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HENRY JAMES (American, 1843-1916)
Estimate:
$300 - $500
Sold
$450
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Description

Autograph letter, 1 page, 8vo, 3 Bolton Street [London], April 28th [circa 1876-1886], to the American stage actor Lawrence Barrett (1838-1891), thanking him for two tickets to the theatre, reading: <‘Dear Sir / I am much obliged to you for the two stalls at the Lyceum tonight, which I will make use of with much pleasure. Very Truly H. James’>, with 6 loose reproduced portraits and other ephemera on verso, framed
h. 7 w. 4-1/2 in. (sight)
overall: 10-1/2 x 7-1/2 in. (frame)
Provenance
The estate of J.D. McClatchy (1945-2018), American poet, librettist, literary critic, and former president of The American Academy of Arts and Letters, Stonington, CT