Autographs from the collection of Harold Murdock A.M. (Hon.) 1916 : typescript list, 1935.

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Autographs from the collection of Harold Murdock A.M. (Hon.) 1916 : typescript list, 1935.

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List of 93 manuscript letters (includes supplemental list), arranged alphabetically by correspondent, that were donated to Harvard University. Includes letters by James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, John Lockhart, Alexander Pope and others.

1 v. (9, 3 leaves) ; 30 cm.

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