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Four items: one engraved plaque honoring the Apollo 15 Falcon, 5.25 x 5.25, signed in silver ink, “Al Worden, Apollo 15,” and matted to an overall siz

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Yeager’s supersonic X-1 plane, signed in felt tip. Signature a couple shades light, otherwise fine condition.

Signed book: Yeager. First edition. NY: Bantam Books, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 342 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black

Detailed 1/32 scale model of Yeager’s Bell X-1 rocket research plane, signed on the top of a wing in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by

Beloved Danish author (1805–1875) best known for such classic fairy tales as The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. Exceptio

Signed book: Arp. First edition. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1958. Hardcover, 8.5 x 9.75, 126 pages. The catalogue from his Museum of Modern Art retro

Signed unbound book: Feuilles Eparses. France, 1965. Hardcover with slipcase, 8.5 x 10, 85 pages in unbound gatherings. Signed on an opening page in p

Softcover autograph book, 4 x 6.25, signed inside on individual pages or affixed cards in ink by 42 notable authors and educators, nearly all circa 19

Influential nineteenth-century French writer (1821–1867) best known for his highly imaginative and experimental verse, including the seminal 1857 coll

Prolific and important French novelist and playwright (1799–1850) best known for his complex ‘cycle’ La Comédie humaine. Scarce ALS in French, ...

French writer and poet (1896–1966) best known as the founder of Surrealism. ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, January 22, 19

French sculptor and painter (1827–1875) from whom Napoleon III commissioned many works. Scarce ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x

French sculptor and painter (1824–1887) perhaps best known because Auguste Rodin worked as his assistant between 1864 and 1870. ALS in French, signed

Color postcard featuring Chagall’s 1949 work entitled ‘Saint Jean Cap Ferrat,’ 3.75 x 5.75, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Marc Chagall, Torino

Large ink signature, “Truly yours, Mark Twain,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. A uniform shade of light toning from previous display and small mounting r

Very desirable double ink signature, “Yrs truly, Saml. L. Clemens, Mark Twain,” on an off-white 4 x 3 sheet. Triple-cloth-matted and framed with a sma

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page, 3.75 x 5, personal letterhead, November 17, 1905. Letter to Gertrude Adams of Swarthmore. In full: “I thank you

TLS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page, 6 x 9.5, Wm. H. Hoyt & Co. Real Estate Brokers letterhead, April 26, 1902. Letter to Miss K. I. Harrison i...

English poet (1772–1834) best remembered for ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ and ‘Kubla Khan.’ ALS signed “S. T. Coleridge,” one page, 7 x 4.25, no

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein (1766–1817), known as Madame de Stael, was a Swiss author who lived in Paris among various other locations abro

ALS in French, signed “Degas,” one page on a 5 x 3 telegraph postcard, no date but postmarked March 6, 1900. Brief letter to Madame Milan. In full (tr

ALS, two pages on two adjoining black-bordered sheets, 4.25 x 7, Devonshire Terrace, January 12, 1849. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “I am much obli

Belgian painter and printmaker (1860–1949) who was an important influence on expressionism and surrealism. Rare ALS in French, one page, 5.5 x 3.5, Ju

Former British intelligence officer (1908–1964) whose novels featuring suave spy James Bond have attained unprecedented and seemingly indestructible p

Amazing archive consisting of ten items: six ALSs, one TLS with a handwritten postscript; two ANSs, and an unsigned photograph of Fleming. The letters

One of the most famous French poets of the 16th century (1621–1695) widely known for his collections of fables. ADS in French, signed “de La Fontaine

ALS signed “Daniel C. French,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, January 1, 1899. In part: “I am desirous of meeting you with a view to receiving

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

American novelist (1894–1961) best known for detective and mystery classics such as the Sam Spade series (including The Maltese Falcon) and The Thin M

An original, unpublished handwritten poem, in pencil, on the front of a 5.5 x 3.25 postcard, postmarked Hyannis, Massachusetts, September 26, 1966. Ke

Partial self-contained partly-printed DS, signed “Nath: Hawthorne,” one page, 5.75 x 2, March 15, 1854. Lower portion of a document signed as American

American writer (1886–1918), best known for the much-anthologized poem ‘Trees,’ who was killed at the Second Battle of Marne at the age of 31. TLS, on

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, October 6, 1915. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “Thank you for your card intimating your wish to subscri

ALS in Spanish, signed “Miro,” one page, 8.5 x 10.75, personal letterhead, May 15, 1963. Untranslated letter to Leonard Lyons of New York, in which he

Signed book: The Hairy Ape. Limited edition of 775 copies (this being No. 684). NY: Horace Liveright, 1929. Hardcover with slipcase, 8 x 10.25, 92 pag

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Tao House letterhead, October 5, 1938. Letter to author Hudson Strode. In part: “Immortal Lyrics arrived yesterday. Much grat

ALS, one page, 5.75 x 8, Casa Genotta letterhead, October 26, 1933. O’Neill writes to novelist John O’Hara. In full: “Don’t thank me for the inscribin

Hand-addressed envelope, 6.5 x 3.5, addressed by O’Neill to actress “Miss Jeanie Begg, 158 West 106th Street, New York City, c/o Emma Billeb,” and sig

Writer and critic (1893–1967) best known for her often cruelly witty and cynical tone. Signed book: Death and Taxes. First edition, limited issue, num

Two items: ALS, signed “B. Pasternak,” one page folded to a size of 8 x 5.5, September 7, 1959. Short letter to a collector reads, in part: “Here my s

Brief felt tip ALS, in French to noted art collector Ascher, written by Picasso’s wife Jacqueline, dated “Cannes 62 Avril,” and additionally signed by

Signed book: Anthologie des Ecrits Sur l'Art, three-volumes. Paris: Editions Cercle d'Art, 1953. Hardcover, 9 x 10.25, 168 pages. Signed on ...

Poet, novelist and short story writer (1932–1963), who committed suicide after her separation from her husband and a long bout with depression. Charmi

Signed book: For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand. Later printing. NY: Random House, 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.5, 242

Pulitzer Prize–winning American writer (1896–1953) best known for her classics The Yearling and Cross Creek. TLS signed “Marjorie,” two pages, 6 x 6.7

American artist (1861–1909) best known for his paintings and sculptures of the American West, and for his depictions of cowboy life in particular. ALS

Vintage 7 x 10.25 photo of a reproduction of a Renoir, featuring a young woman holding flowers. The photograph is an authentication of one of his most

Polish novelist (1867–1925) who was awarded the 1924 Nobel Prize in literature. Incredibly rare ALS in Polish, signed “Reymont,” one page, 5 x 6.5, Ja

ALS in French, signed “Aug. Rodin,” one page, 4.25 x 6.75, July 18, 1899. Written to his collaborator Emilia Cimino, regarding the unveiling of his st

Highly influential French writer and philosopher (1905–1980), most closely associated with existentialism, who refused the Nobel Prize in Literature i