JOHN ERSKINE - AUTOGRAPH ENVELOPE SIGNED CIRCA 1934 - HFSID 177487
Price: $80.00
JOHN ERSKINE
Small envelope signed and addressed by Juilliard School of Music
director John Erskine to the wife of violinist Paul Kochanski, one of
Juilliard's faculty
Autograph envelope signed "John Erskine" on flap. Apartment
number added to address in pencil in unknown hand. 5½x3½. Postmarked New York
City Feb. 10, 1934. Addressed in Erskine's hand to "Mrs. Paul
Kochanski/145 East 74th Street/City". One 3-cent purple-and-white NRA "In a
Common Determination" stamp affixed. PAUL KOCHANSKI (1887-1934) was a classical
violinist and a teacher at Julliard. Poet, essayist and novelist JOHN
ERSKINE (1879-1951) published his first novel, The Private Life of
Helen of Troy, in 1925. A professor of literature at Columbia University,
Erskine initiated an honors course in classic texts, greatly influencing
ideas of general education in the U. S. His most famous essay was titled
The Moral Obligation To Be Intelligent. A composer and music
critic, Erskine also served as first President of the Juilliard School of
Music (1928-1937). Envelope is open and empty. Lightly toned, soiled and
creased. Left ½-inch torn from flap, adhering to letter. Stains from adhesive on
verso (no show-through). Otherwise in fine condition.
Following offer submission users will be contacted at their account email address within 48 hours. Our response will be to accept your offer, decline your offer or send you a final counteroffer. All offers can be viewed from within the "Offer Review" area of your HistoryForSale account. Please review the Make Offer Terms prior to making an offer.
If you have not received an offer acceptance or counter-offer email within 24-hours please check your spam/junk email folder.
