Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870 Presentation page of a Richard Twiss document
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.225 Author/Creator: Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Autograph note signed Date: circa 1850 Pagination: 1 p. ; 28.5 x 22.5 cm. Order a Copy
Presentation page of "Travels through Portugal and Spain, in 1772 and 1773," by Richard Twiss, including signed note by William Gilmore Simms. Consists of first blank endpaper of the book which has apparently been torn out; includes an autograph presentation signed by Twiss, addressed to Mr. and Mrs. William Dick and dated 28 March 1775. Includes a quoted excerpt from Samuel Johnson's critique of the work (called "Twiss' Travels in Spain" by Johnson) in an unknown hand. On the same page is a note by William Gilmore Simms signed "W.G.S." Note includes bibliographic information about the travelogue (which Simms refers to as "March through Portugal and Spain"). Also includes three collateral newspaper clippings.
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