Collectibles and Original Historical Documents

Gabriele D'Annunzio. Italian author, aviator, and soldier; writer of novels, poetry, short stories. Signature 4" long, black ink on large o...

Sir George Trevelyan. British historian, author of books on Italy, America, and World War I. Collection of twelve A.Ls.S. (some brief), one postcard,

Erle Stanley Gardner. Popular detective novelist, creator of Perry Mason. Photo, 4 x 5, holding a script. Florid dark signature across entire width of

Three Centuries of Wordsmiths. Collection of eighteen authors: 1) Goldwin Smith, 19th century political writer. Two signatures. 2) Sydney Smith, with

A Century of Writers. Collection of twenty authors of the 19th century: 1) Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, novelist, editor of Oxford Book of English Litera

John Greenleaf Whittier. Known as "the Quaker poet," abolitionist, self-educated author of over a dozen books. A.L.S., Amesbury, Mass., 18...

Carl Van Vechten. American journalist for The N.Y. Times, later a novelist. His book Nigger Heaven published 1928, the story of New York's Harle...

Longfellow and British Writers. 1) Henry W. Longfellow. Cover in his hand. 2) John Lehman, 20th century poet. Signature. 3) Jerome K. Jerome, playwrig

William Ralph Inge. A.N.S., no date, on letterhead of "The Deanery, St. Paul's, E.C. 4." "My dear Dean, Is there any chance of yo...

Sir Robert Howard. English dramatist (1626-98), Knighted on the field at Newbury during the civil war, Auditor of Exchequer. Coauthored Indian Queen w

Editor of "Punch." The British magazine of wit par excellance, 1906 to 1932. Sir Owen Seaman, collection of four A.Ls.S., two T.Ls.S., fiv...

James Whitcomb Riley. Known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "the Poet Laureate of Democracy" (1849-1916). His long career as a poet yi...

Irish, British and German Authors. Collection of thirteen authors: 1) Sir Sidney Lee (1859-1926), editor Dictionary of National Biography, Shakespeare

British Writers. Collection of eighteen authors: 1) Ann Gilbert, poet for children (1782-1866). A.N.S. 2) Sir Philip Gibbs, novelist of over fifty boo

A Dozen Authors. Collection of twelve writers: 1) Frederick Farrar, Dean of Canterbury, 19th century author of religious biographies. Signature. 2) Su

Women Writers of the 19th Century. Collection of nineteen: 1) Pearl Craigie (pen name John Oliver Hobbes), American. Three signatures. 2) Dinah Mulock

Literary Personages. Collection of twelve: 1) Baron Richard Braybrooke, first editor of Samuel Pepys' Diary (1825). Free-franked envelope front....

19th Century Authors and Poets. Collection of twelve: 1) Duke of Argyll, George Douglas, statesman, father-in-law of Queen Victoria's daughter, ...

19th Century British Writers. Collection of twenty-two: 1) Sir Arthur Helps, Clerk of Privy Council. Signature. 2) Robert Hichens, novelist. Two signa

British and French Literati. Collection of thirteen authors: 1) Max O'Rell (pen name Paul Blouet), popular 19th century French writer. Signature...