Cheque signed Robert Louis Stevenson , Vailima, to H.J. Moors
$2,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller
3 1/2 x 5 inches. Old folds, toned except for edges where it was previously matted, Japanese tape residue from matting. Included is a vintage photographic print of Stevenson, which previously had been matted with the cheque. Item #353980 Harry Jay Moors 1854-1926 was an American trader in the South Seas and resident in Samoa for forty-five years. He was an intimate friend of Stevenson, and the Stevensons lived at Pineapple House , which Moors
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