William Roscoe]. [Thayer

[Thayer, William Roscoe].

Collection of approximately 50 letters written to American author and editor William Roscoe Thayer
$ 3,027 / 2.800 € (25307)

Collection of approximately 50 letters written to American author and editor William Roscoe Thayer by several notable scholars and statesmen, some in other languages, including: one TLS from British statesman James Boyce, dated 1913; four ALSs from Italian idealist philosopher and politician Benedetto Croce, dated 1907–1909; one ALS from clergyman and Dante scholar Charles Allen Dinsmore, dated 1913; sixteen ALSs and six TLSs from Italian historian and writer Guglielmo Ferrero, dated 1908–1912; five ALSs from Italian novelist Antonio Fogazzaro, dated 1906–1908; one ALS from English writer and socialist politician Henry Mayers Hyndman, dated 1910; four ALSs from Italian priest and politician Romolo Murri, dated 1909–1912; seven ALSs from Italian statesman Marchese Emilio Visconti–Ventosta, dated 1910–1914; and three TLSs and two ALSs from Helen Zimmers, dated 1908–1917.

Many contain content regarding scholarly pursuits. In overall very good to fine condition. Thayer wrote about Italian history and in 1914 was elected to The American Academy of Arts and Letters. Among the works he published during the period he received these letters were A Short History of Venice (1905), Longfellow: Our National Poet (1907), Life and Times of Cavour (two volumes, 1911), Life and Letters of John Hay (1915), and Germany vs. Civilization (1916)..

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