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 227. Maya Angelou (1928- )
Author. Angelou’s 1969 autobiography,
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, was
nominated for a National Book Award and
made her a symbol of pluck and pride for
African-American women. Her book, A
Song Flung Up to Heaven, Random
House, 2002, first edition, signed on
the first title page “Joy! Maya
Angelou.” The book and dust jacket
are pristine.
$150 to
$250
 228. Isaac Asimov (1920-1992)
Russian born author. Asimov had been
publishing short stories since the late
1930s, and in 1952 published his first
novel. The author of the classic I,
Robot series and The Foundation
Trilogy, Asimov wrote more than 400
books and won every major science
fiction award. 5” x 3” card with a “The
Sciences” commemorative stamp, signed.
$100 to
$200
 229. Samuel Beckett
(1906-1989) Irish playwright. Beckett
was awarded the Nobel Prize in
Literature in 1969 for a body of work
that includes novels, essays, poems and
plays. His best-known play, Waiting
for Godot is a comic study of
philosophical uncertainty, and, like
much of his work, focuses on the
absurdity of human existence. 5” x 3”
card with a “Fine Arts” commemorative
stamp affixed, signed across the stamp.
$250 to
$400
 230. Ray
Bradbury (1920- ) Author.
Bradbury is best known for highly
imaginative science-fiction stories and
novels that blend social criticism with
an awareness of the hazards of runaway
technology. The Martian Chronicles
is considered a science-fiction classic.
His book, The Martian Chronicles,
The Easton Press, 1989, leather-bound
Collector’s Edition, signed on the
presentation page.
$950 to
$1,400
 231. Edgar Rice Burroughs
(1875-1950) Author. Burroughs was an
adventure writer whose Tarzan stories
created a folk hero known around the
world. His novels sold more than 100
million copies in 56 languages, making
him one of the most widely read authors
of the twentieth century. Check written
and signed, Citizens National Bank,
February 12, 1940. Cancellation touches
the “E” of the signature.
$100 to
$200
 232. Agatha
Christie (1890-1976) British author.
Christie wrote eighty
detective novels and her successful West
End theatre plays. Her works,
particularly featuring detectives
Hercule Poirot or Miss Jane Marple, have
given her the title the “Queen of Crime”
and made her one of the most important
and innovative writers in the
development of the genre. 3” x 1
¾” card signed, accompanied by a typed
letter signed, dated May 25, 1958 from
her secretary.
$200 to
$400
 233. Arthur C. Clarke (1917- )
British science-fiction writer. Clarke
was most famous for his novel 2001: A
Space Odyssey, and for collaborating
with director Stanley Kubrick on the
film of the same name. 7” x 5” color
photograph signed, “Arthur C. Clarke
4 Nov ’85.”
$100 to
$200
 234. Arthur C. Clarke. 5” x 3” card
with a “Fine Arts” commemorative stamp
affixed, signed across the stamp and
dated “7 Jan ’85.”
$100 to
$200
 235. Melvil
Dewey (1851-1931) Librarian. Dewey
established the Dewey decimal system of
classifying books and played a prominent
role in developing professional
institutions for librarians. 15” x 8 ¼”
stock certificate for three shares of
stock in the Lake Placid Company, issued
on October 31, 1919, and signed “M.
Dewey,” as president.
$150 to
$250
 236. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
English author. Doyle is
most famously known for his stories
about the detective Sherlock Holmes,
which are generally considered a major
innovation in the field of crime
fiction. 4” x 6 ½” lined sheet that
Doyle had used to keep score during a
billiard game with his brother-in-law
Stewart Leckie. Doyle has dated the
sheet “1907 Dec,” written
Leckie’s name and his own initials “A.C.D.,”
and has written eleven separate
scores.
$250 to $500
 237. Edna Ferber (1887-1968)
Author. Ferber won critical acclaim for
such novels as So Big and Show
Boat, which became a seminal work of
the American musical theatre. Among her
later works is the novel Giant.
3 ½” x 2” card with a Louisa May
Alcott stamp affixed, signed across the
stamp.
$100 to
$200
 238. F.
Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) Author.
Fitzgerald was one of the best known
American authors of the 1920s and 1930s
and is closely associated with the
optimism and excesses of that era's
“Jazz Age.” Fitzgerald's stories often
featured people like himself:
middle-American types infatuated with
the wealth and status of upper-crust
society. His book, Tender is the
Night, Charles Scribner’s Sons,
1934, first edition, signed on the first
blank page, “For Edna from her friend
F. Scott Fitzgerald 1934.” The dust
jacket is worn with some paper loss,
some age toning, the spine is reasonably
tight.
$10,000
to $18,000
 239. C.
S. Forester (1899-1966) British
author. Forester is best known as the
creator of the naval officer Horatio
Hornblower, whose rise from Midshipman
to Admiral and Peer during the
Napoleonic Wars is told in 12 novels.
Many of his novels were adapted into
movies, including The African Queen.
7” x 10” typed letter signed,
personal stationery, July 3, 1959, to
Bernard Baker. “…I’m afraid I don’t
sign photographs except to personal
friends – someone once made improper use
of one….” Also included is a 5” x 3”
card signed.
$150
to $300
 240. Erle
Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) Author.
Gardner had been a trial lawyer. In the
early 1920s, he began to write detective
stories for magazines. In 1933, he
published his first Perry Mason novel,
The Case of the Velvet Claws. The
book was a hit and spawned a series that
eventually sold some 100 million books.
6 ¾” x 5” black and white photograph
signed. The typed transmittal letter
from his secretary is included.
$150
to $300
 241. Horace Greeley (1811-1872)
Editor and reformer. Greeley founded the
highly influential New York Tribune,
a daily paper dedicated to reforms,
economic progress, and the elevation of
the masses. He edited it for the rest of
his life, becoming known especially for
his articulation of antislavery
sentiments in the 1850s. 5” x 8”
autograph note signed on the bottom of a
letter to Greeley, March 15, 1872, from
John J. Brown. Brown writes: “…Will
you please inform one if you think the
‘Ohio Law’ in regard to the sale of
liquor could be applied…to the State of
New York….” Greeley replies: “I
prefer ‘Local option’ but think the Ohio
Law not bad. Horace Greeley.”
$150 to
$300
 242. Horace Greeley. 5” x 8”
autograph letter signed, New York
Tribune, September 2, 1870. “…having
been in the Tribune from boyhood and for
fifteen years its publisher, I of course
know well, as I do… and I confide in
them….”
$200 to
$400
 243. John Grisham (1955- )
Author. Grisham is the author of
several thrillers that have been made
into blockbuster films. His works, which
center around the legal profession,
include A Time to Kill, The
Firm, The Client, and The
Pelican Brief. His book,
A Time to Kill, Wynwood Press, 1989,
special leather-bound collector’s
edition, signed on the first title page.
$150 to
$250
 244. Alex Haley (1921-1992) Author.
Haley wrote Roots, one of the
most celebrated novels of the 1970s. Ten
checks signed, five on his business
account which are typed and signed in
1989 and five on his personal account
which he has written and signed in 1988.
The cancellations do not touch his
signature.
$150 to
$250
 245. Richard Halliburton
(1900-1939) Explorer and author.
Halliburton’s stories recount his own
irresponsibility and romantic accounts
of escapades ranging from making the
first documented winter ascent of Mount
Fuji to being the first and only person
to swim the length of the Panama Canal.
He disappeared during a typhoon (along
with his ship and crew) while attempting
to pilot a junk eastward across the
Pacific Ocean. 5” x 7” sepia toned
photograph signed, “Particularly for
Howard Suches from Dick Halliburton Feb
28, 1928.” He has also signed
“Richard Halliburton” under his
image. The lower corners are damaged.
$150 to
$300
 246. Joel Chandler Harris
(1848-1908) Author. Harris created a
vogue for a distinct type of dialect
literature with Tar-Baby and
later stories that drew on folklore and
featured the character Uncle Remus, a
wise, genial old black man who weaves
his philosophy of life into tales about
Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and other
animals. 2” x 3 ½” autograph note
signed, Atlanta, August 31st
(no year), to Oscar Adams, no doubt
responding to a question about the date
and place of his birth. “At Eatonton,
Putnam County, Georgia, 9th
December, 1848. Yours very truly, Joel
Chandler Harris.” Cut from a
post card, surface soiling.
$200 to
$400
 247. Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
Author. Hemingway
was noted both for the intense
masculinity of his writing and for his
adventurous and widely publicized life.
His succinct and lucid prose style
exerted a powerful influence on American
and British fiction in the 20th century.
Hemingway was awarded the 1954
Nobel Prize for Literature.
A check
written and signed, First Security Bank
of Idaho, March 8, 1961, payable to
“Sun Valley Operation.” Cancellation
holes though the first part of the
signature. Double matted with gold
filets and framed with a photograph to
14” x 22”. The check was written less
than two months before his death.
$1,200 to
$2,000
 248. Mary Hemingway (1908-1986)
Journalist. Mary Welsh
worked for the
Daily Express in London when
Ernest Hemingway met her. They were
married in 1946 and she continued as his
wife until his death.
Her book, How It Was,
Alfred A. Kopf, 1976, first edition,
signed on the first title page, “For
Sandy Hatzler good wishes Mary Hemingway
Boston Oct. 13, 1976.” Spine a
little loose, the dust jacket shows some
toning.
$300
to $500
 249. Oliver Wendell Holmes
(1809-1894) Poet. Holmes
was one of the best regarded American
poets of the 19th century.
4 ½” x 7” autograph letter
signed, Salem, February 10, 1857.
“…It gives me pleasure to comply with
your…request….” Mounted, the
writing has faded somewhat but is
completely legible.
$100 to
$200
 250. William Dean Howells
(1837-1920) Playwright, critic. Howells
best known as a novelist, editor,
essayist, and critic, he also figured
prominently in the development of the
American theatre. 3 ¼” x 2 ¼” card
signed, “W. D. Howells Boston, Jan.
21, 1884.”
$100 to
$200
 251. Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Author, poet. Hughes published more than
three dozen books during his life,
starting out with poetry and then
expanding into novels, short stories,
and plays. He is closely associated with
the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of
African-American literature and music in
New York City. 5” x 7” black and white
photograph signed with his distinctive
green ink, “For Bernard Baker
Sincerely Langston Hughes 1959.”
$400
to $700
 252. Langston Hughes. 5” x 3” card
signed, “Langston Hughes 1959.”
$200 to
$400
 253. William Nelson Hutchinson
(1803-1895) British dog trainer and
author. Hutchinson wrote the classic
mid-19th century book Dog
Breaking: The Most Expeditious, Certain
and Easy Method; Whether Great
Excellence or Only Mediocrity is
Desired. 4 ½” x 7 ¼” autograph
letter signed, two pages, front and
back, Devonshire, June 23, 1849, to
author Richard Ford. “…The very
clever manner in which the article was
written must draw some attention to the
book, and will, I hope, lead to a kinder
& more judicious treatment of our canine
friends….” Broken in the center
fold.
$100
to $200
 254. Aldous
Huxley (1894-1963) British author.
Huxley is best known for Brave New
World. He also wrote many other
novels, short stories and essays. In the
late 1930s, he became a Hollywood
screenwriter, staying through the
mid-1940s and collaborating on numerous
scripts such as Jane Eyre. 5 ¼” x
6 ½” autograph letter signed twice,
personal stationery. “sorry, I don’t
have a picture handy: but here is my
autograph Aldous Huxley and here is
another one Aldous Huxley.”
$150 to
$300
 255.
Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) Author.
Kerouac became a spokesman of the “Beat”
movement. He celebrated its code of
poverty and freedom in On the Road,
his best-known novel. 6 ¼”" x 2 ¾”
check, written and signed, “John L.
Kerouac,” College Park National
Bank, November 9, 1962. Modest
show through from the purple ink
cancellation on the back.
$600 to
$800
 256. Helen Keller (1880-1968)
Author, activist. Keller
was the first deaf and blind person to
graduate from college. A prolific
author, she was well traveled, and was
outspoken in her opposition to war. She
campaigned for women’s suffrage,
workers' rights and socialism, as well
as many other progressive causes. 3 ½” x
5 ½” black and white photograph signed
in pencil against a dark background.
Accompanied by a transmittal letter from
her secretary at the American Foundation
for the Blind dated January 27,
1958.
$350 to $500
 257. Helen Keller.
5” x 3” card
signed in pencil.
$250 to $400
 257A. Helen Keller.
7 ¼” x 10 ½”
typed letter signed, in pencil, as
usual, personal stationery, June 13,
1955, to Mrs. John Finley. “…You and
I know what a great experience it is to
climb up the mountain of the years with
happy faith in the revitalizing forces
of life…I am still trying to realize
that my world tour was a glorious
reality and not a dream, Polly and I
were beautifully welcomed by the people,
normal and handicapped alike, in India,
Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan….”
The original envelope is included.
$800 to $1,500
 258. Stephen King (1947- )
Author. King is a prolific and immensely
popular author of horror fiction. In his
works, King blends elements of the
traditional Gothic tale with those of
the modern psychological thriller,
detective, and science fiction genres.
5” x 3” card with a “Fine Arts”
commemorative stamp affixed, signed
across the stamp and dated
“4/5/84.”
$150 to
$300
 259. Tony Kushner (1956- )
Playwright. Kushner’s major work,
Angels in America, consists of two
lengthy plays that deal with political
issues and the AIDS epidemic of the
1980s. The first part, Millennium
Approaches, won a Pulitzer Prize and
a Tony Award for best play; the second,
Perestroika, also won a Tony
Award for best play. A two book set,
paperback, of both Millennium
Approaches and Perestroika,
Theatre Communications Group, 1995, both
signed on the title page. The books are
contained within a slip case.
$200 to
$400
 260. Harper Lee (1926- ) Author.
Lee’s only novel, To Kill a
Mockingbird, was nationally
acclaimed, winning a Pulitzer Prize in
1961, and was adapted into a memorable
film in 1962.Her book, To Kill a
Mockingbird, J. B. Lippincott
Company, 1960, first edition, signed on
the first blank page “To Grant Davis
–
 Best wishes, Harper Lee.” The dust
jacket is clean and unblemished, the
edges of the book show modest rubbing.
$16,000
to $30,000
 261. Harper Lee. 5” x 3” card with
an Emily Dickinson commemorative stamp
affixed, signed over the stamp.
$200 to
$400
 262. Jack London (1876–1916)
Author. London’s most famous book was
The Call of the Wild written in
1903. He also authored The Sea-Wolf
and White Fang. 6¼” x 2¾”
check, written and signed, Merchants
National Bank, October 15, 1914. The
cancellations do not touch the
signature.
$150 to
$300
 263. Howard P. Lovecraft
(1890-1937) Author. Lovecraft’s major
inspiration and invention was cosmic
horror. He has become a cult figure for
his Cthulbu Mythos, a series of loosely
interconnected fictions featuring a
pantheon of human-invalidating entities.
His works were deeply pessimistic. 5 ½”
x 9” autograph letter signed,
Providence, R.I., July 27, 1933, to Mr.
Harwig. “…fantasy has been a lifelong
interest of mine, & I welcome
every…influence which can give it
scope…As for my tales – I’ll be glad to
contribute any of those which I may have
on hand…use one, or all, or more, or any
number you wish. ‘The Nameless City’ is
my favorite, although Smith is partial
to ‘Beyond The Wall of Sleep’….”
$1,200 to
$2,000
 264. Norman Mailer (1923-2007)
Author. Mailer drew on his wartime
service in the Pacific for his
celebrated novel, The Naked and the
Dead, which established him as one
of the major American writers of the
postwar decades. 8” x 10” typed letter
signed, Brooklyn, August 27, 1969, to
“Mr. Watson.” “…I’d like to attend one
of your Wednesday evening forums but I
think we’d better not think about the
matter…I’ll be up in Provincetown for
most of the remaining months of 1969
working on a book about the moonshot….”
Matted to 11” x 14”.
$150 to
$250
 265. Norman Mailer (1923-2007) His
book, The Time of Our Time,
Random House, 1998, first edition,
signed on the first blank page. This is
a limited edition, the book and dust
jacket are as new.
$250
to $400
 266.
Norman Mailer. 8” x 10” printed
color photograph signed in the margin
under his image, “To Terry McKenna
from Norman Mailer Sept 94.”
$100 to
$200
 267. Thomas Mann (1875-1955) German
author. Mann was perhaps the most
influential and representative German
author of his time. He was
awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in
1929, principally in recognition of his
popular achievement with the epic
Buddenbrooks, The Magic Mountain,
and his numerous short stories. 3 ½” x
2” card with a three cent stamp affixed,
signed across the stamp. Accompanied by
a 7 ¼” x 7 ½” typed letter signed from
his secretary, Mann’s personal
stationery, January 31, 1940. “…Dr.
Thomas…as an advocate of a free Germany
he cares much for those refugees who
came to America after the German
revolution of 1848….”
$150
to $250
 268. W.
Somerset Maugham (1874-1975) British
author, playwright. Maugham’s works are
characterized by a clear, unadorned
style, cosmopolitan settings, and a
shrewd understanding of human nature.
His reputation rests primarily on the
novels Of Human Bondage, The
Moon and Sixpence, Cakes and Ale,
and The Razor’s Edge. His book,
Cakes and Ale, Doubleday &
Company,
 1930, signed on the first blank
page. No dust jacket, the cover is
partially detached, spine sun toned and
a water stain on the cover.
$200 to
$400
 269. W.
Somerset Maugham . 4 ¼” x 6 ½” black
and white photograph, signed in the
border under his image “For Bernard
Baker W. Somerset Maugham.”
$200 to
$400
 270. W.
Somerset Maugham. 5 ½” x 7 ¼” typed
letter signed, personal stationery,
April 29, 1962, to Bernard Baker. “…I
cannot send you a photograph – I am away
from home, but I gladly send you the two
autographs you ask for….” Boldly
signed a second time on the reverse.
$200 to
$400
 271. James Michener (1907-1997)
Author. Michener’s short-story
collection Tales of the South Pacific
was adapted into the successful Rodgers
and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.
His more than 40 novels, many best
sellers and usually centered on
historical and geographical themes. Two
items: 5” x 3” card with a William
Shakespeare commemorative signed and
dated “1977”
 through the stamp
and a 6” x 7” typed letter signed,
personal stationery, January 22, 1977,
to Michael Gerstley. “…The honor is
mine. To be compared with Shakespeare is
no small compliment and I thank you….”
$100 to
$200
 272. Arthur Miller (1915-2005)
Author, playwright. Miller was a
prominent figure in American literature
and cinema for over 61 years, writing a
wide variety of plays, including
celebrated plays such as The Crucible,
A View from the Bridge, All My
Sons, and Death of a Salesman.
His play, Death of a Salesman,
The
 Viking Press, 1949, first edition,
signed on the first blank page. The dust
jacket shows wear, some age spotting to
the page he has signed.
$2,500
to $4,000
 273. Arthur Miller. 5” x 3” card
with a “Fine Arts” commemorative stamp
affixed, signed across the stamp.
$100 to
$200
 274. Henry Miller (1891-1980)
Author. Miller wrote about his Brooklyn,
N.Y., childhood in Black Spring.
Tropic of Cancer, a monologue
about his life as an impoverished
expatriate in Paris, and Tropic of
Capricorn, which draws on his
earlier New York phase, were banned as
obscene in the U.S. and Britain until
the 1960s. 5” x 3” card with a “Fine
Arts” commemorative stamp affixed,
signed across the stamp and dated
“12/13/66.”
$100
to $200
 275. Toni Morrison (1931- )
Author. Morrison was best known for her
intricately woven novels, which focused
on intimate relationships, especially
between men and women, set against the
backdrop of African American culture.
She won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for her
fifth novel Beloved and the 1993
Nobel Prize for literature. Her book,
The Bluest Eye, Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, 1970, first edition, signed on
the title page. The dust jacket shows
moderate wear, the price has been
clipped, a library stamp has been
blacked out.
$950 to
$1,400
 276. Kathleen Norris (1880–1966)
Author. Norris wrote many popular
romance novels that were sentimental and
honest in their prose. Norris was the
highest-paid female writer of her time,
and many of her novels are held in high
regard today. Many of her novels were
set in California, particularly the San
Francisco area. 5 ½” x 6 ¾” autograph
letter signed, personal stationery,
November 1926, to Edna Sherman. “…I
am so glad you liked ‘Rose of the
World’….” Includes a 5” x 3 ½” card
signed and the original envelope
addressed by Norris.
$100 to
$200
 277. Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953)
Playwright. O’Neill was one of the most
acclaimed playwrights of the 20th
century. A four-time Pulitzer Prize
winner, he is the only American
dramatist to win the Nobel Prize for
literature. Block of four commemorative
stamps recognizing the centennial of the
Smithsonian Institute, signed and dated
“Dec. 14, 1946.”
$250 to
$400
 278.
“Ellery Queen” Fred Dannay
(1905-1982) and Manfred B. Lee
(1905-1971) Authors. Ellery Queen was
one of two brainchildren of the team of
cousins, Fred Dannay and Manfred Lee.
Ellery Queen served as
both author’s name and that of the
detective-hero. Movies, radio shows, and
television shows have been based on
their works. The signatures of both
authors on a 4 ½” x 3 ¼” portion of a
letter, both have added “Ellery
Queen” as well as their own
signature. Rare combination!
$250 to $500
 279. Ellery Queen” Fred Dannay
(1905-1982) Manfred B. Lee
(1905-1971). 7 ¼” x 10” typed letter
signed, “Ellery Queen, Manfred B.
Lee” May 16, 1959, to Bernard Baker.
“…Many year ago Mr. Dannay and I set
a rule…We decided never to send out
photographs of ourselves; indeed, beyond
a few poor specimens used by publishers
for publicity purposes, no photographs
exist. The main reason is that neither
of us is photogenic ….”
$200
to $400
 280. James Whitcomb Riley
(1847-1916) Poet. Riley’s verse
contributions to the Indianapolis
Daily Journal, written in Hoosier
dialect ostensibly by a farmer,
established his reputation as "the poet
of the common people." His best-known
poems include "When the Frost Is on the
Punkin" and "The Raggedy Man." 5 ½” x 9
½” receipt signed, Occidental Hotel, San
Francisco, December 17, 1892.
“Received fro Glass & Wright Six Hundred
($600.00) Dollars in payment fro
readings delivered….”
$150 to
$250
 281. Kenneth Roberts (1885–1957)
Author. Roberts wrote the Chronicles
of Arundel, a series of American
historical novels that included
Northwest Passage. 5 ¾” x 6 ¾” typed
letter signed, personal stationery, May
21, 1934, to Mr. Rivers. “…The
outlook for the building is not
particularly promising…Unfortunately the
architects have ideas a little more
elaborate than I like…If you have any
encouraging information that would tend
to give me a little more enthusiasm, I
would be glad to have it….” The
letter is toned.
$100
to $200
 282. Salman
Rushdie (1947- ) Indian born
English author. Rushdie’s
fourth novel, The Satanic Verses,
provoked violent reactions from Muslims
in several countries. Faced with death
threats and a fatwa issued by
Ayatollah Khomeini, then Supreme Leader
of Iran, which called for him to be
killed, he spent nearly a decade largely
underground, appearing in public only
sporadically. His book, The Ground
Beneath Her Feet, 1999, first
edition, signed on the first title page.
The book and dust jacket are
pristine.
$100 to
$200
 283. Salman
Rushdie. His book, Shalimar the
Clown, Jonathon Cape, 2005, first
edition, signed on the title page. The
book and dust jacket are pristine.
$100
to $200
 284. Salman
Rushdie. His book, The
Enchantress of Florence, Random
House, 2008, first edition, signed on
the title page. The book and dust jacket
are pristine.
$100
to $200
 285. Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)
Poet, author, folk singer. Sandburg won
recognition in 1914 with his poem,
Chicago. His last four volumes of
his Lincoln biography earned him a
Pulitzer Prize. He published
Collected Poems, and his
autobiography, Always the Young
Strangers, for which he also won
Pulitzer Prizes. 8” x 9 ½” typed letter
signed, The Chicago Daily News, June 30,
1920, to Mr. Underwood. “…it is
interesting to note what poets there are
these days – of competency – yet not
represented in published books. We have
Alice Corbin, Joseph Warren beach,
Wallace Stevens, each of them far and
away superior in production to the
general published output…Then there is
Edwin Ford Piper – I could write a
chapter on the milieu and method of his
emergence…I have just finished reading
the first half of galley proofs on
‘Smoke and Steel’…Personally, I regard
it as the best work I have done….”
There is a small stain at the lower
left, normal folds.
$300
to $500
 286. Carl Sandburg. His book,
Remembrance Rock, Harcourt, Brace
and Company, 1948, first regular
edition, first printing, signed on the
first blank page. The dust jacket shows
wear with some paper loss.
$150
to $250
 287. Upton Sinclair (1878-1968)
Author. Sinclair was a prolific American
writer known for his affiliation with
socialism and famous for his 1906 novel,
The Jungle, a best-selling
muckraking exposé of conditions in the
Chicago stockyards. 5” x 8” autograph
letter signed, no place or date, but
June 20, 1959. “When you ask a favor
of a stranger, good manners require you
to enclose a stamped & addressed
envelope. Upton Sinclair.” Sinclair
then sent the letter to collector,
Bernard Baker “postage due”! The
original envelope addressed by Sinclair
is included.
$200 to
$400
 288. John Steinbeck (1902-1968)
Author. Steinbeck was one of the
best-known American novelists of the
mid-20th century. His
frequent topic was the plight of the
misfits, the homeless and the hopeless
in a fast-changing America. 3 ¼” x 2”
card signed, with an unsigned typed
transmittal from his publisher.
$300 to
$500
 289.
John Steinbeck. 3 ¼” x 2” card
signed, with a 5” x 7” unsigned black
and white matte finish photograph.
$300
to $500
 290.
Alice
B. Toklas
(1877-1967) Author. Toklas is
remembered as the secretary and longtime
companion of Gertrude Stein. Her works
include cookbooks and a volume of
memoirs. 5 ½” x 8 ¼” autograph letter
signed, personal stationery, Paris, to
Mrs. Mitchell. “…The beauty of the
white lilacs and the mauve tulips – your
kindness in sending them quite
overwhelms me – our brief meeting was a
great pleasure….”
$700
to $1,200
 291.
Gore Vidal (1925- ) Author. Vidal
is one of America’s foremost celebrity
authors, famous for his prose, his
intelligence and his sophisticated
sassiness. His book, Hollywood,
Random House, 1990, first edition,
signed on the title page “Ciao! best
wishes Gore Vidal.” The dust jacket
is unblemished.
$100
to $200
 292. Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007)
Author. Vonnegut wrote dozens of
satirical novels whose central theme is
life's cosmic joke on humanity. His
best-known books include Cat’s Cradle,
Welcome to the Monkey House,
Slaughterhouse-Five, and
Slapstick. 5” x 3” card with a “Fine
Arts” commemorative stamp affixed,
signed across the stamp with his
stylized signature, he has printed his
name under the stamp.
$150 to
$250
 293. Wendy Wasserstein (1950-2006)
Playwright. Wasserstein, who made a
place on the American stage for
contemporary women and their concerns,
explored such issues as love,
independence, careers, family
relationships, and feminism with wit and
affection. Her book, Shiksa Goddess,
Alfred A. Knopf, 2001, third
printing, signed on the first blank
page. The book and dust jacket are
pristine.
$150 to
$250
 294. Noah
Webster (1758 - 1843) Lexicographer.
Webster began writing dictionaries after
being a teacher, journalist and
political writer. In 1828 he
published “An American Dictionary of
the English Language”,
which immediately became a standard work.
7” x 4 ½” autograph letter signed,
“N Webster”, New Haven, November
3, 1841, to “Mr. Harris.””…
“I take the liberty to direct
a small box of books to your care, with
a request that you would keep it safe &
deliver it to a Wm McMahon, an agent of
mine, who will be in Worcester in a few
days. If any expense is incurred, it
shall be punctually repaid....”
Matted with a G. Parker engraved image
and framed to an overall size of 13” x
17”.
$1,800 to $3,200
 295. Thornton Wilder (1897-1975)
Playwright, author. Wilder won two
Pulitzer Prizes for his plays Our
Town and The Skin of Our Teeth,
written in 1938 and 1942 respectively.
His most renowned novel, The Bridge
of San Luis Rey, also accorded him a
Pulitzer Prize in 1927. First day of
issue postal cover for the Canadian
Centennial commemorative, signed.
$100 to
$200
 296. Tom
Wolfe (1931- ) Author. Wolfe
first gained fame for his studies of
contemporary American culture in a style
known as New Journalism, which combined
personal impressions and opinions,
reconstructed dialogue, slang, and
academic jargon. Limited edition
(139/350) copy of his book, From
Bauhaus to Our House, Farrar Straus
Giroux, 1981, signed on the limitation
page. The book is contained within a
slipcase.
$250 to
$450
 297. Tom
Wolfe. His book, Radical Chic &
Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers,
Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1970, first
printing, signed on the title page
“To Tim Miller of Nashville, Tennessee,
Tom Wolfe. The dust jacket, which is
protected, is unblemished.
$200
to $350
 298. American Authors.
Three 5” x 3” cards with a “Fine
Arts” commemorative stamp affixed,
signed across the stamp by
Joseph Heller
(1923-1999) Heller wrote
the influential novel Catch-22
about American servicemen during World
War
 II, Robert Ludlum (1927-2001)
Ludlum was an author of twenty-five
thriller novels. His novels were often
inspired by conspiracy theories, both
historical and contemporary and
Elmore Leonard (1925- ) Leonard’s
stories often revolve around the
misadventures of amiable-but-crooked
protagonists and lowlifes.
$100 to
$200
 299. Literary. Four items: Zane
Grey (1872-1939) Grey
best known for his
popular adventure novels and stories
that presented an idealized image of the
rugged Old West.
3 ½” x 1 ½”
cut signature. John Drinkwater
(1882-1937) British poet and playwright.
5” x 3 ¼” card signed, “John
Drinkwater, London
 March 5, 1928.”
Will Durant (1885-1981) Durant
wrote The Story of Civilization,
an 11-volume history of the world on
which his wife Ariel collaborated.
5” x 3” signature and date,
“10-22-36,” clipped from a newspaper and
Charmian
 Kittredge London
(1871-1955) Wife and soul-mate of author
Jack London. 5” x 3 ¼” card signed,
“Aloa! from Charmain London in Hawaii –
February 1928.”
$100
to $200
 300. Writers.
Three 5” x 3” cards
with stamps affixed, two with the John
Steinbeck commemorative and the third
with the “Fine Arts” stamp, signed by:
Leon Uris (1924-2003) Uris’ two
bestselling books were Exodus and
Trinity, Herman Wouk
(1915- ) Wouk number of notable
novels to his credit, including
 The
Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War,
and War and Remembrance and
John Updike (1932- ) Updike’s
most famous work is his Rabbit series.
The card Updike signs has the “Fine
Arts” commemorative stamp.
$100 to $200
 301. Playwrights. Two 5” x
3” cards with a “Fine Arts”
commemorative stamp affixed, signed
across the stamp by Edward Albee
(1928- ) Albee is
known for works including Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The
Zoo Story, The Sandbox and
The American Dream.
and Harold Pinter
(1930- ) Pinter is
best known as
 a playwright and
screenwriter, especially for The
Birthday Party, The Caretaker,
The Homecoming, and Betrayal,
all of which he has adapted to film.
$100 to $200
 302. Authors and Playwrights. 7” x
4 ¼” card signed by eleven authors:
Tatyana Tolstaya (1951- ) Russian
author who has inscribed it “To Steve
Carson,” Jessica Mitford
(1917-1996), Herman Wouk
(1915- ), E. L. Doctorow
(1931- ), Edward Albee
(1928- ), Gore Vidal (1925-
), Neil Simon (1927- ),
Norman Mailer (1923-2007), Salman
Rushdie (1947- ) and two others.
$150 to
$250
Arts & Letters – Art
 303. Ansel
Adams (1902-1984) Photographer.
Adams was not only a masterful
photographic technician but a lifelong
conservationist who pleaded for
understanding of, and respect for, the
natural environment. Although he spent a
large part of his career in commercial
photography, he is best known for his
majestic landscape photographs. 5” x 3”
card with a George Eastman commemorative
stamp affixed, signed “Ansel Adams
Carmel 4-3-75.”
$150 to
$250
 304. George de Forest Brush
(1855-1941) Painter and Sculptor. Brush
work was printed in
Harpers and Century Magazines as early
as 1881, including an illustrated
article, An Artist Among the Indians
in 1885. In 1883, public attention was
first attracted to his work by his
pictures of Native American life in the
West. 5” x 8” autograph letter signed,
New York, January 12, 1897, to Charles
Haskell. “…I cannot make up my mind
whether I am interested in the scheme of
lecturing on American art or not….”
Includes three printed color images of
his work.
$100 to $200
 305. Marc Chagall
(1887-1985)
Belarusian painter. Chagall took
inspiration from Belarusian folk-life,
and portrayed many Biblical themes
reflecting his Jewish heritage. He later
produced stained-glass windows and
murals for public buildings in
Jerusalem, Paris, and the United States.
5” x 3” card signed in
pencil, “Chagall.”
$100 to $200
 306. James Montgomery Flagg
(1877-1960) Painter, illustrator.
Flagg’s most famous poster was created
in 1917 to encourage recruitment in the
United States Army during World War I.
It showed Uncle Sam pointing at the
viewer with the caption “I Want YOU for
U. S. Army”. 8” x 11” autograph letter
signed, March 2, 1938, to Elaine Lewis.
“…I never send autographs…unless you
enclose a stamped self addressed
envelope! That’s why you don’t get a
reply – Live & Learn….”
$250 to $500
 307. James Montgomery Flagg. 8 ¼” x
6 ¾” typed letter signed, “J. M. F.”
in grease pencil, personal
stationery, November 21, 1948, to radio
personality Mary Margaret McBride.
“…You confirm me in my misogyny. Who but
a sadistic female would send an aging
artist such foul snapshots of himself?
Staining at the upper left. Mary
Margaret McBride (1899-1976) was an
American radio interview host and
writer. Her popular radio shows spanned
more than forty years.
$150 to
$250
 308. James Montgomery Flagg. 7” x 4
½” lined sheet, signed in pencil. There
is a printed caricature of Flagg affixed
to the left of his signature.
$100
to $200
 309. Kate Greenaway) (1846–1901)
British artist and illustrator. In 1868
Greenaway began to exhibit drawings,
contribute illustrations to magazines,
Her first book, Under the Window,
was followed by The Birthday Book,
Mother Goose. The beauty of these
books created a revolution in book
illustration. 5½” x 7½” sheet with a
pencil sketch of a girl and a small
rendering of two arms. Scattered age
spotting and pin holes in the four
corners.
$150
to $250
 310. Peter Hurd (1904-1984)
Painter. Hurd is known for his realistic
paintings of Western scenes and for his
illustrations. His portrait of President
Lyndon Johnson is in the National
Portrait Gallery. 5 ½” x 4 ¼” autograph
note signed, personal note card, May 16,
1958, to Bernard Baker. “…Here is my
signature – I hope your collection
prospers. Peter Hurd.”
$200 to
$300
 311. Peter Hurd. 5 ½” x 4 ¼”
personal note card signed and a 3 ½” x 4
¾” black and white photograph signed.
$200 to
$300
 312. Philip Johnson (1906-2005)
Architect, historian. Johnson was a
successful designer of both commercial
and prestige buildings, his greatest
influence has been as a pundit on design
issues, a
curator and historian of
architecture, and an encourager of new
design ideas. Two 7 ¼” x 10 ½” autograph
letters signed, “love Philip” and
“love you Philip,” personal
stationery, no date. The first is
addressed to “Darling…I had a crisis
at home to solve – which by the way is
solved…(Actually Barbara Walters here
the solution!!)….” The second letter
to “Dear Kitty…You are angel child
giving a glorious, delicious, important
dinner….”
$100
to $200
 313. Arnold Henry Savage Landor
(1865–1924) Painter, explorer, writer
and anthropologist.
Landor’s autobiography Everywhere:
The Memoirs of an Explorer is an
account of a life lived intensely, and a
witness to the history and customs of
far away people of the last two decades
of the nineteenth century and the first
two decades of the twentieth. 4
½” x 7” autograph letter signed, “A.
Henry Savage Landor,” three pages,
London, June 18, 1899, to Major Pond.
“…you may have heard also that my book
‘In the Forbidden Land’ has met with
more than ordinary success…If you could
make me a more definite offer I would be
pleased to make a tour in the States….”
The letter has uneven toning at the
upper right corner.
$100 to
$200
 314. Peter Max (1937- ) Painter.
Max is noted for his undulating graphic
designs in bright, vibrating colors. 10”
x 8” black and white photograph signed,
“Harry love Max 2003.”
$100 to
$200
 315. LeRoy
Neiman (1927- ) Painter,
printmaker. Neiman is a leading artist
of sporting subjects in the 20th
century. He combines startling
juxtapositions of saturated colors with
a loosely impressionistic painting style
to achieve a feeling of dynamism. 24” x
36” color lithograph for the 2002 United
States Open at Bethpage, New York,
signed.
$150
to $250
 316. Howard Pyle (1853-1911)
Illustrator, author.
Pyle was
America’s foremost illustrator. His
concept of a picture was never trite. He
deliberately looked for new ways to tell
a story and involved himself in his
subject so thoroughly that his pictures
make the reader and eye-witness to a
vivid experience. 5 ½” x 8 ½”
book reproduction of a Roman soldier
astride a winged white horse, signed in
pencil in the border under the image.
$150
to $250
 317. Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter. Rockwell is remembered for his
heartwarming illustrations of American
life that appeared on covers of the
Saturday Evening Post magazine for
many decades. 3 ½” x 2” card with a
James McNeill Whistler stamp affixed,
signed across the stamp “Sept. 11, 40
Norman Rockwell Arlington Vermont.”
$150
to $250
 318. Norman Rockwell. 4 ¼” x 5 ½”
printed photograph, image 2
½” x 2 ½”, signed under the image
“Best wishes to Bernard Baker Sincerely
Norman Rockwell.” The original
envelope addressed by Rockwell is
included.
$150 to
$250
 319. Norman Rockwell. 6 ¼” x 8”
sheet of his stationery signed twice,
“Sincerely Norman Rockwell.” He has
added an autograph noted, which he has
initialed, “I suggest if you request
other people’s autograph, that you send
a return stamped envelope. This is
common practice….”
$150 to
$250
 320. Norman Rockwell. 7” x 10 ½”
autograph letter signed, “Norman,”
personal stationery, October 11,
1975, to “Don.” “…Herwith the last
two drawings for Franklin Mint. I sure
hope you like them….”
$150
to $250
 321.
Norman Rockwell. 14” x 11” black and
white printed copy of his rendering of a
businessman wistfully watching a
fisherman, signed. Matted to 20” x 16”.
$100 to
$200
 322. Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Painter. Warhol was a pioneer American
Pop Artist and film maker. His paintings
of Campbell soup cans and other mundane
objects both piqued and delighted the
art public and brought him fame. 8” x
10” black and white photograph signed.
$250 to
$450
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