Autograph Note to Marlene Dietrich

Autograph note on a visiting card from the important writer to his close friend Marlene Dietrich, sending her a book and his love. On his printed card, Hemingway has penned: "This is a lousy way to send a book but I'll write in it when I see you. How are you? I love you very much. Will you send me the new records? I will give you the money when I see you and anything else." He signs, "Hemingstein." Undated. Slight fading to text and signature, but still legible and overall fine. 3.5 x 2 inches (8.4 x 5.2 cm).

From the collection of the family of Marlene Dietrich. Dietrich and Hemingway had a long correspondence, beginning when he was 50 and she was 47, and continuing until his suicide. A collection of their letters, made public in 2007, revealed the flirtatious tone of their correspondence. Hemingway explained to a friend why they had never consummated their relationship: "Victims of unsynchronised passion. Those times when I was out of love, the Kraut was deep in some romantic tribulation, and on those occasions when Dietrich was on the surface and swimming about with those marvellously seeking eyes, I was submerged." (15209)

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