1565. WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895 - 1978) Black American composer. Nice content T.L.S. signed in full 1p. 12mo., Los Angeles, [n.d.], to Ray Davis, editor of The Baton, in part: "...Was very glad to see the article in print and surprised to see my photograph on the cover of the magazine!...I can't call the article 'mine' entirely, because Miss Arvey wrote it for me...I wondered a little why you didn't mention her share of the work in the magazine...May I have a dozen copies...". Creasing at middle, otherwise very good. Handsomely matted in gray with burgundy accents and double-framed so that address side shows, set into a silver-gilt frame. Not examined out of frame. $200 - 300