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J.D. Salinger TLS

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J.D. Salinger TLS
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J.D. Salinger typed letter signed, dated 24 November 1989 from his residence in Cornish, New Hampshire. Here, Salinger writes to Nardi Reeder Campion, sister of Colonel Russell ''Red'' Reeder Jr., whom Salinger served with in WWII. In full, ''Dear Mrs. Campion, I think I'd better return this straight away, unread, before the urge to sit in a different chair and enjoy myself (like a human being) is too much for me. Perhaps you'll let me borrow this book and the enclosure another year, when I'm not so loaded with work and the tail-end of old legal matters. Thank you, though. JDS'' with the ''JDS'' written in pen. Salinger's reference to ''the tail-end of old legal matters'' probably concerns his 1986 lawsuit to prevent publication of his private letters in an unauthorized biography. Letter is accompanied by a transcript of an undated, but earlier November 1989 letter from Mrs. Campion to Salinger which reads in part, ''I thought you might like to see Red's autobiography. It has long been out of print but, wonder of wonders, North River Press in Croton-on-Hudson is planning to reissue it this winter. We are off to California for a week. Will celebrate Thanksgiving, with 'our son the chiropractor' and his family…'' Salinger's single page typed letter signed measures 4.25'' x 5.5'' and is in near fine condition.