SARGENT JOHN SINGER Autograph Letter Signed John S Sargent t

Sale 2573 - Lot 163

Price Realized: $ 625

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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750

TO HIS BOOK BINDER: "I RATHER LIKE THE. . .LETTERS OF THE TITLE OF 'TOM JONES'" SARGENT, JOHN SINGER. Autograph Letter Signed, "John S. Sargent," to an unnamed book binder ("Dear Sir"), agreeing to a price of 3 guineas per volume and recommending a classic design for the binding. 2 pages, small 8vo, written on the first and third pages of a folded sheet, personal stationery; horizontal fold. [London], 16 January 1904

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"I am willing to go to the limit of 3 guineas per volume. I hope it is not hampering you too much to recommend that the bindings and the character of the lettering and ornamentation should be markedly 18th century, and rather classic and recalling Adams . . . .
"I rather like the fine and slightly slanting letters of the title of 'Tom Jones'."