21 x 20cm, 1pp xerox copy of two letters to the Scotsman with the headline " SAINT-JUST'S SCOTTISH CONNECTION" . the first letter from Hamish Henderson after noting a document that directly links Saint-Just to Scottish affairs of the 1790s but goes on to scoff at the idea that Finlay is a Nazi. The other letter is from Alexander Stoddart on behalf of the Saint-Just Vigilantes again in support of Finlay. This was a xerox copied by Finlay and distributed to friends and supporters in his regular mail-outs as was his habit.

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Glasgow: Wax366, 1998
12 x 11.2cm, 4pp folded card to create a small book. On the front the word LEAVES has been hand-typed by Bellingham and inside the alphabet with the word TREE replacing the letter C.
Bellingham did an unspecified number of these works by hand - a very early concrete poetry work. Signed on the back in pencil. A very early work by the artist. VG+.

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Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1998
10.5 x 21.5cm, 4pp artist's card with a drawing by Gary Hincks of the long line of hooked lines (called a spray) used in Thonier French fishing. The image also has the overall look of water spraying. This card has a lengthy ink note from Gary Hincks to Janet Boulton (both Finlay collaborators) pointing out the work is a "twin" of her work "Thonier". Hincks writes: "it is a rod with lines and hooks from the Breton "Thonier: (tuna fishing boat). The rod is raised - as here when sailing out to the fishing grounds." VG+.

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London: Serpentine Gallery, 1998
21 x 14cm, 2pp. Invitation card for a major installation at the entrance to the Serpentine Gallery. The commission is a circular ground work at the entrance (as well as a garden installation on benches and tree plaques). The work is illustrated on the front. VG+.
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London: Serpentine Gallery, 1998
30 x 21cm, 1pp. Letter from Julia Peyton-Jones addressed to Finlay's collaborator Janet Boulton inviting her to the celebration for the installation. VG+.

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Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1998
11 x 14cm, 2pp artist's card with a painting by Janet Boulton reproduced on the front. The title notes the similarities of a boat to a lemon (something often noted by Finlay) and the cargo here is a mass of oranges. VG+.

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