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OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SR.

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(1809-1894) Acclaimed American author and poet and member of the famous 'Fireside Poets', whose most notable work was the 'Breakfast-table' series. A.L.S. to Isaac W. Smith, 2pp. 4 x 6.75 in., Boston, May 17, 1853, in part: '...I will with great pleasure assign the 16th of November for the Introductory Lecture at Manchester...only to the condition that I am in this vicinity as I expect to be...I usually return to Boston the 20th of October...In the meantime I have marked in my book - it is the first entry I have made for next season...' Holograph envelope included. Slight show-through and a minor spot of toning on the bottom, likely from the envelope seal, else fine.

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OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SR.

Name: OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SR.
SKU: 144006831
Price: 70 USD
Availability: InStock

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