"The hell with the coin box business …"
Autograph Letter Signed ("John"), to Burgess Meredith, on Steinbeck's frustrating attempts to reach him by phone.
175 East 78th St., [New York: May 7, 1946].
Price: $2,500.00
About the item
1 p. in ink on recto of a single yellow legal-size ruled note sheet. 1 vols. 14 x 8-1/2 inches. Very good. Provenance: from the Estate of Burgess Meredith.
Item #29904
Colorful unpublished note from Steinbeck to his friend Burgess Meredith:
"Dear Buzz: I've tried to call you several times but your line is either busy or you are out. This devotion has been carried on a coin booth which is little better than the back seat of a packard. We have no phone yet but hope to have one tomorrow or the next day. Mother Marie is building a nest for her new offspring and I am hard at work which immobilizes both of us pretty much. I am going to have lunch with Charlie Lytle (remember the Pixie of Park Lane) tomorrow May 8 at 21. Maybe you could drop in or maybe you'll be there anyway. I have to ask you something … Meanwhile I'll call you if we get a phone. The hell with the coin box business. John"
