May 2014 Auction Ends Thursday, May 29th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/29/2014
Samuel Clemens autograph letter signed, dated 24 February 1906 on his ''21 Fifth Avenue'' stationery. Written at 70 years of age, letter is addressed Govinier C. Hall of the Hall-Truman Furniture Company and reads in full, ''Dear Sir: I am old, now, or nearly that, & shall not travel anymore; otherwise I would accept, & with pleasures & alacrity. My most sincere thanks for the book. I like the illustrations more than I can tell. They are bright & graceful and humorous, & eloquently competent, without help of those medicamp aids, violence, distortion & extravagance. God bless this artist and try to forgive the other kind. Very truly yours / S.L. Clemens''. One page letter with second blank integral page measures 3.75'' x "6 with some foxing and toning, and tape residue to second integral page. Includes original postmarked envelope. Overall, very good.
Mark Twain Autograph Letter Signed ''S.L. Clemens'' -- ''I am old, now, or nearly that, & shall not travel anymore...''
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