Autograph Letter Signed

Toklas, Alice B.

Publication Date: 1957

About this Item

("Alice Toklas") 1 page, Paris, Oct 18, 1957 to Anita Loos. 8 1/4" x 5 1/4". Fine. Together with a typed transcription. Toklas express great pleasure at seeing Loos again and thanks her for her recommendation of a spa treatment at Acqui. In part: " - The doctor recommended ten baths during twelve days - I am very grateful to you. It would be lovely to think you would return to Paris in my time. Toklas (1877-1967), companion of writer Gertrude Stein, who wrote about their life together in "What is Remembered" and was the subject of Stein's "Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas." Loos (1891-1981), American humorous writer; best known for her novel "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" 1925; worked for various Hollywood studios as a writer and script consultant; film career from 1912: "My Baby" 1912; "The Telephone Girl and the Lady" 1913; "The Lady in Black" 1913; "San Francisco" 1936; "Saratoga" 1937; "The Women" 1939; "Another Thin Man" 1939; "Strange Cargo" 1940; "Susan and God" 1940; "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" 1945; "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" 1953; "Gigi" 1958. Seller Inventory # 2221684

Bibliographic Details

Title: Autograph Letter Signed

Publication Date: 1957

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Fine

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)