Collection of 10 ALSs, one in pencil, six signed “Thornton Wilder,” three signed “Thornton,” and one signed “T. N. W.,” dated between 1941 and 1972. Wilder discusses plans, a trip to Austria, his health, baseball, and bachelorhood. In a letter regarding a past trip to Vienna, he reflects on his “opportunity to meet so many deeply interesting people—chief of whom were the Beer-Hofmanns and the Reinhardts. (Do you know that West Germany has issued a postage-stamp with Max Reinhardt’s head on it?)” In another, he complains, “Baseball bores me stiff; but I can pass it on to others who sit long afternoons bugeyed and panting before their TV sets.” In overall fine condition, with various folds, creases, and notations. Many accompanied by a carbon copy of the letter he is responding to. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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