Nov 09, 2004 - Sale 2021

Sale 2021 - Lot 307

Price Realized: $ 5,980
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
SALINGER, J. D. Autograph Letter Signed, "Jerry," to his friends poet Hortense Flexner and cartoonist Wyncie King, a lovely letter reminiscing after not having been in contact with them for some time, admitting that losing touch with friends is one of the negatives of such a private life, hoping to see them, and writing that he has remarried and has a new daughter (Peggy). 1 1/2 pages, two 4to sheets. With the original envelope. Windsor, 2 July 1958

Additional Details

with--An original black-and-white snapshot of Salinger with a 2-year-old Peggy on his lap, sent to the above correspondents. Approximately 3 1/2x5 inches.