Harry F. Chaplin - Chris Brennan by A.G. Stephens and other papers, 1933, 1934, 1950
Harry F. Chaplin - Chris Brennan by A.G. Stephens and other papers, 1933, 1934, 1950
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1933, 1934, 1950
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MLMSS 7318
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0.02 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript and printed
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Harry Chaplin's copy of the first edition of 'Chris: Brennan' by A.G. Stephens (Sydney: The Bookfellow, 1933) presented to him by Stephens' daughter Constance Robertson. Harry Chaplin's bookplate (Lionel Lindsay's etching of Brennan, signed by the artist and numbered 19 of 25) is adhered to the inside front cover. Various additional items are tippe...
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Harry F. Chaplin - Chris Brennan by A.G. Stephens and other papers, 1933, 1934, 1950
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Purchased from New Century Antiquarian Books in Dec. 2003
Administrative / Biographical history
Christopher John Brennan, poet and scholar, was born in Sydney in 1870. He worked as a cataloguer for the Public Library of NSW, 1895-1909. During this time and subsequently he lectured in Latin, French and German at the University of Sydney. Between 1897 and 1918 he published three volumes of poetry. He died in 1932.
Constance Robertson, jou...
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MLMSS 7318
Record Identifier
16AJeKon
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJeKon
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431844
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