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Ink signatures of George Frederic Watts, Frederic Leighton, and John Everett Millais on individual slips of various sizes. In overall fine condition,

ALS signed “Wm. C. Bryant,” one page, 4.75 x 8, June 12, 1873. Brief letter containing an AQS. In full: “I comply with your request by copying these l

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

TLS, one page, 7 x 10, personal letterhead, November 13, 1952. Short letter to a bookseller. In full: “I should indeed be glad to autograph the copy o

Ink signature, “Edgar Rice Burroughs, Los Angeles, May 24, 1926,” on an off-white card. Matted with a photo of Burroughs browsing through a copy of on

Otsego County Bank check, 6 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to self for $15, September 2, 1848. In fine conditi

TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Gipsy House letterhead, October 10, 1968. Letter to writer and film producer Fred. J. Feldkamp. In part: “I am not particularly

Color postcard of Dali’s 1955 work entitled ‘The Sacrament of the Last Supper,’ 5.75 x 4, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.

Signed book: Science Fiction Handbook, Revised. First edition. Philadelphia: Owlswick Press, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 220 pages.

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in black felt tip. The beginning of chapter one of Invisible Man, starting with: “It

Writer and poet (1904–1979) best known for his Studs Lonigan trilogy. ALS, three pages, lightly-lined, 6 x 9, January 20, 1963. Letter to Marshall Bea

TLS, one page, 5.25 x 6.5, Arizona Biltmore letterhead, February 21, 1963. Letter to an admirer. In full: “How good of you to write me as you did, dea

Bold ink signature, “Robert Frost,” on an off-white 2.25 x .75 clipped slip. In fine condition.

Visionary American architect, inventor, writer, and philosopher (1895–1983) perhaps best known for inventing the geodesic dome, one of the signal deve

Two books: Howl and Other Poems. Later printing. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1992. Softcover, 5 x 6.25, 57 pages. Signed on the title page in bl

Signed book: Journals: Early Fifties Early Sixties. Later printing. NY: Grove Press, 1977. Softcover, 6 x 9, 313 pages. Signed on the title page, “All

Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Ginsberg with a Leica M6 camera, signed in black felt tip, “Allen Ginsberg, AH.” Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authenticatio

Signed book: Planet News. First edition. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1968. Softcover, 5 x 6.25, 144 pages. Signed on the title page in black ink

ALS signed “Allen,” one page both sides of a self-contained air mail letter, 7.5 x 10.5, November 8, 1983. Letter to his friend and translator Istvan

Twice-signed partly-printed DS, one page, 8.25 x 7.25, April 22, 1934. Pay receipt for $200, recording payment to John Martin, “for salary as caretake

ALS signed “Doc,” one page, 9 x 11, Palace Hotel, Mexico City letterhead, February 10, [1902]. Letter to his wife. In part: “Three railroad companies

Signed book: The Chamber. First edition, first printing. NY: Doubleday, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 486 pages. Signed on the half-tit

Bright green 5.5 x 5.5 handbill for a June 3, 1988, performance by Bipo at the Tunnel in New York City, with a great Haring image printed on the rever

Fisherman and the first mate of the Pilar, the boat belonging to the American writer Ernest Hemingway (1897–2002). Fuentes is credited by some as a mo

ALS, one page, 3.5 x 2.5, October 31, 1871. Brief letter complying with an autograph request. In full: “It gives me pleasure to comply with your sligh

Signed book: Alex Katz by Ann Beattie. First edition. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 10.25, 91 pages. Signed on the hal

Ballpoint signature, “Stephen King,” on a light blue 6 x 4 card, dated March 28, 1990. In fine condition.

Signed book: Pet Sematary. First edition. NY: Doubleday and Company, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 373 pages. Signed and inscribed on t

Signed book: The Tommyknockers. First edition, first printing. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 558 pages. Signed

Signed book: Joyland. First edition, limited issue, numbered 379/724. London: Titan Books, 2013. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 293 pages. S

Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. 35th anniversary edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 323 pages. Boldly sign

Ink signature, “Sinclair Lewis,” on an off-white clipped slip. Matted and framed with a photo of Lewis to an overall size of 8 x 10. In fine condition

Original signed felt tip sketch of a geometric box on an off-white 5 x 3 card, signed at the bottom, “S. Lewitt.” In fine condition.

Color 15.75 x 18.5 print entitled ‘Celebrating Life,’ signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For Pherg, Love, Max 96.” Suede-matted and framed (with

Visually striking color limited edition 20.5 x 29.5 lithograph entitled ‘Liberty Lady,’ numbered 81/300, nicely signed along the bottom in pencil, “Pe

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, January 19, 1961. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “My good deeds are few and far between; rarer still ar

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Color limited edition 15.75 x 16.75 Artist’s Proof lithograph of a bicycle race, signed in the lower border in pencil. Double-matted and framed to an

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Peale in his office, signed in black felt tip; and two felt tip signatures, “Norman Vincent Peale,” on individual 4 x 1.5 slips

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Peale in his office, signed in black felt tip; and a cover with a cachet honoring Christmas 1972, signed in blue ballpoint. Sca

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the famed architect, signed in the lower right in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some irregular adhesion t

Two hardcover books: Interview with the Vampire, signed and inscribed on the half-title page; and Queen of the Damned, signed on the first free end pa

Vintage glossy 6 x 8 photo of Ripley looking at a globe, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To—Eric Johnson, with every good wishes, Ripley, ‘Believe

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, October 18, 1971. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “I am kinda embarrassed. If Miss Sessions posed for

French writer (1866–1944) who won the 1915 Nobel Prize for Literature. ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 6.25, March 30. Untranslated letter arranging a

Signed book: The Casual Vacancy. Later printing. London: Little Brown, 2012. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 503 pages. Signed on the title pa

Signed book: Smoke and Steel. Later printing. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921. Hardcover, 5 x 7.75, 268 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first

TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, personal letterhead, November 7, 1916. Letter to Mr. Bernstein. In part: “It is very kind of you

Crisp ink signature, “G. Bernard Shaw, Strathpeffer, 21/9/25,” on an off-white 7 x 3 sheet. In very fine condition.

Two color book prints, approximately 8 x 10.5, each signed in ballpoint and individually suede-matted to overall sizes of 13 x 16. In fine, clean cond

Canadian abstract painter (1924–1990) best known as part of the ‘Painters Eleven.’ Greeting card designed by Town, measuring 7.25 x 7.25 closed, promi

Signed book: Tulips: Fifteen Photographs. First edition. Passau, Germany: Schirmer/Mosel, 2010. Softcover, 7 x 9.5. Signed on the title page in black

Signed book: Fates Worse Than Death. First edition, first printing. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 240 pages.

Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. First edition, later printing. NY: Harcourt Brace, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 241 pages

Color postcard of Warhol’s 1964 work entitled ‘Flowers,’ 4 x 5.75, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition, with slight haloin

Glossy 7 x 9.25 photo of Warhol reading, signed vertically in black felt tip. A promotional caption is affixed to reverse. In very good condition, wit

Painter of the American West (1899–1988) in the vein of Frederic Remington. Color 4 x 6 heavyweight cardstock photo of one of Wieghorst’s paintings of

Signed book: The Bridge of San Luis Rey. First edition, limited issue, numbered 244/1100. NY: Albert & Charles Boni, 1929. Hardcover, 7.5 x 10.7...

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Barks outdoors in a Donald Duck baseball cap, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Blanc amongst his characters, signed in black felt tip in the lower right. In fine condition. This image is quite unco

Eight terrific original vintage signed ink and pencil sketches of characters by various cartoonists on individual off-white 6 x 3.5 album pages. Sketc

Eight terrific original vintage signed ink and pencil sketches of characters by various cartoonists on individual off-white 6 x 3.5 album pages. Sketc

Five items: TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Garfield letterhead, October 1983, responding to an autograph request; two color 2.5 x 3.5 Garfield trading card

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of a scene from Bambi, signed in black felt tip, “Marc Davis” and “Cammie King, ‘Faline.’” In fine condition, with King rewr

Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. for $16,697.5

Original hand-painted studio Art-Prop set-up from The Cold-Blooded Penguin segment of The Three Caballeros prepared at the studio for presentation. Th

Signed book: The Art of Walt Disney. First edition. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1942. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11.25, 290 pages. Signed and inscribed on the ha

Vintage ballpoint signature, “Walt Disney,” on a light green album page. Matted with a glossy photo of Disney to an overall size of 11.75 x 16.5. In f

Three color photos of Tinker Bell, various finishes, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in white ink by Kerry, adding her character’s name and a brief sen

Original hand-painted production cel of Barney Rubble on a 5.5 x 7 acetate sheet, together with the matching original pencil production sketch on an o

Still sealed great two book set entitled The Art of Friz Freleng. One book examines the life and creative genius of Freleng. This hardcover book is 24

Three items: two original signed felt tip sketches of Dennis the Menace on individual off-white 5 x 3 and 6 x 4 cards; and a glossy 3.5 x 4.5 photo of

Signed book: The Merchant of Dennis the Menace. Later printing. NY: Aberville Press, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 9.25, 256 pages. Signed

Fantastic 20 x 16 cardstock photo of Spiderman in an action pose, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Schulz’s personally-owned and -used Samsonite ActionPak tennis bag constructed of beige canvas and blue faux-leather material, approximately 21? in le

Original hand-painted animation cel of Donatello on a 10 x 8 acetate sheet, set against a pre-printed color background. Matted to an overall size of 1

American cartoonist (1916–1984) best known for his magazine gag work of the 1940s and 1950s. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Partch holding a pen, signed and i

Original signed felt tip sketch of Red Sonja on an off-white 11 x 14 sheet, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes from Red Sonja and Frank Thorne.” L

Limited edition hand-painted animation cel of Popeye and family in a museum, entitled ‘Don’t Feed the Dinosaur,’ numbered 250/250, 12.5 x 10, signed i

Limited edition hand-painted animation cel of Popeye fishing, entitled ‘Gone Fishing,’ numbered 3/250, 13.5 x 10.25, signed in gold ink by Waldman, an

Limited edition hand-painted animation cel of Popeye feeding spinach to a genie, entitled ‘Just a Taste,’ numbered 157/250, 12.5 x 10.5, signed in gol

Limited edition hand-painted animation cel of Popeye ordering a burger, entitled ‘Orders Up,’ numbered AP 20/50, 12.5 x 10.5, signed in gold ink by Wa

Limited edition hand-painted animation cel of Popeye struggling with his taxes, entitled ‘Who Does Your Taxes?,’ numbered 245/250, 12.5 x 9.5, signed

Limited edition sericel of Popeye in a baseball uniform, entitled ‘Take Him Out to the Ball Game,’ numbered 388/1000, 16 x 12, signed in black ink by

Excessively rare ink signature, “L. v. Beethoven,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 slip somewhat irregularly clipped from a letter, bearing his monogrammed

ALS, one page, 7 x 4, September 18, 1930. Anderson writes from London to Miss Hooton. In full: “Thank you for your note.” Vertical fold, mild soiling,

Unsigned original 5.25 x 8.5 cabinet three-quarter-length portrait of Brahms relaxing on a bench, bearing various ink notations in an unknown hand. Pu

Italian composer of modernist tendencies (1883–1947) perhaps best known for his retrospective works, ‘Scarlattiana’ and ‘Paganiniani.’ Vintage 6 x 8 p

Norwegian violinist (1810–1880) often called Norway’s first international star. Partial LS, one page, 5.5 x 6, July 26, 1880. Clipped conclusion of a

Six untranslated single-page letters in French and German, various sizes, each from a different composer. Letters are from: Leo Delibes (regarding an

Influential French composer (1845–1924). Printed sheet music to ‘Fileuse (excerpt from Pelleas et Mésisande).’ Transcribed by Alfred Cortot, 10...

Spanish violinist and composer (1844–1908). Vintage 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in French, “To Madame Steingraber

German composer (1812-1883) chiefly remembered for his opera Martha, which was popular in the 19th century. AMQS, signed vertically, “F. von Flowtow,”

Eminent Romanian-born violinist and composer (1881–1955). Collection of six untranslated letters, all in French, five ALSs and one LS, both single and

Highly regarded German conductor (1886–1954) who became embroiled in controversy with the rise of the Third Reich. Though vehemently anti-Hitler, he w

Vintage purple pencil signature, “Wilhelm Furtwangler, 23.XI.38,” on an off-white 6.25 x 4 album page. In fine condition, with light uniform toning.

Beautifully penned ALS in Italian, signed, “Michele Glinka” (the Italian version of ‘Mikhail’), to Isidoro Cambiasi, December 6 [1832], one page, 4.75

Scarce vintage 3.25 x 5.5 postcard photo, signed in black ink. Reverse is addressed to a woman in Austria in an unknown hand. A few diagonal creases p

Renowned German pianist (1895–1991) especially noted for his interpretations of Beethoven. Vintage glossy 6.25 x 8.5 photo, inscribed in fountain pen,

Enormously popular Czech-born violin virtuoso (1880–1940). Unsigned musical manuscript, in pencil, three pages, both sides, on 10 x 13 musically-lined