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New York: Viking, 1944. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Viking, 1944. First Edition. The fifth in the Lanny Budd series. Very light edge-chipping on the dust wrapper. More
New York: Viking, 1944. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Viking, 1944. First Edition. The fifth in the Lanny Budd series. Very light edge-chipping on the dust wrapper. More
Monrovia, CA: 1962. 1 page, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, Monrovia, California, March 14, 1962. In this charming letter, Sinclair accepts an invitation to a ball, in part: "...I am coming to NY ahead of that. So I can attend your Ball on Apr 27 if you like. But I can't dance. My wife, who is only 79, will do it for me..." Two vertical folds and a paperclip impression at top of the page; very good condition. More
Monrovia, California: 1962. 1 page on personal stationery, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, Monrovia, California, January 26, 1962 -- a thank-you letter to the prominent writer and law professor Howard Meyer, in full: "Dear Mr. Meyer: Thank you for your letter and for 'Crisis,' first copy I've seen. I am glad to have my book remembered. But it's not my first, but third. Yes, Higginson gave me much data, and introduced me to Julia Ward Howe. Sincerely, Upton Sinclair." Two vertical..... More
Pasadena: 1930. T.L.S. 4to. 1 page, personal letterhead, Pasadena, California, March 18, 1930, responding to a letter from artist Max Reynolds, in full: "I have your courteous letter, and in reply beg to say that I consider we are living in the greatest period of American literature" *Sinclair originally signed this letter with his usual "U. Sinclair", he then decided to personalize it by crossing out the "U" and writing his full first name "Upton". Fine condition. American writer, journalist..... More
Pasadena: 1932. T.L.S. with the addition of two holographic words, oblong 8vo. 1 page, personal letterhead, Pasadena, California, May 15, 1932, to fellow writer Herbert Hartwell Loan, extending an invitation, in full: "Would you have time to run over to Pasadena and have dinner with us some evening? I will suggest Friday evening as a guess, and if that it not convenient, you set another day, as I have no engagements ahead of me. We live in a sort of..... More
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