JH/PER/55/3 - [The permissive garden]
Reference code
JH/PER/55/3
Level of description
Sub file
Title
[The permissive garden]
Date/s
1927
1970
1987-1991
1970
1987-1991
Quantity & Format
24 items Mixed
Personal name
Pearce, Erica,
Vries, Adriaen de
Vries, Adriaen de
Scope and content
Contains a copy of the book 'The permissive garden' written by Lady Erica Pearce (1906-1985) and published posthumously in 1987; correspondence regarding the purchase of copies of this book; press reviews of the book; three slides of her garden taken in 1967; and an invitation from Lord Pearce to celebrate the launch of the book.
Also included are press cuttings relating to the bronze garden statue by Adriaen de Vries which Lord Pearce bought for £7 in 1951 and which was later sold for £6.8 million; a 1927 letter [from a publisher] to Lady Erica concerning her MS entitled 'The captive princess'; and a luncheon guest list from the Eastern Daily Press which included Lady Pearce.
Also included are press cuttings relating to the bronze garden statue by Adriaen de Vries which Lord Pearce bought for £7 in 1951 and which was later sold for £6.8 million; a 1927 letter [from a publisher] to Lady Erica concerning her MS entitled 'The captive princess'; and a luncheon guest list from the Eastern Daily Press which included Lady Pearce.
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JH - Hill Papers
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JH/PER - [Personal papers]
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JH/PER/55 - [Lord Pearce and family]
- JH/PER/55/3 - [The permissive garden]
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JH/PER/55 - [Lord Pearce and family]
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JH/PER - [Personal papers]