BIB_ID
400508
Accession number
MA 2547.1-4
Creator
Allen, George, 1832-1907.
Display Date
1885-1890.
Credit line
Purchased, 1967.
Description
4 items (33 pages) ; various sizes
Notes
John Thomas Hobbs was George Allen's brother-in-law and had been Ruskin's servant.
Provenance
Purchased from the London dealer Quaritch, 1967.
Summary
A collection of 3 autograph letters signed to John Thomas Hobbs and 1 copy of a letter, in George Allen's hand, of a letter written by Joan Severn; written between 1885 and 1890 in Orpington, Kent; discussing books by John Ruskin that Allen has published, that Ruskin is in the process of writing, or that are being edited and compiled by scholars like Collingwood and Wedderburn, Ruskin's physical and mental health, Severn's stewardship of Ruskin, the publishing industry, and family news. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related records for more information.
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