Autograph Quotation Signed
WALFORD, Lucy Bethia (1845-1915)
From Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since March 11, 1998
About this Item
This Scottish writer's first novel ("Mr. Smith: A Part of His Life," 1874) pleased Queen Victoria so much she invited Walford to be received at court; she cranked out close to fifty similar light-hearted domestic page turners over the next four decades. AQS, 1p, 5" X 6¼" (lettersheet),n.p., 17 May 1911. Near fine. Walford writes out, large and bold, an excerpt from one of her very last novels, "The Enlightenment of Olivia" (so noted at bottom). In part: ".one can do much that is difficult in after years: for instance, one can turn one's back upon a disagreeable without looking at it over one's shoulder," signed as usual "L.B. Walford." With original stamped and cancelled envelope, addressed by Walford to an admirer in Boston, on the verso of which she pens: "With complts & thanks for yr kind note, initialed "L.B.W.". Seller Inventory # 49881
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Title: Autograph Quotation Signed
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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been buying and selling quality books, autographs and ephemera since 1991. We specialize in general antiquarian, first editions, signed books and autographs and documents. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA), Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC) and The Manuscript Society.
9304 Saturn Ln, Galena, IL, 61036, U.S.A.
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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.9304 Saturn Ln, Galena, IL, 61036, U.S.A.
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