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Patrick Kevin Foley letter
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CA ON00351 GA 16
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1898 (Creation)
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- Foley, Patrick Kevin
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1 leaf
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(1856-1937)
Biographical history
Owner of Hamilton Place, a famous bookshop in Boston, Mass., P.K. Foley was an authority on American first editions. His work, American Authors, 1795-1895: A Bibliography, published in Boston in 1897, was a pioneer and authoritative reference work.
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Consists of a single holograph letter from Patrick Foley to G.S. Payson dated April 23, 1898 and addressed to Boston, Massachusetts. The contents of the letter focuses on Nathaniel Hawthorne's book, "Doctor Grimshawe's Secret".
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Received as part of the Verbeke collection which was purchased in 1969.
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- English
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Open