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Ink signature, “Maxfield Parrish,” on an off-white 6.5 x 2 slip clipped from the closing of a typed letter. A vertical fold to left, some light toning

Nigerian writer (born 1934) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986. TLS, one page, 7.5 x 10, University of Ife letterhead, April 13, 1985. Brie

Companion of writer Gertrude Stein who wrote about their life together in What Is Remembered (1877–1967). ALS signed “Alice Toklas,” two pages on two

Historian and journalist (1882–1944) best known for his 1921 book The Story of Mankind. Draft manuscript for an unidentified NBC program, 8.5 x 11, se

Writer and photographer (1880–1964) who was the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. Signed book: The Tattooed Country. First edition, first printing.

German-British writer and translator (1846–1934), best known for translating Nietzsche. Two letters: one ALS signed H. Z.,” one page both sides, 5.25

Signed book: Sport Drawings. First edition. Virginia: Percy Crosby, 1933. Hardcover, 14 x 17. Signed and inscribed on the colophon, “This is a gift to

Russian composer (1864–1956) who studied with Rimsky-Korsakov and produced five symphonies and many other pieces of orchestral, sacred, and chamber mu

AMQS on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card. Hoffmann pens a detailed bar from an unidentified work, noting at the top, “Vivace!,” and signing underneath, “Jose

Soprano best known for her work in comic opera. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Sarony of New York, signed at the bottom of the image in black in