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Collection of approximately 100 items consisting of signatures, signed photos, and letters, with a couple of other formats mixed in, with most accompa

Russian painter (1866–1924) remembered for the exotic, richly colored sets and costumes that he designed for the Ballets Russes. ALS in French, one pa

Collection of approximately 100 items consisting primarily of ALSs, TLSs, signed photos, and signatures, with a few other items mixed in, each signed

Ink signature, “Robert Browning,” on a gridded off-white 4.75 x 2 slip. In very good condition, with some light scattered staining and a tear passing

Rare autograph notes (not signed), in pencil, at the bottom of an ALS to Brady from photographer C. D. Fredricks, one lightly-lined page, 8 x 10, date

Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Vintage 4 x 2.25 carte-de-visite photo of one of Bartholdi’s sculp

Signed book: In Cold Blood. Limited first edition, first printing of 500 copies (this being No. 11). NY: Random House, 1965. Hardcover with slipcase,

Rare handwritten manuscript, signed “P. S. B.,” one page, lightly-lined, 8.5 x 11, circa 1940. Headed at the top by Buck, “British Relations with Chin

Distinguished Pulitzer Prize–winning American author (1876–1947) of such classics as O Pioneers! and My Antonia. ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, p

Bold ink signature, “Very truly yours, Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 card. In fine condition, with some scattered light soiling and mountin

Witty and desirable AQS on an off-white 3 x 2.75 card, signed “Truly yours, Mark Twain, Florence, Nov. 9/03.” A humorous quote from the writer. In ful

ALS signed “SL Clemens,” two pages on adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 5.75, September 26, 1898. Letter to Edward W. Bok, publisher of the Ladies’ Home Journal

Signed book: The Innocents Abroad. Later printing. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 446 pages. Signed and inscribed on the front pas

Signed book: La Difficulte d’Etre. Later printing. Paris: Paul Morihien, 1947. Softcover, 4.25 x 6.75. Signed and inscribed in French on the half-titl

Rare vintage 7 x 10.75 photo supplement from the T.P.'s and Cassell's Weekly periodical, boldly signed in the lower border in black ink. Aff...

AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 sheet. Cooper pens a quote from chapter 16 of his work The Headsman, in full: “Silenus rolled from his ass, to the great

French painter (1819–1877) who was scorned for his rigid classical outlook. He was imprisoned and fined for his part in the destruction of the Vendome

Signed book: Salvador Dali. Paris: Filipacchi, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.75 x 12, 111 pages. Ornately signed and inscribed on the first free

Incredible collection of 11 items signed by the eccentric surrealist, consisting primarily of photos and booklets, each signed “Dali.” Includes a seri

Remarkable ALS signed “C. L. Dodgson” at the conclusion and “Lewis Carroll” within the text, one page on black-bordered stationery, 4 x 6, Christ Chur

Desirable ink signature, “Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 3 x 2.75 partial envelope, also addressed in Dickens’s hand to “The Editor of The Sun.” Sc

Ink signature, “A. Conan Doyle,” on an off-white 3.75 x 3 card. In fine condition, with mild toning to the left half.

Signed book: Epitaph. Limited edition of 1100 copies (this being No. 370). NY: Heron Press, 1929. Hardcover, 9 x 12. Signed on the colophon by Dreiser

Four untranslated ALSs in French, each signed “A. Dumas,” on sheets ranging in size from 3.75 x 6 to 4.25 x 7, three one-page both sides and the other

French engineer (1832–1923) best remembered for designing the tower that bears his name. ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, D

TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9.25, Faber and Faber letterhead, July 2, 1959. Letter to an admirer. In part: “I should send my apologies for my failure to ackn

ALS, one page, 8 x 11, March 27, 1941. Letter to Mr. Shanks. In full: “This is as near personal as my stationery gets. Sorry I’m ignorant about Gilber

Celebrated French novelist (1821–1880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbô, and A Sentimental Education. Rare and lengthy unsig...

French artist (1879–1949) of the Fauvist movement and close friend of Raoul Dufy. Original vintage ink sketch of his father on his deathbed on an off-

German writer, scientist, and philosopher (1749–1832) who takes a place among the central intellectual and artistic figures of his day. His poetry and

LS in French, signed “Massimo Gorki,” on both sides of a sheet of lightly-lined graph paper, 8.5 x 11, March 24, 1926. Letter to Italian journalist Ug

Extremely bold ink signature, “Thomas Hardy,” on an off-white 4.75 x 1.25 slip affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition.

Carbon DS, signed in ink “Ernest Hemingway Trustee for John Hadley Hemingway,” one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, January 4, 1937. Gustavus A. Pfeiffer beg

Signed book: Verbannte. One of just 600 copies. Switzerland: Rascher and Cie, 1919. Softcover, 5 x 7.5, 153 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first f

Extremely rare vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Joyce resting his head upon his right arm and looking straight into the camera, sign

Signed book: Visions of Cody. First edition, limited issue, numbered 113/750. NY: New Directions, 1960. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8.5, 128 pages. Signed on th

Unsigned autograph letter in French, one page, 4 x 5.25, no date, but Paris circa 1872. A carefully penned letter written at two in the morning, to a

ALS in German, signed “Love, D. H. L.,” on a 5.5 x 3.5 photo postcard of Ile de Port-Cros (Var), no date, but postmarked October 15, 1928. Postcard to

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 6.5, blind-stamped personal letterhead, March 1, 1911. Letter to Elinor Glyn. In part: “To save my life, remembering your disincl

Signed book: Ulysses. Limited edition of 1500 copies (this being No. 529). NY: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12, 363 pages. Signed on

ALS signed “W. S. Maugham,” one page, 5 x 8.25, Villa Mauresque letterhead, January 17. Letter of thanks to a woman. In part: “Thank you very kindly f

Popular and influential American author and journalist (1880–1956) best known for his satirical pieces that took aim at contemporary American society.

Signed book: The American Language. Later printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 769 pages. Signed and inscribed

French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer (1803–1870); one of his stories was the basis of the opera Carmen. Original ink ske

ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 6.75, Cotchford Farm letterhead, 1949. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “Not only do you know all about films, but you ar

ALS signed “Gene O’Neill,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Peaked Hill Bar letterhead, September 13, 1922. Letter to Jeanie Begg. In full: “This in much haste to

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, March 24, 1927. From Bermuda, O’Neill writes to a woman at the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute. In full: “I have written a pl

British author and illustrator (1866–1943) whose Edwardian-era tales of naughty rabbits, ‘bad’ mice, and other amusingly mischievous animals take a pl

Original vintage signed ink sketch of a jumping horse on an off-white 3.75 x 2.75 card. In fine condition, with some mild scattered soiling.

ALS in French, signed “Rodin,” one page, 3.5 x 3, no date, but postmarked October 22, 1899. Letter to American painter John Alexander. In full (transl