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3-PG Handwritten Letter to Silent Screen Star Lillian Gish

3-PG Handwritten Letter to Silent Screen Star Lillian Gish

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3-PG Handwritten Letter to Silent Screen Star Lillian Gish

by H.L. Mencken

  • Used
  • near fine
Condition
Near Fine
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About This Item

1928. Letters. Near Fine. A warm, funny 3 pg. handwriten letter, dated July 10th, 1928, from H.L. Mencken to Lillian Gish. 3 separate sheets, each on Knopf stationary, each with its "American Mercury" letterhead. The letter is anecdotal and relaxed, and has held up very nicely. Each sheet is clean and crisp and shows an even, light fold at the center, and each sheet measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and is a light, aqua-green. The only serious tone in the letter comes when Mencken implores Lillian Gish to vote for Al Smith. "It is a solemn and sacred duty. If we fail I'll head for a monastery"

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Bookseller
Appledore Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
20051
Title
3-PG Handwritten Letter to Silent Screen Star Lillian Gish
Author
H.L. Mencken
Format/Binding
Letters
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Date Published
1928
Keywords
rare literary letters, rare H.L. Mencken, rare H.L. Mencken letters, rare Lillian Gish

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About the Seller

Appledore Books, ABAA

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York

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