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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Autograph Letter Signed to Jane Armstrong, His Typist and Friend, About For Whom the Bell Tolls. [N.p., ca. 1939-1940].

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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Autograph Letter Signed to Jane Armstrong, His Typist and Friend, About For Whom the Bell Tolls. [N.p., ca. 1939-1940]. 2 4to pages on one sheet, plain white paper, in pencil. Approximately 11 x 8 1/2". Addressed "Dear Jane:" Signed "Ernest". 

Condition

Paper toned, somewhat edgeworn, a few marginal creases or wrinkles, large paperclip rust residue on upper portion of leaf. Very good.

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AN EXCELLENT LETTER FROM HEMINGWAY TO JANE ARMSTRONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON TYPING FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS. "Dear Jane: Can you make this triple space with 2 carbons? one carbon pretty surely enough unless you want one. I will have to be still working from the originals so please save folders and all. Will be seeing you shortly. You read it and if you think Phyllis [Phyllis Gardner, Armstrong's daughter and another of Hemingway's typists] (to old for her or anything) I shouldn't why just call it all off and I will travel in an armored car with it until get it finished. Am so damned spooked of something happening to original and there being no copy or should just hang onto it and not bother. Tell Phyllis am paying the same Martha [Hemingway's wife at the time, Martha Gelhorn] pays for her excellent typing if that is O. K. Ernest / If you see you can't get all this done why do as much as you can of the first seven chapters (even if only a little) and do Chapter Eight as have to have that to refer to when working on the trip The balance which have here runs through page 381 - Hope 4 more today."