Lot 192 · The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts
Autograph manuscript signed ('William Wordsworth'), transcribing extracts from four poems, Rydal Mount, 22 December 1847
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $11,724–$16,748
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Alphabet of Genius: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2014
- Dimensions
- 23 lines on two pages, 251 x 202mm, bifolium, signed and dated at the end
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3286394
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wordsworth, William. 1770-1850., Autograph manuscript signed ('William Wordsworth'), transcribing extracts from four poems, Rydal Mount, 22 December 1847. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 192. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286394.
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Wordsworth, William. 1770-1850., Autograph manuscript signed ('William Wordsworth'), transcribing extracts from four poems, Rydal Mount, 22 December 1847. Christie's, 28 May 2014, lot 192. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3286394.
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