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Letters of Alexander von Humboldt, : written between the years 1827 and 1858, to Varnhagen von Ense. Together with extracts from Varnhagen's diaries, and letters from Varnhagen and others to Humboldt

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1860.
Call number: 637609
Creator: Humboldt, Alexander von (1769-1859)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Norman B. Williamson, 2014. Bookplate: From the library of Wm. H. Bartlett, Vermejo Park, NM. Norman B. Williamson is the son of Ruth Chandler von Platen and grandson of Harry Chandler, second publisher of the Los Angeles Times. Several titles received as part of this donation have the bookplate of William H. Bartlett (Vermejo Park, New Mexico). Harry Chandler and members of the Vermejo Club purchased Vermejo Park (including the contents of the house) from the Virginia Bartlett, widow of William H. Bartlett's son Willy, in 1926.

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