BIB_ID
457063
Accession number
MA 23840.1516
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 22.1 x 28.9 cm + envelope
Notes
The paper Merchant wrote this letter on has a printed illustration of a young Indian man with a horse, captioned, "A Mahratta horseman, sketched in the Camp."
Envelope stamped, addressed to Mrs. Ruth Jhabvala, c/o John Murray Publishers, 50 Albemarle Street, London W1, England, postmarked July 11, 1977.
Envelope stamped, addressed to Mrs. Ruth Jhabvala, c/o John Murray Publishers, 50 Albemarle Street, London W1, England, postmarked July 11, 1977.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Relating his impression that "Roseland" is being received well but its financial prospects are uncertain and he is concerned; telling her he will be at Claverack for a month, starting Friday the 15th of July; asking her to let them know when she is coming and to bring him a copy of "The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraparyag" by James Corbett; sending his love to Ava and "Mrs. Prawer"; warning her that "Lillie [sic] Skala's son may call you. His name is Peter Skala. He is a great admirer of your books."
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