Search Results: Authors starting with S from Max Rambod Inc.

American virologist and discoverer of the first oral polio vaccine. Autograph note signed, 1 page, 8.5" x 4", February 14, 1991. Sabin writes a powerful and humbling sentiment on his favorite book, boldly penned in black fineline: "I have read many books in my 84 years that had an impact on my career and philosophy of life -- but not until I began reading and re-reading the book named below did I realize how ignorant I was all my life: "THE DISCOVERERS: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself," by Daniel J. Boorstin (former Librarian of Congress)..." Signed "Albert B. Sabin." A wonderful not by one of the great medical discoverers of the 20th century. Note shows original folds, otherwise in fine condition.

Selected Poems including the verse play Eli." Jonathan Cape: London, 1968. Signed by author on title page. Marked for her "outstanding lyrical and dramatic writing, which interprets Israel's destiny," Nelly Sachs' 1966 Prize cemented women writers' reputations as global cultural commentators. Sachs dedicated her career to giving a voice to the victims and survivors of the Holocaust. Excellent condition with original dust jacket, clean boards, and bright pages.

Passenger to Teheran -- First Edition by Vita Sackville-West. London: The Hogarth Press, 1926.181 pages, 32 Photographic Plates Sackville-West was an English author, poet and aristocrat. "Passenger to Teheran" is an account of Sackville-West's journey to visit her husband, Harold Nicolson, who was serving as a diplomat in Teheran. Along her route she sailed the Nile, stopped in India before sailing the Persian Gulf to Iraq through the mountains to Teheran, Iran. Her return to England was equally slow-paced and she traveled dangerous circumstances through the revolution in Russia and Poland. A classic work that showcases Sackville-West's humor and sense of adventure. A good copy. Both Sackville-West and her husband had same-sex relationships, as did some of the Bloomsbury Group of writers and artists, with whom they had connections. Her relationship with Virginia Woolf began in 1925 and ended in 1935, reaching its height between 1925-28 which was when Woolf printed this book on her Hogarth Press.… Read More

[Joan Of Arc.] SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita. Saint Joan Of Arc. London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1936. Signed by the author, Signed First edition, signed limited issue, signed by the author and not for sale; the signed limited issue, comprising only 120 copies in total. Sackville-West who was Virginia Woolf's lover, and the inspiration for Woolf Orlando, she relies on the detailed historical records from Joan of Arc trial, reconstructs the scenes of the story: the slow growth of Joan's convictions, her path to take command of the armies of France- Joan series of stunning military victories which lifted the Siege of Orléans and destroyed a large part of the English forces, reversing the course of the Hundred Years' War. Later, there was a reversal before the gates of Paris and she was captured in the spring of 1430. She was tried by a church court based "especially the impropriety of the garments to which she clung" according to the Trial transcript. Her soldier's clothing increasingly became an issue as the trial… Read More

[LGBTQ] [Pulp] Salem, Randy (Pat Purdue). The Soft Sin. New York:" Midwood Books, 1962. First edition with cover confirming "First Printing Anywhere". 191 pages. Measures 4.25" x 7". Vintage illustrated cover features two women, one in the foreground with messy hair, while a blonde woman lays down on a couch behind her. Tagline reads: "She fell in love with her boss, but her boss was a woman." One of few pulp novels written by a woman, Purdue was reportedly involved in a relationship with fellow Lesbian pulp author Sally Singer. Considered one of the women in the group writing "Pro-lesbian" pulp fiction by Yvonne Keller. Listed in Grier at the highest tier, meaning it has significant lesbian characters and action and is an important piece in any lesbian pulp collection. Cover is vibrant and clean, with one small price sticker in corner. Textblock is tight. Overall, pulp is in very good condition.

[LGBTQ] [Pulp] Salem, Randy (Pat Purdue). Man Among Women. New York: Beacon Books, 1960. Cover features a vintage portrait of two women on the beach, one running her hand through the others hair lovingly. Tagline reads: "What must a man do to win one woman from another in this twisted world? Where a woman was his love rival." Listed in the "A*" tier in Grier, meaning the book has significant lesbian characters and action, and makes it a valuable part of any lesbian pulp collection. Back cover confirms "A taboo subject is treated with frankness and deep understanding." Lesbian pulp critic Yvonne Keller said Man Among Women "accommodates the genre's insistence on male voyeurism but resists the male power that traditionally accompanies it ... The male protagonist is allowed to look at lesbians but always with painful consequences ..." One of few women writing lesbian pulp fiction at the time. Cover is very clean and vibrant and textblock tight. This pulp copy is in very good condition.

SALINGER, J.D. Typed Letter Signed "Jerry" with accompanying, unpublished draft for the dust jacket for Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenter and Seymour: An Introduction. The draft was typed by Salinger and also includes a correction in his hand. Dated Sept. 9, 1962. Although Salinger was preparing for the publication of his final anthology about the Glass Family, he writes a letter to his agent mentioning The Catcher in the Rye: "When The Catcher in the Rye was on the fire, Little-Brown paid for some pictures of me taken by a woman named Lotte Jacobi..." The Lotte Jacobi photo was printed large across the back cover of the first two printings of The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger's fame exploded after publication, and he soon found he had become too recognizable to continue living in New York City with any semblance of privacy. By the third printing of Catcher, he had his image removed from the book jacket, yet he was pained by it his whole life, even going so far as asking his publishing house to… Read More

J. D. Salinger. "The Hang of It" in Collier's July 12, 1941 The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, New York, 1941. First appearance of "The Hang of It" by J. D. Salinger in the Short Short Story segment. The story was reprinted in book form in 1942 in "The Kit Book for Soliders, Sailors and Marines". A commercial tale of a soldier who just can't seem to get "The Hang of It" . The positive ending to the story was fitting for the countries upcoming involvement in World War II and popular with the magazines of the time. First Edition. A near fine copy with light wear to wrappers and original mailing label on front cover. Small tear at bottom left corner of front cover, affecting "Biggest warplane ever built

J.D. SALINGER Story, Soft-Boiled Sargeant Saturday Evening Post April 15, 1944. Soft cover.- This Salinger story is Not Been Published Anywhere Else. "Soft-Boiled Sergeant" chronicles a young soldier's entry into the military. good-natured Staff Sergeant, Burke, helps a young soldier get through difficulties with other people and overcome his nervousness. Originally titled Death of a Dogface. Magazine changed it, making Salinger deeply resentful. A story of love and condemning phoniness, written before Salinger had actually seen action in the war, but becomes a precursor to his more famous work on Holden Caulfield condemning phoniness: Catcher in the Rye.

Reclusive U.S. Author, famous for his ground-breaking coming of age novel "The Catcher in the Rye." Extremely important 2 page publishing contract 8.5" x 20" signed "J.D. Salinger" and dated "9th February, 1965" for the right to publish his most important work "The Catcher in the Rye" in Portugese for release in Brazil. This is the Publishing contract for the publication of his book "The Catcher in the Rye" in the Portugese language. On Rosyln Targ Literary Agency, Inc. letterhead. In part: "Memorandum of agreement made and entered into this 9th day of February 1965 between J.D. Salinger c/o Harold Ober Associates, Inc... hereafter called the proprietor of the one part and Editors Do Autor...Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, hereafter called the publisher of the other part whereby it is mutually agreed as follows regarding the work by J.D. Salinger entitled, Catcher In The Rye. The proprietor warranting that he is the sole and exclusive owner of the rights subject to this agreement hereby grants to the… Read More

J.D. Salinger Pretty Mouth & Green My Eyes, The New Yorker, NY, 1951. Original first printing of the story, Entire issue, July 14, 1951, Soft cover. .in original printed wraps, some The first appearance of this story that would later appear in the collection, NINE STORIES, Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1953. English Professor Dr. Brett Weaver argues, the character of "Joanie is based on Salinger's one-time girlfriend Oona O'Neill who threw him over for Charlie Chaplin, and that 'Pretty' is Salinger's revenge for his broken heart. Light rubbing and creasing to cover. In good to very good condition.

J. D. Salinger. "A Boy in France" (a Caulfield story) Saturday Evening Post March 31, 1945 - Caulfield friend Babe Gladwaller is hunkered down in a foxhole reading a letter from his young sister Mattie to try to feel safe. This is the only Salinger story directly describing combat conditions in the war. Babe and his sister Mattie relationship in this story is predecessor to Holden and his sister Phoebe relationship in Catcher. "A Boy in France" is Part of trio of Caulfield stories ( Last day of the last furlough, and the stranger.) that formed the basis for his first novel Catcher in the Rye. Mattie s love and innocence helps Babe to hold on to his humanity. Very good condition with light wear to wrappers.

J. D. Salinger. "The Stranger" in Collier's (a Caulfield story) Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, NY, December 1, 1945. Soft cover.- Babe Gladwaller goes to visit Vincent Caulfield's former fiancé to tell her how he died in the war. His younger sister Mattie comes along and her innocence helps him get through the ordeal. In the first story of the trio, Vincent had revealed his brother Holden Caulfield is missing in action. Condition: Good. Entire issue, December 1, 1945, in original pictorial wraps, a bit of rubbing along spine edge with occasional discrete loss. Light rippling. A scarce issue. This is chronologically the last of the Caulfield stories as by now all three of the Caulfield brothers are dead or missing in action.

Salinger, J.D. American author of The Catcher in the Rye. Typed letter signed "Jerry". 2 pages. August 4, 1979. To Eileen Paddison, a close friend and aspiring writer who maintained a correspondence with Salinger for over 15 years. A letter detailing his distrust of "the typical AMA-abiding mind" (by which he means non-homeopathic western medicine doctors) and the difficulty of being a good sibling, "small hell for a tolerant sister with a telephone in the house." Both for the anti-establishment content, and the interplay of sibling relations content, this letter is richly exemplative of Salinger's attitudes as a person and as an author. Most fascinating however, is Salinger's admission in this letter that he is "working", (by which he means that he continues to write), although his last novella, "Hapworth 16, 1924, had been published 14 years earlier, and no more of his fiction would ever be published. An encouraging and personal letter by J.D. Salinger, one of America's great authors. In 1972, a… Read More

JD Salinger's Rare yearbook of the army flight school located in Bainbridge, Georgia. A photograph showing Salinger with other graduates is found on page 83. Salinger was drafted into the army in the spring of 1942, several months after the US entered World War II. The war had a profound affect on Salinger. It loomed over him even before he was drafted: The character of Holden Caulfield was initially conceived in a short story about a disaffected teenager with "pre-war jitters". Bainbridge, however, presented a prosperous time for Salinger as a writer. He published several pieces while at Bainbridge in both The Saturday Evening Post and at Colliers, and for the first time decided to turn his short stories about Holden into a full-length novel. "This Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise" one of Salinger's most famous short stories, which is eventually adapted into Catcher in the Rye, is narrated by a young man "trying to keep out of the crazy Georgia rain, waiting for the lieutenant..." Salinger eventually saw… Read More

J. D. Salinger. Signed Junior High Yearbook . Possibly the most important J.D. Salinger piece ever to come to market, as it is Salinger's only yearbook from the same age as Holden ever recorded as coming to market. It contains the only known handwriting of Salinger at the age of Holden, and the only known photo of Salinger at the age of Holden. "The Catcher in the Rye" is the story of Holden Caulfield, a troubled youth in his junior year of boarding school, closely biographically related to the adolescent years of its famous author. No copy of this Junior yearbook has ever come on market. The Crossed Sabres, Valley Forge Military Academy. Wayne, PA: 1935. Signed "Jerome Salinger", pg. 139. He is named pictured at least 4 more times throughout the book; most clearly on pgs. 170-171 as a member of the drama club. J.D. Salinger became famous for The Catcher in the Rye's sublime expression of adolescence. The crisis of Salinger's young protagonist, Holden, occurs in his Junior boarding school year, when… Read More

Salinger, J.D. American author of The Catcher in the Rye.Typed letter signed "Jerry" and with two hand-written pencil corrections. 2 pages. Dec. 23, 3 PM [1971]. To Eileen Paddison, a boarding-school girl and aspiring writer who struck up an unlikely lifelong friendship with the author, and over time became the recipient of some of his most personal confessions. A long and intriguing letter, in which the reclusive author admits he understands what she is going through, grappling with a mixed identity, and finding his escape in boarding school, "Boarding schools have a bad name, but they oddly suit some kinds of kids." It was Salinger's boarding school experience coupled with intrinsic alienation that formed the basis for his most acclaimed novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Also with content on his hatred of stealing and intense love of privacy-two factors which would dominate the second half of his life as Salinger withdrew from the limelight and aggressively punished infringement on his intellectual… Read More

Salinger, J.D.  American author of Catcher in the Rye. Two typed letters, one signed "Jerry" and the other signed "JDS". June 17, 1978 (two pages) and December 10, 1971 (one page). To Eileen Paddison, a close friend and aspiring writer who maintained a correspondence with Salinger for over 15 years. An archive revealing the Taoist philosophical underpinnings of Saliner's iconic critique of the American bourgeois life-style. In 1977, Gerald Rosen authored an entire book on the Zen and Buddhism influence on Salinger work, Zen in the Art of J. D. Salinger, analyzing Buddhism concepts and phrasing in The Catcher in the Rye, Franny & Zooey, and also his other short stories. In these letters, Salinger goes into detail about exactly what it is in Taoist practice he finds so compelling. American Author J.D. Salinger built his canon with novels starring hungry young truth-seekers, dissatisfied with the materialism and soullessness of upper middle-class American life. He was intensely averse to the fame that… Read More

Salinger, J.D. American author of The Catcher in the Rye. Typed Letter signed "Jerry". 1 page. April 5, [1972]. To Eileen Paddison, then a high school student living at boarding school, she would become a close friend and confidante of Salinger over the next several years. A striking letter in which the reclusive author admits he understands what she is going through, having escaped family problems through boarding school himself as a teenager, and lending his support her issues with family, "I think I understand about being glad, sort of, to get back to your little cell at school." It was Salinger's boarding school experience coupled with a fraught family life that formed the basis for his most acclaimed novel, The Catcher in the Rye,which also made him a lightning rod for a generation of young people who identified with his profound isolation. While Salinger received hundreds, if not thousands, of letters from teenagers who believed he alone would understand their problems, responsive letters from… Read More

DS, signed "J. D. Salinger," one page both sides, 8.5 x 14, February 25, 1964. Agreement between Salinger and the publisher Ediciones AT of Barcelona regarding "the work by J. D. Salinger entitled: Franny and Zooey," in which the author grants the "sole and exclusive license to translate, print, publish and sell the said work in volume form only in a regular trade edition in the Catalan language." Especially interesting are the additional terms added at the end of the standard form which reflect Salinger's demands for privacy: "It is understood by the Publisher that no photographs may be used on the cover or jacket or in any connection with the book. No photographs should be used in promotional copy or advertising. No biographical material may be used for promotion or advertising." Expected document wear, small edge separations at folds, and paper loss to upper corners (not affecting any text), otherwise fine condition. Salinger's intense demand for privacy-no photographs, no biography-is certainly… Read More