by Wolfe, Tom [Joe Gioia]
Near fine. 26.5 x 18.4 cm. Single page letter, in Wolfe's distinctive and elaborate handwriting, to the late author and photographer Joe Gioia, referencing legendary prankster Hugh Troy's work in the CIA, of which Wolfe wrote for The Washington Post and Herald Tribune. Elaborately signed by Wolfe with "TOM WOLFE / JANUARY / EIGHTH / 1988" written below the signature. The letter is on Tiffany & Co. watermarked paper, tri-folded in a hand-addressed envelope. Other than the fold creasing, in fine condition. Gioia was a senior editor at Modern Photography, a contributing editor at American Photo, an early contributor to Salon[dot]com, and the author of The Guitar and the New World: A Fugitive History and Divide's Guide to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This item is from his private estate.
(Inventory #: 40118)
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