Autograph Letter Signed

June 10, 1930, 1930 Handwritten letter signed by Thornton Wilder on Alpha Delta Phi Club stationery commenting on his disapproval of the sale of an author's manuscripts to a bookseller: "June 10, 1930/ My dear Mr. Greene: In my opinion manuscripts are not a thing that should be sold during an author's lifetime. And Galsworthy' gesture may prove - with… Read more about this item

Hamden, CT, 31 July 1972. Letter. Crease from folding, otherwise Fine in a Near Fine envelope. A charming two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) to William J. Sarno on both sides of his 6" x 6-7/8" Deepwood Drive stationery thanking him for his letter and generous words. In part: "You may be amused to learn that when you saw… Read more about this item

Hamden, CT, 6 October 1974. Letter. Some light wrinkling, otherwise Fine with exceptional content. A two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) to Mr. [Dave] Gwinn, a retired TWA pilot and writer on aviation topics. On both sides of his 6" x 6-7/8" Deepwood Drive stationery. In full: "I have a built-in respect approaching awe for air pilots. I once… Read more about this item

Hamden, CT. Letter. Some light wrinkling, otherwise Fine with exceptional content. A two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) to Signor Cameramer on both sides of a 6" x 3-3/4" Deepwood Drive index card with two holes punched in the left margin. In full: "Many thanks for your letter, for your generous invitation, and for the copies of the Quaderni.… Read more about this item

Davis House, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 1928. 20 lines (approx. 150 words), on Wilder's personal letterhead, with conjugate blank and mailing envelope addressed in Wilder's hand. 1 vols. Square 12mo. Fine. 20 lines (approx. 150 words), on Wilder's personal letterhead, with conjugate blank and mailing envelope addressed in Wilder's hand. 1 vols. Square 12mo. Wilder writes young Miss Anderson… Read more about this item

on 50 Deepwood Drive letterhead, Hamden, CT, May 26, 1953. To Dr. Max Gruenthal in New York City: "Dexter Masters has passed on to me your interest in seeing me relative to Monty [Montgomery Clift]. I can guess why though I have only known for two weeks that it is reported that Monty has become an uncontrollable drinker. This came… Read more about this item

"University of Chicago," February 8, 1935. 8vo. 2 pages (recto and verso); together with a holograph addressed envelope (front only), bearing 2 canceled stamps and a Chicago postmark. To Estelle B. Schneider, in Kansas City, Missouri, responding to her letter and reaction to his recently published novel "Heaven's My Destination": "You exaggerate. I didn't cut each episode to match a… Read more about this item

New Haven, 1938. unbound. 2 1/2 octavo pages, with envelope which is pasted on a the flyleaf of a first edition of "Our Town". Addressed to "Dear Cousin", Rev. Henry Evertson Cobb, Wilder explains how he is too busy to meet, as "Now I'm in that gypsy world of the theatre I have found out that one is never… Read more about this item