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Babbage (Charles) Autograph Letter signed to "Dear Madam", 1848, declining an invitation to dinner.

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Babbage (Charles) Autograph Letter signed to "Dear Madam", 1848, declining an invitation to dinner.

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Babbage (Charles, mathematician and computer pioneer, 1791-1871) Autograph Letter signed to "Dear Madam", 1p., 119 x 100mm., Dorset [Street], [London], 6th July 1848, declining an invitation to dinner, laid down on an album f., folds.

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Babbage (Charles) Autograph Letter signed to "Dear Madam", 1848, declining an invitation to dinner.

Name: Babbage (Charles) Autograph Letter signed to \"Dear Madam\", 1848, declining an invitation to dinner.
SKU: 175772475
Price: 600 GBP
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