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"Waiting" - manuscript poem signed by John Burroughs

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Sale 475: Fine Literature & Fine Books in All Fields (#475) 03/15/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 03/15/2012 11:00 AM PDT

Lot #39 "Waiting" - manuscript poem signed by John Burroughs

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$687.50

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Title:

"Waiting" - manuscript poem signed by John Burroughs

Author:

Burroughs, John

Place Published:

No place

Date Published:

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Description:

Six stanzas of 4 lines each, handwritten in ink by Burroughs, signed at the bottom. On sheet 23x14 cm. (9x5½"), matted and framed under glass with a photogravure portrait of Burroughs, overall 32x37.5 cm. (12½x14½").

One of the naturalist/author's better known poems, beginning "Serene, I fold my hands and wait...".

Condition:

Near fine, not examined out of frame.

Item#:

224326

Headline:

manuscript poem by John Burroughs
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