Autograph letter signed : London, Liverpool and [n.p.], to J. Swain, 1870 July 11-1886 July 26.

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...

Swain, J.,

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Fildes, Luke, Sir, 1844-1927

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English painter. From the description of Autograph notes and sketches, 1888 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270994309 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Kensington [London], to an unidentified lady, 1882 Oct. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270521718 Luke Fildes was a particularly successful Victorian artist. His early work in Graphic magazine led to an invitation from Dickens to illustrate The Mystery of Edwin Drood. He gradually gave up il...