BIB_ID
285129
Accession number
MA 2878.40
Creator
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.
Display Date
1889 Sept. 23.
Credit line
Gift of John Hay Whitney, 1971.
Description
1 item (5 p.) : ill. ; 17.9 cm
Notes
Includes drawings on p. 3-4. The drawing on p. 3 shows an albatross turning into a postage stamp.
Part of a collection of 70 letters from Lewis Carroll to Harry Furniss; the letters are described individually (MA 2878.1-70).
Part of a collection of 70 letters from Lewis Carroll to Harry Furniss; the letters are described individually (MA 2878.1-70).
Provenance
Purchased by John Hay Whitney at the Lois C. Levison sale (American Art Association, New York, 12-13 May 1930).
Summary
Asking if he can manage to complete the illustrations for the book by the end of October so they can publish it for Christmas; suggesting subjects for the 11 pictures they have not started.
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