Rachel Reckitt Stepney Letters 1940-1941 Hardcover 1991 Rare Limited UK WWII
$ 44.77
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Rachel Reckitt Stepney Letters 1940-1941 Hardcover 1991 Rare Limited UK WWII Rachel Reckitt was a modernist painter, sculptor and printmaker who trained at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art. In 1940, she came to London from her family home in Somerset to volunteer for the Citizen’s Advice Bureau at Toynbee Hall, Whitechapel, helping to re-house and evacuate bombed out families in the London Borough of Stepney. She also turned her family home in Somerset, 'Golsoncott', into a war nursery for evacuee infants, and regularly wrote letters home, describing the Stepney authorities' sometimes disorganised handling of relief support. Correspondence to her mother describing her wartime experiences was privately published, as Stepney Letters. Covers are hard board (not know if this had a dust jacket as very little anywhere regarding the book's publication) Pages are excellent, near fine, clean, unmarked This book appears to have been made for private circulation to family members by her sister and the slim volume is signed in fountain pen to the Preface Page by B N Reckitt. This is the only copy that appears to be for sale on any platform. Found in Western Australia at an Estate Sale. Condition Disclaimer Photographs are of the actual listed book you will receive. The 'condition' of secondhand books can be subjective and occasionally small marks or issues may be missed or not described. Please review all the photos and ask questions before purchase if we can provide more information. Buying from Love Me Two Times - Please Read Happy to combine postage if you check other listings - 'buy now' but don't pay and we will send an invoice. Happy to answer questions. Happy to send additional photos if needed. Photos are of the actual item you will receive. We do not use stock photos. We only offer tracked postage only to Australian and international buyers to avoid "I never received the item" cases. This gives peace of mind for buyer and seller. We don't offer refunds for change of mind or because you didn't read item specifics clearly stated in the listing/ description. We will 'make-good' when there are genuine issues within our control. If you do change your mind, we will accept a return if you send the item back in the same condition as it was shipped to you. We refund purchase price only. If your item arrives and is damaged in the post - there is insurance but Australia Post requires photos and may require you to visit a post office with the item and the package. This is their process. Postage - we do not have the sales volume to enjoy postage discounts. Postage prices are set to try and breakeven - there is no money made on postage. Our goal is that we always have a win-win transaction :) Please check our feedback - we do our very best (but are human just like you)
