Holograph leaf from Washington Irving's History of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, [ca. 1828].

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Holograph leaf from Washington Irving's History of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, [ca. 1828].

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Text of the ms. concerns the letter from Columbus to his son Diego on the the death of Queen Isabella, from bk. 18, chap. 2 of: History of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus.

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 20 cm.

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G.P. Putnam's Sons

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Publishing house in New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1886-1908. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32604641 ...

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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Washington Irving (b. April 3, 1783, New York City-d. November 28, 1859, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York), American author, wrote his first popular work, A History of New York, under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. He continued to write stories and essays which made him the outstanding figure in American literature of his time and established his reputation abroad. In 1826 Irving went to Spain to work at the American embassy in Madrid, then at the American legation in London, before returni...