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Cooper, Gordon & Shepard, Alan B (Photo).
Estimate $300-500. |
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(Authors). A group of ten Photographs Signed by British and American authors: (1) Noel Coward ("For John from Noel Coward"), 10 in. x 8 in. publicity photo, n.d., n.p. A dapper, seated photo of the playwright, a cocktail in one hand and a cigarette in the other (2) John Osborne ("John Osborne"), 10 in. x 8 in. seated publicity photo by Mark Gerson, n.d., n.p.;a few creases at lower right (3) Neil Simon ("Neil Simon"), 9½ in. x 7½ in., n.d., n.p. A chest-up, smiling image (4) Mark Van Doren ("Mark Van Doren - for Dr. Cornelius Greenway - Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 1940"), 10 in. x 8 in (5) Norman Mailer ("To Robert Allen by way of his mother / Norman Mailer Feb '82"), 8 in. x 10 in. head-and-shoulders shot (6) Ferenc Molnar ("To Mrs Browne with the best wishes of Ferenc Molnar 1950"), 6 ½ in. x 4 5/8 in (7) Faith Baldwin ("To H. Kauti -- Faith Baldwin") on lower front border and ("Dear Mr. Kauti--I find I cant write on the front of the picture. Do forgive me! Sincerely yours Faith Baldwin") on the verso, 5 in. x 4 in. seated, waist-up image (8) Irvin S. Cobb ("Yours Sincerely Irvin S. Cobb"), 5½ in. x 3½ in. Indentations at top and bottom from typewritten notes on verso (9) Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins ("Anthony Hope"), 6½ in. x 4¼ in. cabinet photo, signed on mount; one long scratch on left side and light background toning (10) Fulton Oursler ("Best wishes Fulton Oursler Jan. 24 '51"), 6 in. x 4 in. chest-up photo. An eclectic group, all Fine or Very Fine (10 items) (Photo).
Estimate $800-1,000. |
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| Lot 314 |
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Sassoon, Siegfried (1886-1967) English writer best known for his anti-war verse, as well as autobiographical prose works evoking English country life. Scarce Autograph Letter Signed with initials, "SS," one page, quarto, 14 Merton St., March 20 (no year). A newsy letter to "My dear Strong," probably written soon after the end of World War I, in which Sassoon was twice decorated. In part: "Oxford is pleasant enough. There are many minor poets, & a lot of bells are rung...I am leaving here for good...having taken on the literary columns of the forthcoming 'Daily Herald'...I am not sorry to leave here, as this place seems stagnant, somehow, though youth is charming & gay...I have seen a good deal of [John Edward] Masefield, who is splendid & most stimulating. No, I never went to France; they closed down Propaganda soon after I left hospital; and my trip with Winston fell through...." A bristling letter setting forth a panorama of post-war activities and many of Sasson's likes and dislikes. Slight wrinkling and overall toning, else fine. Boldly written and signed. Matted with a 4¾ x 5¾ inch image of Sassoon and framed to an overall size of 20 x 16¼ inches. Ready for display (Photo).
Estimate $700-900. |
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Bryant, Holmes, Longfellow, Whittier And Others. Lot includes ten autographs from a nineteenth-century album, each one on a separate card or piece of paper: two signed by Henry W. Longfellow, both with sentiment and one dated; one signed by Oliver Wendell Holmes, with place and date; two signed by John Greenleaf Whittier, one with place and date; and one signed and dated by William Cullen Bryant. Also included is a card signed by actress Helena Modjeske; one signed by Italian opera singer Carlotta Piatti; one by actress Mary F. Scott-Siddons; and one illegible name, identified as an author and editor. Some items have light toning and soiling; overall Fine (10 items) (Photo).
Estimate $500-600. |
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| Lot 316 |
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Cooper, James Fenimore (1789-1851) American author. Check Signed ("J. Fenimore Cooper"), Cooperstown, NY, June 7, 1865. Drawn on Otsego County Bank and paid to "Peter Gile, in full for wages...Fifteen" Dollars. Engrossed and signed in Cooper's neat, cramped script. An orange bank stamp touches the top of five letters in "Fenimore"; otherwise, Extremely Fine (Photo).
Estimate $200-300. |
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| Lot 317 |
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Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910) American writer and reformer. Autograph Letter Signed (Boston), April 26, 1871. One page octavo. To William Lowell Reed, acknowledging receipt of a check for fifteen dollars, "in payment of the poem contributed by me to the November No. of Old & New." Fine. Although best known for writing "Battle Hymn of the Republic," Julia Ward Howe published books of poetry, on travel, and collections of essays and biographies. She was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1908). She was also a fervent crusader against slavery and for women's rights (Photo).
Estimate $300-400. |
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Howe, Julia Ward. Autograph Letter Signed, on black-bordered stationery, Institute for the Blind, North Boston, May 22, 1886. One page and two lines octavo. To William Lowell Reed, announcing that she is enclosing a check for three dollars, "being my subscription to the fund...for the education of poor girls in Ireland." Julia Ward Howe was active in many causes, especially abolition, peace, and woman's suffrage (Photo).
Estimate $300-400. |
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Kilmer, Joyce (1886-1918) New Jersey-born poet best remembered for the poem "Trees"; he also published The Circus and Other Essays and Summer of Love. He was killed in action during World War I. Autograph Letter Signed ("Joyce"), New York, February 11, 1910. One page large quarto. A rare and important letter, written in purple ink on "Funk & Wagnalls Company" letterhead to "Russell" (possibly B. Russell Hertz). The poet, who was only twenty-three and had not yet published his first volume at the time, wrote: "I have not yet received the play and book of verses which you have issued. Lewissohn's poems came, but nothing else. You know, I gave you a standing order for everything you ever printed [marked through] might print. And stop in, someday. I hear that you have met the amusing Eric Bell - isn't he lovely? Yours fraternally Joyce." He adds an after-thought: "$18 for one poem! How's that?" And in red ink at lower left, "A very wise old man - a minister - just told me you were named Calapogon." Handwritten Kilmer material is rare and a letter with poetry content even more so. Kilmer makes reference to Ludwig Lewissohn, a famous Jewish novelist and essayist, and Eric Bell is mentioned in Kenton Kilmer's book Memories of My Father, Joyce Kilmer. There are a few small edge chips, one small tape remnant in right margin, and a small hole just to the left of and not affecting the signature; otherwise, Fine. A fine letter by an outstanding poet (Photo).
Estimate $800-1,000. |
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Pulitzer Prize Winners In Drama. First Day Cover commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize, Signed by seven recipients of the Pulitzer prize in drama: Arthur Miller (1949 for Death of A Salesman), Richard Rodgers (1950 for South Pacific), Ira Gershwin (1932 for Of Thee I Sing), William Inge (1953 for Picnic), Paul Green (1927 for In Abraham's Bosom), Frank A. Gilroy (1965 for The Subject Was Roses), and Paul Zindel (1971 for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds). Fine (Photo).
Estimate $350-450. |
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-96) American author, best known for Uncle Tom's Cabin. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.B. Stowe"), n.p (174 Hicks St.), May 12, 18?? (docket on verso says 1871). One page octavo. To Mr. Reed, regarding an expected payment. In part: "Several days ago Mr. Hule conferred with me respecting my acct. with Old & New & gave me reason to expect a remuneration from you. Not receiving any, I write to inquire whether it has been sent to this address...." Several small edge tears and uneven lower right margin, easily covered by framing. Old and New was a publication founded by Edward Everett Hale in 1869. Uncle Tom's Cabin was first published in serial form in an antislavery newspaper in 1851-52, then in book form in 1852. It was of paramount importance in solidifying sentiment in the North against slavery. When she was introduced to President Lincoln in 1862, he supposedly said, "So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war." Autograph material by Beecher Stowe is normally in the form of signed cards; autograph letters signed are not common (Photo).
Estimate $400-600. |
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-82) American poet. Envelope addressed in Longfellow's hand to "Mr. Geo. William Curtis / West New Brighton / Staten Island, N. Y.," postmarked from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 (1879). With a superb small 3¢ green entire. Curtis was editor of Harpers Weekly Magazine from 1863-92 (Photo).
Estimate $150-200. |
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Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-63) English author. Autograph Manuscript page, n.d., n.p., 9 x 5½ inches. A page from On a Joke which I Once heard from the Late Thomas Hood, "Roundabout Papers" No. 9 (Dec. 1860). It begins: "...Sterne should make love to his neighbors' wives. Swift for a long time was as poor as any wag that ever laughed, but he owed no penny to his neighbors: Addison when he wore his most threadbare coat would hold his head up...." Approximately 300 words, with numerous corrections in Thackeray's hand. In 1860, as one of the leading writers of his day, he bacame editor of the Cornhill magazine; the "Roundabout Papers" were short essays published in that magazine. They were often autobiographical and sometimes Thackeray used them to respond to various attacks. Fine (Photo).
Estimate $600-800. |
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Political and Literary Correspondence. A lot of 14 miscellaneous items, including: A Typed Letter Signed by Warren E. Burger ("WEB") as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; two printed biographical pages of Isaac Bashevis Singer, both inscribed and signed; a 1913 letter signed by W.J. Gaynor as mayor of New York (1910-13); 2 letters signed by Norman Cousins as editor of The Saturday Review; a 1934 letter signed by journalist and author Heywood Brown; three letters signed by Armand Hammer as chairman of Occidental Petroleum Corporation; a 1977 letter signed by historian Will Durant, and three others. Overall Fine with some light toning (14 items) (Photo).
Estimate $400-600. |
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Wright, Orville (1871-1948) American flight pioneer. Signature in blue ink on 2 x 4¼ in. card. Together with an unused linen postcard picturing Wilbur Wright watching as Orville makes the historic first flight in their 1903 Flyer. Extremely Fine (2 items) (Photo).
Estimate $500-600. |
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Flanagan, Father Edward Joseph (1886-1948) Roman Catholic clergyman who believed in rehabilitation and care for homeless boys. He incorporated his Nebraska home for "lost boys" as a separate minicipality outside of Omaha, thus giving his "community" a unique legal status. Father Flanagan was made famous in two Hollywood films about his Boys Town. Black-and-white Postcard Photograph Inscribed and Signed ("To Victor H. Clark / Father Flanagan), Boys Town, Nebraska, no date. Matted and framed to 7¾ x 5¾ inches. Fine (Photo).
Estimate $100-150. |
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(Harvard Presidents). Correspondence from three Harvard presidents: Edward Everett (president from 1846-49); Jared Sparks (president from 1849-53); and Charles William Eliot (president from 1869-1909). Everett wrote an Autograph Letter Signed in 1855 to David Reed, regarding making copies of a speech Everett had made. Toned, with marginal staining. Sparks wrote three Autograph Letters Signed, 2 to David Reed, only 1 dated (1856), all octavo and toned; paper loss affects a few words in one. Content is about articles, writing and payment. These are in poor to fair condition. Also, closing and nice large signature on 2¼ x 6 in. paper. From Eliot, four Typed Letters Signed and one Autograph Letter Signed, all from Harvard, four dated 1897 and one 1898, all to William Howell Reed and all in fine condition. Content regards speaking engagements, subscribing to the Christian Register, etc. An interesting note in 1897 says, "...I doubt if either Mr. John M. Forbes or Mr. Malcolm Forbes counts himself a Unitarian. both are, I believe, rather more evolved...." Eliot had the longest presidency in Harvard history (10 items) (Photo).
Estimate $500-600. |
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