Typed Letter Signed
by KIRSTEIN, Lincoln (1907 - 1996)
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, 1986. unbound. fine. Excellent content T.L.S. 4to, 1 page, personal letterhead, New York City, July 4th 1986, to socialite Brooke Astor about her just published book.The letter reads in part: "...The Last Blossom on the Plum Tree is a great delight. I was astonished at its technical virtuosity; its recovery of a period style, and the flow of its ingenious narrative. You, like your invented character, are surely a connoisseur of the heart; it's not cynical, but it's worldly in the best sense, not mondain; but wise. You ought to write a sequel, immediately. 1928 is gone; now dawns 1929: think of what happened to all of them in the Wall Street catastrophe; think of how each will behave. How some survive, some are redeemed and some are damned. You have an extraordinary gift for portraying an OTHER; not a mirror image of your idiosyncratic self..." "I am sending you a very good book about the 1929 crash. I am sure there are many more which you can find in the library, but you won%u2019t need much research. You have already your cast of characters; you can choreograph their almost inevitable behavior; I can't wait to see how it all turns out..." Fine condition.<br/> <br/> American writer, art connoisseur, philanthropist, noted especially as co-founder of the New York City Ballet.<br/> <br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 283959
- Title
- Typed Letter Signed
- Author
- KIRSTEIN, Lincoln (1907 - 1996)
- Format/Binding
- Unbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
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