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James Branch Cabell, 1923, inscribed by Cabell
Inscribed: For Mrs. Archer Jones with the best wishes of James Branch Cabell 4 December 1923
Priscilla Bradley Shepherd Cabell, c.1916
Photograph of Priscilla Bradley Shepperd Cabell, c.1916. She married James Branch Cabell on November 8, 1913 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Brook Hill. Their only child, Ballard Hartwell Cabell was born in 1915.
Burton Rascoe, James Branch Cabell, Elliott White Springs
This photograph was first published inArts & Decoration magazine (Vol. XXX, No. 1, November, 1928, p.47) in an article by Burton Rascoe entitled "Contemporary Reminiscences - An Intimate Visit to James Branch Cabell and Ellen Glasgow via an Air…
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken became both a friend, and one of James Branch Cabell's greatest literary champions.
Guy Holt
Guy Holt was James Branch Cabell's friend and his editor at Robert M. McBride and Company.
The Red Book Magazine, May 1911
James Branch Cabell's short story, "Prince Fribble's Burial," appears on pages 88-94 of this issue of The Red Book Magazine.
Alsvidur, The Horse of Mani. (Horse No.3)
Cabell's collection label reads:Alsvidur, The Horse of Mani. A gift from Clitandre the Highwayman. --The Book of Clitandre, in Smith. 3Note: Mani is the moon god in Norse mythology who travels across the sky drawn by the horse Alsvidur. Mani is…
Aquiline, The Horse of Raymond of Toulouse. (Horse No. 4)
Aquiline, The Horse of Raymond of Toulouse. A gift from Brace [sic] Abundant. --"Grance[sic] Abundant," in Special Delivery. 4Raymond of Toulousewas a powerful prince in southern France and one of the leaders of the First Crusade. Aquiline is…
Babieca, The Horse of the Cid. (Horse No. 8)
Cabell's label reads:Babieca, The Horse of the Cid.A gift from Wiglerus, Prince of Denmark.--Hamlet Had an Uncle. 8Babieca (which means simpleton or stupid) was the great warhorse of El Cid. After his death, El Cid's body was tied onto…
Bucephalos, The Horse of Alexander. (Horse No. 15)
Cabell's collection label reads: Bucephalos, The Horse of Alexander. A gift from Cesario dei Vetori, Prince of Melphe. --The King Was in His Counting House. 15The King Was in His Counting House is a satirical romance by Cabell,set in the…
