Miscellaneous notes of Robert Louis Stevenson [manuscript], 19th century.

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Miscellaneous notes of Robert Louis Stevenson [manuscript], 19th century.

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(1) notes from Blackwood's magazine dated 1868; (2) miscellaneous verses; (3) contains quotations from various acts and scenes of Henry IV, Hamlet, Henry VIII.

4 leaves ; 60 x 120 mm to 180 x 120 mm.

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