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LESLIE CHARTERIS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 12/16/1968 - HFSID 18454

The author responds to a collector's request for autographs in 1968. Typed letter signed: "Leslie Charteris", 1p, 5½x8½. Lantana, Florida, 1968 December 16. On imprinted letterhead to "Dear Major Espy".

Price: $360.00

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LESLIE CHARTERIS
The author responds to a collector's request for autographs in 1968.
Typed letter signed: "Leslie Charteris", 1p, 5½x8½. Lantana, Florida, 1968 December 16. On imprinted letterhead to "Dear Major Espy". In full: "Your letter of October 24 reached me recently in Europe, where I was travelling, after various forwardings. The important one was made by my accountant, Mr Joseph P Wrenn, at the address which you used in California, who opened your letter and enclosed it with other correspondence. However, the signed first day cover which you refer to was not enclosed. I therefore wrote to him and asked what had happened to it. I have only now received from him a denial that this cover was ever received in his office. I can only say that I am very distressed about this, and profoundly hope that you have since discovered that you yourself forgot to enclose the cover with your letter. If however you are still certain that you did send it, I can only ask you to take the matter up direct with Mr Wrenn at 8845 West Olympic Blvd, Beverly Hills, since there is nothing more that I can do. Meanwhile I enclose the autographed card and photograph which you asked for. Sincerely". Enclosures not present. Leslie Charteris (1908-1993) wrote his first "Saint" novel, Meet the Tiger (also published as Crooked Gold and The Saint Meets the Tiger) in 1928, a year after the Singapore-born writer legally changed his name from Leslie Charles Boyer Yin. Not only was his Simon Templar character the hero of Charteris' novels, novelettes and books of short stories, "The Saint" also appeared in detective magazines (including "The Saint Mystery Magazine"), on radio (voiced by Vincent Price) and television, in films (many scripted by Charteris) and in comic strips. Often compared to James Bond, Charteris' Saint predates the Ian Fleming character by decades. Slightly creased with folds, not at signature. Fine condition.

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