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Melville, Herman

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:4,750.00 USD Estimated At:9,500.00 - 11,000.00 USD
Melville, Herman
<Our item number 86771><B>Melville, Herman.</B> &#40;1819-1891&#41; American novelist, essayist, and poet; <I>Moby Dick</I> is considered his masterpiece. Autograph Letter Signed &#34;<I>H Melville</I>,&#34; 2pp &#40;single sheet&#41;, 9¾&#34;x7¾&#34;, Pittsfield &#40;Mass.&#41;, 1854 July 7. Fine. To his publisher, George P. Putnam. In part:<BR><BR>&#34;<I>I send you…some sixty and odd pages of M.S.S. The first M.S. is a short article…the &#34;Lightning-Rod-Man&#34;….The second M.S. is part of a story called &#34;Israel Potter&#34;….when finished will embrace some 300 or more M.S. pages. I propose to publish it in your magazine at the rate of five dollars per printed page, the copyright to be retained by me….&#36;100 to be remitted to me as an advance…the price of the subsequent numbers to be remitted to me upon each issue of the magazine as long as the story lasts….I engage that the story shall contain nothing of any sort to shock the fastidious. There will be very little reflective writing i t it; nothing weighty. It is Adventure. As for its interest, I shall try to maintain that as well as I can</I>….&#34;<BR><BR>&#34;Lightning-Rod-Man&#34; was first published in 1856, five years after <I>Moby Dick</I>, as one of six stories in <I>The Piazza Tales</I>. <I>Israel Potter</I> was Melville&#39;s only historical novel, based on the eponymous Revolutionary War figure, and featured characters such as Benjamin Franklin and Ethan Allen. Melville promised his publisher not to &#34;shock the fastidious&#34; with this work because his previous novel, <I>Pierre</I>, had shocked readers and brought much criticism upon the author. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;9,500-11,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 86771<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/086771.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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