HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Autograph Letter Signed to His Son, "Bumby." Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula Cuba, March 30, 1959. 1 1/2 4to pages on one leaf of his thin paper stationery. Approximately 11 x 8 1/2". In blue ball-point pen. Addressed "Dear Bum:". Signed "Love Papa" with a circle beneath his signature.
Condition
1 vertical and 2 horizontal creases, red pencil price at upper left corner on first page, light rubbing, due to the partial transparency of the thin paper, some text from opposite side is visible on each side. Still, fine.
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Hemingway writes to his son "Bumby" [Jack Hemingway (1923-2000)] about Ernest's enjoyable car journey through the American Southwest, driving through Elko, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, Eagle Pass, Padres Negras, Corpus Christie, New Orleans, and more, and then onto Florida. He even discusses the Cuban Revolution, "But this is a real revolution - something like what we hoped for in Spain where set up Republic..." "... Big Horn - Send up packs - PS Head [?] up pacs... Everything fine here. Rene did wonderful job. But bad drought [?] No Mangoes-" A charming, personal letter from Hemingway to his son.