Lot 87
Hemingway, Ernest Miller (Papa) (1899-1961)., American author and journalist, Pulitzer Prize for fiction (1953 for The Old Man and the Sea), Nobel Prize for literature (1954), committed suicide.
ALS, 8½" x 11", 1p., Finca Vigia San Francisco de Paula Cuba, no date, "Dear Carl: I enclose a card [not present] from Philip: Since his drink sodden and lovely [word re-written by Hemingway to distinguish it from "lonely"] brain made him address me as Charles I suppose you got one to Ernest Thompson. But on a chance that he combined us am sending card. I'm glad to see that he's still a Captain. Which reminds me to ask you to save a place under the 18-65 law for Uncle Gus and me in our platoon.
"I wish you would shoot the 22-300 Lovell - it is the sweetest shooting gun I've ever seen. The scope is sighted in and it throws good. Would you fiend oil the rest of them?
"Merry Chrstmas [sic] Carl and Happy New Year and give my best to Norine" [signed] "Papa" Wrinkling and small worm holes (two near signature but not affecting it) but clear and easily read, Very Good.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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