ERLE STANLEY GARDNER - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 2/1958 - HFSID 137615
Price: $400.00
ERLE STANLEY GARDNER. Autograph Quotation signed: "Erle Stanley
Gardner", 1p, 5¾x7. No place, "Feb 1958". In full:
"'The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from
heaven.' With all good wishes to Robert Whittemore from Yours." The
quotation is from William Shakespeare's play, The Merchant of Venice.
Best known for creating Perry Mason, the lawyer-detective, who appears in
more than 80 of his novels,Gardner (1889-1970) also wrote a series of
novels featuring District Attorney Doug Selby and 29 books featuring detective
Bertha Cool and legalist Donald Lam (under the pseudonym A.A. Fair). The
prolific author, whose books have sold hundreds of millions of copies,
also wrote Western novels, science fiction, short stories and articles. Gardner
was also creator of the Perry Mason TV series (1957-1966), appearing in
one episode as a judge. Horizontal fold touches capital letters and final
flourish of signature. Otherwise, fine condition.
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