Lot 1311
Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961) American Writer. Hemingway served as an ambulance driver in World War I; he was the European correspondent for the Toronto Star and the Paris correspondent for Hearst's Syndicated News Service. These experiences would produce much of the subject matter for his writing, and his newspaper background would influence the style he used in his fiction: short sentences, short paragraphs, active verbs, clarity, and immediacy. Among Hemingway's novels were: The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom The Bell Tolls (1940), and The Old Man and the Sea (1952). He also wrote a non fiction book on bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon (1932), and stories such as The Fifth Column (1938) and A Moveable Feast (1964). Hemingway won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954.
Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 13 x 8½", L-T Ranch, Cooke, Montana, August 10, 1932. Written to O.J. Kadlec of Forest Park, Illinois, the same year that Hemingway's encyclopedic book on bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon, appeared. In full:
Dear Mr. Kadlec: - Im very sorry that I did not get your other letter and would be delighted to sign the books for you if you send them to me at the above address. We will be here until the first week of October so there is plenty of time to send them. Last summer I was in Spain and during the winter was travelling and later on a trip of two months along Cuban coast so your letter might have miscarried - but I am awfully sorry that you never received an answer and if you send the books will try to get them back to you promptly. With my best wishes / Yours always - Ernest Hemingway.
Hemingway signed a second time in the return address on the envelope, "E.H. Hemingway." The envelope is toned, with some soiling. The letter has several folds and a couple of minor spots in the blank lower corner; otherwise, the handwriting is slanted but clearly written, in fine condition. A rare autograph letter from "Papa" Hemingway.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
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