Autograph letters signed (39) : various places, from various recipients to Birket Foster ; some to other concerning Birket Foster, 1847-1871.

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Autograph letters signed (39) : various places, from various recipients to Birket Foster ; some to other concerning Birket Foster, 1847-1871.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270844447

39 items (80 p.) ; various sizes + some with envelopes.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Foster, Myles Birket, 1825-1899

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Myles Birket Foster was a popular Victorian-era illustrator and watercolor painter, noted for his technical proficiency and rustic scenes. First apprenticed to a wood engraver, he later worked as an illustrator for books and periodicals before successfully publishing books of his own illustrations. He was perhaps best known for his watercolor paintings, employing a singular stippled technique to great effect. From the description of Myles Birket Foster letters, announcement, and book...

Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986

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Gordon N. Ray, a graduate of Indiana University, was closely associated with the life and work of William Makepeace Thackeray. His four volume edition of the Letters and private papers appeared in 1945-1946 and his two volume biography in 1954-1955. From 1963 to 1985 Ray was president of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Ray was also an outstanding collector of English and French illustrated books. His collections formed the bases of two exhibitions held at the Pierpont Morgan Library that w...