JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 03/04/1906 - HFSID 73256
Price: $360.00
JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY
The prominent literary figure, author of the Boudoir Ballands,
apologizes for being unable to lend a painting, signs name in purple ink
Autograph letter signed"J. Ashby-Sterry" in purple
ink. 3½x4½, written on St. Martin's Chambers note card. March 4, 1906. Trafalgar
Square, London, England.Addressed to "Mr. Kitton". In full:
"The Despatch Bone to which you refer is no longer in my possession
-& I don't know where it now is - so I regret I shall be unable to have the
pleasure of lending it to you it to you for exhibition. I am, Yours
faithfully". Joseph Ashby-Sterry (1836-1917) was an English poet and
novelist. His works include Katharine and Petruchio (1870),
Tiny Travels (1874), Boudoir Ballands (1876),
The Wooden Midshipman (1881), The Lazy Minstrel
(1886), Charles Dickens in Southwark (1888), Nutshell
Novels (1891), A Naughtly Girl (1893), A Tale of the
Thames (1896) and The River Rhymer (1913). He was also a
frequent contributor to the British humor magazine Punch. Ink bleeding
slightly. Lightly toned. Corners rounded. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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