1991.1016.154.1

Lucien Pissarro (printer)

Letter dated 2nd December 1909 from Lucien Pissarro to Emery Walker re the Roxburgh Club. Pissaro wishes to make a donation to the club of an edition of Herrick Songs and asks for Walker's help. He also states that he is making a gift to Walker of a copy of Songs by Ben Jonson. Found inserted in the book, Songs by Jonson, Ben, when acquired by the museum, shelf L34 (F) . Part of the Emery Walker Library.

London

1909-12-02 - 1909-12-02 1909 - 1909

Arts & Crafts

Letter from Lucien Pissaro dated December 2nd 1909. The Brook Hammersmith 2nd Dec 09 Dear Mr Walker When you were here the other day you spoke of the Roxburgh Club & I have been thinking that I should be very glad to do something for them- Do you think they would like to have part of an edition of Herrick Songs[i] that I have long wanted to do – I send you a prospectus that we sent out some time back – We got 30 promises of subscription but that was not enough to allow us to undertake it. I wonder if you would be good enough to talk to the Secretary about it & show him the Ben Jonson I am sending with this. Will you also keep the Ben Jonson for I would like you to have one of our books in your nice collection and this makes a very nice excuse for me to give it to you. Yrs v.Sincerely Lucien Pissaro[ii] [Footnotes: [i]Robert Herrick (1591 – 1674) was a poet. Several of his works, a well-known example being ‘Gather ye rosebuds while ye may’, were set to music. [ii]Lucien Pissaro (1863 – 1944) was an artist, print-maker and wood engraver. CAW]