673 - Noah WebsterRR Auction
ALS signed “N. Webster,” one page, 8 x 9.75, February 22, 1831. Webster writes home from Baltimore to his wife Rebecca in New Haven. In part: “I arriv
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674 - H. G. WellsRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Wells holding a large book, signed and inscribed on the right side in fountain pen, “Mr. Wells offers his best to the Town Hall
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675 - Walt WhitmanRR Auction
National State Bank of Camden, New Jersey check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Whitman, “Walt Whitman,” payable for “Fifty Dollars,” November 1
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676 - Oscar WildeRR Auction
Important Irish writer (1854–1900) and leader of the Aesthetic Movement, known for such works as The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being E
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677 - William Carlos WilliamsRR Auction
TLS signed “W. C. Williams,” one page, 8.5 x 11, October 19, 1938. Letter to the editors of the Kenyon Review, in full: “I appreciate your invitation
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678 - William Butler YeatsRR Auction
Desirable AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7 sheet of personal letterhead, signed at the conclusion in bold ink, “W. B. Yeats, July 2, 1924.” Yeats pens the
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679 - William Butler YeatsRR Auction
ALS signed “W. B. Yeats,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, August 12, 1897. Letter to French critic Henri Davray, who translated several
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680 - AuthorsRR Auction
Collection of ten items, each signed by an author in felt tip or ballpoint, including: Allen Ginsberg (SP), Kurt Vonnegut (signature), John Updike (so
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681 - James M. BarrieRR Auction
ALS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, January 21, 1919. Letter to the editor of the Daily Mail, in full: “If you care to
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682 - Samuel BeckettRR Auction
ANS signed “Sam Beckett,” one page, 3.75 x 2.75, personal letterhead, June 29, 1976 (Paris). Note to Mr. Uggla, in full: “Thank you for your letter wi
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683 - Truman CapoteRR Auction
Signed book: Music for Chameleons. Limited first edition, numbered 129/350. NY: Random House, 1980. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8.5, 262 pages. Si
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684 - Thomas CarlyleRR Auction
ALS signed “T. Carlyle,” one page both sides, 5 x 8.5, January 27, 1853. Letter to B. B. Woodward, in part: “Accept many thanks for your massive and s
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685 - Raymond ChandlerRR Auction
TNS signed “R. C.,” one page on a beige 5.5 x 3.25 postcard, stamp-dated October 7, 1949. Note to James Keddie, in full: “The two books went back to y
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686 - Agatha ChristieRR Auction
TLS signed “Agatha Christie Mallowan,” one page of a self-contained air mail letter, 6 x 12, September 14, 1972. Letter to Mrs. Millard K. Daisher of
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687 - James Fenimore CooperRR Auction
Otsego County Bank check, 5.75 x 2, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to Latton & Co for $2.375, June 5, 1840. In f...
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688 - Hedwig Courths-MahlerRR Auction
German writer who used the pseudonyms Relham, H. Brand, Gonda Haack, and Rose Bernd (1867–1950). A 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of the writer, signed at
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689 - Ralph EllisonRR Auction
Ink signature, “Ralph Ellison,” on an off-white 4 x 3 bookplate. In fine condition. Accompanied by a hardcover fifth printing of Ellison’s famous nove
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690 - Robert FrostRR Auction
Matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Frost relaxing in a chair outside, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Robert Frost, To his faithful gardener of so
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691 - Erle Stanley GardnerRR Auction
Signed book: The Land of Shorter Shadows. First edition. NY: William Morrow & Company, 1948. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 228 pages. S...
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692 - Gunter GrassRR Auction
Matte-finish 4 x 5.75 photo of Grass turning a page on a large notepad, signed in black ink. In fine condition.
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693 - Zane GreyRR Auction
Glossy 10 x 8 double-weight photo of Grey with his horse at a mountain cabin in the Tonto Basin, signed in purple ink. In fine condition.
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694 - Zane GreyRR Auction
Grey’s small leatherbound pocket notebook, unsigned, blindstamped with his name on the first page, 3.25 x 5, tallying expenses during the summer of 19
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695 - H. Rider HaggardRR Auction
Prolific British novelist (1856–1925) best known for such adventure fare as King Solomon’s Mines and Allan Quatermain. ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x
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697 - Eugene IonescoRR Auction
Distinguished Romanian-born playwright (1909–1994) best known as a leading figure in the ‘Theatre of the Absurd.’ Matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 portrait of I
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698 - Joyce KilmerRR Auction
American writer (1886–1918), best known for the much-anthologized poem ‘Trees,’ who was killed at the Second Battle of Marne at the age of 31. TLS, on
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699 - Joyce KilmerRR Auction
American writer (1886–1918), best known for the much-anthologized poem ‘Trees,’ who was killed at the Second Battle of Marne at the age of 31. ALS, on
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700 - Stephen KingRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of King holding a raven and a candle, signed in purple felt tip. In fine condition.
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701 - Sinclair LewisRR Auction
Signed book: Gideon Planish. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1943. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.25, 438 pages. Signed and inscri
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702 - Jack LondonRR Auction
Bank check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by London, payable to Salinger Bros. for $5, stamp-dated September 5, 1903. Expertly double-matted and f
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703 - Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRR Auction
ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, Cambridge, December 28, 1863. Letter to a lady. In part: “It will give me great pleasu
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704 - Norman MailerRR Auction
TLS signed “Norman,” one page, 8.5 x 11, May 5, 1969. Letter to his editor, Ned Bradford, in part: “All in all, I think it’s just as well that Little,
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705 - Henry MillerRR Auction
Two ALSs on 6 x 4 postcards, dated 1958 and 1966. The first, depicting artwork by Bern Porter, in part: “Shouldn’t I mail you back Stuart’s volume of
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706 - John MuirRR Auction
ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 9, 1910. Letter to General Henry L. Abbot. In part: “Your kind letter makes me fairly tingle with pleasure as it bri
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707 - Robert MusilRR Auction
Renowned Austrian writer (1880–1942) whose unfinished novel The Man Without Qualities is regarded as one of the most important modernist novels. Rare
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708 - Nobel Prize WinnersRR Auction
Four ink signatures of recipients of the Nobel Prize in Literature on individual cards, including: Halldor Laxness, Jaroslav Seifert, Naguib Mahfouz,
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709 - Kenzaburo OeRR Auction
Japanese author (born 1935) who won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature. Glossy 4 x 6 photo of Oe behind a microphone, signed in blue felt tip. In fine
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710 - Dorothy ParkerRR Auction
Writer and critic (1893–1967) best known for her often cruelly witty and cynical tone. ANS in colored pencil, signed “Dorothy Parker,” on an off-white
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711 - Sax RohmerRR Auction
English novelist (1883–1959) known for his series featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. ALS, one page, 5.25 x 7, MV Britannic letterhead, Septe
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712 - Nelly SachsRR Auction
Poet and playwright (1891–1970) who fled from Nazi Germany in 1940 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1966. Untranslated TLS in German, one pag
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713 - Arthur SchnitzlerRR Auction
Austrian writer (1862–1931) best known for his sexually charged plays and stories. His 1926 novella Traumnovelle served as the basis for Eyes Wide Shu
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714 - Sir Walter ScottRR Auction
ALS signed “WS,” one page, 3.5 x 4, no date. Letter to his publisher James Ballantyne, in full: “You have given up sending invoices and bills of loadi
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715 - Jaroslav SeifertRR Auction
Czech writer, poet, and journalist (1901–1986) who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1984. Untranslated ALS in Czech, one page, 8.25 x 11.7
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716 - Maurice SendakRR Auction
ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 7, 1969. Letter to Mr. Bean, in full: “I fear all is not well—My father is very ill—& has been for some time—it...
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717 - Robert W. ServiceRR Auction
British-Canadian poet and writer (1874–1958) known for his vivid descriptions of the Yukon territory during the Klondike gold rush. ALS signed “R. W.
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718 - 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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719 - George Bernard ShawRR Auction
TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, January 5, 1949. Letter to Fanny Holtzmann, in part: “The Public Trustee would no
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720 - Tennessee WilliamsRR Auction
TLS signed “Tom,” one page both sides, 6 x 9.5, The Robert Clay letterhead, March 5, 1956. Letter to his cousin Jim Adams, in part: “I’ve had no chanc
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721 - Thomas WolfeRR Auction
Signed book: Of Time and the River. First edition, later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 912 p...
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722 - Bela BartokRR Auction
Hungarian-born musician (1881–1945) who, through his far-reaching endeavors as composer, performer, educator, and ethnomusicologist, emerged as one of
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723 - Alban BergRR Auction
Austrian composer (1885–1935) who produced compositions that combined Mahlerian Romanticism with a personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-to...
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