Autograph letter signed : London, to Henry Watson Kent, 1930 Nov. 23.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to Henry Watson Kent, 1930 Nov. 23.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/705911433

Expressing his amusement at the N.Y. Mirror tribute to him; joking about giving up book design for "ship-model making" once/if "the Odyssey and the Bible ever get finished"; describing the near-fate of "the Ancient mariner," having fallen "victim to the Press Gang"; indicating that he has "seen no one interesting for a long time now" but continues to lunch regularly with John Johnson from Oxford; describing Johnson's excellent printing exhibition; briefly discussing typefaces.

1 item (6 p.) ; 23.6 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8033664

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