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Eugene V. Debs Autograph Letter Signed to George S. Viereck — “…some good day, not far distant I hope, we shall walk into each others’ arms and make up for lost time…”
Eugene V. Debs handwritten signed letter, composed on 28 April 1926, six months before his passing. Debs writes to George S. Viereck, a fellow socialist who would go on to support Adolf Hitler’s purported National Socialist Party. Debs writes on Hotel Breslin stationery from his home in Terre Haute, Indiana in part, “It was with the deepest regret that I again missed you in New York. It would have been a great pleasure indeed to Mrs. Debs and myself to meet you and Mrs. Viereck, but…I had to leave for home soon after landing from Bermuda. I have been so anxious to see you, to take you by the hand and tell you in person how sincerely I regard you and how much I appreciate your friendship…But I am sure the fates will not always conspire against us, and some good day, not far distant I hope, we shall walk into each others’ arms and make up for lost time. / The marked copy of the Monthly with your fine article has been received so I need not say how very much I appreciate your continued kindness or consideration…Eugene V. Debs”. Two page letter on a single sheet measures 8.5″ x 11″. Fold and light creasing, else near fine. Sold for $1,343.
Eugene V. Debs Autograph Letter Signed While in Prison — “…You have fought and are now fighting a heroic battle…”
Eugene V. Debs handwritten signed letter, composed on 14 October 1920 while serving in prison in Atlanta for sedition after he urged resistance to the World War I draft. Composed to journalist Frank Harris, the Socialist Party leader writes, “I shall not see your [Pearson’s] Magazine, to my deep regret…You have fought and are now fighting a heroic battle against overwhelming odds, and but for your genius and personality Pearson’s could not have lived. You have in fullest measure my admiration, my love and best wishes…Eugene V. Debs”. Single page letter measures 4.875″ x 6.675″. Composed in pencil. Chipping with small paper loss at lower left, overall very good condition. Sold for $1,210.
Debs Signed “Debs and the Poets” 1920
Scarce signed and numbered rare book copy of “Debs and the Poets,” edited by Ruth Le Prade, with an introduction by Upton Sinclair. Pasadena, California: Upton Sinclair: 1920. First edition hardcover measures 5″ x 7.25″ and runs 99pp. Signed in black ink on rear pastedown limitation bookplate, “Eugene V Debs.” Number 157 of a 500 copy limited run, “prepared in order that lovers and friends of Eugene V. Debs might assist in furthering the cause of amnesty for political prisoners” Copy sent to Debs, “Convict 9653,” in an Atlanta penitentiary. An influential and controversial labor and political leader, Debs ran for the U.S. presidency on the Socialist Party ticket five times, including once from prison. Book was signed in the second year of his ten year sentence, which he received after being convicted in 1918 under the wartime Espionage Act for delivering an anti-war speech in Ohio. Volume includes poetry dedicated to Debs by Carl Sandberg, H.G. Wells, Helen Keller, Miriam Allen de Ford, Max Eastman, Eugene Field, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Laurence Housman, James Oppenheim, James Whitcomb Riley, Charles Erskine and others. Mild wear to gilt-stamped maroon boards and rubbing to backstrip. Weak hinges, though pages remain tightly bound. Previous owner’s ink to front free endpaper, otherwise excellent condition. Sold for $608.
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