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Lot #285
Bernard Gimbel

“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature”

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“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature”

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, Gimbel Brothers, Inc. letterhead, January 12, 1954. Letter to a young woman asking for his favorite quote. In part: “The following quotation by Ralph Waldo Emerson is one I think of very often. ‘A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.’” Toning to edges, paperclip mark to top edge, and small tape remnants to top and bottom edge, otherwise fine condition. RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #402 - Ended February 13, 2013