Letter, 1876 Dec. 2 : London, to Capt. Brooke, Woodbridge.

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Letter, 1876 Dec. 2 : London, to Capt. Brooke, Woodbridge.

ALS. Refers to Captain's request for unbound copies of FitzGerald's translation of the Rubaiyat and explains why he can only send bound ones. With invoice.

1 item (1 p.) ; 27 x 21 cm.

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