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New York: J.A. Underwood, 1847. Flat: 7-1/2 x 9-3/4 inches. 4pp only written on two outside pages and was folded to 5-1/34 x 3-1/4 inches.Dec 14,1847 dated letter via Cunard Line Paddlestreamer MS Britannia, NY to Paris. Was folded now flat, very good condition.Cover letter to; M... Delahantes Ho Bankers, Paris, France. (Britannia)From. G.A. Underwood, New York.Confirms receiving envelope form the bank but not it's contents. Discuss bills for 15,00 francs. Hopes by the French steamer to make further payment. Signed J.A. Underwood Image of the ship NOT included, for visual reference only.RMS Britannia [The First Cunard Liner] was an ocean liner of the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, later known as Cunard Steamship Company. She was launched on 5 February 1840, at the yard of Robert Duncan & Company in Greenock, Scotland. In January 1842. "Let us suppose though you had the money and were keen to embrace the new technology. Step aboard then Cunard's first ship, the paddle… Read More

1985. No binding & hard cover. Good. Irving Stone was a prolific American author of biographical novels of historical personalities such as Lust for Life about Vincent van Gogh and The Agony and the Ecstasy about Michelangelo. In a century in which popular culture appropriated politics, art, literature, and history, Stone was a preeminent purveyor of the accessible mainstream biography. The collection has 28 items dating from 1939 to 1985, specifically 20 letters, 2 post cards, 1 photo, 1 signed sheet, 1 souvenir typescript, and 3 books. 20 letters:• 2 ALS on cards with envelopes to Dorothy Dockstader, post-marked 17 and 31 October 1934, re the reception of Lust for Life.• 10 TLS and 1 TL addressed Dear Pop (Charles Tannenbaum), 27 August ?, 27 June 1939, 18 May 1940, 9 June 1940, 18 June 1940, 18 August 1940, 26 October 1940, 13 June 1942, 31 July 1942, 26 August 1942, and 4 November 1942 re taking Jean to Boulder Dam (Lake Mead and Grand Canyon) and San Francisco, woman building a roof on her… Read More