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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. Regrets missing him in Saratoga,
but plans to see him when visiting Boston. 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. $60.00
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. $35.00
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. $175.00
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. $35.00
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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. $75.00
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
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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).
Poet, editor; founded the Norwich Spectator in 1829, was associated with
The New England Magazine, American Monthly, Evening Tattler, Brother
Jonathan, etc. 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.
$35.00
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. $65.00
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. $60.00
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. $85.00
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. $60.00
LA-29. Burdette, Robert J. (1844-1914). Humorist, author (Rise and
Fall f the Moustache, etc). Signed card, San Francisco, Feb., 22, 1888.
$25.00
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. $60.00
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.
(1874-1965) Naturalist, Conservationist, Author; known for his animal stories. TLS, Hampden, May 12, 1961. Conveying an
autograph. Fine. $50.00
LA-33.
LA-34. 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-35. Carnegie, Dale (1888-1955).
Motivational speaker, author (How to Win Friends and Influence People, etc.).
Signature in green ink on a slip of paper, pasted to a slightly larger (3" x
7.25") sheet with a portrait and the date 1938. Fine. $27.50
LA-36. Cadman, S. Parkes (1864-1936).
Congregational clergyman, author (Charles Darwin and Other Thinkers, etc.).
Signed card, Oct. 10, 1930. $25.00
LA-37. Carleton, Will (1845-1912). Poet (Farm
Ballads, City Legends, City Ballads, etc); founder of Every Where
magazine, 1894. Signed card, Nov. 28, 1896. $22.50
LA-38. (Castlemon, Henry) ALS, 1 1/2 pp., August
23, 1869. Written by H.P. B. Jenette of R. W. Carroll & Co., Cincinnati
Booksellers. A reply to an inquiry from William A. Wheeler about the real name
of the author of Tom Newcomb. He states that "we shall probably not
divulge the real name, for the reason that having some very popular books, we do
not care to have the Eastern publishers try to seduce himfrom the part of
virtue and our interests." Written on company stationery, with ads on the back.
Very good. $50.00
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.
$20.00
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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. Cockerell, Douglas. Bookbinder, author.
ALS, June 25th, 1938. To Mr. Zabriskie, commenting that he has received some
skins that not as good as expected, but that he has picked some out and sent
them, along with some samples of new paper. Previously folded. Very good.
$25.00
LA-51. Cockerell, Douglas. Bookbinder, author. Short ALS on his business
stationery, Aug. 25, 1939. Mentions that "Things are sadly dislocated..."
Very good.$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 some work done by his son that might be of interest. Written in a tiny hand,
and difficult to read. Written on Cockerell's stationery. Very good.
$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.
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. $50.00
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.
$50.00
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, 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." Very
good. $45.00
LA-70. 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. $30.00
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LA-71. Dalzell, (Private) James M. (1838-1924) "The Blue and the Gray - Revised 1917" Manuscript poem, 3 pp., Washington, DC, May 30, 1917. Three 8"x13" lined sheets. "Private Dalzell" was a prolific writer, orator, and champion of the Civil War soldier, perhaps best known for organizing reunions of veterans, holding the first in Caldwell, Ohio, in 1873. This revision of his original 1864 poem consists of eight stanzas written on three pages, signed at the end with the note: "Copied in my own hand from the published poem in my 80th year." Apparently revised to be given at a Memorial Day event, with some additional references to the conflict at the time (WWI). Neatly written and well preserved, with only a couple small chips along the edges. $500.00
LA-72. Dana, Richard Henry
(1787-1879) Poet, editor, and essayist; helped found the North
American Review in 1815. ALS, 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 ("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.-" Very good. $85.00
LA-73. 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 (not present): "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. $40.00
LA-74. Day, Holman Francis (1865-1935). Author, Maine newspaper
editor. ANS, Auburn, Me., May 11, 1909. Short poem about Maine, signed and
dated to Howes Norris, Jr. Fine. $50.00
LA-75. 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
LA-76. Dickinson, Charles
Monroe (1842-1924). Poet, Diplomat. Autograph on a printed
page with concluding lines of a poem "The Greatest Miracle," written for the
Second Book of the Authors Club in 1921. Tipped to another sheet. The lower
right corner has a rectangle with glue residue where a biographical entry once
resided. Very good. $25.00
LA-77. Dole, Nathan Haskell (1852-1935). Poet; translator of
Tolstoi, Daudet, etc.; editor of the Young Folks Library, Bartlett’s Familiar
Quotations (10th ed.). Two handwritten notes on cards to
Mr. Young. One dated Dec. 3, 1900, mentioning that he is in New York, connected
with Appletons. In part: " Is Richard LeGallienne really with you? Or is that
figuratively spoken? If he is with you in the flesh tell him I want to
see him..." A second note is dated Dec. 22, sent from Jamaica Plain, MA,
where he is spending the winter. Says that he is uncertain of his future and
does not expect to get to New York, so it would be better for Young to "run over
to Boston." Both notes tipped to another sheet with a hinge, and in fine
condition. $85.00
LA-78. Dole, Nathan Haskell (1852-1935). Poet; translator of
Tolstoi, Daudet, etc.; editor of the Young Folks Library, Bartlett’s Familiar
Quotations (10th ed.). ANS, on both sides of a note card, March
25,
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. $30.00
LA-84.
LA-85. Embury, Emma C.
(1806-1863). Poet, author, editor (Graham's Magazine). A short note
with her signature, tipped to another sheet from a 19th century autograph
collection. "remembrances and good wishes from Mr. Embury. I remain, my dear
Mrs. Hale ... Most truly yours, Emma C. Embury
....A merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours." Very good.
$35.00
LA-86.
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. $65.00
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. $60.00
LA-89. Ford, Sewell (1868-1946). 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. $25.00
LA-90.
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.
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.
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). "All right, send it along and I'll include the photograph with it;
but better do it now, as I expect to leave for Vermont before long." 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. $25.00
