^Lot 1049 Lillie Langtry

British actress (1853–1929) who also attained legend as a royal mistress, racehorse owner, maker and spender of fortunes, and natural beauty. Partial ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.75 x 7, each affixed to another sheet cut to the same size, thanking an admirer for “the beautiful basket of roses.” In very good condition, with trimmed upper portion of first page of letter, central horizontal separation and a partial vertical separation, uniform shade of toning, a few tears along the fold, and some minor paper loss to the lower left corner.