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Detective novelist (1888–1959) best known for The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye. His seven novels center around tough but honest private investigator

Ballpoint signature, “Agatha Christie,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 card, with a clipped photo affixed to top left. In fine condition, with a bit of tr

Signed book: Red Rabbit. Limited first edition of 550 copies (this copy No. 499). NY: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2002. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.25.

Fantastic ink signature, “Mark Twain,” on a white 3 x 1.5 card. In fine condition, with light toning and mounting remnants on reverse.

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” two pages, 4.5 x 7, November 30, 1894. Letter to General [Lloyd S.] Bryce. In full: “I am located here for the winter–with

Commanding 3.5 x 5.5 German postcard photo, signed in ink, “Very truly yours, Mark Twain, 1905.” In good condition, with light toning, scattered soili

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens, Mark Twain,” two pages, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, Hartford, April 13, 1877. Letter to Miss Holmes. In full: “It gives m

ALS in French, signed “A big kiss, Jean Cocteau,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, December 31, 1953. Letter to John Schmitz regarding a film. In part (translat

AQS, signed “Mark Twain,” on a 4.5 x 2 off-white slip, dated February 20, 1908. Clemens writes, “Let us save the to-morrows for work. Truly yours, Mar

Original blue ink drawing of Orpheus with his lyre on an original 14 x 21 rigid poster for a 1950 exhibition at CDMI in Paris honoring Le Groupe des S

Signed book: Present Indicative. Limited edition of 301 copies (this copy No. 173). NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1937. Hardcover with slipcase, 6

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Coward bringing a cigarette to his lips, signed and inscribed in-person in blue felt tip “To Saul from Noel Coward.” Reverse of

Printed ‘thank-you’ note on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card bearing the sentiment, “Mr. Noel Coward thanks you very much for your charming letter and is m

Signed book: Color. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 108 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free-end p...

French novelist (1840–1897). Brief untranslated ALS in French signed in purple ink “A. D.,” on a personal calling card, 4 x 2.5. In very good conditio

American journalist and author (1873–1945). ALS signed “Bio de Casseres, Benjamin de Casseres, Christmas 1931, New York City,” one page, 5 x 6. de Cas

Brief third-person ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, on black-bordered Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, January 12, 1864. Dickens responds to an applicant, in full:

Irish American author associated with the Kitchen Sink artists and the Angry Young Men. Donleavy is best known for his critically acclaimed first nove

French artist (1884–1974). ALS in French, signed “A. D. de Segonzac,” on a self-contained 4.5 x 5.5 air mail envelope, no date. Short letter to the or

Russian-born French artist and designer (1892–1990) who was one of the leading figures of the Art Deco movement. Vibrant gouache painting of a theatri

Nostalgic holiday Greetings from Robert Frost card, December 1949, 5 x 3, featuring the poem, ‘On a Tree Fallen Across the Road (To Hear Us Talk),’ si

Signed book: In the Clearing. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1962. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 101 pages. Signed and insc

Lawyer-turned-writer (1889–1970) best known as the creator of fictional defense attorney Perry Mason. TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead

Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 5 photo of Gardner at his desk in his hunting lodge, signed in fountain pen. In very good to fine condition, with moderate

Signed book: Howl and Other Poems. Later printing. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1983. Softcover, 5 x 6.25, 48 pages. Signed on the title page, “A

Eclectic archive of nine items signed “Allen” or “Allen Ginsberg,” including an envelope, a souvenir transcript, a postcard, a handwritten poem, three

Fantastic limited edition 12 x 18 poster entitled ‘Thoughtful Alphabet No. 14,’ numbered #20/100, signed in black ink, “Edward Gorey.” Rolled and in f

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Grey, payable to Mrs. L. D. Mitchell for $300.00, January 10, 1928. Cancellation holes to body, small

Exceptional handwritten, unsigned pencil manuscript page from Grey’s novel, Blue Feather, on a lightly-lined beige 8 x 12.5 sheet, bearing a blind-sta

American novelist, screenwriter, and historian (1901–1991). Guthrie was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for the novel, The Way West. TQS on a beige

German painter and printmaker (1883–1970). TLS in German, one page, 8 x 5.75, August 17, 1948. Untranslated letter to Dr. Schmidt. In fine condition,

Signed book: Hirschfeld by Hirschfeld. First edition, first printing. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979. Hardcover with dustjacket, 8.5 x 11.25, 22...

TLS signed “Hirschfeld,” one page, 8.5 x 11, March 17, 1966. Hirschfeld writes, in full: “John P. Sullivan has purchased a drawing of mine of Mae West

Two FDCs, each featuring a color silk cachet honoring the Americana series, and each signed in black ink, “Hirschfeld.” In fine condition.

AQS on an off-white 8.5 x 5 sheet. Holmes pens a stanza from ‘The Chambered Nautilus.’ In full: “Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, 296 Beacon Street letterhead, October 16, 1892. In a letter to A. O. Kaplan, author of the poem, ‘The Magic Laugh,’ Holmes wri

Eminent American writer (1809–1894) best known for his collection The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, and the much-anthologized poem ‘The Chambered N

English man of letters (1788–1841). Original signed ink sketch of a man in profile on an off-white 4.5 x 7.5 sheet signed in the bottom left corner “B

Author, suffragette, dramatist, poet, and biographer (1819–1910), best remembered as the lyricist of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ ALS, two pages, 3.

Author, suffragette, dramatist, poet, and biographer (1819–1910), best remembered as the lyricist of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ Eerie 6 x 8 image

American author and screenwriter (1926–2005), who wrote under a handful of pen names, including Ed McBain, Richard Marsten, Hunt Collins, and Curt Can

Influential British writer (1894–1963) best known for the twentieth-century classics Brave New World and The Doors of Perception. Fascinating collecti

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’Flynn, signed a

Signed book: 11/22/63. First edition. NY: Scribner, 2011. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5. Signed on the title page in blue ink, “Stephen King.”

Signed book: Under the Dome. First edition, first printing. NY: Scribner, 2009. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 1074 pages. Signed on the title

Huge limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘Screwballs,’ #44/200, 39 x 12, featuring Woody Woodpecker and 19 other Walter Lantz characte

French artist (1881–1955) best known for his brightly colored, cubist- and machine-age–influenced abstractions. Ballpoint signature and French sentime

English painter and sculptor (1830-1896). ALS, two pages, 4.5 x 7, April 3, 1889. Leighton writes, in full: “I have to acknowledge your letter of the

French sculptor and painter (1885–1962). Vintage ink signature and French sentiment on an off-white 5.75 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with a b

ALS signed “S. L.,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 25. Lewis writes to Father Edward J. Murphy, in full: “It looks a

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, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by London, payable to Pacific Rural Press for $12.75, stamp-dated October 18, 1911. Central vertical fol

Important 19th century French painter (1832–1883) whose works, including such well-known images as ‘The Luncheon on the Grass’ and ‘Olympia,’ were a s

Highly influential, Nobel Prize–winning German novelist and social critic (1875–1955). Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the ordinance of 178

Vibrantly colored original artwork, entitled ‘Sunset Sail,’ mixed media on an 8.5 x 11 sunburst sheet. Max has highlighted a 3.25 x 3.25 printed color

Color 24 x 27.5 poster entitled ‘Make Every Day Earth Day,’ signed in black felt tip, “Max 92.” Rolled and in fine condition, with some trivial creasi

Color 24 x 34 poster entitled ‘Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1992,’ signed in black felt tip, “Max 92.” Rolled and in fine condition, wit

American writer (1917–1967). From the age of 29, paralysis of one side confined her to a wheelchair. Her work reflects the sadness of lonely people, a

Signed book: Space. First edition, later printing. NY: Random House, 1982. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 622 pages. Signed and inscribed on th

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

Original painting by Henry Miller, watercolor and graphite on handmade paper, 17.75 x 18, depicting a man, a tree, and a goat, with a sun shining in t

American author (1900–1949) whose single novel, Gone With the Wind, became one of the best-sellers of all time and spawned one of the most fabled movi

Intriguing 4 x 6 book photo of one of Moore’s celebrated sculptures, signed in the bottom border in black felt tip, “Henry Moore.” In fine condition,

American political cartoonist and illustrator (1840–1902) best known for devising the donkey and elephant symbols of the Democratic and Republican par

DS, fifteen pages, 8.5 x 11, September 16, 1970. Agreement between Nabokov “(the ‘Author’)” and “Norman Twain c/o Fitelson & Mayers…(hereinafter...

Color 24 x 36 print, for the 102nd U. S. Open at Bethpage in 2002, signed in black felt tip. Rolled and in fine condition, with some scattered light c

Color 23.5 x 32.78 poster of a frontiersman standing with a rifle before the American flag, signed in the bottom border in pencil, “LeRoy Neiman,” and

American author (1905–1970) who wrote such classic modern novels as Appointment in Samarra and Butterfield 8. DS, one page with an attachment, 8.5 x 1

Virtually nonexistent personal check, written entirely in Poe’s hand, 6.5 x 2.5, payable to Harnden & Co. for $30.00, May 14, 1846. Poe instruct...

Writer (1905–1970) whose more notable works include Appointment in Samarra and Butterfield 8. TLS signed in pencil, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, Quogue, Long

Pulitzer Prize–winning American writer (1890–1980) best known for such enduring stories as “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” and the novel Ship of Fo

Author of The Godfather. After two previous critically acclaimed but unpopular novels, Puzo produced what has been described as the fastest-selling no

Signed book: We the Living. Later printing. NY: Signet Books, 1963. Paperback, 4.25 x 7, 446 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in blue bal

Seminal and highly lauded French sculptor (1840–1917) whose works, including the iconic ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Thinker,’ earned him a place among the mos

French playwright most noted for Cyrano de Bergerac. Fountain pen signature and inscription, in French, “To Doctor Jacquemin whose science and kindnes

Poet and playwright (1891–1970) who fled from Nazi Germany in 1940 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1966. ALS in German, on the correspondenc

British author (1893–1957) best known for her series of mysteries featuring fictional detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Substantial TLS signed “Dorothy L.

French artist (1884–1974). TLS in French, signed “Segonzac,” one page, 4.25 x 5.5, May 27, 1932. In full (translated): “If it is possible for you, I w

Popular author and illustrator (born 1928) of such children’s classics as Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen. Gigantic original signed

Ink signature, “G. Bernard Shaw 20/12/23,” on an off-white 5.75 x 3.5 Egon Kemeny collector’s card. Uniform mild toning, pencil remnants to lower righ

Original signed pencil full-length sketch of Emil the Wild Thing on an off-white 8.25 x 11 sheet of heavy stock tracing paper. In fine condition, with

TLS signed “Isaac B. Singer,” one page, 7.25 x 11, personal letterhead, December 20, 1966. Singer writes to Mr. Cook, in full: “I was very happy to re

Crisp and bold ballpoint signature, “John Steinbeck,” on an off-white 4.75 x 3.25 clipped slip. In fine condition, with uneven edges which could be ea

Crisp ink signature on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 card, bearing the printed name ‘Dudley Payne Lewis.’ Matted with a printed image of the author and an

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

American writer (1907–1984) who is best known for his works centering around Southern Appalachia. ALS signed “Jesse,” one page, 8.5 x 11, May 11, 1960

Untranslated, eloquently-penned lyrics in Bengali to ‘Song’ on an off-white 8 x 10 thin sheet, signed at the conclusion by Tagore. In very good condit

Brief ALS signed “A. Tennyson,” one page, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered Farringford letterhead, March 16, 1865. Tennyson writes, in full: “Many thanks for y

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, May 5, 1960. Letter to Spyros Skouras at Committee Headquarters. In full: “I shall be glad to become a member of your Committ

TLS signed in pencil, one page, 8.5 x 11, West Cornwall, Connecticut letterhead, January 2, 1959. Thurber grants permission to reprint one of his nota

Three books: Golf Dreams, signed in black ink on the title page, “John Updike”; Towards the End of Time, signed on a bookplate affixed to the half-tit

Crisp ink signature on an off-white 5.25 x 4.5 lightly-lined folded sheet. An intersecting vertical and horizontal crease towards the left edge, some

German-American poet (1884–1962) who gained worldwide fame in the first decade of the twentieth century. He was also widely known as a pro-Nazi propag

Light cardstock 4 x 9 photo, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition.

An August 1980 issue of Warhol’s Interview magazine, 11 x 16, featuring Debra Winger on the cover, signed vertically on the front cover in black felt

Color 23 x 28 poster of a dog wearing a fur jacket, holding another dog on a leash, signed in black felt tip, “William Wegman 94.” Rolled and in fine

Color 24 x 38 promotional poster for the Wegman’s World exhibition at the Walker Art Center from December 5, 1982–January 16, 1983, featuring a photo

Color 24 x 36 poster entitled ‘Image World, Whitney Museum of Art, November 8, 1989 to February 18, 1990,’ featuring two dogs in bed and watching tele

Attractive vintage fountain pen signature, “H. G. Wells,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 slip. A light central vertical fold lightly grazing the end of the

Distinguished Anglo-American artist (1738–1820) best known for his large-scale paintings of historical scenes. Self-contained ANS, one page, 7.25 x 2.