Letter, Kensington Square, August 24, 1905 to Barbara [Crofts]; letter, Cornwall, September 1, 1955 from Avery M. Crofts to Mrs. Cornford. 1905-1955.

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Letter, Kensington Square, August 24, 1905 to Barbara [Crofts]; letter, Cornwall, September 1, 1955 from Avery M. Crofts to Mrs. Cornford. 1905-1955.

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Letters laid into Barbara Croft's copy of Gilbert Chesterton's Heretics: letter from Francis Darwin to Barbara Croft sending her the book and a short, humorous "literary prescription" and a letter from Avery M. Crofts returning the book to Mrs. Cornford, a descendant of Darwin, after Barbara's death.

2 items ; 18-21 cm.

University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System

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University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System

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