Lot 58
Steinbeck, John (1902-68) American writer; winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature. Autograph Letter Signed "John," 1½ pp on yellow legal paper, n.p., n.d. ("St. Patrick's Day", 1950 or later). Very good; toning; one small edge tear and chipping at lower left corners. To "Bill," in part: "…I seem to be chained to this drafting table. The portrait keeps growing on me. What a fine piece of work it is….I am taking the boys to Nantucket for a week…may be I'll get to know them a little. You can only do that alone. Elaine is going to Texas to see her people….I have all of these nice power tools and welding outfit…How about helping me set up a shop [in the basement] and then using the shop when you want to. It would be a fine place to make frames….I've got my first act of Cannery Row and now go into the second act…."
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
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