Lot 87
Clemens, Samuel Langhorn. Autograph Letter Signed "S.L. Clemens" on black-bordered, mourning stationery (for the death of his daughter Susy on Aug. 18, 1896), 2 pp. (pp 1 & 4 of 2 conjoined sheets), n.p. (Vienna, Austria), n.d. (1897). Very good; wear to horizontal fold and overall toning, which is darker at lower edge of p. 1. Written to Mrs. Wirth. (From another letter to Mrs. Wirth dated Oct. 28, 1897, it is known that Samuel Clemens was at the Metropole Hotel in Vienna at that time).
In full: Tuesday Evening / Dear Mrs. Wirth: Mrs. Clemens corrects me. She says 'My Grandfather's Old Ram' is in print. She says it is in a book of mine whose American title is 'Roughing It' - but the English & Tauchnitz editions bear another name - a name which we are not acquainted with. She also thinks that the 'Negro Ghost Story' is also in one of my books, but she doesn't know the name of that book, & neither do I. The truth is, I am not very well acquainted with my books. The 'Gold und Silberland' book is made up of parts of 'Roughing It' but they left the Old Ram out. Thank you in advance, & very much, for the Reichsrath ticket. I am sorry, for your sake, that I know so little about my literature. Sincerely yours / S.L. Clemens."
Estimated Value $4,500 - 6,500.
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