Description: ENGLISH NOVELIST RICHARD ADAMS AUTOGRAPH LETTER "WATERSHIP DOWN" Typed letter signed dated 10/16/2009. Adams sends thanks for comments about Watership Down and sends details on how to send a book for autographs.In good condition with original transmittal envelope. Richard George Adams (9 May 1920 – 24 December 2016)[2] was an English novelist whose works include Watership Down, Maia, Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He studied modern history at Oxford before serving in the British Army during World War II. After completing his studies, he joined the British Civil Service. In 1974, two years after Watership Down was published, Adams became a full-time author.Early life and educationRichard Adams was born on 9 May 1920 in Wash Common, near Newbury, Berkshire, the son of Lillian Rosa (Button) and Evelyn George Beadon Adams, a doctor.[4] He attended Horris Hill School from 1926 to 1933, and then Bradfield College from 1933 to 1938. In 1938, he went to Worcester College, Oxford, to read Modern History. In July 1940, Adams was called up to join the British Army. He was commissioned into the Royal Army Service Corps[5] and was selected for the Airborne Company, where he worked as a brigade liaison. He served in Palestine, Europe, and East Asia but saw no direct action against either the Germans or the Japanese.After leaving the army in 1946, Adams returned to Worcester College to continue his studies for a further two years. He received a bachelor's degree in 1948, proceeding MA in 1953.[7] After his graduation in 1948, Adams joined the British Civil Service, rising to the rank of Assistant Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, later part of the Department of the Environment. He began to write his own stories in his spare time, reading them to his children and later on, to his grandchildren CELEBRATING 29 YEARS IN BUSINESS!!YOU CAN BUY WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE WE OBTAIN MOST OF OUR ITEMS IN-PERSONPLEASE DO NOT WASTE OUR TIME BY WINNING AN ITEM AND NOT PAYING FOR IT!! YOU WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY AND BLOCKED FROM OUR AUCTIONS!!! ALSO WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY BIDS FROM 0 FEEDBACKS, THEY WILL BE CANCELLED!NO RESERVETerms of Sale: PLEASE READ!!1. Payment is due within 4 days of the close of this auction. We are set automatically on Unpaid Bidder Assistant.2. EBAY COLLECTS THE SALES TAX3. If you have any questions, please ask prior to bidding. 4. All items are guaranteed authentic. COAs issued upon request. (Only for signed items) You can buy with complete confidence.5. Buyer pays for shipping. (combine shipping for multiple items) PLEASE NOTE IF BIDDING OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. - WE ONLY SHIP THROUGH EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM SO PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS!!Thanks for looking and Good Luck bidding!The Inkwell Autograph Gallery
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