OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SR. - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/30 - HFSID 152828
Price: $500.00
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. Autograph Letter signed: "O W
Holmes", 1p, 4½x7. 21 Charles St. (Boston?), Dec. 30, n.y. On
personal letterhead to "My dear Charles". In full: "Mr. Marsh
has promised to dine with me at 3 o'clock next Saturday. James [illegible]
has promised also. Now I must have you to make up my chew trio. Won't you
please me by coming? Your affectionate [illegible]". Physician and
author Holmes (1809-1894) is best known for his poems "Old Ironsides" (1830) and
"The Wonderful One-Hoss Shay" (1858), and for his urbane Breakfast-Table
sketches, the latter first appearing in 1857 in the "Atlantic Monthly"
(which he had named). He was the first Dean of Harvard Medical School. His
son and namesake was a distinguished Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Unevenly
toned. Slightly soiled. Mounting paper remnant on verso (no show through).
Otherwise, fine condition.
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