Results for: Literary Letters

Item #351937 Collection of 16 autograph letters to John Albee from William James, Henry Wadsworth...

(Albee, John).

Collection of 16 autograph letters to John Albee from William James, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Robert Todd Lincoln, Rowland Evans Robinson...

New Castle, New Hampshire: 1876-1906. A fine collection of 16 autograph letters from Longfellow, James, and others. New Castle historian and poet, John Albee (b.1833 - d.1915), spent several years as a Unitarian minister before writing the 1884 history of New Castle, New Hampshire. He wrote essays on Thoreau and..... Read More about Collection of 16 autograph letters to John Albee from William James, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,...

Price: $4,500

Item #324394 Group of Correspondence to Charles Simic, comprising 1 Typed Letter, signed, and 10...

Auster, Paul.

Group of Correspondence to Charles Simic, comprising 1 Typed Letter, signed, and 10 Autograph Letters and Notes, signed, 1973-1982.

Var, France; Berkeley, Brooklyn, etc: 1973-1982. ‘No one has ever given me such a boost’. Correspondence from poet and novelist Paul Auster to poet Charles Simic early in Auster’s career, evolving from an initial formal typed letter, expressing admiration and seeking a contribution to Living Hand, to a steady and..... Read More about Group of Correspondence to Charles Simic, comprising 1 Typed Letter, signed, and 10 Autograph...

Price: $5,500

Item #366064 Five Autograph Letters and Notes, signed (“Roland Barthes” or “RB”), to New...

Barthes, Roland.

Five Autograph Letters and Notes, signed (“Roland Barthes” or “RB”), to New York scholar and professor Tom Bishop.

Paris: 1978-1979. The renowned French author and critic Roland Barthes writes to his New York University colleague Tom Bishop a series of notes and letters, the earliest a note on an engraved calling card dated 17 February 1978, regretting an invitation but hoping to see Bishop while he is in..... Read More about Five Autograph Letters and Notes, signed (“Roland Barthes” or “RB”), to New York scholar...

Price: $2,500

Item #346572 Autograph Letter, signed ("Elizabeth Barrett Browning"), with Autograph Song "May's...

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett.

Autograph Letter, signed ("Elizabeth Barrett Browning"), with Autograph Song "May's Love"

Florence: c. 1848-1861. Browning writes, sending a poem at that point unpublished: "Sir, You ask me for a short unpublished poem, and I send you a very short one – a song. I hope it may not be unsuitable to your purpose, while wishing it were worthier; and I have..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed ("Elizabeth Barrett Browning"), with Autograph Song...

Price: $30,000

Bunting, Basil.

Group of letters to Andrew Wylie.

Goleta, California; Northumberland: 1967-1972. Letters to a Young Poet. Basil Bunting (1900-1985) was close with Pound and was associated with Zukovsky and the Objectivist poets. Attention to his work flagged in the post-war years until the publication in 1966 of his long poem, Briggflatts. Wylie, who began his career as..... Read More about Group of letters to Andrew Wylie

Price: $5,500

Item #352339 Autograph letter, signed, with initials (“N. B.”), to George Stevens, written...

Byron, [George Gordon Noel], Lord.

Autograph letter, signed, with initials (“N. B.”), to George Stevens, written below a letter in Italian by Pietro Gamba.

[Cephalonia]: November 7, 1823. ‘I must sail … I shall sail’. A notable Byron letter, showing his commitment to join the armed struggle in Greece, just before he left Cephalonia for the Greek mainland. As is frequently the case, Byron writes beneath a letter from Count Gamba (whose sister was..... Read More about Autograph letter, signed, with initials (“N. B.”), to George Stevens, written below a letter...

Price: $30,000

[Clemens, Samuel L.].

Fragment of an Autograph Letter, signed, "Mark"

ca. 30 August 1880. A fragment of a letter from Mark Twain to an unknown party, mostly discussing his children. Read More about Fragment of an Autograph Letter, signed, "Mark"

Price: $2,000

Item #304226 Autograph Letter, signed ("Mark") to his friend John MacAlister, on securing the...

Clemens, Samuel Langhorne.

Autograph Letter, signed ("Mark") to his friend John MacAlister, on securing the return of his copyrights from Bliss and a....

New York: 11 October 1903. ‘gone where the woodbine twineth’. Excellent and substantial Clemens letter, to John Y. MacAlister (1856-1925), Librarian and Secretary of the Royal Society of Medicine, and a pioneer in education for librarians in Britain. MacAlister was a friend Clemens and a fellow investor in Plasmon. Reading..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed ("Mark") to his friend John MacAlister, on securing the return...

Price: $15,000

Item #255954 Autograph Letter, signed (“SL Clemens”), to his British publisher, Andrew...

Clemens, Samuel Langhorne.

Autograph Letter, signed (“SL Clemens”), to his British publisher, Andrew Chatto, regarding the plans for publication of Adventures of Huckleberry...

Hartford, Ct: April 1, 1884. Clemens Promises Chatto ‘Early Sheets’ of Huck Finn. Important letter from Samuel Clemens to his British publisher Andrew Chatto at Chatto & Windus — two brief pages dense with early instructions regarding international aspects of the forthcoming publication of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Hartford Apl 1/84..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed (“SL Clemens”), to his British publisher, Andrew Chatto, regarding...

Price: $16,000

Item #346671 Autograph Letter, signed, "S.L. Clemens" to Mr. Howard, rejecting the offer of a...

Clemens, Samuel L.

Autograph Letter, signed, "S.L. Clemens" to Mr. Howard, rejecting the offer of a stay in England.

May 7, 1900. Clemens on the health of his daughter. Clemens writes from their home in London to Mr. Howard, declining an invitiation to spend time at his country estate, citing his daughter's health ahead of their return trip to the United States, May 7, 1900 Dear Mr. Howard: It..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed, "S.L. Clemens" to Mr. Howard, rejecting the offer of a stay...

Price: $2,500

Item #319952 Autograph Letter, signed (“J. Fenimore Cooper”), to Charles Gosselin, Cooper's...

Cooper, James Fenimore.

Autograph Letter, signed (“J. Fenimore Cooper”), to Charles Gosselin, Cooper's French publisher.

[Paris: n.d., first week of April 1827]. Cooper on Literary Life in Paris and the ‘Lawless’ Sioux. An excellent letter of American author James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), during his first residency in France (1826-8), where he “found himself moving in the best Paris society. He became a close friend of..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed (“J. Fenimore Cooper”), to Charles Gosselin, Cooper's French publisher

Price: $5,000

Item #366060 Two Autograph Letters, signed (“J. Derrida”), to New York scholar and professor...

Derrida, Jacques.

Two Autograph Letters, signed (“J. Derrida”), to New York scholar and professor Tom Bishop.

Paris: 25 February 1985. The famed French philosopher and cultural critic Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) writes to his New York University colleague Tom Bishop. In the first letter, from the École des Hautes Études en Science Sociales, dated 25 February 1985, Derrida writes in French to “Cher Tom” a long communication..... Read More about Two Autograph Letters, signed (“J. Derrida”), to New York scholar and professor Tom Bishop

Price: $1,500

Item #315289 Typed Letter, signed (“Love, Phil”), to “Pat” [Patricia Warrick], 10 January...

Dick, Philip K.

Typed Letter, signed (“Love, Phil”), to “Pat” [Patricia Warrick], 10 January 1981, on anamnesis and identity, the events of March...

Santa Ana, California: 10 January 1981. ‘I am one of the secret Christians battling the Black Iron Prison’. An outstanding letter from Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), the “Shakespeare of Science Fiction”, writes (in part): “And in March 1974 I saw a prison; we are in it; I call it (as..... Read More about Typed Letter, signed (“Love, Phil”), to “Pat” [Patricia Warrick], 10 January 1981, on...

Price: $7,500

Dickens, Charles.

Autograph letter signed, with his initials, to his servant John Thompson.

London: December 17, 1865. Letter from Dickens to his Servant. ALS from Charles Dickens to his servant of twenty years, John Thompson, informing him that Dickens wouldn't be able to attend a dinner with Lady Molesworth and providing instructions. A few weeks after the letter was written, Thompson was found..... Read More about Autograph letter signed, with his initials, to his servant John Thompson

Price: $2,500

Item #267671 Autograph Letter, signed (“Charles Dickens” with flourish), to Adolphus...

Dickens, Charles.

Autograph Letter, signed (“Charles Dickens” with flourish), to Adolphus Trollope, on the blank of a letter from Mowbray Morris to...

Gads Hill Place: 24 November 1869. A Recommendation from Charles Dickens. Mowbray Morris (1819-1874), manager of The Times newspaper from 1847 to 1873, wrote Charles Dickens on 23 November 1869, thanking him for the “recommendation of Adolphus Trollope. It is an infinite comfort to a man who is charged with..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed (“Charles Dickens” with flourish), to Adolphus Trollope, on the...

Price: $5,500

Eliot, George.

Autograph Letter, signed "ME Lewes" to [Joseph Munt] Langford.

The Priory, Regents Park: December 22, 1877. 'Let us keep to make good romances of the practical kind if we can.' – George Eliot as matchmaker. Joseph Munt Langford (1809-1884) was a publisher, playwright and drama critic who managed the London offices for Blackwood & Sons. Lewes, upon receipt of..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed "ME Lewes" to [Joseph Munt] Langford

Price: $5,000

Item #365485 Typed Letter, signed (“Tom”), to his friend John Lehmann, concerning A Message...

Eliot, T.S.

Typed Letter, signed (“Tom”), to his friend John Lehmann, concerning A Message for the inaugual issue of the relaunch of...

London: 31 October 1953. T.S. Eliot writes his friend John Lehmann concerning a proposed contribution to the inaugural issue of the London Magazine, soon to be relaunched under Lehmann’s editorship. Eliot is attentive to tone and deadline (transcribed): My dear John, The message can be composed, I think, within the..... Read More about Typed Letter, signed (“Tom”), to his friend John Lehmann, concerning A Message for the...

Price: $2,250

Item #321828 Collection of Five Autograph Letters and Autograph Notes, signed, to Dr. Henry Hick,...

Gissing, George.

Collection of Five Autograph Letters and Autograph Notes, signed, to Dr. Henry Hick, 1895-1901.

Various places: Epsom, Rome, Sandgate, Nayland. Notable group of correspondence from author George Gissing (1857-1903) to Dr. Henry Hick, his friend since childhood. Gissing touches on matters of health, his travels, and with mentions of H.G. Wells. Wells was present at Gissing’s death on 28 December 1903 and included a...... Read More about Collection of Five Autograph Letters and Autograph Notes, signed, to Dr. Henry Hick, 1895-1901

Price: $5,500

Item #339225 Two Autograph Letters by Milton Glaser to Children's Book Author Alvin Tresselt...

Glaser, Milton.

Two Autograph Letters by Milton Glaser to Children's Book Author Alvin Tresselt Concerning their Collaboration on 'THE SMALLEST ELEPHANT IN...

Rome: ca. 1957-1958. TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED BY MILTON GLASER, TO CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR ALVIN TRESSELT, INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL INK SKETCH BY GLASER. Milton Glaser, American artist and graphic designer (b.1929 - d.2020) is perhaps best known for his "I Love New York" logo, a Bob Dylan poster, and the..... Read More about Two Autograph Letters by Milton Glaser to Children's Book Author Alvin Tresselt Concerning their...

Price: $1,500

Hemingway, Ernest.

Typed Letter, signed (“Ernie”), to George Brown, his boxing coach and trainer.

Finca Vigia San Francisco de Paula Cuba: August 7, 1941. The Hemingways on a Diet. George Brown owned a gym in New York City where Hemingway worked out when he was in the town, and he and George Brown became fast friends, Brown serving as his trainer and boxing coach..... Read More about Typed Letter, signed (“Ernie”), to George Brown, his boxing coach and trainer

Price: $7,500

(Landor, Walter Savage) Landor, Walter Savage.

Autograph Letter, signed "WL" to Kate Field [August 12, 1866].

Newport: August 12, 1866. Signed note from Walter S. Landor to Kate Field, also signed by Elliott Coues. Landor sends Field a friendly note mentioning some works he sent to her for publication. "Here are things which you may do what you please with. They have cost me seven or..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed "WL" to Kate Field [August 12, 1866

Price: $500

(Laura Z. Hobson).

A.L.S. and T.L.S. letters from Laura Z. Hobson to Saxe Commins, and a letter to Dorothy Commins.

1953/1958. A collection of letters from Laura Z. Hobson to editor Saxe Commins. Saxe Commins (b.1892 - d.1958) was an editor at Random House from 1933 to 1957. He was an editor for many of the greats, such as Eugene O'Neill, Theodore Drieser, Sinclair Lewis, W.H. Auden, Karen Blixen (Isak..... Read More about A.L.S. and T.L.S. letters from Laura Z. Hobson to Saxe Commins, and a letter to Dorothy Commins

Price: $1,250

McCarthy, Cormac.

Autograph Letter, signed (“Cormac”), to author Lawrence Millman.

[El Paso: March 1981]. A nice friendly letter from Cormac McCarthy to author and traveller Lawrence Millman, noting that he rarely sends out pieces for magazine publication “with the exception (twice in 15 years) being if I am particularly importuned by somebody who seems decent. By all means let me..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed (“Cormac”), to author Lawrence Millman

Price: $5,000

Mencken, H. L.

Typed Letter Signed by H. L. Mencken.

Baltimore: 6/25/1948. States (in seven lines): "I needn't tell you that I have read your notes with the greatest interest. They are valuable indeed, and I am delighted to have them. Whenever the chance offers to go back to my book, I'll certainly have them before me. I am obliged..... Read More about Typed Letter Signed by H. L. Mencken

Price: $175

Item #252027 Typed Letter, signed (“Peggy Mitchell Marsh”), to George Cukor, thanking him for...

Mitchell, Margaret.

Typed Letter, signed (“Peggy Mitchell Marsh”), to George Cukor, thanking him for a gift of perfume, and discussing the reception...

Atlanta, Georgia: May 12, 1937. To Cukor on “old mimosa groves” — “bees demented in the blossoms” -- and Tallulah. Mitchell thanks Cukor for the gift of Mary Chess perfumes, and especially the “mimosa”: “I had tried someone’s brand of mimosa many years ago, but it was heavy enough to..... Read More about Typed Letter, signed (“Peggy Mitchell Marsh”), to George Cukor, thanking him for a gift of...

Price: $7,500