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A LOCK OF THREE-YEAR-OLD JOHN STEINBECK'S HAIR.
[STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.]
Approx. 6 inch lock of blonde hair tied with string, with original envelope annotated by Olive Hamilton Steinbeck,

25 October 2023, 14:00 EDT
New York

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A LOCK OF THREE-YEAR-OLD JOHN STEINBECK'S HAIR.

[STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.] Approx. 6 inch lock of blonde hair tied with string, with original envelope annotated by Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, "John's curls— / cut off Feb. 27, 1905 / 3 years old," toning to envelope.

A charming relic of John Steinbeck's babyhood: a large, blond curl snipped from John Steinbeck's head at the age of three.

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