Historical Documents

ALEXANDER DUMAS (fils) (1824-95) French playwright & novelist. ALS, "A Dumas", 1891, on a correspondence card, in French, untranslated...

ALEXANDER DUMAS (fils) ALS, "A Dumas", 1p, nd, 8vo, in French, untranslated. VG. $100-150

VICTOR HUGO (1802-85) French Man of Letters. ALS, signed "Victor H", 1p, nd, 8vo, to Charles Varguin (?), in French, interesting content. ...

SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR (1908-86) French writer, philosopher & feminist. ALS, signed "S de Beauvoir", 2pp (single sheet), nd, 4to, untransl...

JEAN ANOUILH French dramatic author. ALS, 1p, nd, 4to, to Pierre Garotte. Reads in part, "...In this country which actually draws a large part ...

SIDONIE GARBIELLE COLETTE (1873-1954) French novelist. ALS, "Colette de Jouvenel", 1+pp, (1929), 4to, to Terese Blaudel. In part, ".....

SIDONIE-GARBIELLE COLETTE ALS, "Collette de Jouvenel", 1p, nd, 4to, to a gentleman, untranslated. VG. Matted with a portrait engraving and...

THOMAS HARDY (1840-1928) English novelist. SP, b/w, image size 5"X8", standing pose, holding his coat. VG. Matted and framed. $750-1,000

NOEL COWARD (1899-1973) British actor, playwright & composer. Vintage AMuQS, 6 bars of music from "I'll See You Again", on 9"...

CHARLES DICKENS (1812-70) British author. Address panel, 1853, signed at bottom left corner. Completed in his hand. Minor mounting traces at margins o

ROBERT BROWNING (1812-89) English poet. ALS, 1p, Mar 16, 1871, 8vo, embossed stationery, to Mrs Coddington, accepting an invitation to dine. VG. $500-

ROBERT BROWNING Signature, clipped from a letter. Mounted. VG. $150-250

(Robert Browning) 2 original ink sketches (unsigned) by his father, approximately 7"X9" each. The first shows a man holding a child, entit...

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856-1950) British playwright & novelist. ALS, "G Bernard Shaw", on a postcard, April 27, 1916, Weymouth, to Miss...

ROBERT BURNS (1759-96) Scottish National Poet. Portion of an autograph manuscript (unsigned), 4"X1", in which Burns defines 4 words. "...

PADRAIC COLUM (1881-1972) Irish poet & playwright. TLS, 1p, Nov 3, 1953, 4to, New York, to William W. Seward Jr., who was at the College of Will...

(Robert Louis Stevenson) Scottish author of "Treasure Island." Original engraving, b/w, 12"X16" (image size 7"X9 1/2")...

SAMUEL L CLEMENS "Mark Twain" (1835-1910), American author. ALS, "S L Clemens", 1p, Nov 6, 1902, 8vo, Riverdale, NY, to Mr Hyde....

SAMUEL L CLEMENS Envelope panel, addressed to General John Tatlock in New York postmarked Rosendala, Mar 3, 1899, with 2 foreign stamps. Twain has wri

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT (1794-1878) American poet. Signed CDV photograph, seated pose, E & H T Anthony backstamp, New York, taken from a Mathew Br...