WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892. Autograph Letter Signed ("Walt Whitman") to James Russell Lowell at the Atlantic offering the poem "1861" for publication, — WHITMAN TO JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.

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Estimate: $8,000–$12,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books & Manuscripts, Online, New York · 8 December 2024
Record ID: TB-2026-357806
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Whitman To James Russell Lowell., WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892. Autograph Letter Signed ("Walt Whitman") to James Russell Lowell at the Atlantic offering the poem "1861" for publication,. Bonhams, 8 Dec 2024, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-357806.

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Whitman To James Russell Lowell., WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892. Autograph Letter Signed ("Walt Whitman") to James Russell Lowell at the Atlantic offering the poem "1861" for publication,. Bonhams, 8 Dec 2024, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-357806.

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