11-10-200111-10-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2109Boston
November 10, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
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JAMES

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$920$800
Auction: Sale #2109 - 2109Location: BostonDate / Time: November 10, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

JAMES, HENRY (1843-1916) Series of three Autograph Letters Signed, two to Mrs. Fiske Warren, 1909 and 1911, the first concerning Isabella Gardner and paying her high compliments, "she is a great and well-deserving citizen, a source of light and beauty, in the very highest degree."; the second regretting that he should not see her before he leaves Boston for Washington; the third to Mrs. Erskine Childers requesting to see a proof copy of an article being printed in America.
Estimate $600-800

Keywords

Isabella Gardner, Fiske Warren, Erskine Childers