Lot 164
Hemingway, Ernest. Typed Letter Signed twice ("Papa"), 2 separate pages, 12x8¼", The Finca (Cuba), 26 July 1949. To screenwriter Peter Viertel, with lots of news and two holograph words added. In small part: "…was getting in good shape (really) when got socked by that infection. Had been shooting duck and getting out to the blinds in a 55 mile wind when got hit in the corner of the eye with a pushing pole…got straphlococcus [sic]…had to have 13 million units of Penicil…so hope to live to kick the shit out of Irwin or any of those jerks….Was 50 last Thursday….Been working fine since guests left and kids got off to Europe….About where to go in the winter am sad s.o.b. if know. This joint costs about $500 and up a month to run. I'll be running out of dough before Xmas. Can always borrow but don't want to. Simplest to stay in joint and work….Am sort of pee-ed off on Sun Valley …. Think should go to a new country and loan new money to new faces….I feel like a dope to leave if am working good and not stale….I miss the way it used to be in Montana, Wyoming and even Idaho like hell. But it isn't that way anymore….I don't know any place left in the states where it's the kind of wild I like…." Much more content. A super letter.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000.
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