$5,843
Lee, Nelle Harper (b. 1926) One Typed Letter Signed, One Autograph Letter Signed, One Christmas Card Signed, 1960 and 1972. Single page typed letter on white stationery with fine pinstripes, with the matching type-addressed envelope, postmarked Monroeville, Alabama, 4 September 1960, to John Darden, two folds, envelope torn, the letter 10 x 7 in. "Monroeville, Alabama (but not for long) Then it'll be 403 East 77 Street NYC 21 John dearest: YOU UNDERSTAND. I have been to the four corners of the United States and back; in Kansas, where Truman Capote & I spent a bleak winter solving 4 murders for the New Yorker; in Monroeville, where a letter from you just missed me; in New York, where I became Famous; in Connecticut, where the Famous go to get used to it; in Easthampton, where the Famous go after they've gotten used to it; back to NY; up to Connecticut again where my beloved agent, Maurice Crain, became deathly ill, and deprived me of the small pleasures (like cashing checks at Brentano's) and joys (like calling the phone company to give you an unlisted number) that the Famous are supposed to have. Maurice, thank God, is almost well (infectious hepatitis), and I've had to come back to Ala. to face the State. Honey, I just can't write you what's happened to me, I'll just have to see you and tell you. But I can write you that I appreciated your Mockingbird letter more than any letter from anyone I've received. You are one of my oldest friends, John, and happily one Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-11-16
