Letter handwritten and signed by Henry Shaw (1800-1873).

United Kingdom: Not published, 1843. Autograph. Very good+ condition. Unbound. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo (8vo). Two page letter entirely in the hand of and signed by Henry Shaw, dated October 12, 1843. To "H. Grosford" stating "I have to apologize to you for not acknowledging the receipt of a letter you were kind enough to forward me through Mr. Pickering in August last. The fact is, it reached me when I was very busy making preparations for a visit to Scotland, where I have been till within a few days, + it wholly escaped my memory. If you will allow me now to see your collection, I shall be very happy to do so any evening you may appoint excepting Tuesday next. I am, sir, your obed. servant [signed]." Author of works on illumination and artist. He wrote the following: The Encyclopedia of Ornament 1842; The Decorative Arts Ecclesiastical and Civil of the Middle Ages 1851; Specimens of Ancient Furniture drawn from existing authorities by Henry Shaw. With descriptions by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick 1836; Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages 1843; A Handbook of the Art of Illumination as practised during the Middle Ages, with a description of the metals, pigments, and processes employed by the artists at different periods 1866. Manuscript..