MILLER HENRY Autograph Letter Signed to Dear Professor Sewar

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"AT THIS MOMENT I COULDN'T SEND YOU A COPY [OF 'CANCER']--I'M FLAT BROKE" MILLER, HENRY. Autograph Letter Signed, to "Dear Professor Seward," apologizing for not acting sooner, and promising to send a copy of Tropic of Cancer as soon as it is feasible. 1 page, 4to, onionskin paper; folds. Big Sur, 8 October 1948

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"Emil White showed me the letter . . . . I'm in a bit of a quandary. Had I (in 1945) offered you the 'Cancer' as a gift? (How the matter got sidetracked all this time is beyond me.)
". . . At this moment I couldn't send you a copy--I'm flat broke. (We've just had an addition to the family and other expenses.) To get a copy might cost $12 to $15. However, sometimes I get one free (from a tourist returning from France). Should that happen, I'd be glad to give you one pronto. . . ."