Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Senior (1809-1894) Signed Poetry Transcription, 5 April 1890.

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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Senior (1809-1894) Signed Poetry Transcription, 5 April 1890.
Single page. Fair copy of the final stanza of Holmes's poem, "The Chambered Nautilus," that begins: Build thee more stately mansions, O my Soul," matted, with engraved portrait, 7 x 4 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-500


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