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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

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,

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, April 21, 1958. Letter to Marguerite Tuttle. In full “We called your sister on returning on friday

Crisp vintage ink signature, “John Steinbeck,” on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet of his personal stationery. In very fine condition.

Scarce and boldly penned ink signature and inscription, “An autograph for Siegfried Rahn, from Robert Louis Stevenson, Feb. 19th 1893, at sea,” on an

Ink signature, “Very truly yours, H. B. Stowe, Hartford, Nov. 11, 1876,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 card. In fine condition, with some light toning along

British-born American painter of portraits and historical scenes (1783–1872) such as Washington's Passage of the Delaware. ALS signed “Thos Sull...

Incredibly scarce first edition, second issue of Dracula, Westminster, England: Archibald Constable and Company, 1897. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.7

Signed book: A Commentary Upon the Whole Booke of Judges. Preached First and Delivered in Sundrie Lectures. London: Imprinted by Felix Kyngston for Th

Polish-born American artist (1894–1951) best known for his works on Jewish subjects and his anti-Axis illustrations and caricatures during World War I

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

ALS, one page, 4.25 x 3.25, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to “My dear Norman.” In full: “Alas! I can’t come & lunch with you on Saturday ...

Pioneering and influential American-born artist (1834–1903), best known for his distinctively evocative portraits, city-scenes, and landscapes. Uncomm

Brief ALS, on a 5 x 3 postcard, February 2, 1890. To Melville Phillips at the Philadelphia Press Newspaper Office. In full: “If convenient would you s

ALS, one page both sides, 6 x 3.5, personal letterhead, July 19, 1955. Letter reads, in part: “It seems to me that you are on the track of something v

Signed book: Look Homeward Angel. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 626 pages. Signed and inscribed on t...

British author (1882–1941) revered as one of the most important writers in the English language. Signed book: Orlando. Limited edition of 861 copies (

Original printed blueprint, 56.5 x 18, of Wright’s design headed “Elevation from Lake Monona 1/32?= 1´-0?,” signed in brown ink, “F Ll W/56,” i...

TLS, one page, 11 x 8.5, Taliesin letterhead, March 12, 1940. Short letter to Keith Fox. In full: “Judging from you and your letter I should say you w

Original personal calling card bearing Zola’s name, 4 x 2.5, signed in black ink below a lengthy note in French, “Emile Zola.” Handwritten note transl

TLS, signed “F. LL. W.,” two pages, one 8.25 x 19 and one 8.25 x 9.5, Taliesin letterhead, January 19, 1932. Wright writes to Lewis Mumford, with many

Four letters from great American authors Sherwood Anderson, John Dos Passos, James M. Cain, and Edgar Lee Masters: ALS signed “Sherwood Anderson,” one

Collection of 29 postcards depicting different works of art, various sizes, each signed in ink by the associated artist, many inscribed. Signers are:

Collection of 35 gallery announcement flyers, various sizes, each signed by the associated artist, many inscribed. Signers are: Lee Adler, Samuel Adle

Three brief TLSs, each one page, dated between 1932 and 1961. Signers are: W. Somerset Maugham, Carl Sandburg, and Ogden Nash. In overall fine conditi

Eleven photos of various finishes, ranging in size from 6.5 x 8.5 to 8.5 x 11, each signed in ink by the author pictured, many inscribed. Signers are:

Collection of 15 letters from various authors responding to autograph requests, consisting of both ALSs and TLSs. Signers are: Robert Bolt, Paul Bowle

Impressive collection of 37 ink signatures on sheets, slips, and cards of various sizes, each signed by a well-known writer, many inscribed. Signers a

Collection of 27 photos of various finishes, ranging in size from 3 x 5 to 6.5 x 7.5, each signed in ink by the author pictured, many inscribed. Signe

Collection of 10 letters from various authors on a variety of topics, consisting of both ALSs and TLSs. ALSs are from Edward Albee, Anthony Burgess, H

Collection of 29 quotes from various literary figures, primarily consisting of AQSs, some quite lengthy. AQSs are from George Ade, Warren Adler, Lloyd

Collection of 59 letters from various authors, most with interesting content commenting on their influences, consisting of both ALSs and TLSs. ALSs ar

Nice collection of 18 items, consisting primarily of signatures, as well as a few various pamphlets and photos, each signed by a distinguished author.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For Adam Zittez! Good wishes! Ray Bradbury 2/21/98,” with Bradbury adding a sketch of a

Three books, two hardcover and one softcover, and one pamphlet, three signed on an opening page or front cover, all inscribed, and one bearing a felt

British author (1849–1924) of such children’s classics as The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy, and A Little Princess. ALS, two pages on two adjo

Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Burroughs, “E. R. Burroughs,” payable to Florence G. Burroughs for $400.00, March 5

Printed TLS, signed and annotated in ink by Clarke, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, February 1, 1994. Clarke sends a pre-printed form letter explaining why he

Three letters from William Cullen Bryant, Bret Harte, and John Ruskin: ALS signed “W. C. Bryant,” one lined page, 7.75 x 4, 1861; ALS signed “Bret Har

Signed book: My Losing Season. First edition, first printing. NY: Nan A. Talese, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 402 pages. Signed on the

African-American poet (1903–1946) who came to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance. TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Opportunity Journal of Negro Life le

Three items: two ALSs, signed “George du Maurier,” one single page and one multi-page, one dated January 15, 1895, the other dated September 10. The S