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EDWARD LEAR (1812-88); THOMAS CARLYLE (1795-1881)
A 1½pp. a.l.s., dated June 1865, from Lear to Mr. Vivian, stating: 'You will be glad to hear H.R.H. the Prince of Wales came to my studio yesterday & took many drawings: among them, the Philae you had liked so much ....', one margin mounted on guard; a 1p. secretarial letter from Carlyle, dated 5 Cheyne Row, Chelsea 11 November, 1870, signed, to Mr.'Delaine' (of The Times), requesting a proof of the 'paper' he is sending and stating: 'My own right hand is mutinous & won't write ...' (2)
A 1½pp. a.l.s., dated June 1865, from Lear to Mr. Vivian, stating: 'You will be glad to hear H.R.H. the Prince of Wales came to my studio yesterday & took many drawings: among them, the Philae you had liked so much ....', one margin mounted on guard; a 1p. secretarial letter from Carlyle, dated 5 Cheyne Row, Chelsea 11 November, 1870, signed, to Mr.'Delaine' (of The Times), requesting a proof of the 'paper' he is sending and stating: 'My own right hand is mutinous & won't write ...' (2)