* [AUTHORS - AMERICAN]. A group of 3 manuscripts,
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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.
Estimate $300-500
Property from the Robert L. McKay Collection, North Tustin, California
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.
Estimate $300-500
Property from the Robert L. McKay Collection, North Tustin, California
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* [AUTHORS - AMERICAN]. A group of 3 manuscripts,
Estimate $300 - $500
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