Letters, 1851 December 25-1853 February 6, Baltimore, to George Ticknor, [Boston].

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Letters, 1851 December 25-1853 February 6, Baltimore, to George Ticknor, [Boston].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3977061

Sends a copy of a review of Ticknor's book; unhappy to have missed Ticknor's and Hawthorne's visit; sends him a copy of his book.

4 items. 18-21 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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