MILLER
(Arthur Asher, 1915-2005, American Playwright, husband of Marilyn Monroe)
Typed Letter Signed to A.W. Price,
of the Department of English, University of Malaya, (who has written about the book Price is writing on 'Forethrust and Arena Stages'), giving permission "to quote the words you have specified from my works" and wishing him "good luck with your book", with a carbon copy of Price's letter of 14th June, referring to Miller's remarks on the film version of 'Death of a Salesman' about "imaginary wall-lines" and to Miller's stage directions at various points, "Linda and the stockings ... Charley's office ... restaurant scene ... Willy goes outside to plant seeds", ending with apologies for his "foul typing", and of Price's letter of 30th June, apologising that he had "miscounted ... and overlooked a few short quotations", and hoping "this letter will have reached you before you have replied", each 1 side 11¼" x 8½", Miller's letter 1 side 10½" x 7¼", printed heading 'Arthur Miller', no place, 17th August
neat filing holes, marks from pins in top left corners
Item Date:
1973
Stock No:
54746
£250
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MILLS
(Charles, 1788-1826, Historian)
Autograph Letter Signed to John Caley, F.S.A.,
(d. 1834, Secretary to the first Record Commission, 1801-1831), seeking particulars of "a document among the archives in the Kings Remembrancers Office of the Exchequer at Westminster, shewing the value of the Knights Templars' estates at the time of the Dissolution of the Order (temp. Edward 2)" for his forthcoming History of the Crusades, "Mr Lemon of the State Paper Office authorized me to introduce myself", but suggesting that "a request for information is ... always pleasing to a man of letters", 4 Sloane Street, London, 14th August
remains of two narrow tabs in right margin of verso obscuring one letter (easily supplied)
Item Date:
1819
Stock No:
17007
£55
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MILNE
(A. A., 1882-1956, Writer, Creator of ‘Winnie the Pooh’)
Autograph Letter Signed in full to an unnamed correspondent,
sending “answers to your three questions. I am afraid I have no photograph...” with a postscript saying “perhaps you will. let me have a copy of the paper, as I should like to see the views of others...”, 1 side 8vo., 11 Mallord Street, Chelsea headed paper, 20th July
Item Date:
1920
Stock No:
42315
£675
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MITCHELL
(Margaret Munnerlyn, 1900-1949, American Novelist and Journalist, Author of ‘Gone with the Wind’)
Extraordinarily long Autograph Letter Signed ‘Margaret’ to Edwin GRANBERRY
(1897-1988, American Writer, Novelist and Translator) on a variety of subjects starting by telling him that her husband had “gone North for an advertising convention and I decided to come home because we never like to have both of us out of town at the same time when Father’s health is so precarious... Time and again I sat down to write to you but I have been so rushed and weary of spirit that I did not wish to inflict a dull letter upon you. When one member of a famiyl is seriously ill over a long period the world contracts for the rest... so my life during the last year has been spent between hospital, Red Cross and home... I went to Smith for my college reunion and for visits with friends in Boston and New York. It did me a world of good, only it ‘onsettled me in my mind’ and made me yearn to go on visiting and traveling... But I just can’t get away... Father seems so much weaker... When we have company, we put them up at the Biltmore, which is the closest hotel to us... I wish you would think over this invitation and understand that when you stay at the Biltmore you are our guests... I wondered how you were doing... I wanted to know about the play. I never did know whether you finished it... and try it out on the Lunts. On of their good friends, a well known author, told me recently that the Lunts had a never-ending problem of finding the right kind of play. I have always felt that your play would be marvelous for them... the tone of the play was so right, as it dealt with the completely normal emotions of adults. In these days, there are not too many books or plays about middle aged men and women with almost grown children. The few I know about deal somewhat unhealthily with rather devious minds, whereas you are able to portray mature emotions, frankly passionate, if one must come out flatfootedly and frankly clean... I never like to put my oar in on someone else’s business, so, if the following suggestion does not appeal to you, just say no and no harm will be done. I do not claim to know the Lunts intimately. I have seen them perhaps four times and they have had dinner with us... if you’d like me to write them about the play and ask them if they’d like to see it, I’d be happy indeed to do this... I wish it were possible for you to have a year off in which to work at the job you are really fitted for. When I was in New York, I saw my friend Lois Cole, at the Macmillan Company. She had the only news of Herschel any of us have had since he went to Columbia, South America. Several months ago she had a letter... asking her to send him a number of books which were collections of American short stories. He wishes to select from all the volumes enough short stories to make one volume and translate them into Spanish - perhaps like the O’Brien or O’Henry collections... I had dinner with the Dowdeys in New York and they asked if I had seen you and lamented that Clifford was having such a time with his eyes... Clifford is desperately trying to get into the army, bad eyes or no, but he is half through a novel and feels that he should finish it before enlisting. He told me that Kenneth Littauer had been in the air force for a number of months and was now at some field in Mississippi. He is, of course, over age for flying, so I suppose he is doing ground service... Marjorie Rawlings and Norton Baskin were here a month or so ago. Marjorie was speaking as one of a series of lectures, for the benefit of the Red Cross. Vincent Sheean was another speaker. We had the Baskins and Sheean for a quite supper in between a cocktail party and Mr Sheean’s lecture. The brief meeting showed him an attractive and interesting person. He’s now in the army... you’d find him entertaining. People in New York and Boston have at last gotten the idea that we are in a war. Both cities are dim and are crowded with uniforms of every service. It’s queer to see Australian airmen on the streets and soldiers in Dutch and Norwegian uniforms, and I saw uniforms belonging to God know what country. I am sure entire crews of German submarines could parade on Fifth Avenue and no one would pay them any mind, and they would doubtless think them part of the Coast Guard... In connection with Civilian Defense, let me present to you Mr and Mrs John R. Marsh, respectively Sector Warden and Deputy Sector Warden. John has five blocks under his care, and it would be just my luck to have an air raid tonight when he is out of town and I am in charge. It is incredible how much time and paper work is involved in Civilian Defence, and how much confusion and worry... Just about the time you get a warden broken in, the army snatches him off..I think we will end up by having Civilian Defence completely operated by women...” and ends by repeating her invitation for them to visit, 3 sides 4to., Margaret Mitchell headed paper, Atlanta, Georgia, 24th June
Item Date:
1942
Stock No:
42459
£1750
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MITCHISON
(Naomi, b.1897, Novelist)
Fine Typed Letter Signed to Mr Harding Edgar,
apologizing for not answering, "but owing to no cook and no secretary have had my hands full", she goes on to say that she hasn't had the "time to look for letters and I think I'd have to consult Mrs Lewis, but what I have now got is a notebook with the complete first draft of a book from beginning to end. It is a frightful nuisance working like this, and I can't think how any serious writer does!", 1 side 8vo, 2 Harcourt Buildings, 29th, n.y.,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
29387
£75
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