LORING WILLIAMS LAST LETTER and a Copy of Williams' "Brother Crow".

Williams, Loring (1897 1970)

Verlag: South Berwick, Maine The American Weave Press, 1967

Beschreibung

Signed by Williams on the half-title. 5 ½ in. x 8 ¾ in. Title page with pine-tree design, 55 pp. Orange cloth with titling in black on the spine and on the front cover. In near fine condition. Inserted in this book is a typed letter signed by Williams. The letter, measuring 7 ¼ in x 10 ¼ in., is on the stationery of "The Hart Crane and Alice Crane Williams Memorial Fund, Loring Williams, Administrator, South Berwick, Maine." The letter is addressed to Betty Crane Madden and dated November 3, 1969 and regards in part the death of Betty Crane Madden's mother and the mention of the earlier death of Loring Williams' wife, Alice Crane Williams. It reads in part: "Dear Betty: Thank you for your letter. I am glad the flowers came through all right. It is always an uncertain matter to wire flowers… but, sometimes it is the only way. I know how empty the house may seem… Here, our beautiful October weather is over, and I wakened today to a howling nor'easter. With the wind from that direction, the north side of my back porch leaks in around the aluminum windows, so I now have a roll of jardenniers catching the drips from the window-sills…. Even chrysanthemums are looking bedraggled, and today's storm will surely take all the remaining leaves from the trees…You and your mother always had many friends and I am sure they will try to make things smooth for you. Take care of yourself, Miss Betty. Love, Loring." Betty Crane Madden added two notations to the letter: on the first page: "Loring's last letter." And on the reverse: "Loring died that January, 1970." Williams was connected with the American Weave Literary Journal, published from 1945 through 1964 from Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Alice Crane Williams was the aunt of famed Cleveland-area poet Hart Crane. The Journal was partly funded by the Hart Crane Memorial Fund and Alice Crane Williams Memorial Fund. The letter shows two horizontal folds, otherwise, in fine condition. This book and letter originally belonged to Betty Crane Madden who gave them to Vivian Pemberton. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers VP-247

Bibliografische Details

Titel: LORING WILLIAMS LAST LETTER and a Copy of ...

Verlag: South Berwick, Maine The American Weave Press

Erscheinungsdatum: 1967

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)