Title: Autograph Letter Signed by the American Poet John Ciardi, to the American Literary Critic, Anthologist and Science Fiction Author Basil Davenport, Regarding His Book of Ghostly Tales.
Description: Bound Brook, New Jersey, September 27, 1954. 1954. - Over 100 words penned on 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide "Rutgers University / The State University of New Jersey / College of Arts and Sciences / English Department" stationery with his personal address stamped in blue at the top right of the page. John Ciardi thanks the literary critic and science fiction author Basil Davenport for the signed copy of a book: "I've had a fine time being told ghostly tales. Thanks for the book and for the inscription." He goes on to proclaim that "The inscription is certainly enough to make this a collector's item in my happy estimation.." but as he read the book he discovered 25 pages missing from his copy which might make it even more unusual. He suggests that Davenport "as author, might want to have somebody check copies to make sure my volume's error is not general." Signed "John". Folded for mailing with some diagonal offsetting to the top left corner. Very good.
The American poet, translator and etymologist John Ciardi (1916-1986) is best known for his poetry and his translation of Dante's "Divine Comedy".
A member of the Baker Street Irregulars, the recipient Basil Davenport (1905-1966) was an American literary critic, anthologist and author of science fiction novels. Davenport arranged and edited "Ghostly Tales to Be Told: A collection of Stories form the Great Masters, arranged for reading and telling aloud" published in 1954. Very good .
Keywords: LITERATURE; JOHN CIARDI; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED; AMERICAN POET; SIGNATURE; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; RUTGERS UNIVERSITY; ENGLISH DEPARTMENT; NEW JERSEY; BASIL DAVENPORT; GHASTLY TALES; SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR' GHOSTLY TALES TO BE TOLD; A COLLEC
- Book number: 98944
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