[Sir Leslie Stephen, first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, father of Virginia Woolf.] Autograph Letter, Signed as The Editor of the Cornhill , to an unnamed lady, declining the offer of an article.

Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, author and literary critic, father of Virginia Woolf

Edité par 24 December ; on letterhead of the Cornhill Magazine Smith Elder & Co London, 1874

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For information regarding Sir Leslie Stephen, consult Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1p, 12mo. In fair condition, though somewhat aged and worn, with strip of brown paper stub adhering to one edge. Folded for postage. Reads: Madam, / I am obliged by your offer of an article, but, though I agree with you that it has some merit, I regret that my engagements make it quite impossible for me to accept it. / Your truly / The Editor of the Cornhill ( Cornhill little more than a series of scratches). See Image.

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• Titre: [Sir Leslie Stephen, first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, father of Virginia Woolf.] Autograph Letter, Signed as The Editor of the Cornhill , to an unnamed lady, declining the offer of an article.
• Éditeur: 24 December ; on letterhead of the Cornhill Magazine Smith Elder & Co London
• Date de parution: 1874