1939. ADE, George. Typed Letter Signed. One page, on personalized stationery, dated Feb. 15, 1939. To Ben Abramson, Argus Book Shop, Chicago: "I am interested to have your letter regarding Hazel Felman and her possible desire to make some musical arrangement of Fables In Slang. I don't see how in..... More
1958. BALDWIN, Faith. Typed Letter Signed. Two pages on both sides of a single sheet; hand-written in ink: "Rt. 2 Meed Ave., Norwalk, Conn, Sept. 26/58." Note: There are numerous typing errors and hand-written corrections in ink throughout the letter and spelling errors are, for the most part, not noted..... More
1944. BASIE, William "Count". Document Signed. A three-page typed agreement, dated December 6, 1944, between Basie and Columbia Records president Edward "Ted" Wallerstein, in which Basie agrees to provide his orchestra for making an album, for the sum of $400 for each record side plus royalties. Signed on the last..... More
1965. BENCHLEY, Nathaniel. Typed Letter Signed. A one-page typed letter signed, dated Aug. 21, 1965: "To ___, I seem to be a little out of practice with the pencil, but I hope that the enclosed will be of some small help...as though anything could. A relative of mine had your..... More
1930. COBB, Irvin S. Typed Letter Signed. A one-page typed letter signed, on personalized stationery, dated March 10, 1930. To an autograph collector: "I think the habit of autograph collecting is all right provided the collector encloses a stamped envelope for a reply and doesn't fall into the habit of..... More
1937. COBB, Irvin S. Typed Letter Signed. A one-page typed letter signed, on personalized stationery, dated Jily 23, 1937. To an autograph collector: "I take pleasure in sending you my autograph and regret that I am unable to send you any of Mr. Rogers. Yours sincerely, Irvin S. Cobb." Very..... More
1989. COFFIN, Tristram. Typed Letter Signed. One page on personalized stationery, dated April 25, 1989. "Dear Jim and Family: Yes, I belong to PEN and was once on its board. The action of Ayatollah is typical of the fanatic; nothing exists except in his own crazy thoughts. Sincerely, Tris. Coffin."..... More
1944. DE VOTO, Bernard. Typed Letter Signed. One page on personalized stationery, dated October 25, 1944. To NBC's Margaret Cuthbert, De Voto questions what role he is to have in a proposed broadcast and suggests a sample from a similar program be sent to him. "If it's something I feel..... More
1945. DE VOTO, Bernard. Typed Letter Signed. One page on personalized stationery, dated September 12, 1945. To NBC's Margaret Cuthbert: "I am afraid I cannot help with Huck Finn." De Voto gives his future lecture schedule and says he is not available..."so it looks as though I am out." Paper..... More
1940. DILLON, George. Typed Letter Signed. One quarto-size page, dated March 21, 1940. Dillon responds to a request for a poem or photograph for a museum collection. He asks the correspondent what poems [Robert] Frost and [Edgar Lee] Masters have contributed, so he will have "a better idea of what..... More
1969. ENSLIN, Theodore. Typed Letter Signed. One page, dated July 6, 1969. About 225 words. Enslin forwards two handwritten poems [not present] and suggests a contribution be made to his favorite charity- himself. In part: "You see, I have taken the hardest road a poet can... a contribution to me..... More
FALKENBURG, Jinx. Document Signed. A signed publicity release form for the News Syndicate Co., New York City, to use her name and image in its publications. $15.00. More
FOCH, Nina. Document Signed. A signed publicity release form for the News Syndicate Co., New York City, to use her name and image in its publications. Crease upper letter. $25.00. More
FORD, Paul. Document Signed. A signed publicity release form for the News Syndicate Co., New York City, to use his name and image in its publications. $20.00. More
1975. GOULART, Ron. Typed Letter Signed. One page on personalized stationery, dated June 11, 1975. Sends the dust jacket to a recent comic strip book (jacket is not present) and mentions Avenger paperbacks. Also comes with Volume 1, Number 1, 1994 of "Goulart's Weekly," and Volume 4, Number 4 (Winter..... More
GRANT, Gogi. Document Signed. A signed publicity release form for the News Syndicate Co., New York City, to use her name and image in its publications. $20.00. More
KELLY, Jack. Document Signed. A signed publicity release form for the News Syndicate Co., New York City, to use his name and image in its publications. Small tear. $25.00. More
1927. LINCOLN, Joseph C. Typed Letter Signed. American author. One page on personalized stationery, dated Oct. 27, 1927. "Due to the summer's vacationing, your letter of May the thirty-first has just been brought to my attention, and by this time you have perhaps seen The Aristocratic Miss Brewster, which is..... More
Merion, Pa. 1926. A typed letter signed on personalized Merion Manor stationery, dated March 31, 1926. A rather unusual letter responding to a request for a clam chowder recipe. Lincoln states that writer is "asking too much of me when you request the recipe for clam chowder. I agree with..... More
Merion, Pa: 1926. One page, on Merion Manor stationery, dated March 28, 1926. To Florence I. Burdge, Hackensack, NJ (where Lincoln owned a house). Lincoln discusses working on his upcoming novel and that Mrs. Lincoln has been "very (worded crossed out) ill." Lincoln thanks Burdge for a birthday card and..... More
1944. MACLEISH, Archibald. Typed Letter Signed. One page, on Librarian of Congress stationery, Washington, DC, July 3, 1944. To Bernice Kaufman, wife of playwright George S. Kaufman, and to Jo Hennessey, a Viking Press representative. MacLeish thanks them for forwarding him a copy of Alexander Woolcott's "Letters" inscribed by both..... More
1954. MEYNER, Robert B. Typed Letter Signed. A one-page, typed letter signed by New Jersey Governor Robert B. Meyner, on his official letterhead, dated November 17, 1954. Meyner declines an invitation to attend a dinner in honor of Judge George F. Neutze because he has a previous appointment in Atlantic..... More
1970. NELSON, Kenneth. Typed Letter Signed. Actor. On a single sheet, dated Sept. 26, 1970. Nelson thanks his correspondent for sitting through the movie "The Boys In The Band" for six and a half times. "No doubt the last half time was when you had to be taken out of..... More
NEWMAN, Phyllis. Document Signed. A signed publicity release form for the News Syndicate Co., New York City, to use her name and image in its publications. $25.00. More
NORTH, Sheree. Document Signed. A signed publicity release form for the News Syndicate Co., New York City, to use her name and image in its publications. $20.00. More
