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Lot 368
Sale 654 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
May 1, 2019
9:59AM CT
Live / Chicago
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500
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$239
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[AUTHORS - AMERICAN]. A group of 3 manuscripts, comprising:
LEWIS, Sinclair (1885-1951). Autograph letter signed ("Sinclair Lewis"), to publisher and editor William Targ. Williamstown, Massachusetts, 20 August 1946. 1 page, 8vo, on personal stationery, creased. "No, Madame Bovary is out of my province. But some day you may have a title for which I shall be able to do an introduction & gladly." -- MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). Autograph letter signed ("Henry Miller"), to an unnamed recipient. Big Sur, CA, 12 May 1948. 1 page, oblong 8vo, central fold, small clear mounting corners to blank area. Miller writes a gallery owner or dealer about acquiring one of his own paintings, "Odalisque." -- THURBER, James (1894-1961). Autograph letter signed ("Jim Thurber"), in pencil, to Mrs. Eugene F. Saxton. [New York], 28 June 1943. 8 pages, 4to on yellow paper, creased at folds, with original envelope addressed in another hand. Eugene Saxton was a senior editor at Harper and Sons with whom Thurber worked. Upon hearing news of his passing, Thurber writes his widow. A rare autograph letter from Thurber, boldly written in an oversized hand.
Property from the Robert L. McKay Collection, North Tustin, California
Property from the Robert L. McKay Collection, North Tustin, California
