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Russian-born artist (1887–1985) whose colorful, fanciful depictions of peasant life, Judaica, and other subjects earned him a place among the best-kno

TLS signed “Raymond Chandler” in red ink, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, April 17, 1956. Chandler writes to Desmond Flower of the National Book

Author and creator of the suave Robin Hood-like thief Simon Templar, better known as The Saint. Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, taken from Th

Bulgarian-born artist (born 1935) best known for his ambitious, large-scale “environmental” works that incorporate the wrapping and draping of buildin

Ink signature, “Truly yours, Mark Twain, Aug 13/95” on an off-white 6.75 x 4 album page. In fine condition, with rough left edge, mild spreading of in

Front cover of an original menu from the November 11, 1893, Lotos Club dinner, 9 x 13, signed in the lower border in pencil, “Truly yours, Mark Twain.

Original vintage 4.25 x 6.5 Sarony cabinet profile portrait, signed in fountain pen, “Truly yours, Mark Twain, Nov. ‘97.” Photo is affixed to a larger

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” two pages on adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 6, Villa Viviani letterhead, March 20, 1893. Letter to Mrs. Ross. In full: “

AQS, signed “Mark Twain,” on an off-white 4.75 x 7.5 album page. Clemens pens a quote from Pudd’nhead Wilson: “It could probably be shown by facts and

ALS in pencil signed “S. L. Clemens,” two pages, 5.75 x 9, February 15, 1885. Letter to Noah Brooks. In part: “The both of us thank you most heartily

Ink signature, “Mark Twain,” on an off-white card below a pre-printed Samuel L. Clemens signature. Matted and framed with a fine original artist’s por

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in French and dated 1955. In very good condition, with tack holes to top edge

Versatile French poet, playwright, film director, and artist (1889–1963); among his best-known works are the novel Les Enfants Terrible and the film L

American-born painter (1738–1815) best known for his distinctive portraits of patriots such as Paul Revere and of upper-class Boston society. After em

French landscape painter identified with the Barbizon School. ALS, in French, signed, “G. Uncle C. Corot,” one page, 5.25 x 8, dated September 1, 1863

Signed book: Present Indicative. Later printing. NY: Doubleday and Company, 1947. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.75 x 8.25, 371 pages. Signed and inscri

Portfolio of printed works of Paul Ricard, 18 pages total consisting of artwork and captions measuring 11.25 x 14.75 each, signed on the front cover o

Ink signature, “Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 slip, affixed to a slightly larger off-white clipped slip. Vertical fold to right side, a bi

ALS, one page, 4.25 x 6.5, May 12, 1846. Short letter to T. J. Serle. In full: “I enclose you Mr. Dillon’s letter. He is more than a man of his word,

Vintage 2.5 x 4.25 single exposure ‘spirit’ photo, bearing a printed caption at the bottom reading, “This photograph was taken with ONE Exposure only.

ALS, signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 5 x 7, Hôtel Métropole letterhead, no date. Doyle writes to an unnamed actor. In full: “I am sure ...

ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Mrs. Auley. In full: “If you should hear that it was sent to Sta

French painter (1887-1968) known for Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2. When this painting was exhibited at the Armory Show in New York City in 1913,

German-American illustrator (1901-1990) who worked primarily in wood engraving. Three hardcover books with slipcases, Gulliver’s Travel, Fathers and S

British novelist (1899–1966) best known for the Horatio Hornblower series and The African Queen, the most famous of his books adapted for the screen.

Signed book: The Enigma of Stonehenge. Special limited first edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. Hardcover with slipcase, 10 x 8.25, 126 pages. Sign

Signed book: A Masque of Reason. First edition, first printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1945. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 23 pages. Sig

Nobel Prize–winning British author (1867–1933) best known for the Forsyte Saga. ALS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, May 19. Letter addressed t

Influential French writer (1869–1951) whose wide-ranging musings on politics, sexuality, and personal freedom earned him the 1947 Nobel Prize in Liter

Three softcover books, Iron Horse, Sad Dust Glories, and Plutonian Ode, each signed on an opening page by Ginsberg, adding a couple of modifications t

American clergyman and author (1822–1909) best known for the Civil War allegory “The Man Without a Country” AQS on an off-white 3.75 x 5 off-white she

Important Russian/Soviet author and activist (1868–1936). Though his criticism of the Communist government led to a relationship marked by conflict an

Signed book: Roots. Later printing. NY: Doubleday and Company, 1976. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 8.75, 688 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first

Brief ALS signed “Nathl. Hawthorne,” one page, 4.5 x 5.75, December 5, 1860. Hawthorne writes to Charles H. Anderson in New York City. In full: “I am

Brief ANS signed “Ernie,” on the reverse of a 7.5 x 4 mailing envelope, postmarked May 16, 1934. On the back flap of a mailing envelope, addressed by

Carbon DS, signed in ink, “Ernest Hemingway,” ten onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, November 17, 1936. Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, “the Donor, being desirous of gr

Signed book: A Farewell to Arms. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.5, 355 pages. Signed in fountain pen at the top

Collection of eight ALSs, on various size sheets and postcards, all signed “Julia Ward Howe,” and dated between 1897-1909. All letters are written to

Author, suffragette, dramatist, poet, and biographer (1819–1910), best remembered as the lyricist of “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Ink signature, “Ju

Austrian painter and architect (1928-2000). Color 5.75 x 4 postcard photo of Hunderwasser’s Waiting Houses, signed on the reverse in white artist’s pe

Revered Norwegian playwright and poet (1828–1906) whose works, including A Doll’s House and Hedda Gabler, made him one of the seminal figures in the f

Pioneering Russian artist (1866–1944) who takes a place among the seminal figures in the development of abstract art. In addition to his influence as

American artist and illustrator (1882–1971) known for his crisp modernist style. Print of an engraving from Memoirs of Casanova, 7.5 x 9.5, signed and

Signed book: The Best American Short Stories. First edition, first printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. Softcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 428 pages. Signed

Nobel Prize–winning British author (1865–1936) best known for such colorful classics as Just So Stories, Captains Courageous, and The Jungle Book. ALS

German expressionist painter and printmaker (1880–1938), one of the artists whose work led to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th century art. His

Important Swiss-German artist (1879–1940) whose works incorporate a number of the most influential movements of the day, including Surrealism, Express

ALS, on both sides of a 3.5 x 5.5 postal card, July 23, 1920. Letter to Hubert Loss, the assistant editor of Land and Water. In part: “Have you receiv

Souvenir typed excerpt from her classic To Kill a Mockingbird on a plain white 8.5 x 11 sheet. The beginning of Chapter One, in part, “When he was nea

Signed book: At Work. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 2008. Hardcover, 7.5 x 9.75, 237 pages. Signed in black felt tip on the half-ti

Unique collection of over 40 ALSs and ANSs by 19th and 20th century authors, playwrights, poets, editors, and journalists, various sizes. Signers are:

Popular American novelist (1876–1916), best known for such adventure classics as The Call of the Wild, The Sea-Wolf, and White Fang, who drew his writ

Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Sunset Telephone Co. for $2.70, stamp-dated October 7, 1904. Red bank stamp over f

Distinguished American poet (1807–1882) who produced such timeless classics as “Paul Revere’s Ride,” “The Song of Hiawatha,” and “Evangeline.” Among o

Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Longfellow, payable to Charles A. Smith Company for $50.00, January 4, 1879. In very good condition,

ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” one page, 4 x 6.5, February 10, 1875. Letter to George Wheeler. In full: “I enclose the amount of my subscription fo

Signed book: Poems By MacNeice. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1937. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 9.25, 136 pages. Signed on the t

TQS on an off-white 6 x 9 sheet, an excerpt from mailer’s Naked and the Dead, signed at the conclusion in blue ink by Mailer. Quote begins: “Through t

Signed book: Death of a Salesman. 50th anniversary edition. NY: Penguin Books, 1999. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 8.5, 142 pages. Signed on the titl

Author whose candid treatment of sex in such novels as Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn clashed with traditional mores and censorship standard

ALS, on a 6 x 4.25 postcard bearing a watercolor work by Miller, no date. Miller writes: “For ‘Miss’ Cordes from your faithful pupil of years ago. My

French poet (1830–1914) who shared the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature. Two short untranslated ALSs, both signed “F. Mistral,” on 5.5 x 3.5 postcards,

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 11, personal letterhead, November 30, 1936. Letter to Mr. Osbourne. In full: “There was nothing of myself or my personal experie

Signed book: The Brook Kerith. Limited first edition of 375 copies (this copy No. 152). London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1929. Hardcover (bound in full

Dutch painter (1912–1944), closely associated with the De Stijl movement, best known for his primary-colored geometric “Compositions.” ALS in French,

Signed book: Grandma Moses: American Primitive, edited by Otto Kallir. First edition, first printing. NY: Dryden Press, 1946. Hardcover, 8.75 x 11.25,

Norwegian artist (1863-1944), whose brooding, anguished paintings and graphic works, based on personal grief and obsessions, were instrumental in the

Renowned Bohemian-born architect (1687–1753) best known for the Würzberg Residence and the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen. ALS in German, sig...

Signed book: The Emperor Jones. Limited signed first edition of 775 copies (this copy No. 172). NY: Boni & Liveright, 1928. Hardcover, 7.75 x 10...

Souvenir typescript, two pages, 8.5 x 11. The opening of The Hungry Ghosts beginning: “He scanned the list of names by the mail slots, saw the name Di

Signed book: Eragon. Later printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 509 pages. Signed on a bookplate affixed to the

Signed book: Casey at the Bat. Later printing. NY: Ecco, 2002. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9.5 x 11.75. Signed on the half-title page in black felt tip

Empty Hollywood Palladium matchbook, measuring 4.25 x 1.5 opened, signed in black ink by Parrish on the back cover. In very good condition, with rough

Brief ALS in French, signed “Picasso,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, April 12, 1958. Picasso writes from “La Californie,” Cannes, to Inés [Sassier, h...

Russian writer (1890–1960) whose novel Doctor Zhivago takes a place among the central works of twentieth-century literature. ALS, penned in his usual

Exceptional unsigned poem stanza in Poe’s hand on the second page of a two page 8 x 9 unsigned manuscript sent by William Maxwell to the owner of the

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in red ink by Puzo. Typescript is of Don Corleone’s speech to the other family heads

Signed book: Atlas Shrugged. First edition, later printing. NY: Random House, 1957. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 9, 1168 pages. Signed and inscribed

Color 6 x 4.25 postcard photo of one of Rauschenberg’s composite works, signed along the bottom in blue felt tip, “Bob Rauschenberg.” In fine conditio

Writer best remembered as the lyricist of the song, “Maryland, My Maryland.” Uncommon and desireable AQS on an off-white 7 x 9 lightly-lined sheet, si

ALS, one page, 7 x 9, New Rochelle, July 1, no year. Letter addressed to “My dear Captain.” In full: “I rode to Sing Sing that night and there suffere

ALS, two pages on adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, no date. Remington writes to friend and fellow artist Howard Pyle. In part: “I have be

ALS in German, two pages on adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.75, February 7, 1906. Letter to writer and physician Hugo Salus. In part (translated): “Due to a c

Signed book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Later printing. Canada: Raincoast Books, 2000. Softcover, 5 x 8, 223 pages. Signed on the half-

Signed book: The Gentleman from Cracow. Special limited edition of 2000 copies (this copy No. 661). NY: Limited Editions Club, 1979. Hardcover with sl

Glossy 4 x 5 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “With best wishes to Tim Stewart, Dr. Seuss.” In fine condition, with a few creases and sur

Uncommon ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, fabulous Cat in the Hat letterhead (featuring a printed image of the Cat himself), no date, but postmarked October

Original signed ink sketch of an ostrich oiling an owl on an off-white 8 x 9.5 sheet, signed at the bottom, “Thanks! Dr. Seuss.” In very fine conditio

Vintage 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of Shaw outdoors, leaning on a fence, signed in fountain pen, “G. Bernard Shaw.” In fine condition, with some light

French neo-impressionist painter (1863-1935) who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style. Boldly-penned ALS in French, one

Influential Pulitzer Prize–winning American author (1878–1968) of such muckraking classics as The Jungle, Boston, and Oil!, the last of which served a

Six-letter archive comprised of five two-page TLSs and a one-page ANS, all signed with various pseudonyms including “Armand,” “Chick,” “Scott Weinfeld

Realist painter (1869-1974), known for his large murals in fresco that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance. Signed book: Esculto-Pintura. Limite

ALS signed “S. F. Smith,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5.5 x 9, December 15, 1893. Letter to a friend. In part: “I thank you…for the beautiful

Important photographer (1879–1973) who was one of the pioneering figures in the field of “art” photography. In 2006, a copy of his 1904 photograph The

Signed book: Four Saints in Three Acts. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1934. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 9, 57 pages. Signed and

ALS signed “John,” one page, 6.25 x 7, no date. A revealing letter to editor Pascal Covici regarding a hoped-for meeting. In part: “I’m called out to

Irish author (1847–1912) best known for his horror classic Dracula. Brief ANS, one page, 8.5 x 6, Columbia letterhead, October 5, 1897. Brief note wri

AQS, signed “Harriet Beecher Stowe,” on an off-white 5 x 7.75 lightly-lined sheet. Stowe pens two biblical verses reading, in full: “Rest in the Lord

Distinguished author (1811–1896) whose epochal 1852 novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin brought the issue of slavery to the fore of American consciousness and bec