Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. TLS, one page, 7.5 x 10.75, J. B. Bond Lyceum Bureau letterhead, December 12, 1916. Letter to Rabindranath Tagore, in part: "I shall be pleased to act as your literary representative in America. I would with to handle the placing of all articles, poems and stories in this Country, in other forms than in your books. I will also place any plays that you may care to give me. For this service, I will make the nominal charge of 10% on the price secured for the stories and articles. Should any typing be necessary, I would expect this to be paid out of your balance…If this is satisfactory to you, will you kindly sign one of the copies of this letter and return to me?" Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by James B. Pond, Jr., and countersigned by Rabindranath Tagore. Nicely matted with a portrait of the esteemed Bengali poet. In fine condition, with some very faint staining. Pond was already managing Tagore's ambitious American lecture tour (October 1916–April 1917), and by this letter was hired on to act as an agent for his literary works in the United States.
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