Ernest Hemingway Autograph and Typed Signed Letter Collection.

Hemingway, Ernest

Published by 1931-1935, 1931

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Exceptional group of four letters sent by Ernest Hemingway to close friend Guy Hickok, comprising an exceptional nine page autograph letter signed including two original drawings, a partial autograph letter signed, an unsigned autograph letter, and one-page typed letter signed. The first, and longest, autograph letter, signed "Ernest," nine pages on five sheets, May 7, [1931], written aboard the S.S. Volendam of the Holland-America Line on the ship's letterhead. In part: "Dear Gros: - Well Mr. Hickok - here is a rare thing - a letter from your old Pal asking no favours, not exposing you to expenditure, and returning the photo of your old man. I need no photo to identify him now - I suppose pretty soon you will be so fond of your old man we won't even be able to kid about him. But listen - speaking of rubber checks - if you are so you could use some cash I can let you have it up to whatever you say. You would seem a better placement. as far as chance goes to get it back than any US banks the way things look. I cannot tell you what a privilege it would be to loan dough to some guy you could figure on getting it back from - Also listen Gros - When my kidney was being weird had to give up drinking for about 6 weeks but now can drink and have drunk for ever since a year ago last February. I may have made a certain amt. of dough which has all been given away, loaned or spent but I am a son of a bitch if I have become respectable and no later than last winter was forced to sleep all night on the front porch, not being a good size for Pauline to carry up stairs and on going to church the next morning was supposed to be healed - just because I had bumped into the holy water fount, that I saw the car was standing with the top down and the 3/4 empty bottle very visible (it had been invisible in the dark) in front of the church with the French nameplate to identify it! Don't want to claim to be a drunk like you but have not become respectable. The reason I didn't write you about the book is because it is hard enough to write it without writing about it. But listen if you will come down to Madrid you can read it typed in hrs as far as it is to dateĀ besides which we could see who can drink and who not and see the bullfights. The dope is this - am on this boat to arrive. then will go to Madrid and work like a bastard on this book until finished. Have 280 some pages done most to be written over and 1/3 or more to be added, I think you'll like the damn book - no matter where you read it must read it to tell me where in your opinion the greatest deposits of shit lie. Can arrange to return them - If you came down while I was still working you could work at the same time and get off many a powerful piece and we could cruise around in the afternoon and evenings - Anyway I will be there from 16th and 17th of May on -" He goes on to discuss his travel plans and the repayment of a loan, before discussing an arm injury suffered in Montana: "I couldn't write then because my arm was still paralyzed. Have only been able to write since 3 weeks. It will be absolutely all right if keep after it. Anyway can shoot, fish and write with it now, but can't sock anybody." Here, he sketches a diagram of his arm's range of motion and continues, "The chances are Pauline won't get to Madrid until 10 June - I'll be working hard but can only work 3 or 4 hours a day - and will be a lonesome son of a bitch the rest of the time - why don't you come down any time the last of May or last of June? You can be there for the elections - anyway write some good pieces - Anyway write me - Steffs book was pretty damned good on the things he knows about - Part of it swell - Some drivel but not as much as I expected from the author of books - but were or weren't you Peters father - I see he has a cleft chin! Steff is a swell old bird - I'm glad he did such a good book - he must have worked like hell- Give my love to Mary - This isn't a favor about coming to Madrid - It never occurred. Seller Inventory # 146950

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ernest Hemingway Autograph and Typed Signed ...

Publisher: 1931-1935

Publication Date: 1931

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition