A Fine Selection of Manuscripts and Documents - Session 2

WILLIAM S. PORTER: (1862 - 1910) "O. Henry", American short-story writer whose stories are remembered for their strange twists and surpris...

GEORGE SAND: (1804 - 1876) French novelist best known for her rustic tales of love that transcends convention and class. She too led an unconventional

JARED SPARKS: (1789-1866) American historian, bought and edited North American Review and published the writings of Washington and Franklin. Lot of th

HERBERT SPENCER: (1820 - 1903) English philosopher and evolutionary theorist, a champion of Darwin's Origin of Species. L.S. 1p. 8vo., Lancaster...

FRANCIS THOMSON: (1859- 1 907) English Catholic poet, remembered for his powerful verse "The Hound of Heaven". Nice A.Ms., unsigned, 1p. 8...

P. G. WODEHOUSE: (1881 - 1975) English novelist and humorist, creator of Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. D.S., a check issued to Wodehouse by the

STEFAN ZWEIG: (1881 - 1942) German author, biographer and essayist who advocated the idea of a united Europe under one government. S.P. 3 1/4" ...

(AUTHORS): A huge lot of over 80 autographs in various formats by prominent nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century authors and editors, includ

JOHN FLAXMAN: (1755 - 1826) English neoclassical sculptor and designer for the Wedgwood porcelain company. Fine and rare original drawing, 5 1/2&quo...

ANDY WARHOL: (1928 - 1987) American artist and the founder of pop art who gained instant notoriety with his depictions of the Campbell soup can and Br