Lot 956
Miller, Henry (1891-1980) American author and painter. Autograph letter signed, one page, 11 x 8½" (Pacific Palisades, CA), Mar. 6, 1966. Explaining to a friend how he began to write and paint. "…I always want to write, yes, but it took ages to get confidence that I could….As for painting, I never had any talent for it….Suddenly one day I got the urge…." Fine. With an autograph quotation signed, one-half page, on 12 x 9" cardstock, n.p., n.d. Quoting from a letter to Alfred Perlès: "What I needed most desperately was a voice with which to express my grief and abandonment. That is how I came to write…." Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
Mel Smith Collection, ex Paul Richards Autographs, 1977.
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