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Lot 577

Sale 5213 - Rare Books and Manuscripts
Apr 4, 2013 6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$700 - 1,000
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$400
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3 pieces.


3 pieces.
Autograph Letters Signed. Longfellow, Henry W: Cambridge, [Mass.], August 24, 1876. 4pp, 8vo; light to moderate horizontal creasing along old folds - affecting signature, contents starting to fade. With addressed stamped postal envelope. To. T.W. Littleton, (after learning of the death of the English poet & miscellanious writer Mortimer Collins.) "..I never knew him personally but always thought very highly of his poetic gifts..." * Cambridge, [Mass.], November 7, 1869. 4pp, 8vo; minor wear. To Mrs Lawrence, "I wanted to tell you about Florence and our visit there..." * Nahant, [Mass.], August 21, 1871. 3pp, 8vo, verso of 2nd leaf (of 2) mounted to card stock album leaf, minor scattered spotting. To (R.C.) Winthrop (President of the Massachusetts Historical Society), "...I shall not fail to be present at the Hist. Society...I do not however expect to sing or say anything on the occasion...

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