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Typed Letter Signed 'Oliver G. Pike' from the ornithologist Oliver Gregory Pike offering his services as a lecturer.

réf. 12893 — On his letterhead of 'The Birdland Lectures The Bungalow Leighton Buzzard.' May 1925. 1p. 4to. In fair condition aged and lightly-creased. The letterhead includes fourteen endorsements from newspapers in the left-hand margin with Pike described as 'Author of the Birdland Books. 100000 copies sold.' Although bearing a genuine signature the letter may be a circular. Pike is enclosing 'a copy of my Lecture Prospectus for next season' not present. He goes on to discuss his 'new Lecture entitled: - "BIRDLAND CAMEOS"' before concluding: 'If your Society should decide to engage me I can promise them a thoroughly interesting evening.' On his letterhead of 'The Birdland Lectures, The Bungalow, Leighton Buzzard.' May 1925. unknown