![170
Scott (Sir Walter, poet and novelist, 1771-1832) Autograph Letter signed to R. Rushworth, Repository of Arts, Haymarket, 1p. with conjugate blank, sm. 4to, 24th February [1826], "I am honoured with the proposal to inscribe to... your picturesque scenery of Scotland to which I can have only one objection that I have not the privilege of being likely to benefit the book as it is the natural acknowledgement of such a favour. I live strictly retired and am obliged to see few people and thus am entirely out of the circle where literary undertakings are spoken of... . In every other respect excepting my inefficiency as a pattern I cannot feel otherwise than honoured in the proposal and I must ?infer you to determine whether you will waste your dedication in this circumstance on so useless a patron as myself," red wax seal, extensively restored along folds, browned.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/4ebf83d0-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/7c244fce-6291-ee11-8178-002248070a4a.webp "170
Scott (Sir Walter, poet and novelist, 1771-1832) Autograph Letter signed to R. Rushworth, Repository of Arts, Haymarket, 1p. with conjugate blank, sm. 4to, 24th February [1826], \"I am honoured with the proposal to inscribe to... your picturesque scenery of Scotland to which I can have only one objection that I have not the privilege of being likely to benefit the book as it is the natural acknowledgement of such a favour. I live strictly retired and am obliged to see few people and thus am entirely out of the circle where literary undertakings are spoken of... . In every other respect excepting my inefficiency as a pattern I cannot feel otherwise than honoured in the proposal and I must ?infer you to determine whether you will waste your dedication in this circumstance on so useless a patron as myself,\" red wax seal, extensively restored along folds, browned.")
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Scott (Sir Walter, poet and novelist, 1771-1832) Autograph Letter signed to R. Rushworth, Repository of Arts, Haymarket, 1p. with conjugate blank, sm. 4to, 24th February [1826], "I am honoured with the proposal to inscribe to... your picturesque scenery of Scotland to which I can have only one objection that I have not the privilege of being likely to benefit the book as it is the natural acknowledgement of such a favour. I live strictly retired and am obliged to see few people and thus am entirely out of the circle where literary undertakings are spoken of... . In every other respect excepting my inefficiency as a pattern I cannot feel otherwise than honoured in the proposal and I must ?infer you to determine whether you will waste your dedication in this circumstance on so useless a patron as myself," red wax seal, extensively restored along folds, browned.
Lot 170
Scott (Sir Walter), Autograph Letter signed to R. Rushworth, Repository of Arfts, Haymarket, 1p. with conjugate blank, sm. 4to, 24th February [1826], on becoming a patron of a book, picturesque scenery of Scotland, extensively restored along folds, folds.
Hammer Price: £350
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Scott (Sir Walter, poet and novelist, 1771-1832) Autograph Letter signed to R. Rushworth, Repository of Arts, Haymarket, 1p. with conjugate blank, sm. 4to, 24th February [1826], "I am honoured with the proposal to inscribe to... your picturesque scenery of Scotland to which I can have only one objection that I have not the privilege of being likely to benefit the book as it is the natural acknowledgement of such a favour. I live strictly retired and am obliged to see few people and thus am entirely out of the circle where literary undertakings are spoken of... . In every other respect excepting my inefficiency as a pattern I cannot feel otherwise than honoured in the proposal and I must ?infer you to determine whether you will waste your dedication in this circumstance on so useless a patron as myself," red wax seal, extensively restored along folds, browned.
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