Sir Walter writes to a female correspondent, that ‘The little pamphlet, to which you refer’ can be got from any bookseller for a shilling. He refers her to ‘two papers of mine on the same subject’ published in Atlanta magazine last year, signing the letter at the end. Read more about Sir Walter Besant. Handwritten letter, signed, 1889, regarding a recent work by him.
8vo. (19 x 12.5 cm) Iv + 488 pages + iv pages adverts + publishers catalogue 64 pages dated January, 1891. Matching the description in A Bibliography of Henry James by Edel and Laurence. Read more about Henry James, The Tragic Muse, 1891. 2nd edition, the first one volume edition
The subject of this letter must be the English actor G.F. Cooke (1756-1812); according to the Dictionary of National Biography his career was plagued by alcoholism. His journal is still in existence, preserved in the Harvard University Theatre Collection. Read more about Letter 1822 describing the actor George Frederick Cooke, signed B.M. Oakley
