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Archive of letters to Mary Hickok regarding the sale of a collection of letters written by Ernest Hemingway to her recently-deceased husband

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 191

Archive of letters to Mary Hickok regarding the sale of a collection of letters written by Ernest Hemingway to her recently-deceased husband

Schätzpreis
250 $ - 350 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
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Title: Archive of letters to Mary Hickok regarding the sale of a collection of letters written by Ernest Hemingway to her recently-deceased husband Author: Place: Various places Publisher: Date: 1963 Description: Includes: 11 letters and cards to Mrs. Hickok from Carlos Baker at the Princeton University Dept. of English - Baker assisted Mrs. Hickok in attempting to sell the archive of some 50 letters, which Princeton did not have the funds to purchase themselves ("...but at least we'll have the Xerox copies for the collection.) 11 letters to Mrs. Hickok from other academics and autograph and antiquarian book dealers regarding the collection and its possible sale. 6 letters to Mrs. Hickok from Jonathan Gordon, the collector who eventually purchased the collection, for $5,500. Mot of the letters with the original mailing envelopes. Revealing archive of letters surrounding the marketing and sale of an important group of letters from Ernest Hemingway to Guy Hickok - the two had met in Paris in the 1920's, and remained friends throughout their lives. Carlos Baker of Princeton University offers an assessment of the letters for Mrs. Hickok, and gives her leads on individuals and dealers to contact who might be interested in purchasing them, and in the process comments on his own biography of Hemingway that he is writing. The other correspondents include Donald Gallup at Yale University; Mrs. Louis Henryt Cohn at House of Books, Ltd.; Edward K. Thompson of Life Magazine (cautioning her that the literary rights to the letters remain with the Hemingway estate); Henry W. Wenning, Rare Books; and the autograph dealer Charles Hamilton Lot Amendments Condition: Most in fine condition. Item number: 243047

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 191
Auktion:
Datum:
07.11.2013
Auktionshaus:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: Archive of letters to Mary Hickok regarding the sale of a collection of letters written by Ernest Hemingway to her recently-deceased husband Author: Place: Various places Publisher: Date: 1963 Description: Includes: 11 letters and cards to Mrs. Hickok from Carlos Baker at the Princeton University Dept. of English - Baker assisted Mrs. Hickok in attempting to sell the archive of some 50 letters, which Princeton did not have the funds to purchase themselves ("...but at least we'll have the Xerox copies for the collection.) 11 letters to Mrs. Hickok from other academics and autograph and antiquarian book dealers regarding the collection and its possible sale. 6 letters to Mrs. Hickok from Jonathan Gordon, the collector who eventually purchased the collection, for $5,500. Mot of the letters with the original mailing envelopes. Revealing archive of letters surrounding the marketing and sale of an important group of letters from Ernest Hemingway to Guy Hickok - the two had met in Paris in the 1920's, and remained friends throughout their lives. Carlos Baker of Princeton University offers an assessment of the letters for Mrs. Hickok, and gives her leads on individuals and dealers to contact who might be interested in purchasing them, and in the process comments on his own biography of Hemingway that he is writing. The other correspondents include Donald Gallup at Yale University; Mrs. Louis Henryt Cohn at House of Books, Ltd.; Edward K. Thompson of Life Magazine (cautioning her that the literary rights to the letters remain with the Hemingway estate); Henry W. Wenning, Rare Books; and the autograph dealer Charles Hamilton Lot Amendments Condition: Most in fine condition. Item number: 243047

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 191
Auktion:
Datum:
07.11.2013
Auktionshaus:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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