ERNEST DIMNET - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 73297
Sale Price $340.00
Reg. $400.00
ERNEST DIMNET
French letter from the priest and philosopher reporting to a Mrs. J Wainwright on his
travels across the U.S., and encouraging her to start thinking about her upcoming trip to
Europe
Autograph Letter Signed: "Ernest Dimnet" in black ink. 2p (front and verso of a single sheet),
6x9½. Original mailing envelope included, 6½x3¾. Addressed to "Mrs. J. Wainwright/
Scranton, PA". Postmarked December 14, 1925. Neatly sliced open along top fold. Toned.
Otherwise, fine condition. Letter written on stationery of the Drake Hotel in Chicago. To
"Dear Madam". In French, translated in part: "I'm leaving on the 22nd for Rochambeau, Pier
57, but I ask you to forget this date./ I hope that you have received my little message from
Cleveland./ Start to think about your trip to Europe. Thursday I will be at New York, 300 Park
Ave. Everything went well, except for Omaha….Believe in, dear Madam, my nicest sentiments".
Normal mailing folds. Toned. Otherwise, fine condition. Ernest Dimnet (1866-1954) was a
French cleric, author, and philosopher. His best known work, The Art of Thinking (1930),
purportedly improves the reader's concentration by following a few simple practices. Dimnet
is also well regarded for his popular French translations of English books written by
Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte. Two items.
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