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Date
1893 December 14
Location
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
United States
United States
Media format
Manuscript text
Extent
1 leaf
Language
English
Size
22 x 13 cm
Genre
Communications
Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 227099
Folger call number: Y.c.5554
Folger holdings ID: 258672
Accession Number: cs1231
Folger call number: Y.c.5554
Folger holdings ID: 258672
Accession Number: cs1231
Summary
This letter is written on the back of and is a response to a typescript letter from John N. Cobb to Rolfe dated December 8, 1893. Rolfe responds to Cobb's request for a list of works relating to Shakespeare and his writings by admitting that Dr. H.H. Furness could give better information on this point. However, he also mentions that the catalog of the Boston Collection in the Boston Public Library, Allibone's Dictionary of authors, and an extension of Lowndes Bibliographical manual all have good lists
Also known as
Extended title: Autograph letter signed from W.J. Rolfe, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to John N. Cobb, Philadelphia 1893 December 14
Subjects
Rolfe, W. J. 1827-1910
Cobb, John N., active 1893
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Allibone, S. Austin 1816-1889. Critical dictionary of English literature and British and American authors
Lowndes, William Thomas, 1798?-1843. Bibliographer's manual of English literature
Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912
Related names
correspondent: Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910
subject: Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910
subject: Cobb, John N., active 1893
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912
correspondent: Cobb, John N., active 1893
subject: Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910
subject: Cobb, John N., active 1893
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912
correspondent: Cobb, John N., active 1893