Typed Letter Signed

("Jim") in dark pencil, West Cornwall, Connecticut, January 2, 1957. 8 1/2" x 11", 1 page (recto only). Very good. To Mr. Harvey Breit THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Times Square New York 36, N.Y. In full: "Dear Harvey: A Happy New Year to you and your wife from us. Tobruk joins the story of the two tigresses that killed the great big male several months ago in a zoo. You sex and mine is on the way out. Cordially yours, Jim". Harvey Breit (died 1968), was an American poet, editor, and playwright. He co-wrote the play "The Disenchanted" (1959) with Budd Schulberg, and adaptation of Schulberg's novel of the same name, about the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Breit adapted other novels for the stage including R.K. Narayan's novel "The Guide" (1968). Won a Tony Award in 1959 Best Play "The Disenchanted".. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good. (Inventory #: 608461)