Autograph letter signed (in full) to a Mr. Lowne, an autograph collector; Garrick Club, London, 19 April 1850

From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 1 1/2 pages, 8vo, inlaid at integral blank leaf. Usual folds, else fine. Item #409439

Lover writes: "You applied to me last December for my autograph. I was out of town, and immediately after Christmas I was extremely ill–all this will explain why your note had lain so long unanswered, then.– Subsequently, I went to Ireland. – on my return, I see on looking over some old papers and working up some areas of correspondence, your note.– Pray do not hold me guilty of any intentional rudeness, and accept in my defence an old saying 'Better late than never.'" (BA).

Price: $150.00