BIB_ID
192965
Accession number
MA 4013
Creator
Blades, William, 1824-1890.
Display Date
1882 August 8.
Credit line
Purchased, 1984.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 20.4 x 12.7 cm
Notes
Written from "23 Abchurch Lane / London."
Provenance
Purchased on the Acquisitions Fund, 1984.
Summary
Thanking him for his brochure upon Basilisks & Cockatrices"...What odd ideas our worthy ancestors had upon these points. What say to you to a similar essay upon Mandrakes - I'm sure you would pleasantly illustrate the subject;" expressing his hope that he will come to England while he is still in London & before he leaves with his family for 6 weeks on the Isle of Wight; enclosing "...a capital Sermon on Caxton by Dean Farrar."
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