ALS [microform] : to Paul [Bennett?], [1936 Dec. 28].

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ALS [microform] : to Paul [Bennett?], [1936 Dec. 28].

Ms. found in Thoreau's "Housewarming and Winter Visitors" printed by the Haddon Craftsmen in 1936 (Acc. 68-1036). The book Ellis refers to in his postscript might be Thomas Dreier's "The Power of Print", New York: Mergenthaler Linotype Co., 1936.

1 item (1 leaf) ; 28 cm.

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