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ALS, signed "L. Frank Baum," one page, 5.5 x 9.5, Hotel Walton letterhead, September 30, 1904. Handwritten letter to author and friend Emerson Hough, in full: "Send me Mr. Acherman's New York address and I'll try to see him next week. Write me at the Imperial Hotel 32nd & B'way—Should be home in a couple of weeks and hope to have a good visit with you then. Mrs. B is with me and joins me in regards to yourself and Mrs. Hough." In very good condition, with toning from prior display, chipping to the edges, and tears to the upper blank area, reinforced with archival tape on the reverse.
Best known for his western stories, Hough created two play treatments with Baum, The Maid of Athens: A College Phantasy and The King of Gee-Whiz, neither of which ever reached the stage. During this particular period, the musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz was nearing its end at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. Over the course of two years, from January 21, 1903, to December 31, 1904, the Majestic ran 293 performances of The Wizard of Oz. Three months before this letter was written, Reilly & Britton published The Marvelous Land of Oz, Baum's sequel to his best-selling 1900 fantasy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
From the personal collection of a lifelong collector, teacher, and traveler with a passion for world history. His collecting years ranged from the 1970s to the present day, meaning that several of the premier pieces have not been on the market in decades.
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