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23 February 1940

Dear Miss McCullers:

Mr Moseley, who represents the Houghton Mifflin Company
in the middlewest was in the shop the other day to take
my order for some of the early spring books.

Some of the new Houghton Mifflin books are by
distinguished names, some by names not distinguished,
but none excited Mr Moseley's enthusiasm so greatly
as yours did, and he said to me that THE MUTE was
an Argus book.

By that he meant that it was a distinguished book, a
book that I could recommend to careful, discriminating
readers.

Mr Moseley's enthusiasm was so infectious that I gave
him a substantial order and asked if it might be pos-
sible to have a few copies inscribed. Most of our
customers are collectors of first editions. Because
they are collectors, they are sentimental, and be-
cause they are sentimental, they value inscriptions.

Should you be willing to inscribe copies, the books
would be carefully wrapped, with return label and
postage, so that they could be sent back to us with a
minimum of effort on your part.

Miss Carson McCullers
Houghton Mifflin Company
Boston, Massachusetts

BA:mha

20 June 1940

Dear Miss McCullers:

Separately, I am sending you a package containing ten
copies of THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER. Will you be
good enough to inscribe copies to the persons whose
names are listed below, and to autograph the remaining
ones:

Faith Baldwin
L. E. DuBois
Jean Pickering
Maisie Seymour

A return label and postage have been affixed to the
reverse of the wrappings in which the books are being
sent to you, so that they may be returned to us with
a minimum of effort on your part.

With every good wish, believe me

Miss Carson McCullers
Box 732
Fayetteville, N. C.

mha

10 July 1940

Dear Miss McCullers:

Under other cover, we are sending you a package containing
seven copies of your book, THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER.
Will you be good enough to inscribe them for the persons
whose names are listed below:

Harriet Christensen

Dwight N. Clark

Mary Evelyn Cramer, from the Singing Hills

E. W. Evans, Jr.

Esther Fairbank

Dr H. M. Marvin

Frieda H. Weisbach

A return label and postage have been affixed to the reverse
of the wrappings, so that you may send the books back to us,
when you have finished with them.

THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER continues to have a good sale
with us, and we hope that it is doing equally well in shops
throughout the country.

With every good wish for your continued success, and sincere
thanks for your kindness, we stay

mha

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8 August 1940

Dear Miss McCullers:

On 10 July, we sent you a package containing a few copies of your book, THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER, for inscription.

The package has just been returned to us, marked "unclaimed" and it occurs to us that you may have been away from home at the time it was received in Fayetteville.

If that is the case, and you have now returned, may we send the books to you again? Or, if you are not planning to return in the near future and will provide your present address, we will send the books to you at whatever address you designate.

We shall be most grateful for your cooperation and, in anticipation, stay

Sincerely yours,

THE ARGUS BOOK SHOP, INC.

mha

STATION O

19 August 1940

Dear Miss McCullers:

The package has just been returned to us, marked
"unclaimed", and it occurs to us that you may have been
away from home at the time it was received in Fayette-
ville. A letter that accompanied the books was for-
warded to New York, and that too was returned.

If you have now returned, may we send the books to you
again? Or, if you are not planning to return in the
near future, and will provide your present address, we
will send the books to you at whatever address you des-
ignate, provided with return label and postage.

"We shall be most grateful for your cooperation and,
in anticipation, stay,

Miss Carson McCullers
C/o Houghton Mifflin Co.
2 Park Street
Boston, Massachusetts

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5 February 1941

Dear Miss McCullers:

You have probably heard, from Mr Moseley, about the pack-
age, containing copies of THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER,
which has followed you around the country.

We hope that it will, finally, catch up with you and that
you will be good enough to inscribe copies of THE HEART IS
A LONELY HUNTER to those persons whose names are listed be-
low.

A return label and postage have been affixed to the reverse
of the wrappings, for your convenience in returning the
books to us when you will have finished with them.

We are very grateful for your collaboration, and stay

Miss Carson McCullers
1519 Starke Avenue
Columbus, Georgia

mha

15 February 1941

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Dear Miss McCullers: I am so glad I could help you with my books. I am sure you will like them. I am sure you will enjoy them. Please don't forget to send me a copy of your book. I am very grateful to you for your kindness in having inscribed and returned to us the copies of THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER which we sent to you about a week ago. I hope that you won't mind my sending today, under other cover, another package containing two copies of THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER and twenty copies of your new book, REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE.

Will you be good enough to inscribe one copy of each book to:

Dr Henry J. Lund
A. B. Hanson, Jr.

and to inscribe copies of REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE to the following persons:

Faith Baldwin
H. Tatnall Brown, Jr.
Major W. A. Callaway
Dwight Clark
H. Phelps Clawson
Dr H. M. Marvin
W. C. McConnell, Jr.
Bertha Van Riper Overbury
Frank Pettee
William Polzin
R. C. Southworth
Otto Swanson
Willis Thornton
Jean Vinokuroff
Frank Whitbeck

If you will then sign the remaining three copies, I shall be very grateful to you.

A return label and postage have been affixed to the inner wrappings on the parcel containing the books, so that it will be possible for you to return them to us with a minimum of effort on your part.

10 March 1941

Dear Miss McCullers:

REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE continues to sell very well with us and I am taking the liberty of sending you a few more copies for inscription.

Will you be good enough to inscribe one copy to each of the persons whose names are listed below, and to sign the remaining six copies?

Theresa Bowman
E. W. Evans, Jr.
Santiago Orbase
Jean Pickering

The package is being wrapped so that it will be possible for you to reverse the outer wrappings and return the books to us.

With every good wish, believe me that I am

mha

2 January 1942

Dear Miss McCullers:

Separately, I am taking the liberty of sending you a
copy of the first edition of THE HEART IS A LONELY
HUNTER.

I will be grateful if you will be good enough to
inscribe this to:

A. B. Hanson, Jr.

A return label and postage have been affixed to the
reverse of the packings, so that you can return the
book to us without too much trouble.

DEAR MRS. McCULLERS:

I hope that all is well with you, and that your work
progresses satisfactorily.

With all good wishes, believe me,

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CÉLÈBRA* GÉOLÈG
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2 January 1942

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Dear Miss McCullers:

POUR SOUS LA MENTHE DES MOINS ÉPISQUES.

Separately, I take pleasure to express my ownPersonal pleasure with your books. PLEASERECEIVED.

V. B. HENSON.

PUBLISHED AS A PAPER BOOK.

I AM PLEDGED TO DO MY best to make sure of the quality of the books I sell.

HONI BLEU.

COULD YOU HAVE HELPED ME IF I HAD THE TIME AND THE DOLLARS TO PURCHASE THE BOOKS YOU RECOMMEND TO ME?

Dear Miss McCullers:

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