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Paper. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. An Original Signed Letter by Alfred Austen. Letter dated 1898. Alfred Austin DL 1835 - 1913 was an English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, after an interval following the death of Tennyson, when the other candidates had either caused controversy or refused the honour. It was claimed that he was being rewarded for his support for the Conservative leader Lord Salisbury in the General Election of 1895. Austin's poems are little-remembered today, his most popular work being prose idylls celebrating nature.Size is 115mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16652. Signed by Author(s).…

Paper. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. An Original Hand written Signed Letter by Alfred Austen to Sir John Lubbock. Letter dated 1899. Letter concerning a meeting. Alfred Austin DL 1835 - 1913 was an English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, after an interval following the death of Tennyson, when the other candidates had either caused controversy or refused the honour. It was claimed that he was being rewarded for his support for the Conservative leader Lord Salisbury in the General Election of 1895. Austin's poems are little-remembered today, his most popular work being prose idylls celebrating nature. Provenance: From the family of autograph collector Emily Mary Rose Lee (1869-1949), wife of Colonel William Crawford Walton (1864-1937). Emily was the daughter of William Lee, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Glasgow from 1874 to 1886, and granddaughter of John Lee (1779-1859), Principal of Edinburgh University from 1840 to 1859. Size is 176m x 115mm. Condition is good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17174. Signed by Author(s).…

Paper. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. An Original Hand written Signed Letter by Poet Alfred Austen. Letter dated 1905. The letter reads - 'Dear Sir, I thank you for your letter, and will write again in a few days; confining myself here to saying that I do not doubt satisfactory arrangements can be made for the delivery of a few lectures next Winter. I am, Yours faithfully, Alfred Austin' Alfred Austin DL 1835 - 1913 was an English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, after an interval following the death of Tennyson, when the other candidates had either caused controversy or refused the honour. It was claimed that he was being rewarded for his support for the Conservative leader Lord Salisbury in the General Election of 1895. Austin's poems are little-remembered today, his most popular work being prose idylls celebrating nature. Size is 176m x 115mm. Condition is good. Light gum marks to rear. Folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17564. Signed by Author(s).…