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Lot #579
H. Rider Haggard Autograph Letter Signed

"I expect to go to Hamburg to doctor up my liver after various doses of the influenza"

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"I expect to go to Hamburg to doctor up my liver after various doses of the influenza"

Prolific British novelist (1856-1925) best known for such adventure fare as King Solomon's Mines and Allan Quatermain. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Ditchingham House letterhead, June 30, 1892. Handwritten letter to Mrs. Graham, in part: "I am sorry to say that I cannot accept your kind invitation. I shall be busy here with election matters till the middle of July & then I expect to go to Hamburg to doctor up my liver after various doses of the influenza." In fine condition, with a rusty paperclip impression to the top edge of the first page.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #618 - Ended October 13, 2021





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