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SAMUEL BECKETT (Irish, 1906-1989)
Estimate:
$150 - $300
Sold
$500
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Description
Autograph letter, 1 page, 12mo, Paris [France], August 1, 1977, in French, on Beckett’s stationery, responding to an invitation from the Belgian poet, critic, and filmmaker René Micha (1913-1992), reading [translation]: <‘Dear Sir, / Thank you for your letter and for your kind invitation which I truly regret I cannot accept. / Please accept, Dear Sir, my most cordial regards. / Samuel Beckett’>, with the original envelope with Micha’s address in Beckett’s hand, framed
h. 3-1/4 w. 5 in. (sheet)
overall: 12 x 15 in.
Provenance
The estate of J.D. McClatchy (1945-2018), American poet, librettist, literary critic, and former president of The American Academy of Arts and Letters, Stonington, CT