ALS signed “C. L. Dodgson,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, August 7, 1893. Letter to the mother of his child-friend Gladys Baly, written from his home at "7 Lushington Road, Eastbourne," referencing a publication of one of Charles Perrault's fairy tales. In full: "Does Gladys possess 'Little Thumb'? If not, let me give it her. The pictures (of children) are lovely, & would be good for her to copy. They differ from 'Fairies,' in being all draped. So she will now have both varieties to draw from." In fine condition.
Dodgson met little Gladys Baly when she was living in Eastbourne in 1891. Gladys had a penchant for drawing—especially ships and horses—and Dodgson encouraged her artistry with gifts of illustrated books to copy from. Gladys would later reminisce: 'Happy engrossing hours were those I spent with Mr. Dodgson, when he showed me tricks and puzzles...I quite clearly recollect him taking Through the Looking-Glass out of a box of new books and giving it to me with his name written inside. He wrote to me many times after I left Eastbourne, although I never saw him again. In return I sent him drawings of ships and horses which, at that time, I was fond of making.'
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