Literary Autographs from Charles Agvent
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)
by LEWIS, Sinclair
- Condition
- Used - Ink stamp of date received at bottom left margin; crease from folding. Near Fine
- Published
- 2 March 1937
- Binding
- Letter
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$423.00
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Bronxville, NY, 2 March 1937. Letter. Ink stamp of date received at bottom left margin; crease from folding. Near Fine. One page on 5-3/4" x 6-1/2" personal stationery SIGNED in full to Dramatists Play Service ordering "plays mentioned on the enclosed list [not present], as advertised in your latest announcement."
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NZ$423.00
TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)
by STEINBECK, John
- Condition
- Used - Creases from mailing, including the pamphlet which has a vertical crease. Near Fine
- Published
- n.d. [April 1939]
- Binding
- Letter
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$5,287.50
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Los Gatos, n.d. [April 1939]. Letter. Creases from mailing, including the pamphlet which has a vertical crease. Near Fine. One-page TYPED LETTER SIGNED in full in ink to Mrs. Holman [Zena Holman, wife of Wilfred Rensselar Holman of the historic Holman's Department Store in Pacific Grove, CA], responding to her question about the release of THE GRAPES OF… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$5,287.50
TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS): Getting a good agent is harder than getting a publisher
by SMITH, H. Allen
- Condition
- Used - About Fine
- Published
- 17 February 1969
- Binding
- Letter
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$105.75
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17 February 1969. Letter. About Fine. Two pages on rectos of two 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" sheets of personal stationery SIGNED to Mr. Bracker commenting on a manuscript sent to him and offering advice: "You have covered a representative list of good publishers with your ms. What you need is an agent, and getting a good agent is harder… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$105.75
AUTOGRAPHED LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by LEWIS, Sinclair
- Condition
- Used - About Fine
- Published
- 26 September n.y.
- Binding
- Letter
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$2,115.00
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26 September n.y.. Letter. About Fine. A two-page handwritten letter on rectos of two 8-1/2" x 11" sheets SIGNED in full to Dr. Smyth. In part: "God bless you a million times, not only for the May Sinclair review & the way in which it was played up, but for your immensely generous personal letter about the book,… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$2,115.00
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by PROUST, Marcel
- Condition
- Used - Creases from folding, light edge toning. Near Fine
- Published
- [@6 October 1908]
- Binding
- Letter
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$17,977.50
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Versailles, [@6 October 1908]. Letter. Creases from folding, light edge toning. Near Fine. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "Marcel Proust." Four pages of a bifolium, 5" x 8", undated [circa October 6, 1908]. Written on mourning stationary and addressed to Max Daireaux, a man 13 years his junior whom he had met earlier that year in Cabourg, France, the inspiration… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$17,977.50
ARCHIVE OF 2 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED (ALSs)
by DE GONCOURT, Jules
- Condition
- Used - Creases from folding. Near Fine
- Published
- 1853 & 1868
- Binding
- Letter
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$528.75
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1853 & 1868. Letter. Creases from folding. Near Fine. Two one-page handwritten letters, both in French, dated 27 November 1853 and 29 February 1868, on 5-1/4" x 8-1/4" sheets of paper, each addressed to an unidentified publisher asking for the return of two manuscripts. Roughly, "After four unfruitful visits I finally secured an appointment and a promise of… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$528.75
TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)
by DRABBLE, Margaret
- Condition
- Used - Folds from mailing, a few light creases. Near Fine
- Published
- 26 July 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$211.50
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London, 26 July 1996. Hardcover. Folds from mailing, a few light creases. Near Fine. An interesting letter to poet Douglas Newton about her biography of author Angus Wilson, published in 1995. In part: "I found working on his life a most interesting (and exhausting) experience-- no more biographies for me, ever."
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NZ$211.50
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by BERRYMAN, John
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Published
- 13 September 1969
- Binding
- Letter
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$1,586.25
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n.p., 13 September 1969. Letter. Fine. On personal stationery addressed to a Mr. Watson completely in Berryman's holograph and SIGNED by him at the conclusion. Berryman thanks him for his invitation but says his lecture and seminar schedule forbid him to accept.
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NZ$1,586.25
ARCHIVE consisting of 1 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) and 4 TYPED LETTERS SIGNED (TLSs) to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
by KENNEDY, William
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine to Fine
- Published
- 1985-1996
- Binding
- Letter
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$1,586.25
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1985-1996. Letter. Near Fine to Fine. Interesting group of letters between these two famous Irish Americans, all SIGNED as "Bill." In the earliest letter, Kennedy remarks about a speech by Moynihan on the Harriman legacy: "I note in the speech you call me 'incorrigible' which delights me.... I was relatively new to reporting when Harriman was governor, covered… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,586.25
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED matted and framed with a portrait and two brass plaques
by FROST, Robert
- Condition
- Used - Fine, beautiful presentation
- Binding
- Framed Letter
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$3,701.25
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Framed Letter. Fine, beautiful presentation. A brief letter completely in Frost's hand (5-1/2" x 5-1/2") matted with a photograph reproduction portrait of Frost (7-1/2" x 9-1/2") and two small brass plaques, one a nameplate and the other with the famous five last lines of "The Road Not Taken," all in a handsome wood frame under glass with a… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$3,701.25
