Sale 511: Historic Autographs and Manuscripts with Archival Material (#511) 07/25/2013 11:00 AM PDT CLOSED!

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Lot 282 of 395:
Original Poem by Edgar Guest  

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$48
Estimate:
$80 - $120

Title:
Original typescript poem, signed

Author:
Guest, Edgar A.

Place:
Detroit

Publisher:

Date:
1929

Description:

Original typescript, holograph corrections, signed by the author. Approx. 27x18.5 cm. (10½x7¼") visible. Framed.

Original typescript for the poem "Two Brothers", beginning: "Bill bought a car with his money, and Joe bought a piece of ground..." A later typed note at the bottom relating the story behind the signing of the piece by Guest. A letter from Guest is mentioned in this note but is no longer present.


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Condition:
Paper browned, not examined out of frame.


 
Item number:
237811
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