TLS, one page, 7 x 8.25, Faber and Faber Limited letterhead, April 19, 1950. Eliot misses an awards dinner. In part, “No one is more sorry than myself that I was unable to be present at your Awards Dinner…as I cannot make the time for an absence until I come to America in the autumn. I appreciate very highly the honour which I received.” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. In fine condition, with bisecting mailing folds and a small separation at junction of fold. R&R COA.
