1800s Scarce LEMUEL SHAW Autograph HERMAN MELVILLE Typee Association Literature

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1800s Scarce LEMUEL SHAW Autograph HERMAN MELVILLE Typee Association Literature:
$20.00

Melville\'s father-in-law and
dedicatee of TypeeBold ink signature, \"Lemuel Shaw,\" on an off-white 2-5/8\" x 7/8\" slip clipped from the conclusion of a letter. In fine condition.

Lemuel Shaw (1781 - 1861) served as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1830 to 1860. He earned a footnote in literary history as the father-in-law of Herman Melville, who married Shaw\'s daughter, Elizabeth, in 1847. Melville\'s regard for Lemuel Shaw was such that the author dedicated his first book, Typee, to him.

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