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Original signed felt tip sketch of police detective Dick Tracy in profile on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet of Chicago Tribune letterhead, signed and ins

Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘Sherlock Daffy II,’ numbered 76/200, 9.25 x 11.75, signed in the lower right in black felt tip by

Original signed ink and watercolor sketch of a series of five characters from Dennis the Menace on an off-white 5 x 3 card, signed and inscribed in bl

Classic original signed graphite and colored pencil sketch of seven different poses of the Grinch wearing a Santa suit on a white 16.5 x 13.5 sheet of

Bold felt tip sketch of Snoopy on a 8.5 x 11 sheet of Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, signed “Schulz.” In fine condition.

Original signed ink sketch of Carol from Where the Wild Things Are on an off-white 5 x 3 card, signed below in black ink, “Self portrait of Maurice Se

Original graphite and felt tip sketch entitled ‘Basketball Practice,’ showing Popeye blowing a whistle as his four nephews stack atop each other to sc

TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 21, 1948. Letter to H. N. Swanson, in full: “Thank you for yours of May 19. I talked to

Matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 gelatin silver portrait of Clemens, affixed to its original mount, inscribed on the upper mount in black ink, “To R. M. Colli

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page, 5.5 x 8.75, August 21, 1887. Letter concerning his troubled finances. In full: “You spoke of some bonds there th

Original signed artist’s pencil sketch of an abstract depiction of Orpheus with a harp on an off-white 9 x 13 sheet, signed vertically within the harp

Rare ALS signed “Hart Crane,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting the Cunard RMS Tuscania, no date but circa mid-December 1928. Letter to John

ALS signed “CD,” one page, 4.5 x 7, March 8, 1858. Letter to journalist and editor Mark Lemon, in full: “I trust you are better? You were sadly missed

ALS signed “CD,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Gads Hill Place letterhead, June 30, 1865. Letter to The Sun journalist Charles Kent, in full: “Can you come down

Messrs. Coutts & Company bank check, 7.5 x 3.25, neatly filled out and signed by Dickens, “Charles Dickens,” payable to House for $22.10.0, May ...

Ink signature, “Faithfully yours, Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 slip affixed to a slightly larger scrapbook page. In very good to fine con

ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 4.25 x 6.75, 12, Tennison Road letterhead, February 11, 1892. In full: “Many thanks for your very kind note whi

French writer and dramatist (1824–1895) best known for Camille and for being the illegitimate son of famed novelist Alexandre Dumas. Two items: an ALS

Handwritten manuscript in French, unsigned, twelve pages, no date but circa late 1850s. Dumas’s manuscript for a two-part story entitled ‘One of My Am

ALS in French, signed “Ale. Dumas,” one page on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 5.25, monogrammed personal letterhead, no date. Letter to a gentleman, in

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, personal letterhead, November 8, 1932. Letter to journalist and magazine editor Milton A. Abernethy, in full: “Thank you for

French author (1844–1924) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. ALS in French, three pages both sides, 4.5 x 7, no date. Letter concerning tr

Superb TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Finca Vigia San Francisco de Paula Cuba letterhead, December 10, 1955. Letter to Silvano Suarez, in full: “I am very s

ALS, one page, 8 x 10.5, December 27, 1909. Letter discussing changes in her soon-to-be-published poem ‘The Capitol.’ In part: “Now will this do—‘A Me

ALS signed “T. E. Shaw,” one page, 5.5 x 8, no date. Interesting letter on one of his works. In full: “‘Revolt in the Desert’ is not a book, on its ow

ALS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, August 24, 1910. Letter to “O’Hara,” written from Glen Ellen, California, in part: “Between being away from home for month

Signed book: Joseph in Egypt. Later printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. Two hardcover volumes with slipcase, 5.5 x 7.75, 664 pages. Signed and inscri

ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, Ministere de l’Instruction Publique et des Beaux-Arts letterhead, no date. Letter to

TLS signed “Edna Millay,” one page, 5.25 x 6.5, March 30, [1936]. Letter to H. J. Webster, in part: “Thank you for the book. I read it with care, (And

Exceptional set of three ALSs from the adored writer, one signed “Henry,” and two signed with his full name. The first, one page on the reverse of a p

French essayist and novelist (1895–1972) considered one of the leading French dramatists of the twentieth century. Collection of untranslated letters

Irish playwright (1880-1964) best known for such working-class dramas as The Plough and the Stars and Juno and the Paycock. ALS, one page, 7 x 9, pers

Collection of three ALSs, each one page, dated from 1939 to 1956. The first, dated March 20, 1939, in part: “Enclosed is a review of ‘Cavalcade.’ I ho

ALS in French, signed “G. Sand,” one page, 5.25 x 8, personal monogrammed letterhead, January 1, 1864. Untranslated letter to a friend concerning her

Russian novelist (1905–1984) who won the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature, best known for his four-volume epic And Quiet Flows the Don. Signed book in C

Interesting AMS with ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7.25, June 26, no year. Headed “The Pen to the Album by W. M. Thackeray,” the auth

ALS, four pages, 5.5 x 7, November 22, 1952. Letter written from his residence at the “Boat House, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire.” In part: “Many apologi

Author and lexicographer (1758-1843) who published the first comprehensive dictionary of American English. ALS signed “N. Webster,” one page, 7 x 4.5,

Influential American writer (1900–1938) known for his poetic autobiographical fiction, best remembered for the 1929 novel Look Homeward, Angel. Wonder

Ethan Frome. First edition, first printing (with “wearily” unbroken on page 135). NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. Hardcover, 5 x 7.75, 195 pa...

Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8, May 9, 1890. In fine condition, with scattered tiny specks of foxing.

Austrian novelist and playwright (1881–1942). ALS in German, signed “Dr. Stefan Zweig,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. Letter to a fellow doctor, in full

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, December 24, 1966. Letter to Maggie Rose, in part: “The profession of television-writing (or writing for

Socialite, author, and wit (1864–1945) who was the wife of British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith. World War I–dated ALS, three pages on two adjoining s

Collection of three signed items and two unsigned items, including: an ALS by Thomas Carlyle, in part: “In your reference to the United States to prov

Set of five postcard photos, 4.25 x 6 and 6 x 4.25, each signed in black or blue felt tip by the author pictured, including: Edward Albee, John Updike

Two signed books, including: a hardcover first edition of Lord John Ten, numbered 33/250, Lord John Press, 1988, signed inside by Robert Bloch, Ray Br

Exceptionally desirable AQS on an off-white 4.25 x 3 slip, signed “J. M. Barrie.” Barrie boldly pens a moving quote from Peter Pan, in full: “When the

American writer (1842–c.1914) best known for his vivid short stories (including the classic ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’) and his satirical ‘Th

Matte-finish 9 x 15 photo of a bust sculpture of the revered romantic poet by Rockwood Photography of New York, affixed to its original photographer’s