Typed letter signed : London, to Joan Severn, 1911 Oct. 26.

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Typed letter signed : London, to Joan Severn, 1911 Oct. 26.

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Saying that the Byron letter that she owns is most likely a facsimile, as many copies were made of it; providing instructions on how to look at the paper through a magnifying glass to look for the "marks of the graving tool in the flourish of the signature, and you will probably also see the plate mark round the edge of the paper;" adding, "If I am mistaken and you have by some chance got the original, it would be of value as a Byron autograph, but the letter itself has often been printed and published."

1 item (2 p.) ; 22.6 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Viljoen, Helen Gill

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Murray, John, 1851-1928

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