Autograph letters signed from James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Surrey and London, to John Payne Collier [manuscript], 1847-1856.

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Autograph letters signed from James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Surrey and London, to John Payne Collier [manuscript], 1847-1856.

(1) Discusses H.S.'s letter of which Halliwell-Phillipps printed a partial facsimile in his Life of William Shakespeare, 1848, due to its mention of Shakespeare. (2) refers to the recent discovery of the 1603 quarto of Hamlet with the last leaf. The addressee is probably Collier.

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Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889

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English writer and librarian. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : London, to J. Harrison, 1868 July 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665313 Shakespeare scholar, literary antiquary, and lexicographer. From the description of Correspondence, 1849-1892. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34367915 Shakespeare scholar, literary antiquary, lexicographer, and critic. From the description of Correspondence, with W...

Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883

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