Autograph letter, signed S. Butler to Wm. Fuller Maitland

by Samuel Butler

$375 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

1 p. 7 x 5 inches. Only slightly toned, very good, framed. Item #371815 William Fuller-Maitland was an English art collector and Liberal politician, and a friend of Samuel Butler's for many years. The letter agrees to an upcoming luncheon where they will discuss some of their favorite castles. A number of letters between Butler and the Fuller-Maitland family are held in institutions, but Butler letters are rare in commerce.

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