WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892. Autograph Letter Signed ("Walt Whitman") to John Burroughs recommending his brother George Washington Whitman to assist with building Burroughs's Riverby, and complimenting his Birds of the Poets, — WHITMAN TO BURROUGHS ON RIVERBY.

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Estimate: $5,000–$8,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books & Manuscripts, Online, New York · 8 December 2024
Record ID: TB-2026-357809
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Whitman To Burroughs On Riverby., WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892. Autograph Letter Signed ("Walt Whitman") to John Burroughs recommending his brother George Washington Whitman to assist with building Burroughs's Riverby, and complimenting his Birds of the Poets,. Bonhams, 8 Dec 2024, lot 45. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-357809.

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Whitman To Burroughs On Riverby., WHITMAN, WALT. 1819-1892. Autograph Letter Signed ("Walt Whitman") to John Burroughs recommending his brother George Washington Whitman to assist with building Burroughs's Riverby, and complimenting his Birds of the Poets,. Bonhams, 8 Dec 2024, lot 45. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-357809.

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