That book was sold in our April auction, but we didn't even notice the letter inside until after the catalog had gone to print and the consignor apparently didn't know about it either. So we never made any claim about the letter, though very clearly it is not in Ruth's hand (but it is undoubtedly a period/secretarial piece, not a "forgery.") The inscription in the book is good. Hope that clears things up.
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