Lot 230
London, Jack (1876-1916) American novelist and short-story writer. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 6 x 9 in., 1216 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, California, Nov. 2, 1904. To Mr. Johnson: "Just now, I am working on a play--but expect to knock out a couple of short stories when I have finished play. I have done only 2 short stories since my return from Japan, one of which you saw--the other was merely a skit without merit…." The letter is backed with japan paper; there are a few contemporary smudges, else fine.
Earlier in 1904, London had spent five months as a Russo-Japanese War correspondent for the San Francisco Examiner. In August of 1904, London went with his friend, poet George Sterling, to the Bohemian Grove and was elected to honorary membership in the Bohemian Club, and on November 11, 1904, nine days after he wrote this letter, his divorce from his first wife, Bess, was granted. The Sea Wolf was published in 1904, as was a collection of short stories, The Faith of Men and Other Stories.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
Buddenbrooks Books, 1991.
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