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An intimate collection of material illustrating the relationship between Lawrence Durrell and Margaret McCall his "darling original McCall girl", as well as material relating to McCall's time at the BBC and her contact with other authors, including Philip Larkin, Henry Miller and John Betjeman
comprising a selection of autographed and typed letters, postcards and telegrams between Margaret McCall and Lawrence Durrell dating from 1967 , including : c.5 A.L.s. from Lawrence Durrell to Margaret McCall; c.15 T.L.s. from Lawrence Durrell to Margaret McCall. Referring to the 1967 ‘Generals Coup’ in Greece Durrell writes: “At the moment nearly all my powerful friends are locked up or limogees; but they find the exile islands very restful it seems and the food good… The situation is both dismal and quite farcical; both right and left are moaning. But the real nigger in the woodpile is the Queen Mother who has sunk her teeth into Constantine and won't let go. If she could be persuaded to take a holiday in Austria Karamanlis would agree to go back (Heleni was having talks with him when I saw her) and of course win the elections and restore order and democracy…"; 3 telegrams; An A.Pc.s. from Durrell to McCall in which Durrell muses “arriving 10.35 London Time p.m. Suppose you were in London: suppose it was your evening off: suppose you got the keys from Alan and came to hear all my adventures... wouldn’t that be wonderful for me?”; 6 photographs of Durrell (2 with McCall); Original typescripts for “Midday Dialogue” and “Malcolm Muggeride talking to Lawrence Durrell” along with some typescript notes; 2 ink and watercolour paintings by Durrell for McCall signed “Epfs” (Durrell used the pseudonym ‘Oscar Epfs’ which he reportedly loved as he thought it was impossible to say without sounding silly); a number Durrell’s publications inscribed to McCall including: Collected Poems, 1968; Nunquam, 1970; The Greek Islands, 1978, all signed presentation copies from the author all to Margaret McCall, original cloth, some faded, dust-jackets, jackets rubbed, extremities torn with loss ; and 11 others, by Durrell, many inscribed Also included in the collection: a selection of autographed and typed letters, postcards and telegrams between Margaret McCall and Philip Larkin; Henry Miller; John Betjeman and others, including : 2 telegrams and 2 T.L.s. from McCall to Henry Miller 1 A.L.s. from Miller to McCall in which he states: “I must warn you in advance that I am not much good on T.V. or film”. He decides that he would be more comfortable if “Larry (Lawrence) took over. He knows how to handle me. With the Britishers in general I am usually ill at ease.”; A T.L.s. from Philip Larkin to McCall and a copy of a T.L. from McCall to Larkin; 2 A.L.s. and 3 Pc.s. from John Betjeman to “Darling Margaret” and a T.L.s. from McCall to Betjeman in which she states: “You’ve never used auto-cue, so why should you look through some lavatorial glass darkly into the camera lenses now?” ; a number of typed and autographed letters between McCall and Nicholas Ghike, Dimitri Papadimos and George Katsimbalis; 2 A.L.s. to Phyllis McCall from Robert Graves; a number of books by the above authors inscribed to McCall including: Betjeman (John) Collected Poems, signed from “Banjo Betjeman” , spine faded, 1970 § Stephanides (T.) The Golden Face, signed and inscribed by the author on front free endpaper , 1965, original cloth, dust-jacket, extremities chipped ; and 10 others, many signed, v.s.