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Eminent French author (1804–1876), born Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, better known by the masculine pen name she adopted early in her career. An early

Questionnaire, signed at the conclusion, “’First serial right’ to International News Service, G. Bernard Shaw, 25 Jany 1948,” two pages, 8 x 10.25, In

Signed book: The Sign on Rosie’s Door. First edition. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Hardcover, 7 x 9, 47 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-titl

Crisp vintage fountain pen signature, “John Steinbeck,” on an off-white 3 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a trivial horizontal crease below the sign

DS, ten onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, June 11, 1963. Agreement between Steinbeck and David Merrick granting him the rights to turn his Viva Zapata screen

AQS on an off-white 6.75 x 4.5 card, signed “Harriet Beecher Stowe, Feb’y 20, 1888.” Stowe pens a religious quote. In full: “A noble Life-Rule—For thi

British inventor and photography pioneer (1800–1877) who introduced the calotype process in 1841; he was also active in politics, serving as a member

Famed and highly influential French poet (1844–1896). Though he produced such lasting classics as Poèmes saturniens and Romances sans paroles, ...

Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. Ink signatu

ALS in French, signed “H. T. Lautrec,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Bordeaux, no date, but July 1900. Lautrec writes to the famous actor and director Andr...

ALS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, January 4, 1933. Letter to British theatrical manager Charles B. Cochran. In full: “I want to see Escape Me

Distinguished American architect (1853–1906) who was a leading figure of the ‘Beaux Arts’ movement, best known for his opulent mansions and for the se

Splendid ink signature, “Walt Whitman,” on an off-white 6 x 1.25 lightly-lined slip. In fine condition, with three vertical folds passing through sing

Rare vintage glossy 10 x 8 doubleweight photo of Wyeth’s 1950 painting of a rowboat at the water’s edge, entitled ‘Spindrift,’ signed and inscribed in

Author (1867–1957) famous for writing Little House on the Prairie. Uncommon ALS, one page, 5 x 8, June 28, 1949. Letter to an admirer. In part: “I am

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, from the beginning of Act One of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, beginning, “Margaret: (Shouting above roar of water):

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, November 18, 1980. Adams declines an invitation from a California chapter of the Daughters of the Americ

Spanish poet (1898–1984) awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1977. ALS in Spanish, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 10.5, Madrid, January 26, 1960. Sca

Six postcards depicting different works of art, five color, each approximately 4 x 5.75, signed in felt tip or ballpoint by the associated artist. Sig

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the famed science fiction author, boldly signed against the light background in black felt tip. In fine condition.