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Signed book: The Place of Dead Roads. Limited edition first edition of 300 copies (this being No. 48). NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1983. Hardcove

Signed book: The Book of Breeething. Limited edition. Berkeley: Blue Wind Press, 1980. Hardcover, 8.25 x 5.25. Signed on the second free end page, “Wi

American novelist (1892–1977) best known as the author of such crime/noir classics as The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. Two TLSs si

American author (1903–1987) best known for the popular novels God’s Little Acre and Tobacco Road. Five items: penetrating glossy 8 x 10 half-length ph

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, February 4, Elin—Aussedat—Annecy letterhead. In full (translated): “I am unfortunately in the South of France a

French journalist, caricaturist, and photographer (1828–1906). The rival of Nadar in French photography, he is best known for his numerous portraits a

Collection of 34 hardcover books, each signed inside on an opening page in ink or felt tip by the respective celebrity author, with some adding inscri

Son of legendary Impressionist, Paul Cezanne. Original oil on panel entitled ‘Pastoral Landscape,’ 13.5 x 9.75, signed in oil paint in the lower corne

Exceptionally rare original ink sketch of a woman modeling a full-length fur coat, and another modeling a shoulder-less, 1920s-style dress with a butt

Immensely popular writer of mysteries (1890–1976) whose aggregate sales have exceeded four billion books, making her, along with Shakespeare, one of t

TLS signed “Agatha Mallowan,” one page, 5.5 x 7, Winterbrok House letterhead, October 14, 1969. Letter to an admirer. In full: “Thank you very much fo

Signed book: The Sum of All Fears. Later printing. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1991. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 796 pages. Signed and inscrib

ALS, in pencil, signed “Mark,” two pages, 5 x 7.75, June 28. Letter, written from Heidelberg, Germany, to author William Seaver. In full: “There be hu

ALS signed “Saml,” two pages both sides, 3.25 x 5.5, August 26, [1878]. Letter to his wife Livy. In full: “We came through a-whooping to-day, 6 hours

ALS signed “Aufwiedersehen, S. L. Clemens,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 6, Villa Viviani letterhead, March 20, 1893. Letter to Mrs. Ross

Vintage 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo, signed in fountain pen, “Mark Twain.” In very good condition, with a few light creases and surface marks, and moder

Marvelous ink signature, “Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 card. In fine condition, with some trivial soiling lightly affecting the signature. Acc

Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to Peter Becker for $46.00, December 15, 1848. In very good condit

Vintage 4.75 x 6.5 head-and-shoulders photo, signed vertically in fountain pen, “Noel Coward 1945.” Scattered silvering to darker areas of image, othe

Three vintage programs: Waiting in the Wings, Free as Air, and A Song at Twilight, each signed in blue ink by Coward, the first singed on the cover, t

African-American poet (1903–1946) who came to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance. Handwritten poem on a beige 8.5 x 11 sheet. Cullen writes a po

Immaculate color postcard featuring Dali’s 1934 painting, ‘The Ghost of Vermeer van Delft, which can be used as a table,’ 4 x 6, beautifully signed on

Italian painter (1888–1978). Very nice 4.25 x 5.75 postcard of de Chirico’s ‘Piazza d’Italia,’ signed in the bottom border in blue ballpoint. In fine

Dutch-born American painter (1904–1997) who was one of the seminal figures of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Ballpoint signature, “de Kooning,”

Semi-glossy postcard of De Kooning’s 1948 ‘Painting,’ 6 x 4, signed on the reverse in black ballpoint, “de Kooning, With love,” adding two hearts. In

ALS in French, signed “Degas,” one page, 4.25 x 7, no date. Degas writes to the Italian painter Guiseppe de Nittis, translated in full: “I would of co

Desirable embossed Messrs. Coutts & Company check, 7.5 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Dickens, payable to Henry Colyer for £8.60, Novembe...

German artist (1891–1969) best known for his Expressionist depictions of Weimar society and the brutality of war. ALS in German, one page, 8.25 x 11.5

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

French engineer (1832–1923) best remembered for designing the tower that bears his name. Rare original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Eiffel in profile,

Pulitzer Prize–winning American author (1885–1968) of such classics as Show Boat, So Big, and Cimarron. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo, signe

Uncommon vintage glossy 4 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo, boldly signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a paperclip impression to top edge a

Original ink sketch of a man in a top hat smoking a cigar on an off-white 4 x 5.5 sheet, signed below in Flagg’s distinctive lettering. In fine condit

British writer (1879–1970) best known for such novels as A Room with a View, Howards End, and A Passage to India. Two ALSs, one page and one page both

French author (1844–1924) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. ALS in French, two pages, 6.25 x 8.25, La Bechellerie, St.-Cyr-Sur-Loire, Ind

American author and playwright (1874–1938). Gale became the first female to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1921. Two items: a souvenir handwritte

Nobel Prize–winning British author (1867–1933) best known for the Forsyte Saga. AMS, 7 x 10.25, entitled ‘England to Free Men,’ signed at the conclusi

Italian poet, playwright and librettist (1847–1906). Vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. Reverse is addresse

Russian artist and writer (1881–1962). Together with her husband, Mikhail Larionov, Gontcharova ushered forth the free-form Rayonism movement, which s

Renowned English author (1904–1991) who seamlessly blended themes of morality, politics, and espionage. TLS signed “Graham,” one page, 6.25 x 8, La Re

Signed book: The Testament. Limited edition first edition, first printing of 500 copies (This being No. 268). NY: Doubleday, 1999. Hardcover with slip

ALS, one page, 8.25 x 11.5, Ebble Thatch, Bowerchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, Board Chalke 275 letterhead, November 1. Golding responds to a letter fro

Prolific British novelist (1856–1925) best known for such adventure fare as King Solomon’s Mines and Allan Quatermain. Six items: three literary recei

AQS, signed “Edward E. Hale,” on a 5 x 7 off-white sheet of South Congregational Church stationery, dated June 3, 1888. Hale pens a quote from ‘Ten Ti

Original ink sketch on a lightly-lined blue 5.5 x 1.75 irregularly clipped sheet. Below Haley’s drawing of a broken length of chain, Haley writes to M

Color postcard of one of Haring’s vibrant, untitled illustrations, 4 x 6, boldly signed in the bottom border in black felt tip, “K. Haring.” In fine c

Signed book: The Bedside Playboy. Chicago: Playboy Press, 1963. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 511 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first fr

Signed book: Art and Recollections from Eight Decades. First edition. NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1991. Hardcover with dustjacket, 12.25 x 10.25

ALS signed “Oliver Wendell Holmes,” one page both sides, 6.75 x 8.25, July 17, 1851. Holmes pens a sarcastic letter to an admirer, in part: “I receive

Ink signature, “Julia Ward Howe, July 3rd, 1886,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 slip inlaid into a 5.5 x 8.5 book page featuring an engraved vignette of How