AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED
1929. Autograph postcard signed by Hart Crane, to Samuel Loveman, from Paris, 1929. 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Addressed to Samuel Loveman, dated March 5th, 1929. Sent from Paris on the same day as an important letter to Otto Kahn concerning the dedication to “The Bridge,” the "Cape Hatteras'" section of which was completed at this time. The text reads: "Still waiting for some word from you! Jack Taylor, freshly arrived, is staying at my hotel. Also met Forrest Anderson, who manages to live here somehow and who haunts the cafés. Yes, I'm more than ever enthusiastic. Never want to leave. Such grace, such intelligence, such courtesy! Whoever thinks the French to be decadent just doesn't know! Love, as ever, Hart", with a postscript concerning Greek vases at the Louvre. This is a vital document concerning Crane's fraught and ultimately disastrous Parisian jaunt. It remains unpublished, in spite of the considerable attention paid to this period, to Crane's exuberant mood, and to his contact with Loveman (see “O My Land, My Friends: The Selected Letters of Hart Crane,” pp. 385 ff. for similar cards and letters). In good condition: small chips to all four corners; one flattened-out fold; two post-marks; a few very minor marks, not affecting the text or readability. Item #32584
Price: $4,500.00