Influential novelist, playwright, and Socialist activist (1885–1951) whose works include the classics Babbitt, Elmer Gantry, and Main Street; in 1930 he became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. ALS, one page, 6.25 x 7, personal letterhead, July 27, 1936. Lewis writes to Charles. In full: “I’m enclosing check for $17.60. The books came safely, along with ‘Rural Peace,’ for which my thanks. I was sorry to miss you & hope that I shan’t next time I’m in Rutland….” In good condition, with scattered toning, light soiling, and wrinkling. The signature is clear, dark, and mostly unaffected. R&R COA.
