signed unbound
by THACKERAY, Anne Ritchie (1837-1919)
unbound. very good(+). A.L.S. 8vo. 2 pages, St. Margaret's Mansions, April 5, [1880], in part: "Thank you very much for sending me that notice about my father. Some of those who knew him speak of him with words which come straight home... as your words do...". Minor mounting stains on verso - otherwise in fine condition. Novelist and eldest daughter of William Thackeray who is credited as being the author of the proverb: "Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for life." (Inventory #: 286409)