[Rarebooks] FS: Superb W. H. Auden Letter to Lewis Mumford

[Charles Agvent]

AUDEN, W. H. TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) to Lewis Mumford Auden Writes a 
Fan Letter to Lewis Mumford. Birmingham, 14 September 1938. Superb 1-1/2 
page TYPED LETTER SIGNED on both sides of an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of paper 
to American historian, philosopher, and literary critic Lewis Mumford. 
In part: "I nearly wrote you a fan letter once before, when I read 
CIVILIZATION AND TECHNICS, and now, having just finished THE CULTURE OF 
CITIES, I feel I must say that, to me, they are two of the most 
interesting books of our time. The only criticism I can make is that in 
places, and I am sure that this was not your intention, you give the 
impression if being a tiny bit puritanical about such things as domestic 
decoration, and the wish to express one's personality." Auden talks 
about the depressing experience of having lived in a sterilized "modern" 
flat and the importance of people "bolstering themselves up with 
ornaments and decoration." Annotated in pencil by Mumford "Ans 8 Oct 
38." Crease from folding, otherwise about Fine. (#019981)        $1,500

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