JOHN GILMER SPEED - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/11/1900 - HFSID 112376
Price: $220.00
JOHN GILMER SPEED
His books ranged from English poets to military history.
Autograph Letter signed: "Jno. Gilmer Speed", 1p, 5¾x8¾. New
York (City), 1900 June 11. To W. E. Woodward, in full: "I
send you a photograph [not included] as desired. But I beg that you will
return it to me when you have had it engraved as it is the only copy I have and
the negative has been destroyed. Yours truly". John Gilmer Speed (1853-1909)
was an American journalist and prolific author. His choice of subject matter was
diverse. He edited the collected letters of John Keats, to whom Speed was
related. He also published an 1899 update of Edward Creasy's 1851 text,
Decisive Battles of the World. Speed added four battles: Gettysburg,
Sedan, Manila and Santiago. Lightly soiled, mostly at blank lower margin. Pencil
notation (unknown hand) in lower left corner. Otherwise, fine
condition.
Following offer submission users will be contacted at their account email address within 48 hours. Our response will be to accept your offer, decline your offer or send you a final counteroffer. All offers can be viewed from within the "Offer Review" area of your HistoryForSale account. Please review the Make Offer Terms prior to making an offer.
If you have not received an offer acceptance or counter-offer email within 24-hours please check your spam/junk email folder.