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ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Michael Crichton578 - Michael Crichton
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TLS, one page, 7.5 x 10.25, January 6, 1972. Letter of thanks to an admirer. In full: “Thank you for your kind letter about 'The Andromeda Strai...
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George Cruikshank579 - George Cruikshank
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British caricaturist and illustrator (1792–1878) best known for his works satirizing contemporary politics and his illustrations for the works of Char
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Salvador Dali580 - Salvador Dali
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Spectacular 13 x 19 lithograph of Dali’s etching, ‘The Horseman,’ boldly signed in the bottom border in pencil, “Dali,” adding “EA” to the left corner
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Salvador Dali581 - Salvador Dali
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Postcard of Dali’s ‘Studies of Horsemen,’ 6 x 4.5, signed on the image side in black felt tip, “Dali.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered ligh
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Jan de Hartog582 - Jan de Hartog
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Dutch playwright, novelist (1914–2002) who moved to the United States in the early 1960s and became a Quaker. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letter
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Daniel-Rops583 - Daniel-Rops
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Untranslated ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.5 x 4.25, no date, personalized notecard. Daniel-Rops pens a neat and elegant letter in purple ink.
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Edouard Detaille584 - Edouard Detaille
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French painter and military artist (1848–1912). ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 5.5, March 2, 1893. Letter to Madame Bataille. In part (translated): “I
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Charles Dickens585 - Charles Dickens
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Partial ALS signed “CD,” one page, 4.5 x 4.25, no date. Conclusion of the letter reads: “My impression that many of the Parisian Theatres are subsidiz
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Charles Dickens586 - Charles Dickens
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, November 4, 1857. Letter to Herbert Watkins. In full: “I send you a thousand thanks for the remar
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James Dickey587 - James Dickey
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American poet and novelist (1923–1997), best known for his novel Deliverance. Three glossy photos: an 8 x 10 of the writer in the woods, signed in bla
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John Dos Passos588 - John Dos Passos
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 6, 1967. Dos Passos writes to Dr. Straus, in full: “Thanks for the two papers. I’ll read them with interest and instruc
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Arthur Conan Doyle589 - Arthur Conan Doyle
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ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 5.25 x 7, 15, Buckingham Palace Mansions letterhead, February 8. Letter to Marshall Hall. In full: “We sent out
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Arthur Conan Doyle590 - Arthur Conan Doyle
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ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 4.25 x 7, Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere letterhead, no date. Letter to Sir Frederick Pollock. In full: “I shou
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Alexandre Dumas, pere591 - Alexandre Dumas, pere
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Distinguished French novelist (1802–1870) of such historical classics as The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Man in the Iron Mask
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Jules Feiffer592 - Jules Feiffer
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Signed book: The Man in the Ceiling. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 185 pages. Signed on the first fr
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Walter Edmonds593 - Walter Edmonds
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Author of Drums Along the Mohawk. TLS signed in blue pencil, “Walter E. Edmonds,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, March 6, 1928. Edmonds provides an explanation
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Erte594 - Erte
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ALS, one page, 5.5 x 6.75, personal letterhead, January 10, 1983. Erte writes, in full: “Enclosed an autographed photograph, you requested. Of course
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti595 - Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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Recognized as one of the most influential and important poets of the Beat movement. TLS signed “Lawrence F.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, September 27, 1975.
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Irving Fineman596 - Irving Fineman
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American writer (1893–1976). Fineman first attended MIT and did advanced work for Harvard University, going on to become an engineering instructor. He
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Anatole France597 - Anatole France
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French author (1844–1924) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5, no date. France wr
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John Fowles598 - John Fowles
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English novelist (1926–2005) considered one of the 50 greatest writers since 1945. TLS, one page, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, January 3, 1978. Fowles
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Robert Frost599 - Robert Frost
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Printed invitation, 7 x 9, for a poetry reading by Frost at the Pan American Union, boldly signed at the top by Frost. A central horizontal fold, and
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Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti600 - Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ginsberg and Ferlinghetti at the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, signed in blue felt tip, “Allen Ginsberg, 4/8/88 NYC,”
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Allen Ginsberg602 - Allen Ginsberg
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ALS signed “Allen,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10.5, self-contained air mail letterhead, September 15, 1962. Ginsberg writes from India, in part: “Al
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Chaim Gross603 - Chaim Gross
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Intriguing original signed ballpoint sketch of a figure resembling his sculptures, along with a wheel and a book entitled ‘The Healer’ on a white 8 x
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Sarah Josepha Hale604 - Sarah Josepha Hale
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American editor and author behind the beloved nursery rhyme, ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ (1788–1879). Ink endorsement signature, “Sarah J. Hale,” on an o
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Maxim Gorky605 - Maxim Gorky
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LS in French, signed in Russian, “M. Gorky,” one page, lightly-lined graph-like paper, 8.5 x 10.75, December 31 [1907]. Letter in the hand of Gorky’s
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Alex Haley606 - Alex Haley
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Booklet for the Afro-American History Week in Celebration of Black Heritage at Lewis University, February 7–14, 1982, 20 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, signed on t
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Joseph Heller607 - Joseph Heller
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Crisp glossy 5 x 7 promotional head-and-shoulders photo, signed in blue felt tip, “Joseph Heller, 12/94.” In fine condition, with light contrast to th
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Ernest Hemingway608 - Ernest Hemingway
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ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, postmarked February 4, 1930. Early letter from Florida to the journalist Robert de Saint Jean in Paris, who planne
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Hermann Hesse609 - Hermann Hesse
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Influential, Nobel Prize–winning German author of such modern classics as Siddhartha (1922) and Steppenwolf (1927). Vintage 3.75 x 5.5 postcard photo
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Al Hirschfeld610 - Al Hirschfeld
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Two items: glossy 4 x 6 postcard featuring Hirschfeld’s rendition of Alfred Hitchcock, signed in black felt tip, “Hirschfeld”; and an ink signature, “
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Al Hirschfeld611 - Al Hirschfeld
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Vibrant and captivating color limited edition 21.25 x 29.5 lithograph of a samurai, numbered #46/275, signed in pencil, “Hirschfeld.” Framed to an ove
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David Hockney612 - David Hockney
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Color postcard, 4 x 6, featuring an image of Hockney’s ‘Le Nid Du Duc,’ signed in the lower portion in purple felt tip. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/
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David Hockney613 - David Hockney
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Color postcard, 4 x 6, featuring an image of Hockney’s ‘Celia,’ signed in the upper portion in purple felt tip. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA auth
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr614 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
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Eminent American writer (1809–1894) best known for his collection The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, and the much-anthologized poem ‘The Chambered N
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William Dean Howells615 - William Dean Howells
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American author and editor (1837–1920) best known as the editor of the influential periodical Atlantic Monthly from 1871 to 1881 and as the author of
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George Hurrell616 - George Hurrell
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Promotional poster featuring an image of Greta Garbo, 23 x 35, for the Art Expo ‘81, New York Coliseum, signed in black felt tip, “Sincerely, George H
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George Hurrell: Ann Sheridan617 - George Hurrell: Ann Sheridan
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Stunning oversized limited edition silver gelatin 24 x 20 photo of Ann Sheridan in a shimmering gown, #31/190, signed in the lower border in black ink
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Victor Hugo618 - Victor Hugo
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Important French writer, artist, and statesman (1802–1885) best known for such canonical novels as Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (aka ...
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Eugene Ionesco619 - Eugene Ionesco
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Distinguished Romanian-born playwright (1909–1994) best known as a leading figure in the ‘Theatre of the Absurd.’ Signed book: Der Konig stirbt (Exit
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Rudyard Kipling620 - Rudyard Kipling
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Signed book: Barrack Room Ballads and Other Verses. First edition. London: Methuen and Co., 1896. Hardcover, 5 x 7.75, 208 pages. Signed at the bottom
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Edwin Landseer621 - Edwin Landseer
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English painter (1802–1873) well known for his paintings of animals and his sculptures, including the lions in London’s Trafalgar Square. ALS signed “
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Roy Lichtenstein622 - Roy Lichtenstein
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Signed book: Roy Lichtenstein. First edition. NY: Guggenheim Museum, 1993. Hardcover with dustjacket, 12 x 12, 394 pages. Signed on the title page by
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Jack London623 - Jack London
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Signed book: The Testimony of the Suns and Other Poems by George Sterling. First edition. San Francisco: W. E. Wood, 1903. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 142
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Arnold Lobel624 - Arnold Lobel
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Popular American author of children's books (1933–1987). Signed book: Fables. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1980. Hardcover with dustjack...
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Jack London625 - Jack London
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Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Joan London for $6.00, stamp-dated April 27, 1911. Check is endorsed on the rever
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Archibald MacLeish626 - Archibald MacLeish
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Poet and Librarian of Congress (1892–1982). Associated with the Modernist genre of poetry, MacLeish received three Pulitzer Prizes for his work. ALS,
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Edouard Manet627 - Edouard Manet
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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
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Thomas Mann628 - Thomas Mann
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Signed book: Bemuhungen. Limited edition of 150 copies (This being No. 142). Berlin: C. Fischer, 1925. Hardcover, 4.75 x 7.5, 339 pages. Signed on the
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