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Bird, Isabella, 1880

 File — Box: Coll-2106 - Box 1
Identifier: Coll-2106/11

Scope and Contents

Isabella Bird (1831-1904), traveller, geographer, 2 Autograph Letters Signed.

1 Letter and 1 Fragment of a letter.
Letter 1: 01 February 1880. Edinburgh. Bird writes to Mrs Chamberlain. She encloses a note to John Murray, which she hopes will encourage him to publish more poetry.
Fragment of a Letter: the final page of a letter, includes Isabella Bird's signature.

Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Biographical note on the author and the addressee. Clippings from related auction notices: a letter from John Murray to Isabella Bird and Isabella Bird's work: The Yangtze Valley and Beyond.

Transcription included in the file? Yes, but manuscript transcription.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880

Creator

Language of Materials

English and German

Full Extent

1 folder

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Occupation

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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