May 04, 2017 - Sale 2446

Sale 2446 - Lot 407

Price Realized: $ 1,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
"CONCENTRATION [IS] A DIFFICULT STATE FOR ME AT ANY TIME" STEINBECK, JOHN. Autograph Letter Signed, to "Dear Mr. Weatherly," explaining why he had not responded sooner and arranging a meeting. 1 page, 4to, personal stationery; horizontal fold. (MRS) Bruton, 12 September 1954
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"The explanation is simple. I haven't answered any letters. Concentration, a difficult state for me at any time, suggested this. And it works.
"Of course I know your work. And I will be very pleased to see you some time during the first two weeks in October when I shall be in London . . . . This will be best arranged through Graham Watson of Curtis Brown . . . . [H]e remembers things and I have a tendency to forget. . . ."