Autograph Letter Signed
by CARROLL, Lewis (Letter to a Young Girl)
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
("Charles L. Dodgson") in black fountain pen ink on plain letter paper, Christ Church, Oxford, December 5, 1895. 7 1/8" x 4 1/4"; 2 pages (1 sheet recto and verso). Together with the original holograph mailing envelope, in Dodgson's hand, stamped and postmarked Oxford, December 5, 1895. To a child-friend, Gladys Baly: Interesting letter beginning with a rhyme, 'In one way I'm like the Old Woman that lived in a shoe - that is, I've got so many picture-books, I don't know what to do!' Dodgson asks whether Gladys already possess The Story of the Mermaiden illustrated by Laura Trobridge: if not, he will send it to her as a Christmas present - 'The pictures are by the same artist who illustrated Little Thumb, & I think you will find many pretty figures among them, some of which perhaps you may like to copy'. Dodgson had befriended Gladys Baly when staying at Eastborune in October 1891. She was then six years old, & had a talent for drawing. Dodgson predicted that she would become a first-rate artist. Not in The Letters, ed. Cohen.
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- Seller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 604329
- Title
- Autograph Letter Signed
- Author
- CARROLL, Lewis (Letter to a Young Girl)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Christ Church, Oxford
- Date Published
- 1895
- Pages
- 2
- Size
- 7 1/8" x 4 1/4"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.