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Lot #603
Bram Stoker

The Dracula author on Henry Irving's cigars

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The Dracula author on Henry Irving's cigars

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, blindstamped Lyceum Theatre letterhead, December 12, 1890. Letter to a lady, in part: "I think Mr. Irving has cigar cases of all sorts…pigskin, snakeskin, crocodile, silver, tortoiseshell…I think he really prefers something plain." He goes on to recommend "the best cigars I know." In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Stoker worked as business manager for Henry Irving's world-famous Lyceum Theatre in London between 1879 and 1898, where he supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels—his most famous being the vampire tale Dracula, published in 1897.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #563 - Ended August 07, 2019





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