Autograph Letter Signed
by CAMPBELL, Sir William Pitcairn (1856-1933)
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
This lieutenant general with the British Army was named General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Command in 1914 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command in 1916. ALS, 2pp (single leaf), 5¼" X 7", London, England, 7 October 1930. Addressed to Reverend Cornelius Greenway. Fine. On black-bordered mourning stationery, Sir William tells this noted American autograph collector "I am much honoured by your letter asking me for my photograph.... When I was Commander-in-Chief of the Western Command I had the great pleasure of meeting General Pershing officially on his arrival in England and have some charming photographs of the event...." Handsomely penned in black ink. At the bottom of the closing leaf Greenway pencils a couple of lines in his distinctive script.
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Details
- Seller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 44037
- Title
- Autograph Letter Signed
- Author
- CAMPBELL, Sir William Pitcairn (1856-1933)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autographs; Military;
- Product_type
- Autographs
Terms of Sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts accepts most major credit cards and PayPal. Checks are welcome. Institutions will be accommodated as their procedures require. Every effort has been made to describe each book and any defects accurately. If an item proves unsatisfactory for any reason, it may be returned within seven days. We would appreciate a courtesy call if an item is being returned. Member ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, The Manuscript Society.
About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been serving book lovers, collectors and institutions since 1991. Our inventory of quality out-of-print books spans 50 subjects, while the extensive autograph holdings have a decidedly historical bent, reflecting personages from every field of human endeavor.
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