IRVING WASHINGTON Autograph Manuscript unsigned with several

Sale 2674 - Lot 160

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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

YET ANOTHER FRAGMENT FROM "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS" IRVING, WASHINGTON. Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, with several holograph corrections, fragment in 27 lines from the draft of Book V, Chapter VIII of his The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, numbered page 6 at upper right corner, possibly removed from the 1895 Manuscript Edition of his collected works. 1 page, 8vo; faint marginal discoloration from prior matting, minor scattered ink burn, moderate stain at middle left, folds. Np, circa 1829

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"In the mean time, without waiting for the sanction of the court of Rome, the utmost exertions were made by the Sovereigns to fit out a second expedition. . . ."
Provenance: From the Steve Forbes Collection.