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Title: Group of five Autograph Letters, signed, & one autograph postcard, signed, to Brenda Venus Author: Miller, Henry Place: Pacific Palisades, CA Publisher: Date: 1976-1979 Description: Five autograph letters, in ink, from Henry Miller to Brenda Venus, three on full sheets of Miller's Campo Drive letterhead, two on half sheets of same. Plus a postcard from him, referring to a photograph of Brenda and Henry, and a copy of the photograph, inscribed by Venus, is included. Three years of the relationship between Henry Miller and Brenda Venus are traced in these letters, Beginning on July 9, 1976: "Dear Brenda - It seems strange not to find a letter from you today. You have spoiled me... Brenda, what is name and adress again, please, of your favorite little restaurant?... I just receive word from a young woman journalist that her friend Francis Coppola (The Godfather) will be back in L.A. for a week of so very soon and that he would like to meet me and take me to dinner..." On Tuesday (no year), "Darlling Brenda - I can hardly wait till tomorrow when you will come. Do you realize that we have never spent a whole afternoon together?..." May 3, 1978, "My lovely Brenda - Did you think I had forgotten all about you? Not for a minute... I am almost rattled-brained from all I have been through. No `emotional fatigue' but a bit worn out. Forgive me if I make this short, yes?..." Lot Amendments Condition: All in fine condition. Item number: 150593