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Lot #740
Benjamin Britten

“I have given your messages to Mr. Pears, and he is equally touched and grateful”

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“I have given your messages to Mr. Pears, and he is equally touched and grateful”

Brief TLS, one page, 8 x 5, The Red House Aldeburgh, Suffolk letterhead, March 22, 1967. In a letter of thanks on behalf of himself and life partner and tenor, Peter Pears, Britten writes, in full: “Thank you for your kind letter with its very warm words. I have given your messages to Mr. Pears, and he is equally touched and grateful. I look forward to the arrival of your book of poems. It is very kind of you to send them to me.” Light creasing, central vertical fold, and trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.

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  • Dates: #381 - Ended January 18, 2012