GILMAN, DANIEL COIT. 1831-1908. Two Autograph Letters Signed ("D.C. Gilman") to Eli Todd Tappan, discussing the hiring of faculty for the nascent Johns Hopkins University, — JOHNS HOPKINS.

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Estimate: $800–$1,200 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — The Medical & Scientific Library of W. Bruce Fye, New York · 11 March 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-746737
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Johns Hopkins., GILMAN, DANIEL COIT. 1831-1908. Two Autograph Letters Signed ("D.C. Gilman") to Eli Todd Tappan, discussing the hiring of faculty for the nascent Johns Hopkins University,. Bonhams, 11 Mar 2019, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-746737.

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Johns Hopkins., GILMAN, DANIEL COIT. 1831-1908. Two Autograph Letters Signed ("D.C. Gilman") to Eli Todd Tappan, discussing the hiring of faculty for the nascent Johns Hopkins University,. Bonhams, 11 Mar 2019, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-746737.

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