Alfred Ainger ALS, Autograph Letter Signed by the English Literary Biographer, Authority on Charles Lamb
by Ainger, Alfred (1837-1904)
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- very good
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- Condition
- Very Good
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Elizabethtown, New York, United States
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About This Item
Autograph letter signed by Alfred Ainger (1837-1904), English cleric, literary biographer, and critic. Letter is dated Good Friday Evening and addressed to "My dear Gerty" [his old friend Gertrude King.] Ainger inquires whether "Kenny" is home for Easter and might come for dinner. "I am quite alone," he writes. Signed as "A. Ainger." One sheet, folded in half to 4.5 x 7 inches. VG. Ainger wrote memoirs of Thomas Hood and George Crabbe but is best known for his Charles Lamb biography and his 6-volume edition of Lamb's works. Late in life, Ainger was chaplain to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII.
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- 047339
- Title
- Alfred Ainger ALS, Autograph Letter Signed by the English Literary Biographer, Authority on Charles Lamb
- Author
- Ainger, Alfred (1837-1904)
- Format/Binding
- No Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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