[Rarebooks] FS: Thornton Wilder's THE EIGHTH DAY with a fine ALS

[Charles Agvent]

WILDER,  Thornton. THE EIGHTH DAY with AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER  SIGNED
(ALS).  New  York:  Harper  &  Row (1967).  First  Edition.  A  2-page
AUTOGRAPH  LETTER  SIGNED  on both sides of  Dunster  House,  Harvard,
letterhead  [Wilder  was Charles Eliot Norton professor,  1950-51]  to
Margaret  Rollins,  wife  of  Carl  Rollins,  book  designer  and  the
official   printer  for  the  Yale   University  Press,  @125   words.
Concerning  a  private matter; mentions relief that the term  is  over
and  he  is  off to Provincetown for rest and "the beginnings  of  the
Norton-Book-Task";  no  trip to Europe; and "Yes, I thought of Pa  and
his  look  of  dismay  and agitated pleasure at  Thornty's  having  to
cope."   SIGNED  "Devoted  love  Thorny."   Near  Fine  in  Very  Good
dustwrapper; letter is Near Fine.                              $350.00

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