Autograph letters signed from Alfred Henry Forrester to various recipients [manuscript], 1855-1872.

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Autograph letters signed from Alfred Henry Forrester to various recipients [manuscript], 1855-1872.

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Letters signed Alfred Crowquill. A pen and ink sketch of Caliban appears on item (1); sketches from The Winter's Tale on (2) and (3); a sketch of Henry VIII on (4). Recipients: James Bohn and Charles Kean.

4 items : ill.

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