Autograph copy of a letter : Locarno, to Henry Watson Kent, ca. 1917-1933 [copied ca. 1950].

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Autograph copy of a letter : Locarno, to Henry Watson Kent, ca. 1917-1933 [copied ca. 1950].

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Recalling in detail his "first crossing of the Alps in 1905"; indicating that Bartholomew from Cambridge was staying at a nearby village and that they had lunched together and then joined him in the mountains the next day; describing a boat ride to Isola Bella during which they encountered two of Mussolini's spies; describing gravel boats on the lake and sun-bathing on a sandy "lido"; indicating that they'll return to London via Paris tomorrow; acknowledging that he still needs to respond to Miss Granniss' letter.

1 item (3 p.) ; 27.2 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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