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Title: Autograph Letter from Jack London, to his future wife Charmian Kittredge Author: London, Jack Place: No place Publisher: Date: Aug 27/03 Description: 3 pages, in ink. 28x21.5 cm. (11x8½”), held together with a straight pin. Early love letter from Jack London to his future wife Charmian Kittredge, written a little more than two months after their relationship began. Jack writes of steeling himself against seeing her, “But no, I refuse to steel myself longer. I shall be at Jack’s, just a wee bit before one, waiting for you on the stairs. I cannot let a whole week go by without seeing you. I simply must see you…” Jack writes of his amazement at his love for Charmian, “for you are only Charmian, just the girl who used to ride out to the Bungalow once in a while & with whom I romped occasionally, just a very human and comradely sort of a girl, just you, just an ole friend, you know. That’s what makes it so hard to grasp, I guess, this falling in love with one’s friend. ..” The letter is unsigned, as the two were still hiding their relationship since Jack was still married to Bess, though Jack’s mention of Charmian’s name flirted with danger. Lot Amendments Condition: Near fine. Item number: 226795