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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

Influential, forward-looking Austrian artist (1890–1918) who takes a place among the leading figures of the Expressionist movement of the early 20th c

Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. Later edition. NY: Harper and Row, 1963. Hardcover, 1 x 9.25. Signed on the half-title page in black ink. Auto

Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. Later printing. NY: Harper and Row, 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.25 x 9.25. Signed and inscribed on th

German poet, philosopher, and playwright (1759–1805) who had a productive relationship with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Exceedingly rare ALS in German

ANS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” on a 3.5 x 4.5 postcard, personal letterhead, January 9, 1915. Brief note to H. J. Rubinstein. In full: “Send it along b

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 close-up photo, signed and inscribed on the reverse in black ink, “Bernard Shaw ci-devant Sebastiano Venier, as discov

Nobel Prize–winning Irish dramatist and critic (1856–1950) who takes a place among the most distinguished and influential literary figures of his time

English artist and book illustrator (1879–1976) known especially for his human-like animals in illustrations for Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne. Rare

AQS on a 4 x 5.25 off-white sheet. Smith pens the first third of ‘America.’ In full: “Let music swell the breeze / And ring from all the trees / Sweet

Irish playwright and poet (1751–1816), longtime owner of the London Theatre Royal, and a member of Parliament. ALS signed “R. B. Sheridan,” one page,