Lot 1298
Wilder, Thornton (1897-1975) Playwright and novelist; winner of three Pulitzer prizes. Autograph Letter Signed "Thornton" on personal letterhead, March 21, 1933, 1 p (front and back), 8 x 6 in. To novelist Edna Ferber, listing the reasons he is disappointed in not being able to see her in New York. He adds, "…As far as I am concerned you are the truest Chicagoan of them all: you conferred an immeasurable gift to that city - you gave it a voice. From square miles of troubled hopeful confused apartment houses you lifted the curse of inarticulateness. / I sign this homage, ma'am, but all around are ghostly corroborations…." Quite the tribute. Ferber won a Pulitzer prize in 1924 for So Big; Wilder won in 1928 for The Bridge of San Luis Rey, with two more to come (1938 and 1942). Fine condition.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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