Morrissey / The Smiths: a collection of ephemera relating to Morrissey's solo UK tour of 1999, featuring fax correspondence between Morrissey and Mike Hinc, his booking agent, together with suggested artwork proofs for magazine advertisements. Their exchanges are typically humorous in tone, with Morrissey sometimes using pseudonyms, (eg. 'Mobbish and 'Mawkishly') in his faxes, some of which are written in his own hand. Some also have the printed header for the sender being 'Elizabeth Dwyer', his mother. There is debate about whether the artwork they should use should be 'The Footballer' (Bobby Moore), 'The Boxer' or 'Man in Toga'. Further details include discussion about dates and venues, and which newspapers and magazines they should be advertising in.

Provenance:
From the personal collection of the late Mike Hinc, former booking agent at Rough Trade for Morrissey, The Smiths and others. The lot forms part of an extensive archive of related items on this sale, consigned by the family of Mike Hinc.