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Lot #666
Henry James Handwritten Letter Signed

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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, May 4. Letter declining a dinner invitation, in part: "I have stupidly promised to be present at some private theatre arranged by some friends of mine. It is a thing I loathe & I would very much rather dine with you, but I have promised—& I am to take a lady." In very good to fine condition, with light staining, foxing, and toning.

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