Deluxe Issue of the Best Edition
The Novels and Stories…
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916. Crossroads Edition, No. 103 of 256 copies. Deluxe Issue of the Best... Read More
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Manuscript fair copy of "Books and Season " 14 lines, Signed in full. Published as "Sonnet XX " of XXVIII Sonnets.
[Boston]: 59, Mount Vernon Street, [1883]. Read More
Price: $300
Manuscript poem "Snow", Signed Eight lines.
The Manuscript reading in part: The Summer comes and the Summer goes; Wild-flowers are fringing the dusty lanes, The sparrows go darting thro' fragrant rains, And, all of a sudden--it snows Published version reads: "The Summer comes and the Summer goes; Wild-flowers are fringing the dusty lanes, The shallows go darting through fragrant rains, Then, all of a sudden--it..... Read More
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Inscribed to the Translator
Poems.
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1882. First edition. Inscribed to the Translator. Presentation copy inscribed "Madame Thérese Blanc from her friend T.B. Aldrich" on fhe half-title. Together with a 2 pp. A.L.S. to Auguste Allion , May 9, 1899 mentioning the success of his book and its translation by Madame Blanc..... Read More
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The Story of a Bad Boy.
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1870. First edition, First state. Read More
Price: $500
Presentation Copy
Grand’ther Baldwin’s Thanksgiving with Other Ballads and Poems.
Boston: Loring, Publisher Corner Bromfield and Washington Streets. Printers Rockwell & Churchill, [1875]. First edition of the author’s first book of verse. Presentation Copy. Inscribed by the author on flyleaf, "Mrs. Maria Brown/ from the author/ Dec. 25, 1875" Read More
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Contract signed "Nelson Algren", for a Slovene language edition of Never Come Morning.
New York: April 24, 1966. Read More
Price: $75
Foreign rights for The Man with the Golden Arm
Typed agreement signed ("Nelson Algreen"), regarding rights for a Spanish language edition of The Man with the Golden Arm.
New York: Franz J. Horch, June 14, 1952. Foreign rights for The Man with the Golden Arm. A signed agreement by Algreen allowing for previously negotiated rights to a Spanish language edition of The Man with the Golden Arm to be extended to additional publishers in Buenos Aires and Mexico... Read More
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A Walk on the Wild Side.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. First printing. Read More
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Inscribed to Achmed Abdullah
Anthony Adverse.
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, Inc, 1933. First Edition, earlier state of the text on pages 352 and 1086 and the word "found" duplicated on page 397 line 22. Inscribed to Achmed Abdullah. Inscribed "Dear Achmed : To sign this for you first memory but some trepidation-remembering it goes to... Read More
Price: $200
Inscribed
Anthony Adverse.
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, Inc, 1933. First Edition, earlier state of the text on pages 352 and 1086 and the word "found" duplicated on page 397 line 22. Inscribed. “Inscribed for Miss R.B. McIntosh with the cordial regards of the author, Hervey Allen December 19 35”. Read More
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A Kentucky Cardinal. A Story. WITH: Aftermath. Part Second of "A Kentucky Cardinal"
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895 & 1896. First edition , First Issue. Read More
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Autograph note signed “Gloria I. Alley.
N. P: n.d. Inscribed “To Wes Hartley-a bright and dignified Sport-With Adminration… Gloria I. Alley. Read More
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Taking on the World, Joseph and Stewart Alsop-Guardians of the American Century.
New York: Viking, (1996). First edition. This copy is inscribed by Patricia "Tish" Hankey Alsop, wife of Stewart to her sister-in-law Corinne , 'sis", Alsop Chubb, "For Sis with love from Tish February 1996." A fine association copy. Read More
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From the Silent Earth. A Report on the Greek Bronze Age.
New York: Harper & Row, (1964). First edition. This copy is inscribed by the Author, famous WASP columnist, to his sister Corinne , 'sis", Alsop Chubb, "For darling Corinney with much love and infinite admiration, Joe." Read More
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A Poem; Sacred to the Memory of George Washington, late President of the United States, and Commander in Chief of...
hartford: Printed by Hudson and Goodwin, 1800. First edition, first issue, before the lines "In swelling phrase and terms unmeaning veils | Her hellish plots, her dark designs conceals' were censored from p. 20. One of the founding and most talented members of the Hartford Wits and of the famous... Read More
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The Center. People and Power in Political Washington.
New York: Harper & Row, (1968). First edition. This copy has a T.L.S. laid in to Percy Chubb, his brother-in-law from this famous WASP columnist, on Saturday Evening Post stationery thanking him for his letter about the book, with a holograph postscript "As you probably know I'm switching to Ñewsweek."..... Read More
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On American Realism
Collection of 8 letters from literary figures to Dr. Milton Kronovet, V. S. D. C.
Various places: 1937-40. On American Realism. The American authors Frazier Hunt, Flannery Lewis, Willen Brand, Rupert Hughes, Bradford Smith, Margaret Ayer Barnes and Hans Otto Storm respond to Kronovet's question “Has American Realism contributed anything beyond Balzac and Zola.” Accompanied by an autograph note signed, "Gilbert Parker” to Schoenwold thanking..... Read More
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Columbia Writer's Conference
A group of letters from American authors consisting of 36 typed and autograph letters and 7 cards, signed.
places: 1960-1970s. Columbia Writer's Conference. Much of the correspondence relates to the Writers Conference that Humphreys directed for Columbia University, authors sending in acceptances and regrets, some relate to grants and others from friends such as Leoni Adams Troy consisting of seven cards with notes (some additional leaves inserted) and..... Read More
Price: $600