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MSS 601, Frank W. Tober collection on literary forgery, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
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Frank W. Tober (1919-1995) was a chemical engineer with a substantial personal interest
in the study of literary forgery.
Frank W. Tober was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1919. As a youth, he was an avid reader who enjoyed history and literature, but he was particularly interested in the sciences. Following his graduation from high school in 1937, he enrolled at Michigan Technological University where he earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1941. He subsequently received a master's degree in chemical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1941 and a doctorate in physical chemistry from Yale University in 1948. Tober went on to have a long, successful career with the DuPont Company.
Dr. Tober maintained a wide range of book collecting interests, including the history of printing and publishing, the history of papermaking and the manufacture of paper, the era of Napoleon and the French Revolution, and contemporary fine printing and book arts. However, the cornerstone of Dr. Tober's personal library was his collection on literary forgery, which includes examples of forgeries from all periods.
Dr. Tober bequeathed his collection to the University of Delaware Library following his death on June 24, 1995. The Frank W. Tober collection comprises nearly four thousand books and periodicals, hundreds of manuscripts and papers, and a variety of other materials, including artwork and ephemera.
The Frank W. Tober collection on literary forgery comprises letters, books, pamphlets,
journals and journal articles, newspaper clippings, auction and exhibition catalogs, and
other ephemera related to literary forgery. While Tober collected specimens of a variety
of manuscript and printed forgeries, he was most interested in the literary forgeries of
Thomas J. Wise and H. Buxton Forman.
Series I. Thomas J. Wise and the Wise-Forman Forgeries comprises the vast majority of Tober's collection. Tober collected numerous examples of the forgeries published by Wise, which have been cataloged in the print collection of Special Collections. Tober also acquired many original letters by Thomas J. Wise and H. Buxton Forman, including correspondence with Frederick Britten Austin, Richard Curle, Edmund Gosse, A. Edward Newton, John Payne, and Gabriel Wells.
In addition to the original Wise-Forman material, Tober also amassed a comprehensive collection of letters, books, articles, auction and exhibition catalogs, and newspaper clippings about the discovery of Wise's involvement in the forgeries and its aftermath. He also obtained correspondence, notes, drafts, offprints, and publications related to authors who wrote about the Wise-Forman forgeries, including John Carter, John Collins, Wilfred Partington, Graham Pollard, Fannie Ratchford, William Todd, and Gabriel Wells. Tober even collected materials concerning other Wise collectors, such as Maurice Pariser, whose collection formed the basis for the 1967 exhibition,
Series II. Other Forgeries comprises individual specimens of forged manuscript documents acquired by Tober, including items purportedly by Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Julia Ward Howe, Abraham Lincoln, John Milton, and Edgar Allan Poe. Subseries II.A. focuses on American author and poet Frederic Prokosch and his so-called "Butterfly Books" forgeries. This subseries includes drafts and research for Tober's article about Prokosch, "A Local Forger," that appeared in the September 1989 newsletter of the Delaware Bibliophiles. Also included in this series are numerous articles, journals, and books Tober collected about literary forgery.
Series III. Miscellaneous letters and documents comprises a small group of apparently authentic materials collected by Tober that dates to the same period as his forgery collection. These include several letters related to Pre-Raphaelite artists, such as Edward Burne-Jones, William Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and his brother William Rossetti; and also includes letters by art critic John Ruskin, Delaware senator and Civil War veteran H. A. "Colonel Henry" du Pont, May Morris (younger daughter of William Morris), and a letter on Cuala Press letterhead written by Elizabeth Yeats.
MSS 215, H. Buxton Forman papers related to John Keats
MSS 602, Frank W. Tober papers
Several thousand titles from the Frank W. Tober collection are cataloged with imprints in Special Collections. These may be retrieved with a keyword search for "frank w tober" in DELCAT, the Library's online catalog.
University of Delaware. Library.
Correspondence written by Thomas J. Wise, including letters written on his behalf by Louise Wise, his wife, and a few letters authored by Louise. The letters originate from Hampstead unless otherwise noted, and the subseries is organized by individual correspondent.
One letter.
Includes 2 letters with mailing envelopes, one from Wise per his wife, and one signed "Loie Wise."
British author of adventure stories and novels.
Three letters, including one from Wise per his wife and one from Louise Wise. A fourth letter is laid into Spec. Coll. Z1024 .W57 todd420b. Also includes two pages from catalog describing books in Wise's collection that Austin wrote and inscribed, with autograph note by Wise on Austin poem.
Photocopy of letter. The original letter is tipped into vol. 3 of
Letter from Queen's Hotel, Hastings.
Letter from Hampstead.
Letter written on Shelley Society letterhead.
Eleven letters (three per his wife) from Wise from Hampstead, the Queen's Hotel in Hastings, and Percival's Hotel, Worthing. Includes carbon copies of four letters from Chadwyck-Healey to Wise, correspondence between Chadwyck-Healey and the firm of Elkins Matthews, and corrected proof of the Byron section of
Three letters, including one from Wise per his wife.
Three letters from Wise (two per his wife).
One letter.
Two letters.
Wise's friend and forgery collaborator.
Two letters (one is tipped into the presentation copy from Wise to Forman, Spec. Coll. Z1024 .W57 Todd214a). A third letter dated 1916 establishes a clear link between Wise and Forman in their forgeries.
Poet, author, and chief librarian of the House of Lords.
One letter.
Five letters (one sent from Prince's Hotel, Brighton); also includes several prospectuses for Wise's publications.
Letter on The Shakespeare Head Bronte letterhead, with original mailing envelope.
One letter.
Bookseller in Reading.
Postcard and postal receipt.
Letter per Louise Wise.
Noted Shelley editor.
Four letters, and an H. Rubeck, London postcard. Also includes Locock's handwritten queries to Wise, with Wise's autograph responses and a Wise stamped signature.
One of the owners of Maggs Bros. booksellers, London
Letter sent from Queen's Hotel, Hastings.
Edited volumes of poetry by William Cowper and Leigh Hunt
One letter.
American book collector, minister, and lecturer.
One letter written on Shelley Society letterhead.
Author, editor, mathematician, and brother of Christopher Morley.
Eleven letters and manuscript list of examples of forgeries in possession of Herbert E. Gorfin.
American author, publisher, and well-known book collector.
Two letters; includes photocopy of third letter, the original of which is mounted on free front endpaper of Newton's copy of
Book collector, editor, author, and translator. Compiler of Cassell's French-English/English-French dictionary.
Six letters from Wise. Two letters from Louise Wise (one sent after Wise's funeral).
Thirteen letters, including three per Louise Wise sent from the Queen's Hotel, Hastings.
One letter.
Two letters, including letter sent from Royal Victoria Hotel.
One letter.
Four autograph letters discussing Wise's privately printed pamphlets, specifying prices to be charged, describing Swinburne's letters to John Nicol, thanking Thompson for a copy of Wordsworth's
Owner of Civic Center Book Shop in San Francisco, California.
Three letters, including one per Louise Wise.
Ambleside bookseller.
One letter accompanied by a typed transcription.
One letter sent from Hotel Metropole, Folkstone.
Hungarian-born American bookseller, friend and staunch defender of Wise.
Five letters from Wise, and four letters to "Saint-Gabriel" from Louise Wise, including letter about visit of Wilfred Partington to Louise.
One letter.
British editor and compiler.
One letter from Wise. Also includes two additional letters to Wilkinson from others and a clipping, all related to Swinburne.
Letter in which Wise gives short biography/resume; originally laid into a copy of
Includes letters to bookseller James Tregaskis, the editor of
Collected correspondence to and from H. Buxton Forman, Wise's friend and co-conspirator in the forgery scandal.
Four letters from Joseph Knight and John C. Francis, editors of the
Three letters from British critic and author Arthur Compton-Rickett to Forman, two of the letters bear handwritten notes by Forman.
American manufacturer and compiler (1849-1925) active in many historical societies.
One letter from Forman. Includes photocopy of two brief biographical notes about Denham.
An
British author, translator, and lawyer.
Fourteen letters to Forman, many with original mailing envelope.
Original letter accompanied by Frank Tober's autograph transcription of the letter.
Original letter and autograph manuscript poem, "Rondeau." Also includes Frank Tober's autograph transcription of the poem. "Rossetti" is probably William Michael Rossetti.
British editor. Secretary of the South Place Institute, London.
One letter.
Secretary to Kelmscott Press, one-time son-in-law of William Morris.
One letter to Forman, accompanied by a newspaper clipping.
One letter accompanied by Frank Tober's autograph transcript of the letter.
One letter to Forman.
Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other documents by Wise's contemporaries, as well as materials from those writing about Wise, Forman, and the forgery controversy.
British lawyer, politician, and essayist.
Letter to Wise, accompanied by a copy of the auction catalog description and Frank Tober's autograph transcript of the letter with a brief biographical entry for Birrell taped to the reverse.
British book collector, author, and editor.
Two letters from Curle to Alfred L. Rose of New York, and an autograph note from Wise on fragment of a letter from Richard Curle.
British literary critic and author.
One letter to Wise, and a typescript note from previous owner of letter
American author and book collector .
Two letters to Hart, one from Daniel Berkeley Updike and the other from George Parker Winship, about Carter and Pollard's recently-published exposé. The letters were originally laid into a copy of
British novelist and journalist.
One carbon-copy typescript letter to "My very dear old Freddy," possibly Frederick Page. Includes a dealer's description, and a letter from Nicolas Barker to Robert Fleck regarding the attribution to Kernahan.
Author of biography of Thomas J. Wise
Includes correspondence, drafts of letters, clippings, and other materials related to the
Letter to William H. McCarthy, Library of the University of Texas, accompanied by mailing envelope and Christmas card inscribed to McCarthy.
Librarian and curator of rare books at University of Texas Library
Two letters from Ratchford, including a mimeograph copy of Ratchford's letter to the editor of
Family of publisher George Redway, friend of Thomas Wise
Includes letter and card from Partington to Alan Redway, two letters from Ernest to Alan Redway accompanied by draft letter to editor regarding George Redway's involvement in Swinburne blackmail scandal. Also includes two letters from John Carter to Alan Redway.
British journalist, editor, and collector.
Two typescript letters from Shorter on
British poet, crime writer, and editor.
One letter referring to Symons' unpublished work on Wise forgeries.
Wife of Theodore Watts-Dunton.
Two letters concerning alleged collusion of Frank Taylor with Thomas Wise on purchase of Swinburne copyrights and manuscripts. Handwritten copy of letter to Frank Taylor accompanied letter to Mrs. Watts-Dunton.
British critic, poet, and friend of Swinburne, who lived with the Watts-Duntons for 30 years
One letter to H. M. Schroeter with original mailing envelope.
Seven letters, including a draft and revised letter from Frank Tober to John Collins, and a letter from P. Barrows of The Brick Row Print and Book Shop to Mrs. Henriette W. Roberts concerning Wise's edition of Spenser's
Frank Tober's handlists of Wise letters and auxiliary letters in his collection, including his handwritten transcriptions of the Wise letters. Also includes three spiral-bound stenographic notebooks with Tober's notes.
Articles and reviews about Thomas J. Wise and the Wise-Forman forgeries gathered by Frank Tober. These are arranged alphabetically by individual author.
"The Making of a Book Collector,"
Photocopies of Barker's three-part article, "The New Enquiry: A Preview," that appeared in
"The Peccancies of T. J. Wise, et al. Some Aftermaths of the Exposure,"
"T. J. Wise and Gordon Wordsworth,"
Offprint of "Harry Buxton Forman and His Shelley Reprints,"
"Wise and Ruskin I"
"Wise and Ruskin II"
"Wise and Ruskin III"
"The Firm of Charles Ottley, Landon & Co."
Offprint of article and issue containing "Bertram Dobell and T. J. Wise,"
"The Wise-Shelley Letter,"
"Thomas J. Wise: Aftermath,"
Two copies of "The Proof that Forman Knew,"
Offprint of article, "William Michael Rossetti and the Wise-Forman Conspiracy,"
"Thomas J. Wise: Friend of Duke University Library,"
"The Carter and Pollard
"An Enquiry into
Offprint of "Type-Facsimiles,"
"When Forgery Becomes a Fine Art,"
Offprint of "The Story of a Lie: A Sequel to
"Machinery of Detection,"
"The Not-So-Gentle Art of Puffing: William G. Kingsland and Thomas J. Wise,"
Offprint of "The Not-So-Gentle Art of Puffing: William G. Kingsland and Thomas J. Wise,"
"The Text of D. G. Rossetti's
Photocopy of typescript manuscript of "Thomas James Wise and the Trial Book Fallacy," 1992. Includes a letter from Scolar Press to Paul Wakeman at Oak Knoll Books.
"Annals of Crime: the First Editions of T. J. Wise,"
Photocopy of article, and one set of tearsheets of article.
Article by unknown author, "A Note for Messrs. Carter and Pollard,"
Offprint of article and issue containing "T. J. Wise as Bibliographer,"
Three copies of special Thomas J. Wise issue of the
Typed letter signed to John Carter with tearsheet of Parisier's review of
"Fannie Ratchford,"
"The Wise Forgeries,"
Offprint of "Idylls of the Hearth: Wise's Forgery of
"Living with Forgers,"
"The Sheepfolds Matter,"
"A Chapter in the Shelley Legend,"
"Cottle, Wise, and
Brother of Julian Symons.
Offprint and issue containing "The Nineteenth Century Forgeries,"
Two copies of "T. J. Wise at the Turnbull," an article from an unidentified periodical; and "
"Some Wiseian Ascriptions in the Wrenn Catalogue,"
"An International Episode [review of]
Photocopy of chapter 10 on Wise from
"A New 'Curiosity of Literature': The Exploits of Thomas J. Wise,"
"The Compleat Collector,"
Auction catalogs for individuals and books related to Thomas J. Wise and the Wise-Forman forgeries.
Includes original and partial photocopy of
Includes catalogs of printed books for the sale of February 14-15, 1972 (Professor E. N. Da C. Andrade), and the sale of April 10, 1972 (Mrs. Madeleine Buxton Holmes).
Includes catalog of printed books for the sale of June 26-27, 1972, that included property of Mrs. Madeleine Buxton Holmes.
Includes catalogs of printed books for the sale of March 22-23, 1976 (Dr. A. N. L. Munby), and sale of April 5, 1976 (Dr. A. N. L. Munby).
Includes catalog for sale of July 28-29, 1977, including property of Graham Pollard.
Two copies of sales catalog for February 27, 1978, including property of T. A. Wise.
Catalog of printed books for sale of July 3-4, 1978 (Graham Pollard).
John Sullivan was apparently the previous owner of the Pariser collection, which formed the basis for the 1964 exhibition organized by the Manchester Public Libraries,
Correspondence sent to John Sullivan. Includes two letters from D. I. Colley and G. E. Haslam, curators of the exhibition; two handwritten letter from Maurice Pariser, along with reprint of article on Wise by Pariser inscribed to Sullivan ; and Autumn/Winter 1967 issue of
Two proof copies of the catalog containing extensive note and revisions.
Includes Frank Tober's copy of the catalog with his handwritten notes laid in, accompanied by a copy of the exhibition brochure. John Sullivan's copy of the deluxe edition of the catalog, inscribed to him by Maurice Pariser, was removed and cataloged (Spec. Coll. Z1024 .W57x 1964 copy 3)
Handwritten and typescript transcriptions of Thomas J. Wise letters to Edmund Gosse, prepared in conjunction with the exhibition. Also includes manuscript entries from the Ashley Library.
Handwritten and typescript transcriptions of Thomas J. Wise letters to Edmund Gosse.
Maurice Pariser (1906-1968) was a Manchester solicitor and book collector whose Wise collection formed the basis for the 1964 exhibition
Includes one letter to Pariser from W. D. Paden with original mailing envelope, accompanied by a reprint of Paden's 1965 article "Tennyson's
Exhibition held at Princeton University Library in October 1981.
Includes specially-bound copy of the invitation to the October 30, 1981 opening, and a bound collection of photographs of the installation with label text. A poster created for the exhibition was removed to oversize.
American bookseller and collector .
Gabriel Wells was Wise's staunchest defender, publishing ,
Wells sent his pamphlet to many librarians, booksellers, collectors and other, receiving a variety of written responses from many of them, including Richard Curle, Estelle Doheny, Christian Gauss, Charles Heartman, Mitchell Kennerley, A. Edward Newton, Wilfred Partington, and Herbert Putnam. Also included is a 1926 issue of
British author, antiquarian bookseller and collector. With Graham Pollard, wrote 1934 exposé of H. Buxton Forman and Thomas J. Wise,
Two variant copies of the original publisher's prospectus with bookseller's stamps, and one broadside promotional flyer for Carter and Pollard,
One letter from Carter and three letters from Pollard to Birbeck regarding typographical questions about
One letter from Carter regarding a recent catalog issued by Brimmell.
Letter to Carter from John Murray, publisher of the book. Also includes letter from Adlai E. Stevenson accompanied by carbon copy of Carter's initial letter to Stevenson, and a letter to Carter from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Correspondence and other materials relating to a 1959 Grolier Club dinner. Includes three printed menus for the event.
John Carter served as general editor for the Halcyon Booklets series.
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and editorial materials pertaining to the publication of Winston Churchill,
Kansas-based Tennyson scholar who taught at the University of Kansas.
Miscellaneous bibliographical information and correspondence between Carter and W. D. Paden concerning Paden's Tennyson research. Materials removed from Carter's copy of Thomas J. Wise,
Charles Scribner's Sons in New York.
Four letters from Carter to Randall, including a copy of Carter's article, "Thomas J. Wise and His Forgeries," inscribed by author to Randall. Also includes three letters to Randall from other individuals, including Fannie Ratchford.
Critic for
Includes Carter's 1958 Christmas card to Swan with mailing envelope, and letter dated December 20, 1967, with mailing envelope
Postcard and letter from Carter to Thomas.
Four letters exchanged by Carter and Weeks concerning Frederick Rolfe. Also includes newspaper clippings and Carter's typescript review of Cecil Woolf,
British calligrapher who was a former student and class assistant of Edward Johnston.
Correspondence, press releases, and other materials related to 1972 Edward Johnston exhibition. Includes materials related to other exhibits and the Society of Scribes and Illuminators.
Two invoices from Blackwell's (Oxford) and two letters with mailing envelopes from Carter.
Typescript carbon copy of article with Carter's autograph pencil notation at top. Also includes letter from Douglas Leighton (The Leighton-Straker Bookbinding Company) dated March 16, 1939.
Typescript carbon copy of Carter's review of Wilfred Partington's
Includes "Thomas J. Wise,"
Article appeared in a special forgery issue of
Seven articles by Carter on the Wise forgeries. Includes two copies of a special issue of
Various newspaper clippings, including Carter's article, "Thomas J. Wise,"
Printed invitation for lecture, "Thomas J. Wise: A Backward Glance," delivered at the Caxton Club on April 20, 1965, by Carter.
Special issue (vol. 21, September-October 1932) devoted to "
James Moran essay for special issue of
October 1972 issue of
Carter's copy of the August 1960 issue of
Issue of
Carter's copy of offprint of article appearing in
Collins was co-author with Nicolas Barker of the second edition of Carter and Pollard,
Correspondence between Collins and Frank Tober. Includes photocopies of some Wise-Forman materials and mailing envelopes. Also includes discussion of Tober's contribution to the new edition of
Pages numbered in pencil
Pages numbered in pencil. Forty-three unnumbered photocopy illustrations follow the last numbered page.
Published by Oak Knoll Press and Scolar Press.
Published by Scolar Press and Ashgate Publishing Co.
Much of the material is from Todd's personal collection, and many of the articles, pamphlets, and other publications are inscribed to him by the various authors.
Includes correspondence between Todd and Tober on Wiseian matters, four letters from Todd to Robert Fleck, and a letter to James Jaffe about a Wise forgery .
Includes one issue of
Includes offprints and reprints of articles and exhibition catalogs authored by Todd.
Includes articles by Nicolas Barker, William H. Bond, Fredson T. Bowers, Herbert Davis, Philip Gaskell, Allen T. Hazen, James M. Osborn, and Jacob Zeitlin. Almost all of the articles and offprints are inscribed to Todd by the author.
Includes articles by Anne Henry Ehrenpreis, Philip Gaskell, Lloyd Hibberd, Gordon N. Ray, and James E. Walsh. Also includes March-April 1981 issue of
Includes a section from Wise's
Numerous newspaper clippings about Wise's Ashley Library, dated both before and after Wise's death. Includes notices and reviews of his published catalogs of the library, the British Museum's purchase of the Ashley Library from Wise's estate, and reactions after the discovery of his forgeries. Also includes a signed copy of John Carter's "How We Got Wise,"
Various reviews and discussions about Carter and Pollard's
Numerous reviews and printed letters debating the merits of Partington's conclusions in his book,
Includes a typescript list of letters and articles with dates, mostly from
Numerous essays, reviews, and articles from a variety of sources concerning Thomas J. Wise, H. Buxton Forman, and their forgeries. Includes John Carter's 1937 obituary of Thomas J. Wise, and the 1975 obituary of John Carter.
Includes Tober's lists of publications on Wise with prices.
Includes Wise-related lecture notices, pamphlets, broadsides, and handwritten notes gathered by Tober.
Frederic Prokosch was a well-regarded American novelist, translator and poet.
Materials collected by Frank Tober related to Prokosch's so-called "Butterfly Books" forgeries.
Includes correspondence with Norman Unger, John Carter (Sotheby's), Jocelyn Baines (Quaritch), and Lord John Kerr (Sotheby's). The letters from 1972 were written by Prokosch shortly after he was exposed as a forger, and contain details of his forgeries. Also included are photocopies of these items.
Includes a one-page manuscript, "Statement by F. P." with Prokosch's history of the Butterfly books and regrets for producing the forged pamphlets. One sheet contains textual corrections apparently in the hand of John Carter.
Includes three Sotheby catalogs for sales that included Prokosch's Butterfly Books.
Includes two Sotheby catalogs for sales that included Prokosch's Butterly Books, and a 1990 Bloomsbury Book Auctions catalog containing books from Prokosch's library.
Includes two photographs of Prokosch, one with his autograph note on its verso.
Includes several handwritten and typescript drafts for Tober's article on Prokosch, "A Local Forger," for the Delaware Bibliophiles
Includes copies of 1989 obituary for Prokosch, and various photocopies and notes relating to Prokosch and his forged pamphlets.
Includes correspondence and invoices related to Tober's acquisition of Prokosch items.
Includes individual examples of forgeries, correspondence and ephemera related to forgery, and correspondence by forgers and experts, all collected by Tober.
Includes examples of letter and manuscript forgeries of Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, and Julia Ward Howe.
Materials related to two purported John Milton documents, including correspondence and facsimile documents.
Includes two forged Poe manuscripts with related correspondence regarding the authenticity (or lack thereof) of the documents.
Newspaper facsimiles were not originally published to deceive.
Includes four newspaper facsimiles and related materials. The facsimiles of the
Material related to forgery of Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address," including correspondence and a facsimile.
Shakespeare forger.
Letter from Ireland to Messrs. Vernon Hood.
Artist, devoted Shakespeare collector, and father of William Henry Ireland.
Two autograph designs for bookplates for Sarah Fairfaxe by Samuel Ireland. Both are dated by the artist.
Autograph dated manuscript of Perrault's play about the poet and forger Thomas Chatterton, entitled "Chatterton mourant: drames en un acte et en vers."
Single sheet printed in color on both sides by Charles Whiting, London. Appears to be a specimen of printing intended to prevent forgery. Accompanied by dealer's description.
Publications on forgers and forgeries. These are listed alphabetically by author (when known) and title of article when not identified.
"Caveat Lector," excerpt from the newsletter of the Friends of the Milnor Library [1980]: 3-5.
"The Great Swinburnian Hoax,"
"Forgery Texas Style,"
Offprint of "The Old Man at Work: Forgeries in the Stationers' Register,"
"Why All the Alarm About Forgeries?"
Tearsheets of "A Five-Foot Shelf of Literary Forgeries,"
"Fakes and Forgeries," printed speech delivered at the Regular Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, dated October 9, 1946 .
"When the Authenticity of an Item is in Doubt,"
"George Psalmanazar. . . Literary Imposter,"
"The Earl and the Thief: Lord Ashburnham and Count Libri,"
Special issue of
Issue no. 68 (July 1988) and no. 69 (September 1988) of newsletter contains articles on Mark Hofmann and Mormon forgeries.
"Living with Forgers (The First Robert F. Metzdorf Memorial Lecture),"
"Modern Printed Forgeries: Some Basic Sources,"
Three reviews of books about the Mormon forgeries of Mark Hofmann in
Photocopy of typescript speech, "Abridged version of a talk given to the Friends of the University of Texas by W. Thomas Taylor, September, 1988." Includes handouts and bibliographic materials.
"Abraham Lincoln and the Bixby Letter,"
This series comprises a small group of authentic letters and documents collected by Tober, including several letters from members of the Pre-Raphaelites.
Well-known Pre-Raphaelite painter and designer.
One undated letter to "My dear Mrs. Coronio"
"Colonel Henry" Du Pont was a Civil War veteran and two-time U. S. Senator from Delaware.
Letter to Alexis du Pont on Winterthur letterhead, accompanied by Tober's autograph transcription of letter.
Scottish curate, literary historian, Shakespeare scholar and editor.
Undated letter to John Bruce, and undated letter to Robert Turner.
Addressed to the Lord Mayor of London concerning the collection for the poor, accompanied by Tober's 1966 autograph transcription of the document.
British typeface designer, printmaker, and sculptor associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.
Postcard to Stanley Iveson.
Poet, author, and chief librarian of the House of Lords.
Three letters by Gosse, and a notecard with original mailing envelope.
British painter who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
Includes one letter by Hunt, a letter to Tober from Bob Fiene of Wilder Books, and dealer information and invoice on the Hunt letter.
American celluloid manufacturer, art and book collector.
One letter from Lefferts, accompanied by Tober's transcript of the letter and three print reproductions related to his Civil War military service, including two portraits of Lefferts. Also includes Tober's notes on sale of the Lefferts library.
British poet and collector. His son-in-law is Augustine Birrell.
One letter dated November 15, no year.
British essayist and author, writer for
Postcard to Miss H. Ernestine Ripley.
British poet and printer at The Nonesuch Press.
Correspondence between Meynell and Charles Tubbs, including a typescript letter on The Nonesuch Press letterhead to Tubbs. Also includes clipping from the
British embroiderer and embroidery designer. Younger daughter of William Morris and Jane Burden. Ex-wife of H. Halliday Sparling, one-time secretary of the Kelmscott Press.
One letter to Mrs. Jacks.
British painter and co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
One undated letter.
Original member of Pre-Raphaelites, brother of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Postcard to W. Kineton Parkes with dealer's note, and letter to Colles with dealer's description.
British writer and art critic.
Three letters from Ruskin, accompanied by portrait of Ruskin and dealer's descriptions.
Antiquary and autograph collector.
Letter to Mr. Skaggs dated June 29, 1835, accompanied by clipping of Upcott's obituary of September 23, 1845, and an 1836 lithographic portrait of Upcott. Tober's handwritten notes on Upcott also included.
Sister of W. B. Yeats. Printer at Dun Emer Press and Cuala Press.
Letter to "Otway Smithers" on Cuala Press stationery.
Wife of Alexander Kerensky.
Photocopy of corrected typescript. Includes photocopy of undated handwritten essay by Vladas Stanka.