Eminent American-born British writer (1888–1965), winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature, best known for such works as the epic poem The Waste Land and the plays Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party. TLS, one page, 7 x 9.5, July 22, 1946. Eliot writes as he prepares to return to London. In part, “I have been moving about, in a whirl of relatives, old friends and new acquaintances, between Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts ever since. It is very kind of you to suggest sending cigarettes for me and for De la Mare: but as I am probably sailing on Sunday, it is now too late to accept. From one point of view it is a good thing, as I have just been given unexpectedly some pairs of stockings to take over, and I don’t know how much duty I shall have to pay on arrival, or whether I shall have the money to pay it. But if you care to send the cigarettes to me in London…I shall be delighted to accept them.” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Matted to an overall size of 12 x 16. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, a few small tears to bottom and a mild shade of overall toning. R&R COA.
