Autograph letters signed (6) : New York and Charlottesville, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1979-1981 and [n.d.].

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Autograph letters signed (6) : New York and Charlottesville, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1979-1981 and [n.d.].

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Agreeing to illustrate "The Fireside Book of Ghost Stories," and detailing his plan to "surround the text with the paraphernalia of death"; saying he and his wife Lydia have moved to Virginia after more than 50 years; and referring to several of Wagenknecht's anthology projects.

6 items (7 p.) + with 2 envelope.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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