Letter 1791 January 4.

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Letter 1791 January 4.

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Signed, handwritten letter from London by James Boswell to Andrew Gibb; hand-written unsigned reply from Gibb to Boswell drafted on verso. Boswell portrait painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, engraved by E. Finden.

1 leaf (in container) ; 24 cm. + 1 engraving (16 x 12 cm.)

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7524254

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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