Author (1891–1980) best known for such sexually charged classics as Tropic of Cancer and the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy. Though his writings were long banned in the U.S. and elsewhere, he has since come to be recognized as one of the major figures of twentieth-century literature. His career and relationship with writer Anaïs Nin were dramatized in the 1990 film Henry & June. ALS, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, December 3, 1979. A friendly letter to a collector and dealer. In part: “I must have written thousands of letters, mss. & postcards in my 88 years…. Sorry not to see anything by Dostoievsky or Blaise Cendrars in your handsome catalogue. But I am definitely not an autograph or letter collector. My sight is virtually ruined from all the reading I have done.” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. In fine condition, with usual mailing folds. R&R COA.
