Literary Autographs (Page 1 of 3)
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LA-1. Abbott, Jacob (1803-1879). Noted children's book author; noted for the "Rollo" series and the "Marco Paul" books. Single page ALS, Saratoga Springs, Aug. 30, nd. To Rev. H. Winslow, Union Hall, Saratoga. With an early Saratoga post mark. Very good. $85.00
LA-2. Adams, Charles Follen (1842-1918). Poet. Eight line quotation from his poem Leedle Yawcob Straus.(1876). Signed and dated at Roxbury, April 25, 1907. Near fine. $50.00
LA-3. Adams, Charles Follen (1842-1918). Poet. TLS, 1 p. Washington, DC, to W.C. Ford. Looking for a copy of The Serial for January, 1912, to be sent to a friend. Nice signature. Very good. $30.00
LA-4. Adams, J.W. Two letters, Syracuse, July 27, 1846 (3 pp.) and August 6, 1846, both to Henry C. Murphy, and both concerning DeWitt Clinton’s Memoir on the Antiquities of the Western Parts of the State of New York. Adams contends that some material is taken from his manuscript, in the first letter, he claims he cannot check on the matter because he has just moved and his books "are all in a heap...if I have left it among my pamphlets at my house, it will be a hopeless task to attempt to find it." By the second letter, he has found it, and notes that his work is cited. Both letters are neat and readable; very good-near fine. $150.00
LA-5. Ade, George. Author. TLS, Aug. 15, 1925. A reply to an inquiry concerning his fables in slang. On his letterhead, with a fine bold signature. $30.00
LA-6. Akars, Elizabeth (1832-1911). Poet and newspaperwoman. AQS, nd. Eight lines from her poem "Rock Me to Sleep," first published under the pen name of Florence Percy, which established her as one of the great one-poem poets. She was known as one of the most clever fashioners of light verse. Near fine. $95.00
LA-7. Anderson, R.B. (1846-1936). Diplomat, educator, editor, author. ALS Madison, WI, Jan. 1885. To J.M. Stoddart, concerning a payment of $50.00, and the return of some manuscripts. His Univ. of Wisconsin stationery has one of his quotes printed in the upper left corner. Very good. $85.00
LA-8. Bacon, Frank (1864-1922). Actor, Playwright; his play with Winchell Smith, Lightnin' (1918), ran for 153 weeks and 1291 performances. Signed card. Near fine. $20.00
LA-9. Bangs, John Kendrick. "My Friend the Rose." 8 line manuscript poem, copied for F.M. Steele, Feb. 4th, 1891. A fine, neat, signed poem. SOLD
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LA-11. Barr, Amelia E. (1831-1919) Novelist. AQS, NY, Oct. 9, 1896. "May they days be without sadness; good days, that begin and end, sweet as a cup of milk." Very good. $65.00
LA-12. Barton, Bernard (1784-1849). English devotional and lyric poet; known as the "Quaker Poet." ALS, 1 p., Woodbridge, Sept. 29, 1840. To a banking company, and concerning banking business. Barton was a bank clerk in the town from 1809-1849. A few chips along the edges, not affecting the text. Very good. $90.00
LA-13. Benjamin, Park (1809-1864). Editor, poet. AQS, New York, May 10, 1842. One verse from his song "The Old Sexton." Signed and dated. Tipped to another sheet. Very good. $75.00
LA-14. Benjamin, Park (1809-1864). Poet, editor; founded the Norwich Spectator in 1829, was associated with The New England Magazine, American Monthly, Evening Tattler, Brother Jonathan, etc. Signature on a slip of paper, Albany, Nov. 20, 1863. Fine. $30.00
LA-15. Bidwell, Walter Hilliard (1798-1881). Editor; The National Preacher, and Village Pulpit; New York Evangelist, The Eclectic Magazine; American Biblical Repository; American Theological Review. ALS, 2 pp., April 14, 1858. To Oscar J. Keeler, concerning a problem with an order for The Eclectic magazine. With a steel engraved portrait. $100.00
LA-16. Bigelow, Poultney (1855-1927). Lawyer, journalist, author; founder of Outing Magazine (1885), expelled from Russia (1892) because of political writing, and a longstanding personal friend of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Bold signature on a slip of paper. $30.00
LA-17. Blouet, Paul (1848-1903). French writer; used the pseudonym Max O'Rell. ALS, 3 pp., April 20, 1896; signed both ways. Mentions recently reading My Official Wife and other matters. Near fine. $70.00
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LA-19. Bonner, Robert (1824-899). Editor and Publisher; purchased the New York Ledger in 1851, and was known for paying feature writers extremely well. Signed sheet of paper. Dated March 11, 1869.Very good. $50.00
LA-20. Bower, Bertha Muzzy (Mrs. Bertrand W. Sinclair, Mrs. Robert Ellsworth Cowan) (1871-1940). Novelist; Chip of the Flying U, The Lonesome Trail, The Range Dwellers, The Gringos, etc. Short ALS, Nov. 7, 1922, supplying an autograph to the collection of Howes Norris, Jr. (On his letterhead). Very good. $50.00
LA-21. Brady, James T. Author, lecturer; wrote "A Christmas Dream." ALS, 2 pp., Feb. 15, 1864. To Charles E. Smith, concerning a lecture before the Young Men's Assn., suggesting he speak on "The Day and Its lessons" or an alternate subject: "Judge which is best and I will conform." A neatly written letter . Near fine. $50.00 on hold
LA-22. Brooks, Noah (1830-1903). Editor, author; on the editorial staff of the New York Tribune and the New York Times. ALS, 1 1/2 pp., on the stationery of the Lotos Club. A letter of introduction for Mrs. Longstreet to John G. Low. Very good. $35.00 on hold
LA-23. Brooks, Noah (1830-1903). Editor, author. ALS, 2 pp., Newark, Dec.1, 1889. On the letterhead of the Newark Daily Advertiser, to Andrew D. Mellick, concerning the delay in the publication notice for his Story of an Old Farm. Hinged to another sheet from an autograph collection, with a biographical note pasted below. Very good. $60.00 on hold
LA-24. Brougham, John (1810-1880). Actor, playwright, poet, lecturer, author. ALS, one page, Nov. 11, 1873. Concerning dates and subjects of lectures. Very good. $50.00
LA-25. Browne, Irving (1835-1899). Editor, author; In the Track of the Bookworm, etc. ALS, 2 pp., City Hall, Buffalo, June 23, 1897. A letter of condolence to a son on the death of his father. Appears to be some editing in blue pencil, so this may have been a draft of a final note. Very good. $60.00
LA-26. Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878). Editor, poet. Clipped signature from a letter, to T.L. Cuyler, noted early American autograph collector. Very good. $75.00
LA-27. Burdette, Robert Jones (1844-1914). Author, humorist; The Rise and Fall of the Moustache, etc. Four lines of verse on a sheet of paper:
"If you have a friend and you love him well
Set my advice on your friendship glimmer -
Print all his faults in 'nonpareil' ,
But publish his virtues in big ---- "
Executed with a steel pen, at Howell, Michigan, February 3rd, 1896. Very good. $80.00
LA-28. Burdette, Robert Jones (1844-1914). Author, humorist; The Rise and Fall of the Moustache, etc. Four lines of verse on a sheet of paper:
"Grant me, immortal gods, this boon below -
Let me forget one half the things I know,
And make me know the half I now forget,
So ever prayeth"
Bryn Mawr, Pa, September 16, 1896. Near fine. $70.00
LA-29. Burdette, Robert J. (1844-1914). Humorist, author (Rise and Fall f the Moustache, etc). Signed card, San Francisco, Feb., 22, 1888. $20.00
LA-30. Burdette, Robert Jones (1844-1914). Humorist, author; The Rise and Fall of the Moustache, etc. Full page postscript to a letter, tipped inside a another sheet. "I had the pleasure of meeting your sister at Brussels Street Church. Please convey to her my cordial remembrances, with profuse apologies for putting her in a postscript. It isn't that she was an afterthought, but there wasn't enough room on the other page. As I seem to be making matters worse with my explanation I will wisely subside into an inoffensive and respectful signature. -Yours, Burdette" Near fine. $70.00
LA-31. Burgess, Gelett. (1866-1951). Humorist, author; Goops and How to be Them, etc. A short typed note on a postcard, apparently returning books he signed to a collector. Very good. $30.00
LA-32. Burgess, Thornton W. Author of animal stories. TLS, Hampden, May 12, 1961. Conveying an autograph. Fine. $50.00
LA-33. Butler, William Allen (1825-1902). Lawyer and writer; author of "Nothing to Wear." (1857). ALS, one page, New York, May 20, 1875. To Rev. S.P. Leeds, concerning a class reunion. On his legal stationery. Very good. $35.00
LA-34. Butler, William Allen (1825-1902). Lawyer and writer; author of "Nothing to Wear." (1857). Signed card. $15.00
LA-35. Butterworth, Hezekiah. (1839-1905). Editor of the Youth's Companion; writer of juvenile travel stories. Typed Copy of a poem, "At Santiago." Three 14-line stanzas on two pages, with a typed cover page. Signed by the author at the end of the poem, and including a couple corrections. Undated; probably ca. 1898. Previously folded, and joined with a straight pin. Very good. $95.00
LA-36. Cadman, S. Parkes (1864-1936). Congregational clergyman, author (Charles Darwin and Other Thinkers, etc.). Signed card, Oct. 10, 1930. $30.00
LA-37. Cardell, Roy L. (B. 1870) Author, newspaperman; originated the color comic section in newspapers in 1896. TLS with a postscript in his had, on the letterhead of the Morning Telegraph, nd. To Mr. Valentine, mentioning a new book by Isabel Paterson, The Singing Season, that he recommends for a film. He suggests reading, and adds in a postscript that "This will warm the cockles of your heart. I know you saw big Times notice June 28." Very good. $50.00
LA-38. Carleton, Will (1845-1912). Poet (Farm Ballads, City Legends, City Ballads, etc); founder of Every Where magazine, 1894. Signed card, Nov. 28, 1896. $20.00
LA-40. Carlyle, Thomas (1795-1881). Scottish essayist and historian. Signed sheet of paper. In a shaky hand; signed after he suffered from paralysis. Very good. $135.00
LA-41. Cerf, Bennett. Editor, author. TLS, July 9, 1974. To John Appleton, ending the galleys of a story by 10-year-old Rosanna Warren. Noting that it is an unusual situation that he will discuss later. Fine. $30.00
LA-42. Chadwick, John W. (1840-1904). Clergyman, poet, biographer. ALS, 4 pp., Brooklyn, Nov. 20, 1884. Concerned with statements he previously made: "I only write to say it is unconscionable to me that I should have used an expression so absurd and idiotic as the one you quote from my letter of Oct. 29th."A little foxing to the paper, but very good. $60.00
LA-43. Chalmers, Harvey, II. Author of historical novels set in New York State. TLS, 1 p., December 19, 1955. Ordering a book from Lockrow's Book Store in Albany. Booksellers often joke that unsigned copies of his books might be worth more than signed ones, but we see very little of his correspondence. Very good. $10.00
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LA-45. Chambers, Robert W. (1865-1933). Novelist; The King in Yellow, Cardigan, etc. Signed card. $30.00
LA-46. Champney, Elizabeth Williams (1850-1922). Author, traveler. A short note conveying an autograph. New York, Jan. 15, 1894. On Boston Athletic Association stationery. Near fine. SOLD
LA-47. Chandler, Joseph R. (1792-1880). Editor, author; The Beverley Family, co-editor of Graham's Magazine, 1843-49. ALS, 1 p., Philadelphia, March 31, 1842. To Th. L. Cuyler; acknowledging his note and request. Tipped to another sheet; from an old autograph collection. Very good. $40.00
LA-48. Chatfield-Taylor, Hobart C. (b. 1865). Biographer; With Edge-Tools, etc. ALS, 2 pp., June 15, nd. To Mr. Young, thanking him for a photograph and an invitation. Near fine. $30.00
LA-49. Childs, George W. (1829-1894). Publisher, author; part owner of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, and helped make it into a great newspaper. ALS, 1 p., Philadelphia, July 9, 1877. Apparently to an autograph seeker: "It affords me much pleasure to comply with your simple request..." On the letterhead of the Public Ledger Building. Fine. $27.50
LA-50. Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury (1876-1944). Humorist, author, playwright. Signed portrait, with an inscription. $45.00
LA-51. Cockerell, Douglas. Bookbinder, author. Short ALS on his business stationery, Aug. 25, 1939. $25.00
LA-52. Cockerell, Douglas. Bookbinder, author; Bookbinding and the Care of Books. ALS, 1 p., Aug. 3, 1937. To Mr. Zabriskie, commenting on his work. Written in a tiny hand; difficult to read. Written on Cockerell's stationery. Very good. $25.00
LA-53. Connelly, Marc (b. 1890). Playwright (The Wisdom Tooth, The Green Pastures, etc.). Signed card. $25.00
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LA-55. Crawford, F. Marion. Author. AQS, from Doctor Claudius. December, 1899. Near fine. $50.00
LA-56. Crawford, Francis Marion (1854-1909). Historian, author (Mr. Isaacs, Doctor Claudius, etc.). Signed card. $22.50
LA-57. Crothers, Rachel (1878-1958). Playwright (The Three of Us, etc.), actress. Signed card. $20.00
LA-58. Crouse, Russell (1893-1966). Journalist, columnist, author (Mr. Currier and Mr. Ives, etc.). Signed card. $22.50
LA-59. Curtis, George Ticknor (1812-1894). Lawyer, author; wrote biographies of Daniel Webster and James Buchanan, and a history of the U.S. Constitution. ANS, New York, Dec. 19, 1874. Supplying an autograph. Near fine. $35.00
LA-60. Curtis, George William (1824-1892). American man of letters, lecturer, author; member of Brook Farm, editorial writer of Harper= s Magazine, editor of Harper= s Weekly. Signatures on two removed title pages from both volumes of the Memoirs of Richard Cumberland (London, 1807); the pages from the first volume also include the frontispiece and two preliminary blanks, with one containing a long handwritten quote concerning Cumberland from the Memoirs of Archibald Constable (1807). Unsigned, but in Curtis= hand. Hinged to another sheet. Very good. $50.00
LA-61. Curtis, George William (1824-1892). Editor, orator, author. Signed card. $25.00
LA-62. Curtis, George William (1824-1892). Editor (Putnam’s, Harper’s, Harper’s Bazaar), orator, author. ANS, Albany, Nov. 13, 1860. A note to accompany an autograph: "With great willingness to give the small satisfaction of writing my name." Fine. $35.00
LA-63. Curtis, George William (1824-1892). Editor (Putnam’s, Harper’s, Harper’s Bazaar), orator, author. ANS, Albany, Nov. 13, 1860. A note to accompany an autograph: "For an unknown young friend with the best wishes of..." Yellow lined paper. Fine. $35.00
LA-64. Curtis, George William (1824-1892). Editor (Putnam’s, Harper’s, Harper’s Bazaar), orator, author. ANS, Albany, Sept. 8, 1867: "Can you give me Friday Feb.14 ?" Near fine. $40.00
LA-65. Curtis, George William (1824-1892). Editor (Putnam’s, Harper’s, Harper’s Bazaar), orator, author. ALS, 1 p. New York, June 1, 1851. To an unknown recipient: "I am quite ashamed not to give you any news of your ms. It has disappeared and Mr. Did (?) can give no account of it. The most careful search is making, and it is not yet lost." Very good. $65.00
LA-66. Curtis, George William (1824-1892). Editor (Putnam’s, Harper’s, Harper’s Bazaar), orator, author. ALS, 1 p., Oct. 11, 1858. To Mr. Manning, concerning a lecture: "...but I am sorry I have no notices to send you, as I never keep them. I delivered the lecture in Troy, and I believe with pleasure to the audience and the newspapers." Near fine. $60.00
LA-67. Curtis, George William (1824-1892). Editor (Putnam’s, Harper’s, Harper’s Bazaar), orator, author. ALS, 1 p., Staten Island, October 13, 1880. To T.W. Barnes, concerning a decision: "I am very much obliged by your kind note. But believe me my decision is only final because it must be. It is my honesty and not my will." Near fine. $60.00
LA-68. Curtis, George William (1824-1892). Editor (Putnam’s, Harper’s, Harper’s Bazaar), orator, author. ALS, 1 p., Staten Island, January 22, 1882. A short reply to a message: "I am much obliged by your telegram, and I shall report to you on Thursday he 7th February." Very good. $40.00
LA-69. Curtis, William Eleroy (1850-1911). Journalist, traveler, publicist, author; at various times a special envoy to Central and South America, the Vatican, and the Court of Spain; born in Akron, Ohio, and died of apoplexy in Philadelphia. Short signed sentiment; tipped to another sheet in an old autograph collection. Very good. $40.00
LA-70. Dana, Richard Henry (1787-1879). Poet, editor, essayist; helped found the North American Review in 1815. ALS, 1 p., Dec. 4, 1863. A little difficult to read: "Pardon this scrawl - my brain is most confusedly muddy" appears as a postscript. Apparently feeling the signs of age (A I hope to regain strength rapidly...", he writes of missing the recipient's visit: "...it seems that you failed of your engagement, so, I lost the pleasure of taking you over our beach & rocks, and thro' the woods.-" Near fine. $85.00
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LA-71. D’Arcy, H.A. Poet. Six line manuscript poem by the author of "The Face Upon the Floor." On stationery from the Green Room Club. $50.00
LA-72. Davis, Elmer (b. 1890). Author (History of the New York Times, etc), radio commentator. TLS, 1 p., NY, May 17, 1939. To "George," a note accompanying two brief essays: "Too literary, maybe; my only hope is that you will feel that it has enough relevance to our time to be worth printing." Very good. $30.00
LA-73. Day, Holman Francis (1865-1935). Author, Maine newspaper editor. ANS, Auburn, Me., May 11, 1909. Short poem about Maine, signed and dated to Howard Morris, Jr. Fine. $50.00
LA-74. Dexter, Franklin B. (1842-1920). Educator, librarian, author (many papers on Yale). ALS, 3 pp., Yale College, Sept. 30, 1886. To Dwight King, concerning his inquiry on an early attempt to establish a Professorship of French at Yale. "So far as I know, no public notice was ever taken of this supposed offer. The records... contain no allusion to it... I have, however, reason to know - from private manuscripts in possession of the college... that Mr. Silas Deane made inquiries, in 1778..." A lengthy, informative letter. Near fine. $75.00
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LA-77. Dole, Nathan Haskell (1852-1935). Poet; translator of Tolstoi, Daudet, and others; editor of the Young Folks Library, Bartlett's Quotations, etc. ALS, 3 2 pp., to Mr. Young, concerning his bilingual edition of Omar Khayyam, and especially the fact that some people had failed to pay for their copies. He had promised his wife that they would be sold, not given away. Tipped to another sheet with a biography. Very good. $45.00
LA-78. Dole, Nathan Haskell (1852-1935). Poet; translator of Tolstoi, Daudet, etc.; editor of the Young Folks Library, Barlett’s Familiar Quotations (10th ed.). ANS, on both sides of a note card, March, 1900. To Mr. Turner, concerning an edition of the Rubaiyat, and that he is "thinking of try a Greek translation of Omar!" Tipped to another sheet with a hinge. $45.00
LA-79. Dorr, Julia Caroline Ripley (1825-1913). Poet, novelist (Afterglow, etc.). AQS, Rutland, Nov. 28, 1887. On a slip of paper: "No rose may bloom without a thorn? Come down the garden path and see how brightly in the scented air they bloom for you and me!" Lightly worn on the corners, but very good. $50.00
LA-80. Drinkwater, John (1882-1937). English poet and playwright. Brief ALS, New York, March 5, 1921. To W. Stahl of the Society of Midland Authors, thanking him for an honor at a recent meeting in Chicago. On stationery from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Montreal. Very good. $50.00
LA-81. Duganne, Augustine Joseph Hickey (1823-1884). Poet, author. Eight line handwritten poem, Monroe Crannell: "Be true, be zealous, be discreet - Let no poor man in vain entreat...." Written on his embossed stationary. Very good. $70.00
LA-82. Duyckinck, George Long (1823-1863). Editor, biographer; lives of George Herbert, Thomas Ken, Jeremy Taylor, etc., co-editor of the Cyclopedia of American Literature, Literary World. ALS, 1 p., March 22, 1861. To H.L. Tuckerman, about sending a copy of his biography of Hugh Latimer, and suggesting a visit. Neatly written. Fine. $60.00
LA-83. Eaton, Walter Pritchard (1878-1957). American author, critic, and educator; associate professor of playwriting at Yale (1933-1947). Inscription on the removed half-title page from a book. Glue stain from an old biographical notice. Very good. $35.00
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LA-86. Farrell, James T. American novelist (Studs Lonigan, etc.). TLS, New York, Nov. 9, 1964. To John Hunt of the Saturday Evening Post. Concerning a request to contribute to the "Speak Out" section of the magazine. Suggests a meeting to discuss a topic. The word "file" is written in pencil, else very good $45.00
LA-87. Field, Kate (1838-1896). Journalist, actress, lecturer, author. ALS, 1 p., Jan. 20, 1886. Concerning an upcoming lecture in Albany, NY. "Dear Sir; No news of you. Please let know at once whether you take Feb. 19th or Feb. 23rd ...") on stationery from the Palmer Hotel. With a large (6" x 9" on an 11" x 14" sheet) photogravure portrait with a facsimile signature. Near fine. $60.00
LA-88. Field, Kate (1838-1896). Journalist, actress, lecturer, author. ALS, 1 p., from Buffalo, Feb. 16, 1886: "No word whatever from you about time of lecture, if you still desire to have me appear in Albany. My address hereafter will be Victoria Hotel, New York" With a large (6" x 9" on an 11" x 14" sheet) photogravure portrait with a facsimile signature. Fine. $55.00
LA-89. Ford, Sewell. Author; created the characters "Shorty McCabe" and "Torchy." Postcard, signed with initials, returning some books he signed. "I send signed photos to no one." Very good. $20.00
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LA-92. Gibbs, Sir Philip (1877-1962). English journalist, editor, war correspondent, and author. ALS, 2 2 pp, Surrey, Nov. 20, 1951. To Z.H. Tunnicliff, thanking her for a gift of seeds, and other matters. With the original stamped envelope, and a typed note from the recipient, saying in part that she "had sent him flower seeds to coax nuthatches into his garden." Fine. $80.00
LA-93. Giddings, Franklin Henry (1855-1931). Sociologist, professor at Columbia University; author of The Principles of Sociology (1896), etc. TLS, 1 p., October 12, 1900. To George R. Bishop, concerning some newspaper articles. In part: "My morning paper is the Times and I seldom see the Tribune unless is especially called to some article in it. ... I shall file away your article as an important contribution to the Expansionist discussion." A short tear along the fold; very good. $55.00
LA-94. Gillilan, Strickland (b. 1869). Journalist, humorous poet, speaker. Three stanza typed poem, "To Gail Davis." Dec. Once,nd. With a clipped signature tipped on, along with a picture and promotional material. Worn at the edges. Very good. $45.00
LA-95. Grenfell, Wilfred T. (1865-1940). Physician, missionary, author; worked mainly along the Newfoundland and Labrador coasts. Signature and greeting on a slip of paper. Very good. $40.00
LA-96. Guiterman, Arthur (1871-1943). Poet, creator of light verse for Life and other magazines. TLS, 1 p., NY, May 13, 1942. A somewhat impatient note to Mr. Ording (probably an autograph collector). Near fine. $35.00
LA-97. Guiterman, Arthur (1871-1943). Poet, creator of light verse for Life and other magazines. Clipped signature from a letter. $20.00
