literature 535. Lord Byron Signed Free Frank. Hand-addressed and free franked mailing panel, 5.5 x 3, addressed by Byron to “To I. Pulteney, Eqr., Donnington,” dated London, June 23, 1814, and signed in the lower left, “Byron.” The panel has several annotations in another hand, and bears several ink postal stamps. In very good to fine condition, with a tear, and associated paper loss, to the bottom edge. Starting Bid $200
Mark Twain on the death of his eldest daughter: “She died by the ignorance of physicians. There was nothing the matter with her which an osteopath could not have cured”
536. Samuel L. Clemens Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Mark,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Dollis Hill House letterhead, August 12, 1900. Handwritten letter to “Fuller,” first commenting on his late daughter, Susy, then discussing the benefits of plasmon—a proprietary dried milk in which Clemens was an investor. In part: “We shall indeed be glad to get Susy’s letter; any line from her hand is precious to us, now. Six days hence the anniversary will come again with its heart-break—August 18th. She will then have been gone from us four years; it will then be five years & a month since I last saw her in life. She died by the ignorance of physicians. There was nothing the matter with her which an osteopath could not have cured...I have bulldozed this family into living largely on plasmon the past five months...I value it for two reasons: It relieves me of the necessity of eating meat, & it digests my troublesome rubbish I put into my stomach.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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