ALsS : London, to Edmund Evans, 1883 Aug. 9-1889 Dec. 18.

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ALsS : London, to Edmund Evans, 1883 Aug. 9-1889 Dec. 18.

Five letters relating to the printing of Tenniel's illustrations for the Nursery Alice. One letter is mounted to a portion of an album page which has mounted on the verso two clipped signatures, one "Richard [surname illegible]" and one "H.[?] T. Holland," perhaps the painter and illustrator Henry T. Holland (fl. 1879-1906).

7 items (7 p.) ; 22 cm. or smaller.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6749551

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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