Autograph letter signed : Skerryvore, Bournemouth, to Messrs. Charles Scribner's Sons, ca. 1886 and docketed "Sept. 8."
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Fales, DeCoursey, 1888-1966
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Banker, art collector; New York City. From the description of Selected items from the autograph collection of De Coursey Fales, 1838-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502626 De Coursey Fales (1888-1966) was a New York City lawyer and banker who collected books and manuscripts. He donated his book collection to New York University and split his manuscript gifts between N.Y.U. and the New York Public Library. From the description of De Coursey Fales autograph...
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
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Robert Lewis (later changed to "Louis") Balfour Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1850. He attended the University of Edinburgh intending to become a civil engineer like his father, but ill health curtailed his studies and prompted him to travel to warmer climates. This inspired Stevenson to write stories, novels and essays about his travels. While in France he met American artist Fanny Osbourne. The two fell in love, and in 1879 Stevenson traveled to California, where he...
Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Charles Scribner, 1821-1871, was a partner in the publishing firm of Baker & Scribner, 1846-1871, and carried on alone after Baker's death in 1850. He formed Scribner & Welford in 1857. Charles Scribner's Sons was established in 1870, the same year SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY began. His son Charles, 1854-1930, became president in 1875. He began SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE in 1887. It ceased publication in 1930. His son Charles, 1890-1952, became president in 1932. From the description of Char...
