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Famed American naturalist (1837–1921) best known for his writings on nature and travel. ALS, one page, 5 x 8, September 11. The poet and natural

Nearly as well known for his prodigious intake of drugs and sometimes bizarre antics as for his writing, Burroughs drew heavily on his own life for in

Influential American writer (1914–1997) who takes a place among the seminal figures of the Beat Generation. Nice 5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Burro

Innovative American sculptor (1898–1976) best known for devising the mobile, the form with which he was most closely associated. Calder also pro

Signed book: God’s Little Acre. First edition, first printing. NY: Viking Press, 1933. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.5 x 8, 303 pages. Signed and

Two items: a seven-page typescript entitled “Bossier City, Louisiana,” 8.5 x 11, describing the city and those who go there to entertain a

Distinguished Pulitzer Prize–winning American author (1876–1947) of such classics as O Pioneers! and My Antonia. ALS, one page both sides,

Program/menu from a dinner on the occasion of “The Celebration at Hampton Roads of the One Hundredth Anniversary of Robert Fulton’s Succes

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page, 5.5 x 7, April 21, 1886. Letter to an unidentified woman. In full: “Thank you very much for th

Bold ink signature, “Truly yours, Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a bit of light soiling to top and mo

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

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to Jas. H. Nankin, in full for pay for $32.00, Dece

African-American poet (1903–1946) who came to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance. Signed book: Color. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1925. Hardc

Important French painter and sculptor (1834–1917), one of the seminal figures of Impressionism, best known for his images of dancers. ALS in Fre

DS, one page, 4.5 x 7, January 10, 1870. Document signed as president of the Birmingham and Midland Institute, awarding a “Prize for Proficiency

Third-person ALS, signed in the text as both “Mr. Charles Dickens” and “Mr. Dickens,” one-page, 4.5 x 7, Gads Hill Place lette

ALS, one page, 5 x 7.75, Office of Household Words letterhead, June 19, 1857. Dickens writes to Heyworth Dixon. In full: “I have adopted your su

German artist (1891–1969) best known for his Expressionist depictions of Weimar society and the brutality of war. ALS in German, one page both s

British author, mathematician, and photographer (1832–1898) who, under the pen name Lewis Carroll, published Alice’s Adventures in Wonderl

ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, February 11, 1892. Letter of thanks to an unidentified gentleman. In

ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 5.25 x 7, 15 Buckingham Palace Mansions letterhead, February 8. Letter of well wishes to Sir Edward

Scottish author (1859–1930) whose stories featuring fictional detective Sherlock Holmes revolutionized the genre of crime fiction. Holmes himsel

TLS, one page, 5 x 8, Kemsley House letterhead, September 17, 1958. Letter of thanks to an admirer. In part, “How very kind of you to have taken

Highly influential American poet (1926–1997) whose energetic, free-associative verse made him one of the leading—and most controversial&...

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Many happy returns, James Montgomery Flagg,” on a 5.5 x 2.75 blue card from the Albert R. Chestnut collec

Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Grey, payable to Joe de Bernardi for $34.50, September 21, 1934. In very good condition, with several v

American clergyman and author (1822–1909) best known for the Civil War allegory “The Man Without a Country.” ALS signed “Edwar

Time magazine, dated February 14, 1977, featuring Haley on the cover, signed on the cover in black felt tip. In fine condition, with light handling we

Signed book: Catch-22. Later printing. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1961. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 8.5, 443 pages. Signed in black ink on the first f

Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest W. Hemingway,” payable to Thompson Fish Company for $133.84, March 1,

Signed book: A Farewell to Arms. Later printing. Liepzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, no date. Hardcover, 4.5 x 6.25, 320 pages. Signed and inscribed in ink o

Influential, Nobel Prize–winning German author of such modern classics as Siddhartha (1922) and Steppenwolf (1927). Lovely original ink and past

Signed book: Random Harvest. First edition, first printing. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1941. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 327 pages. Signed on the

Glossy 5 x 7 photo of the artist at work with his daughter Nina looking over his shoulder, signed in black ink, “Hirschfeld.” In very fine

ALS, one page, 4 x 6, November 28, 1873. Brief letter complying with a signature request. In full: “It gives me pleasure to comply with your sli

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

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 6, September 27, 1899. Howe writes from South Portsmouth, Rhode Island to Mrs. Harvey. In part: “

Signed book: Arabia Infelix. Limited edition (noted “out of series” on the colophon page) NY: Fountain Press, 1929. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5,

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

Original vintage 4.25 x 6.5 three-quarter length cabinet Joseph Albert photo of the spectacled and heavily whiskered playwright sternly eyeing the cam

Four items: An AQS, signed “Albert Perceval Graves,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 card. Graves pens 12 bars from his famous ballad Father O&a...

Highly influential American writer (1922–1969) widely acknowledged as the most dynamic and brilliant figure of the “Beat” movement.

Ink signature, “Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 clipped slip, also signed by Algernon Maudslay and H. O. Bax Ironside. In fine

Seven paperback books: The Ferguson Rifle, To the Far Blue Mountains, Rivers West, and four copies of The Man from the Broken Hills, each signed and i

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

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the bottom in blue ink. The opening passages of The Honourable Schoolboy beginning: “Afterwar

American author (born 1926) whose first—and still only—novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960 and went on to become

Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. Special collector’s edition edition, first printing. Connecticut: Easton Press, 1988. Leatherbound hardcover

Influential novelist and playwright (1885–1951) whose works include the classics Babbitt, Elmer Gantry, and Main Street. In 1930 he became the f

German painter and printmaker (1847–1935) best known for his etching and lithography. Original vintage signed ink self-portrait on an off-white