Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
On this day... see what happened on your special day
April 03
On This Day
On this day in 1783 the American writer Washington Irving was born in NYC. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". In 1893 Leslie Howard, actor probably best known for playing Ashley Wilkes in 'Gone With the Wind' was born.
IRVING (Washington, 1783-1859, American Author of 'Rip van Winkle')
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent sending him “a note to the Lewis’s which you can deliver at your convenience ... I am sure you will find yourself well repaid for the trouble of a call by the uncommon merit of their Sketches ...”, 1 side 8vo., no place, 19th June 1820
28958
HOWARD (Leslie, 1893-1943, Actor & Film Director)
Fine Signed Portrait Photograph, showing him head and shoulders,.almost full face, with his sensitive but penetrating look, 4½” x 3¾”, no date, circa 1941, a trifle silvered in places
55735
Click on images to view more details
