Calligraphic Manuscript - “Simplicity. An essay by Coventry Patmore written out by Irene Wellington. 1951.”

Calligraphic Manuscript - “Simplicity. An essay by Coventry Patmore written out by Irene Wellington. 1951.” [No place]. Small 4to (185 x 135mm). Fine calligraphic manuscript on 8-pages in red, black and blue ink, on hand-made paper. Contemporary green morocco-backed marbled paper boards gilt, uncut. Provenance: Loosely-inserted is a one-page autograph letter from Christopher Sandford, signed, on paper headed “Golden Cockerel Press”, and dated 18 July 1951, stating, “Dear Lady Worthington, I hope that (as the God-mother of the pleasant association which I have had with your husband and the Manchester Regiment) you will accept enclosed book – which I send with the Golden Cockerel’s homage and good wishes, Yrs sincerely, Christopher Sandford.” Irene Bass Sutton Wellington (1904-84) was a leading British exponent of the art of calligraphy. Having studied at the Royal College of Art, she undertook various commissions for the Central School of Arts and Crafts between 1944 and 1959, and was also commissioned by the London County Council to provide the calligraphy for the Accession and Coronation addresses which were presented to Queen Elizabeth in 1952 and 1953 respectively. Christopher Sandford (1902-83) was a book designer, proprietor of The Golden Cockerel Press and a founding director of The Folio Society.