Group of two autograph letters signed from Hersey to Alfred A. Knopf, and one typed letter signed to Peter Prescott regarding his biography of Knopf.
1) Southport, Connecticut: 7 November 1957. 1 page. Autograph letter signed "As Ever, John" to "Alfred" on Hersey's stationery, addressing the rumor of his impending divorce: "It is definite now that Frances and I will be separated and divorced… You'll be glad to know that one product of having this long period of tension resolved is that I'm pitching back into my work again with renewed vigor and pleasure." 2) Weston, Conneticut: 9 January 1963. 1 page. Autograph letter signed "As ever yours, John" on Hersey's stationery. Hersey announces the arrival of his work "Here to Stay" and sends a copy with his inscription. "Here to Stay has arrived, and even making allowance for the amour-propre that a write feels when he sees a book of as a book for the first time; it seems to me beautiful to look at- as anything addressed to you would have to be." 3) [Key West:] 8 August 1987. 1 page. Typed letter signed "John Hersey" to Peter Prescott, typed on Hersey's stationery. Hersey offers his assistance to Prescott in the research for the biography of Alfred A. Knopf.
Group of two autograph letters signed from Hersey to Alfred A. Knopf, and one typed letter signed to Peter Prescott regarding his biography of Knopf.
1) Southport, Connecticut: 7 November 1957. 1 page. Autograph letter signed "As Ever, John" to "Alfred" on Hersey's stationery, addressing the rumor of his impending divorce: "It is definite now that Frances and I will be separated and divorced… You'll be glad to know that one product of having this long period of tension resolved is that I'm pitching back into my work again with renewed vigor and pleasure." 2) Weston, Conneticut: 9 January 1963. 1 page. Autograph letter signed "As ever yours, John" on Hersey's stationery. Hersey announces the arrival of his work "Here to Stay" and sends a copy with his inscription. "Here to Stay has arrived, and even making allowance for the amour-propre that a write feels when he sees a book of as a book for the first time; it seems to me beautiful to look at- as anything addressed to you would have to be." 3) [Key West:] 8 August 1987. 1 page. Typed letter signed "John Hersey" to Peter Prescott, typed on Hersey's stationery. Hersey offers his assistance to Prescott in the research for the biography of Alfred A. Knopf.
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