1967 Isaac Asimov Plays "Hard to Get" for a Speaking Engagement TLS

Description

This 1967 typed letter signed
is a somewhat fussy reply to the Hadley Executive Committee, who asked Isaac Asimov to be a speaker as part of a lecture series. The letter reads, in part, "Thank you for your letter... I remember the previous occasion of offer followed by withdrawal perfectly well... I will not risk travelling in the winter months... What can I say except that we live in inflationary times... It will have to be 00 plus expenses now. I'm sorry to seem so "hard to get," but each year my work load grows heavier and I grow older." Typed on an 11" x 8 1/2" sheet of Asimov's stationery.
An astoundingly prolific author across many genres, Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) is best known for his hard science fiction works. He was also a respected professor of biochemistry at Boston University.
Condition
: A couple of tiny holes in the blank top left margin from the removal of a staple, paper lightly wrinkled, one ink correction of a typo, which seems to be in the same blue ink Asimov signed with, three horizontal fold lines. Generally in excellent condition.
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