CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 10/09/1919 - HFSID 283584
Price: $320.00
CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND
Kelland responds to a request for an autograph in 1919
Autograph Letter signed: "Clarence Budington Kelland". 1p.
4¼x6¾, embossed note paper of requestor - Howes Norris, Jr. No location, 9
October 1919, To: Howes Norris, Jr. In full: " My dear Mr.
Norris:- My autograph is neither so large as John Hancock's nor so valuable on a
check as Mr. Carnegie's but here it is." KELLAND (1881-1964)
considered himself to be "The best second-rate writer in America". He had a long
career writing short stories and had more than 400 published from the
1930s -1960s in magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and The
American Magazine. He began his writing career as a newspaper reporter in
Detroit (1907-1915) and edited The American Boy magazine (1913-1915),
after which he was strictly freelance. He also wrote some 60 novels - including
the Mark Tidd series of 9. Howes Norris, Jr. (1886-1958) was an avid
collector who had letterhead printed specifically for the purpose of soliciting
autographs. He also collected notable original sketches and cartoons from
artist. In 1946, the St. Petersburg Times call him the "Granddaddy of all
the autograph fiends". Horizontal fold. Pencil note (unknown hand) at lower
margin. Lightly toned and soiled. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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