hodge;…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to bookseller

Requests South Italian books: Unter-Italien by Gsell-fels, Grande Grece by Lenormant, Lear's Journal of Landscape Painter, Keppel Craven book on…

Poem from S.R. Crockett to Thin

Humorous verse inviting Thin to Newtonmore; describes location, weather, fishing, cycling routes including Ben Macdui, Dalwhinnie Inn, Laggan, Clunie…

Postcard from S.R. Crockett to Stanford's Book Shop

Requests multiple Murray's Handbooks by post or passenger train: Environs of London, Eastern Counties, Kent, Sussex, Surrey & Hants, Berks Bucks &…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Major Pond

Greeting to Pond and wife; back in Penicuik for weeks; going strong and very fit; jokes about taking on anyone except Conan Doyle and Fitzsimmons;…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Wellwood

Follows dictated letter with handwritten note; delighted Wellwood understands Twenty-Four Verses exactly as intended; very few see them so; RLS first…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Wellwood

Thanks for charming letter and generous gift; already owned Wellwood's book but lost it in transmigrations; re-read with surprise and pleasure - much…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to South African fan

Apologises for seeming rude; thought South Africans had sense of humour; receives 20-30 autograph requests daily; made jest thinking fan wouldn't mind…