Literary
GASKIN
(Catherine, 1929-2009, Irish-Australian-born Novelist)
Autograph Letter Signed to Eileen Cond,
gladly signing and returning your book plate - a very lovely one, and sharing Miss Cond's feeling about the price of books - but if I ever say this to a bookseller, he points to the price of everything else, and hating to see them driven up to... where they appear to be a luxury, publishers are caught just as everyone else is, she was delighted that [The] Lynmara [Legacy, 1975] led you on to [The Summer of] The Spanish Woman [1977], the writer feels as if Lynmara made me a friend, hopes she can continue to please, whether it's in paperback or hard cover, ending What a writer needs is a reader - by what ever means, 2 sides folio, Ballymacahara, Wicklow, Ireland, 3rd December
Item Date: 1977
Background
Eileen Cond was a book collector who sent out her bookplate to her favourite authors, many of whom signed and returned them to her. Among the most notable was Ian Fleming.
light marks from water touching six words on side 1 and 4 letters of signature, otherwise excellent
Stock No. 56493