Autograph letter, signed, with initials “N. B.” , to George Stevens, written below a letter in Italian

by Pietro Gamba by Lord Byron, George Gordon Noel

$30,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

3 pp. on a single sheet bifolium, with address To Msgr Stevens, Argostoli. 8vo. Small tear above signature, from opening, wax seal still present. Old docketing in French. Marchand 10:161-2 a partial transcription, misdated to May 1823 . Item #352339 A notable Byron letter, showing his commitment to join the armed struggle in Greece, just before he left Cephalonia for the Greek mainland. As is frequently the case, Byron writes beneath a letter

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