Thornton Wilder

Wilder, Thornton

Schriftsteller (1897-1975). Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. New Haven. 4to. 1 p. Mit eigenh. Kuvert.
$ 407 / 350 € (102438)

An Dr. Rodeck (1892-1951) in Wien: „Unfortunately I am entirely out of touch with any part of the journalistic field, even the literary part. I would have no idea where to turn to make a contact there. I should think that the prizes you received would constitute a far better introduction than ... either George Brush or myself could effect.“ - George Brush: Die zentrale Figur in Wilders Roman Himmelsziel. Er ist ein reisender Schulbuchhändler, dessen fanatischer religiöser Eifer und seine naiven Versuche, ein rechtschaffenes Leben zu führen, zu einer Reihe von humorvollen und tragischen Ereignissen auf seiner Reise durch die USA führen

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Wilder, Thornton

Schriftsteller (1897-1975). Portraitphotographie mit eigenh. U. auf der Rückseite. O. O. 130:180 mm.
$ 349 / 300 € (1395)

Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), American writer. SP, 5 x 7 inch, n. p. n. d. [about 1960], signed verso. A head and shoulders portrait of the writer. Inscribed to the photographer Felicitas Timpe. Photograph by F. Timpe, Munich.

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Wilder, Thornton

Schriftsteller (1897–1975). Eigenh. Brief mit U. Mexico City. 1 S. Gr.-8vo.
$ 523 / 450 € (23285)

Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), Schriftsteller. E. Brief mit U. Mexico City, 11. Februar 1939. 1 S. Gr.-8°. – An den Diplomaten Ronald Storrs (1881–1955): „Returning from a trip into the Mexican hinterland I find this note from Sibyl Colefax and your kind word. Indeed, I wish I were in New York to talk with you on many things. And selfishly I could also wish that you were here before this prodigious past and this prodigious experiment [...]“. – Auf Briefpapier mit gedr. Briefkopf; im linken Rand gelocht (minimale Buchstabenberührung).

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Wilder, Thornton

Schriftsteller (1897-1975). Albumblatt mit eigenh. U. Hamden. 1 S. Qu.-kl.-8vo.
$ 93 / 80 € (4352)

Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), Schriftsteller. E. U. auf Albumblatt, Hamden, November 1962, eine Seite quer-kl.-8°. Beiliegt: 1 Porträt Wilders (Brustbild von vorn mit Zigarette), 11,3 x 15,8 cm; Begleitbrief seiner Schwester Isabel Wilder.

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Wilder, Thornton

American playwright and novelist (1897-1975). Signature on an album page and a typed letter (unsigned). Hamden. 8vo. 2 pp. Printed address.
$ 139 / 120 € (93103)

„Mr. Thornton Wilder regrets that because of the hundreds of letters he receives each year from students and interested readers he cannot answer each one himself. […]“

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Wilder, Thornton

American playwright and novelist (1897-1975). Autograph lettercard signed. St. Moritz. 02.04.1961. Oblong 8vo. 2 pp.
$ 523 / 450 € (72750/BN46775)

To Mrs. Norweg: "Many thanks for your deeply interesting letter. I wish I were able to answer your questions in a way that would be satisfactory to you. I have never found a thorough psychological study of this subject. I was myself an identical twin, but my brother died when only a few hours old. This fact, however, made me extremely attentive to all the identical twins that I have met in life [...]".

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Wilder, Thornton

Albumblatt mit eigenh. U.
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Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), Schriftsteller. E. U. auf Albumblatt, Frankfurt, 27. September 1954, eine Seite quer-kl.-8°. Mit e. Briefumschlag.