Autograph letters signed from Oliver Leigh, New York, to William Winter [manuscript], 1908.

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Autograph letters signed from Oliver Leigh, New York, to William Winter [manuscript], 1908.

Praises Winter's writings; discusses books on Poe and his own work. Addressed from 216 East 18th St., N.Y. With a small printed booklet, "Postscript to Private letter from Oliver H.G. Leigh," containing manuscript annotations in Leigh's hand.

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