Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/15/2018
Owen Wister--3 items, signature and date on inside of a separated book cover (glued to page), and a 1929 3 1/2 pp ALS (with initials) to his son;An ALS Monday July 1, 1924 , In part: Dearest Boy: Yours of June 16th was here with other mail waiting for me on my arrival from Angouleome this afternoon. If my farewell telegram made you homesick, your letter and one from Marina have made me homesick-which I've been from the start. Don't however; let this discourage you from writing.... Besides my telegram, I've written 2 short notes ... I had sun Angouleome before, but always just as I was going into or coming out of a tunnel. It's on a high hill and is not an interesting town. But all round it within a circle of 20 miles are a dozen or more perfectly charming with churches of the 11 th and 12th" century. Romanesque, but very peculiar with domes. It's called style Perqouritia, and is somehow a result of Eastern influence......- Goodnight. No draft has come yet. I shall out it. accompanied with original transmittal envelope where he addresses to son who has same name other than missle initial, so incorporates his signature.
You're ( ) Daddy, O.W.
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