Lot 118
Wharton, Edith -- TLS by the First Woman to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1862-1938) American author who wrote about the upper-class New York society from which she came in books such as The Age of Innocence, House of Mirth, and Ethan Frome. Typed letter signed "E Wharton," one page, 8x8¼", St. Brice Sous Forêt, France, Oct. 17, 1928. To Mr. Viereck, thanking him for sending his novel and explaining her rule of saying nothing for publication regarding the work of contemporary authors: "…it has been necessitated by the continuous and insistent demands of publishers. Refusal becomes embarrassing if one makes exceptions, and so I find myself forced to make none." One holograph correction, else fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP
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