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Autograph Letter Signed ("W Irving"), to Col. Thomas Aspinwall by Irving, Washington - 1831

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Autograph Letter Signed ("W Irving"), to Col. Thomas Aspinwall by Irving, Washington - 1831

Autograph Letter Signed ("W Irving"), to Col. Thomas Aspinwall

by Irving, Washington

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Argyll St [London], 1831. Bifolium with address leaf. 12mo. VG. Bifolium with address leaf. 12mo. Irving writes to Thomas Aspinwall, the American consul in London and a friend of Irving's who acted as literary agent on Irving's behalf on multiple occasions, beginning in 1827 when he sold the publishing rights for Irving's Columbus biography to John Murray. In part: "I have heard nothing as yet of the acceptance of the Bill of Exch[equer]
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Format/Binding Bifolium with address leaf. 12mo
  • Book Condition Used - VG
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Place of Publication Argyll St [London]
  • Date Published 1831
  • Keywords American | Washington Irving

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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) to his Nephew

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) to his Nephew

by IRVING, Washington

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Used - Splitting to the intersecting folds and a small area of seal-related paper loss to the last page. Very Good
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Tarrytown, 31 December 1836. Letter. Splitting to the intersecting folds and a small area of seal-related paper loss to the last page. Very Good. Interesting three-page letter by the creator of Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow on a 16" x 10" sheet of paper folded in half and SIGNED at the conclusion "Washington Irving" to his nephew the Rev. Pierre Irving, author of THE LIFE & LETTERS OF WASHINGTON IRVING. Irving asks about his other nephew, Pierre's brother, Theodore, also a Reverend and author: "I am happy to hear that Theodore is making such strenuous efforts to prepare himself for the important trust about to be confided to him. It will of course take some little time and discipline to get himself into complete training; his desultory studies and readings have all to be brought to bear upon one pursuit, and in many cases to be followed out and completed.... The way in which he has acquitted himself in the study of modern languages and in various literary undertakings, while under… Read More
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