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Item #314920 Typed Letter, signed (“Isaac Asimov”), 26 April 1987, a note of encouragement to...

The Golden Age of Science Fiction Is 13

Typed Letter, signed (“Isaac Asimov”), 26 April 1987, a note of encouragement to a young fan.

New York: 26 April 1987. The Golden Age of Science Fiction Is 13. Polymath and best-selling author Isaac Asimov writes a young fan a few words of encouragement: “Bob Zicklin gave me your story to read. Very grim, but interesting. It is certainly far better than anything I could have..... Read More about Typed Letter, signed (“Isaac Asimov”), 26 April 1987, a note of encouragement to a young fan

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Item #314875 Autograph letter signed ("W.H. Auden"), 1 p, to N. John Hall. W. H. Auden

Autograph letter signed ("W.H. Auden"), 1 p, to N. John Hall.

Kirchstetten, Austria: June 1, 1970. Auden writes to literary scholar N. John Hall regarding the English wit Sydney Smith: "... I don't recognise the Sydney Smith quotation. The sentence "What happiness ... domestic shackles" could well be by him, but, if so, certainly meant sarcastically. Smith was very respectable in..... Read More about Autograph letter signed ("W.H. Auden"), 1 p, to N. John Hall

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Item #314816 Paumier. Contenant neuf planches. [And:] Paulmerie. [Extracted from: Encyclopedie,...

Paumier. Contenant neuf planches. [And:] Paulmerie. [Extracted from: Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers. Recueil...

[Paris; Liege: Panckoucke; Plomteux, 1785]. The complete set of these beautiful plates relating to Court Tennis (“le Jeu des Paumes”) from the Récueil de Planches, that extraordinary illustrated supplement to the magnificent Encyclopédie of Diderot and d'Alembert. The plates depict the creation of implements and play of tennis and billiards..... Read More about Paumier. Contenant neuf planches. [And:] Paulmerie. [Extracted from: Encyclopedie, ou...

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Item #314776 3 typed letters signed ("H.C. Lodge"), two to John Hays Hammond and one to the...

3 typed letters signed ("H.C. Lodge"), two to John Hays Hammond and one to the assistant of Mrs. Hammond.

Washington D.C and Nahant, Mass: March 30, 1901; October 7, 1907; and May 21, 1920. In the first letter Senator Lodge thanks Hammond for the copy of "Mrs. Hammond's pamphlet on the Boer War," saying he is "very glad to have it and to hear about both sides of this..... Read More about 3 typed letters signed ("H.C. Lodge"), two to John Hays Hammond and one to the...

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Item #314917 An Essay on the Principle of Population; or, a view of its past and present effects...

An Essay on the Principle of Population; or, a view of its past and present effects on human happiness; with...

London: Printed for J. Johnson in St. Paul's Church-Yard, by T. Bensley, 1807. Fourth edition. Malthus is as controversial as he is influential. "The central idea of the essay ... was a simple one. The population of a community ... increases geometrically, while food supplies increase only arithmetically. If the..... Read More about An Essay on the Principle of Population; or, a view of its past and present effects on human...

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Item #315037 Of Human Bondage. William Somerset Maugham

With a typed note signed

Of Human Bondage.

New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1936. Schwabe, Randolphe. First illustrated edition, no. 385 of 751 signed by the author and artist. With a typed note signed. Signed by Maugham and Schwabe, this copy with a typed note signed of Maugham mounted at back, dated 4th November 1964, thanking a Mr. Robertson..... Read More about Of Human Bondage

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Item #314898 The Recreations with the Muses By William Earle of Sterline. William Sterling, Earl of

The Recreations with the Muses By William Earle of Sterline.

London: printed by Tho. Harper, 1637. "Dooms-day, or, The great day of the Lords iudgement" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. Within this, "Ionathan" has separate dated title page A couple of copies have an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author by William Marshall, but Greg is doubtful..... Read More about The Recreations with the Muses By William Earle of Sterline

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Item #314786 Marilyn Monroe. Bert Stern, Norman MAILER

Marilyn Monroe.

Taschen, 2011. No. 29 of 125 copies with color pigment print on archival paper (print "A"), signed by Stern. Lavishly produced volume with the text of Norman Mailer’s 1973 biography, Marilyn, and photographs of the legendary actress taken by Bert Stern in a photo session shortly before her death. Read More about Marilyn Monroe

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