530 - Baldassare CastiglioneRR Auction
Prominent author (1478–1529) most famous for The Book of the Courtier, considered the definitive account of Renaissance court life. Extremely rare LS
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531 - Agatha ChristieRR Auction
Marvelous ALS signed “Agatha Christie Mallowan,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, April 6, [1960]. Letter to Samuel Tupper, in part:
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532 - Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
Signed book: The Innocents Abroad. Later printing. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 446 pages. Signed and inscribed on the front pas
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533 - Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
AQS on an off-white 5 x 7 sheet, signed and inscribed at the bottom in black ink, “Truly yours, Mark Twain, Jan/06, To Charles D. Reid.” Twain pens a
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534 - Stephen CraneRR Auction
American author and journalist (1871–1900) best known for his novels Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and The Red Badge of Courage. ALS, one page, 5.25 x
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535 - Simone de BeauvoirRR Auction
Untranslated handwritten manuscript in French, unsigned, one page both sides, 8.75 x 13, no date. A handwritten essay in blue ink, penned by de Beauvo
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536 - Charles DickensRR Auction
ALS signed “CD,” one page, 7.25 x 7.25, no date but postmarked 1844. Letter to Dr. Southwood Smith. In part: “Here is the speech. Word for word, and l
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537 - Charles DickensRR Auction
Choice AQS on an off-white 8.75 x 10.5 sheet, prominently signed at the conclusion, “Charles Dickens, Tremont House, Boston, Twenty ninth January 1842
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538 - Charles L. DodgsonRR Auction
Scarce ALS signed “C. L. D.,” one page, 5.25 x 3.5, Ch Ch , March 17. Letter to Ursula Mallam, in full: “Please tell your mother I’ll meet
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539 - Claude FarrereRR Auction
Pseudonym of the French author Frédéric-Charles Bargone (1876–1957). Scarce fountain pen signature, “hommage de sympathie, Claude Farrere,...
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540 - F. Scott FitzgeraldRR Auction
Vintage ink signature, “Yrs. in Xt., F. Scott Fitzgerald,” on an off-white 4 x 3.25 slip affixed to a 6.75 x 3.75 album page. In very good condition,
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
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541 - F. Scott FitzgeraldRR Auction
TLS signed “Scott Fitzgerald,” one page, 8 x 10, November 25, 1940. Letter to his secretary, Isabel Owens. In full: “It’s occurred to me that Bill War
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542 - Gustave FlaubertRR Auction
Celebrated French novelist (1821–1880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbô, and A Sentimental Education. Boldly penned ALS in F...
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543 - Ian FlemingRR Auction
Former British intelligence officer (1908–1964) whose novels featuring suave spy James Bond have attained unprecedented and seemingly indestructible p
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544 - Antonio FogazzaroRR Auction
Italian novelist (1842–1911) known as part of the scapigliatura movement. Uncommon 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Fogazzaro in a three-quarter-length pos
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545 - Robert FrostRR Auction
Signed book: A Masque of Mercy. Limited edition, numbered 666/751. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. Hardcover with slipcase, 7.25 x 10, 46 pages. Sig
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546 - Johann Wolfgang von GoetheRR Auction
Broadsheet of his poem “Die Feier des siebenten Novembers 1825 dankbar zu erwidern” [The celebration of the seventh of November 1825 grateful to recip
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547 - Dashiell HammettRR Auction
Signed book: Red Harvest. Second printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Hardcover with a facsimile dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.75, 270 pages. Signed and inscri
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548 - Ernest HemingwayRR Auction
Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to Roberto Herrera for $30.22, June 13, 19
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549 - Ernest HemingwayRR Auction
Uncommon hand-addressed and signed mailing envelope, 6.5 x 4.25, addressed by Hemingway to “Madmoiselle Monique Lange de chez Gallimard, 5 Rue Sebasti
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550 - Ernest HemingwayRR Auction
Document in Spanish, unsigned, one page, 8.25 x 11, July 8, 1960. Insurance policy issued to Hemingway covering fire and cyclone damage. In part (tran
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551 - Ernest HemingwayRR Auction
Unsigned document in Spanish, two pages, 8.5 x 13.5, July 15, 1960. Hemingway’s last automobile insurance policy for the three cars at his Finca Vigia
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552 - Ernest HemingwayRR Auction
Two items: a colorful 5.5 x 3 unsigned ticket for a bullfight at the Plaza Toros de Malaga, August 8, 1959; and an unsigned folding schedule for the b
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553 - Hermann HesseRR Auction
Spectacular AMS in German, comprised of seven sets of adjoining 6 x 8.5 sheets, with the first titled and signed on the front within a hand-painted wr
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555 - Hugo von HofmannsthalRR Auction
Austrian writer (1874–1929) who authored novels, operas, poems, and essays, best remembered as the librettist for Richard Strauss. ALS in German, sign
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556 - Ken KeseyRR Auction
Signed book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. First British edition. London: Methuen & Co, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8, 311 pages....
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557 - D. H. LawrenceRR Auction
DS, two pages, 8.5 x 13, May 1, 1929. A contract between Lawrence and publisher Jonathan Cape for the publication of “the manuscript of a work at pres
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558 - Harper LeeRR Auction
Scarce ALS signed “Nelle Harper Lee,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.5, personal monogrammed letterhead, February 2, 2000. Letter to Don Salter in Mobi
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559 - Giacomo LeopardiRR Auction
ALS in Italian, signed “Giacomo,” one page, 7.5 x 10.25, February 18, 1826. A letter thanking his father for the presents of figs in oil, and discussi
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560 - C. S. LewisRR Auction
Influential Irish author and scholar (1898–1963), a former atheist who became an eloquent convert to Christianity, best known for his juvenile fantasy
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561 - Jack LondonRR Auction
Uncommon matte-finish 3.5 x 4.5 photo of Jack London and his wife Charmain, apparently looking over a map, signed in ink, “Charmain and” and “Jack Lon
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562 - Thomas MannRR Auction
Highly influential, Nobel Prize–winning German novelist and social critic (1875–1955). Signed book: Konigliche Hoheit [Royal Highness]. Limited editio
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563 - Yukio MishimaRR Auction
ALS in English, one page, 11.25 x 7, personal folding airmail letterhead, June 18, 1959. Letter to John Goodwin in New York. In full: “Wishing this le
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565 - John ReedRR Auction
American journalist, poet, and socialist activist (1887–1920). TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, July 28, no year but likely 1919. Letter to economist and jour
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566 - J. K. RowlingRR Auction
Felt tip signature and inscription, “To Ulrich Kolvenbach—I can always do with an obedient servant (I have none)…J. K. Rowling,” on a white 5.75 x 4 c
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567 - J. D. SalingerRR Auction
Choice LS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 20, 1973. Letter to Mr. Allen, in part: “Thanks so much for taking the trouble and bother of sending me all th
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568 - Carl SandburgRR Auction
Glossy sepia 4.25 x 5.25 photo of Sandburg in profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Robley Durham Stevens, with good wishes, Carl Sandbu
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569 - George SandRR Auction
Eminent French author (1804–1876), born Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, better known by the masculine pen name she adopted early in her career. An early
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
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570 - August Wilhelm SchlegelRR Auction
German poet, translator, and critic (1767–1845) known for his translations of Shakespeare. ALS in German, signed “A. W. v. Schlegel,” three pages on t
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571 - Sir Walter ScottRR Auction
ALS signed “Walter Scott,” one page, 7.25 x 9, April 9, 1829. Letter to dramatist Frederick Mansel Reynolds. In part: “I cannot I think express myself
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572 - George Bernard ShawRR Auction
TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 7 x 7.5, personal letterhead, January 30, 1920. Letter to Gerald Gould at the offices of the Daily Herald. In
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573 - George Bernard ShawRR Auction
Uncommon 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Shaw seated outdoors, signed and inscribed to his biographer Henry Charles Duffin in blue ballpoint, “Dear Duffin
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574 - George Bernard ShawRR Auction
TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, January 10, 1936. Letter to Vernon Bartlett, in part: “On the 22nd we start on a
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575 - John SteinbeckRR Auction
ALS signed “John,” one onionskin page, January 17. An effusive letter of thanks. In full, “You are a good friend. I always knew it but now I am doubly
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576 - Samuel Francis SmithRR Auction
Boston-born Baptist minister and academic (1808–1895) best known as the lyricist of ‘America’ (‘My Country, ’Tis of Thee’), written while he was a stu
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577 - John SteinbeckRR Auction
DS, ten onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, June 11, 1963. Agreement between Steinbeck and David Merrick granting rights to turn his Viva Zapata! screenplay in
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578 - John SteinbeckRR Auction
ALS signed “J. S.,” two lined pages, 8 x 12.5, September 9, 1965. Letter to advertising pioneer Howard Gossage, written in both pencil and felt tip. I
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579 - Harriet Beecher StoweRR Auction
Lengthy AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7.5 sheet, signed at the conclusion, “Harriet Beecher Stowe, April 25, 1892.” Stowe quotes from the preface of Uncle
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