Autograph Manuscript of "Mrs. Algy's Delightful Morning

  • SIGNED
  • 1907
By Von Hutten, Bettina [Baroness von Hutten]
1907. Very Good. An original six-page holograph manuscript from the prolific author Bettina Von Hutten (1874-1957), probably best remembered for the "Pam" series. She was born in the United States as Bettina Riddle. She married the English Shakespearean actor Henry Ainley, and later married Baron von Hutten, Chamberlain to the King of Bavaria, in 1897. They divorced twelve years later. The short story appeared in Volume 26 of The Windsor Magazine in 1907. It was illustrated by the popular "pretty woman" artist, Penrhyn Stanlaws. Manuscript was written on one side of 8" x 12.5" ruled paper, with a few correnctions and cross-outs. Some light aging to edges and horizontal crease where folded. Very good condition. AUTO/092013.

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