Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 68

The June 30th Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Authors & Books

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 210		[Books of Humor] (1)Absurd Ditties by G.E. Farrow. London, George Routledge, 1903. 7¾ x 5¾ in., 223pp. Illustrated. Covers slightly soiled. (2) The Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1893. 8½ x 10½ pp, 109 pp. Illustrated. Covers very soiled; some soiling to pages. (3) A book of Nonsense and Other Absurdities by Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, and Others. London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1927. 7 x 5 in., 240 pp. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 211		Boyd, Grace Bradley and Michael Cochran. Hopalong Cassidy-An American Legend. Limited edition, 137/1000, signed by co-author Grace Bradley Boyd, William Boyd's widow, with a note on page two to Mario Hernandez, who bought their Palm Desert home in 2005. 12¼ x 9½ in., 368pp., in a custom-made case. Containing a chronological history of Mr. Boyd from childhood throughout his movie career, it is filled with classic 20th century movie photos, along with beautiful full color prints of his movie posters. Estimated Value $200 - 300. From the William Boyd Estate. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 212		*[Burns, Robert] Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect.* In Two Volumes. A New Edition, Considerably Enlarged. Edinburgh: Printed by Adam Neill and Co. for T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, London; and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1800. 7½ x 4¾ in. Vol. I (xii), 237 pp. Vol II, 287 pp. Full leather covers, bumped and rubbed, with modern labels and gilt lettering. Light to moderate toning throughout, previous owner's name on inside cover. Dampstaining in lower margin of early pages of Vol. I affects very few letters of text and fades out by page 25. Egerer 48. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 213		*[Burns, Robert] Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect.* Two Volumes. Edinburgh: Printed & Sold by James Robertson, 1802. 4¼ x 2¾ in. Vol I. (x), 234 pp., Vol II., 185 pp., 32 p. glossary. Leather covers scuffed and worn. Toning throughout. Vol. I, remnants of book plate on inside cover; Vol. II, markings at lower edge of title page and previous owner's name at bottom of frontispiece Edgerer 67. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 214		*[Burns, Robert], 1st Edition The Works of Robert Burns, 1800.* With An Account of His Life, and A Criticism of His Writings. To Which Are Prefixed, Some Observations on the Character and Condition of the Scottish Peasantry. In Four Volumes. Liverpool: Printed by J. M'Creery, Houghton-Street; For T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, Strand, London; and W. Creech, Edinburgh. 8¾ x 5½ in. Modern half calf, marbled boards, gilt lettering; corners and edges a little worn and bumped. Some offsetting to endpages; light toning and foxing throughout. Vol. I, The Life of Robert Burns… (xxvi), 377 pp.; frontispiece of Burns a couple of penciled notes to front inside covers; one small tear on p. 17/18. Vol. II, General Correspondence; Including Pieces of Miscellaneous Poetry. (xxviii), 476 pp. Vol. III, Poems, Formerly Published, Wiith Some Additions. To Which Is Added, A History of These Poems by Gilbert Burns (xv), 384 pp, plus 55-page Appendix. Vol. IV. Correspondence with Mr George Thomson; Including Poetry, Hitherto Unpublished or Uncollected (xxiv), 415 pp. Edited by Dr. James Currie with the objective of raising money for the care of Burns' widow and children. Egerer 50. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 215		*[Burns, Robert]1st Edition Reliques of Robert Burns, 1808.* Consisting Chiefly of Original Letters, Poems, and Critical Observations on Scottish Songs. Collected and Published by R.H. Cromek. London: Printed by J M'Creery, For T. Cadell, and W. Davies, Strand, 1808. (xxiv), 453 pp. 8½ x 5½ in. Full leather covers are scuffed, modern spine with gilt letters and decorations. Bookplate of T.W. Dewar pasted to inside cover. Some offsetting to end pages; toning and foxing, darker in poetry section. Pencilled notes from a previous owner. After Currie, Cromek's is the most important early edition of Burns. Egerer 123. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Collection of Henrik Minc. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 216		Byron, George Gordon Noel, Lord (1788-1824) - English poet; a leading figure in the Romantic movement. Free-franked address panel signed "Byron" at lower left, addressed in his hand to Mr. R. Nasmyth in Edinburgh, written from Presteign, January fourteenth 1813, with red circular cancellation, and later buyer's note at left side. Some toning and soiling. The panel is affixed to the inside cover of Manfred, a Dramatic Poem. London: John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1817. 1st edition, 2nd issue. 8vo, 80 pp.; end page missing after Notes. Original wraps have chipping and worn corners. Previous owner's name and date (1880) on first inside page; some ink offset and foxing. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 217		Byron, Lord George Gordon. Autograph Check Signed ("Byron"), 3¼ x 7¾ in., Newstead Abbey, Nottingham, Jan. 10, 1812. To J[ohn] Hanson Esq[ui]re, 6 Chancery Lane, London. "Sir Please to pay to Mr. Mealey or bearer the sum of fifty pounds for your very obd.t servt. Byron." Embossed revenue stamp at upper left. Light soiling; some show-through from endorsements on verso. In 1812 the first two cantos of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage were published. It is also the year in which he began his affair with the married Lady Caroline Lamb. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,680
Lot 218		Cooper, James Fennimore (1789-1851) American novelist; best remembered for the Leatherstocking Tales and The Last of the Mohicans. Check Engrossed and Signed ("J. Fennimore Cooper"), 2¼ x 5¼ in., Cooperstown (NY), Mar. 15, 1844. Written on the Otsego County Bank and paid to "self" for ten dollars. A circular, light red cancellation stamp lightly affects the signature but does not detract from the aesthetic value. Matted with an image of Cooper and a biographical plaque and framed to an overall size of 28¾ x 15 in. Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $123
Lot 219		Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) English Victorian-era author. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 6¾ x 4 in., Devonshire Terrace (Regent's Park, London), Jan. 12, 1849. To an unidentified correspondent, "I have received your letter and will not forget it. I should be most happy to assist you to any suitable employment if it were in my power; but I know of none, and I fear I am not likely to know of any. " Boldly penned and signed, followed by Dickens' usual paraph. The name of the recipient has been clipped from lower left corner; otherwise fine. Matted with an engraving of Dickens to an overall size of 15¾ x 19 in. Ready for framing and display. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 220		[Dickens, Charles] A Christmas Carol. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1844. First U.S. edition, complete with half title (printed in blue, top 1½ in. trimmed) and fly leaves (notes from earlier owners on first two). Illustrations by John Leech; frontispiece and three other handcolored plates and four black and white. Title page is in red and blue. Original brown cloth covers are soiled and worn; gilt decorations and lettering. Pages are moderately toned and foxed. A well-read copy. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $467
Lot 221		*[Dickens, Charles] The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.* London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. 1st English edition in book form. 8¼ x 5¼ in., 624 pp. With illustrations by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). Bound in full red morocco; gilt-decorated covers and spine; five raised bands on spine. Light toning, heavier on plates. Some wear at spine hinges. Housed in a custom case. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 222		*[Dickens, Charles] The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.* London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. 1st English edition in book form. 8½ x 5 in., 609 pp. With 43 illustrations by R. Seymour and Phiz. Bound in full red morocco; gilt-decorated covers and spine; pages gilt edged. Tiny edge tear on p. xiii. A nice tight copy. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 223		[Folard/Niccolini] Rare Original Edition. La Conservation, ou Tribunal pour le jugement des causes mercantiles estably de l'autorité de N.S.P. le Pape Innocent XI. Par les soings de Monseigneurs l'illustrissime et excellentissime Abbé Niccolini, vice-legat et gouverneur general en la cité et legation d'Avignon, &c. Avignon: Laurens Lemolt, 1679, 10 x 7 in., 59pp. Original leather boards scuffed and worn; spine with six gilt fleurs de lis and five raised bands; one inch of lower spine missing. Toning throughout. The volume is made up of three parts. In the first part, Jerome Folard, representing the community of merchants, describes the importance of business in Avignon and the surrounding region and emphasizes the advantage of having a tribunal to judge mercantile causes; the second is the official document setting up the tribunal; and the third part establishes the statutes of the tribunal by François Nicolini. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 224		Hugo, Victor-Marie (1802-85) French poet, novelist, playwright, and statesman. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, in French, 7x 4½, Hauteville House (Guernsey, England), April 14, n.y. (c. 1864). Written while in exile from France (1851-70) for his opposition to Napoleon III's despotic rule. To an unidentified "friend and former colleague" regarding Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82), Italy's revolutionary hero of unification. In part: "As long as Garibaldi is in England, I cannot write to him, it would be an indirect way to remind him that he promised to come to Guernsey, promise that obviously he cannot keep….But once Garibaldi is out of England, as the newspapers indicated…he is heading for Belgium 'having accepted in Brussels the hospitality of Mr. Lacroix, editor of Les Miserables' then, his departure being accomplished, it will be very simple for me to give you a letter for him, and you will see him in Brussels instead of seeing him in London…." Hugo was a great admirer of Garibaldi, whose assistance to the French Republic during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) would earn him a temporary seat, alongside Hugo, in the French National Assembly. The letter is matted with a portrait of Hugo and three plaques, one a name plaque, one holding a translation of the letter, and the other a biography of Hugo, all framed to an overall size of 21½ x 30¾ in. Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,000
Lot 225		[Keene, Carolyn] Two Nancy Drew Mysteries. The Secret in the Old Attic and The Ghost of Blackwood Hall New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944 and 1948, both 216 pages, both with frontispiece by Russell H. Tandy Both dust jackets have some edge chips and tears; the books are tightly bound with light toning. The Nancy Drew mysteries first appeared in 1930 and were written by a variety of authors, all under the pseudonym of Carolyn Keene. The independent young amateur sleuth became a cultural icon and influenced many women, including Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 226		*[Keesey and Richards] Oxford* and Cambridge Sketchbooks.** Two books commissioned in 1913 by Adam and Charles Black, London, as part of a series covering subjects of cultural and architectural interest: Oxford. A Sketch-Book by Fred Richards, with title page and 24 drawings, and Cambridge. A Sketch-Book by Walter M. Keesey, with frontispiece and 14 drawings. Buckram covers darkened with age; spines darker and chipped. Light toning only to pages. Owner's bookplate on inside cover of both. Keesey and Richards were both graduates of the Royal College of Art. Delightful looks at Oxford and Cambridge as they were in 1913. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 227		Kerouac, Jack (1922-69) American novelist; On the Road (1957) established him as the leader and spokesman of the Beat generation. Typed Letter Signed ("Jack"), one page, 11 x 8½ in. (Orlando, Florida), Jan. 17, 1962. Across the top of the page, Kerouac wrote, "Unmailed letter to Tom Guinzburg '62". To Guinzburg, who was the head of Viking Press, with content about Kerouac's writings, publishing problems, and the kind of writer he is. In part: "Sterling tells me you feel very sad about the Big Sur business--But as I told you, when FS&Cudahy took Visions of Gerard, which Malcolm Cowley [Kerouac's editor] rejected summarily, they exercised their option on the next work, which is Big Sur….Malcolm rejected Maggie Cassidy as a full whole work by itself and wanted to publish it with miscellaneous short stories because as a novel it was 'too thin'--Nevertheless Avon Books bought it whole and entire, as a novel, and advanced $7500 on it….Malcolm just turned down everything: Gerard as well as Doctor Sax & Subterraneans as well as Desolation Angels which is the last available novel I have (already written) in my desk--And he even had Dharma Bums mutilated beyond recognition….Goddamit Tom, I had a rough time even after the social bomb of On the Road getting as much as a $2000 advance on Dharma Bums! (I realize you werent the boss then, I dont mean your father but the old literary men in there who never even shook my hand because they thought I was a hoodlum)….My business is not to write like in the 1920's but [to] make a new literature, which I've done. You wouldnt have a Ken Kesey today without somebody breaking the ground & springing personal story-telling loose from 'fictional' devices….I've nothing to do with Scott Fitzgerald and much to do with Joyce and Proust…." Much more excellent content. Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Water Row Books/Kerouac Estate, 1991. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,320
Lot 228		King, Stephen (1947 -) Author of horror and suspense novels. Book Signed on the title page in blue ink. Titled 11/22/63, New York, Scribner, 2011, 849 pages. With dust jacket. Accompanied by six photos of King and people waiting for books to be signed on November 14, 2011 at a Barnes and Nobel stor in Sarasota, Florida. Also with the notice regarding the book-signing from Barnes and Nobel and a description from the person who got the book signed. Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $348
Lot 229		[Lawrence, D.H.]. 1st edition, Lady Chatterley's Lover. Florence: Privately printed, 1928, 365pp. Modern half morocco boards worn. Book plate affixed to inside cover. Foxed throughout. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $320
Lot 230		London, Jack (1876-1916) American novelist and short-story writer. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 6 x 9 in., 1216 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, California, Nov. 2, 1904. To Mr. Johnson: "Just now, I am working on a play--but expect to knock out a couple of short stories when I have finished play. I have done only 2 short stories since my return from Japan, one of which you saw--the other was merely a skit without merit…." The letter is backed with japan paper; there are a few contemporary smudges, else fine. Earlier in 1904, London had spent five months as a Russo-Japanese War correspondent for the San Francisco Examiner. In August of 1904, London went with his friend, poet George Sterling, to the Bohemian Grove and was elected to honorary membership in the Bohemian Club, and on November 11, 1904, nine days after he wrote this letter, his divorce from his first wife, Bess, was granted. The Sea Wolf was published in 1904, as was a collection of short stories, The Faith of Men and Other Stories. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Buddenbrooks Books, 1991. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,170
Lot 231		Miller, Henry. (1891-1980) American author and painter; his sexual candor in Tropic of Cancer (1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (1939) caused them to be banned in the U.S. for years. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 11 x 8½ in. (Pacific Palisades, California), March 6, 1966. To an unidentified friend, about writing and painting. "…I always wanted to write, yes, but it took ages to get confidence that I could. I only began at 33! As for painting, I never had any talent for it. Suddenly one day I got the urge (in 1927) and began. I tell all about this in 'To Paint is to Love Again.' This month I will have a show of 50 water colors locally. Have done about 500 in last 3 years. No teaching, just constant effort. Only way to learn anything, I feel…." Estimated Value $200 - 300. Paul Richards Autographs, 1977. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 232		*[Milne, A.A.] The House at Pooh Corner.* 1st edition. London: Methuen, 1928. 12mo, pink cloth covers with gilt figures, border, and lettering. End papers have a toned strip where not protected by d/j. Dust jacket lightly soiled and spine somewhat darker; minor rubbing at top of spine. Black and white illustrations throughout text by Ernest Shepard. A nice tight copy. (See a beautiful original drawing of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh, signed "E.H.S.", at Lot _________). Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $528
Lot 233		*[Milne, A.A.] Now We Are Six.* 1st edition. London: Methuen, 1927. 12mo, maroon cloth covers with gilt figures, border, and lettering. Spine slightly darker with one lighter spot. Some bumping to corners and spine edges. Toned strip on half-title page and verso of last page of text. Slight Break Between Pages 36 and 37. Black and white illustrations throughout text by Ernest Shepard. Dust jacket toned with small areas of paper loss. (See a beautiful original drawing of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh, signed "E.H.S.", at Lot _________). Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $300
Lot 234		*[Milne, A.A.] Winnie-the-Pooh.* 1st edition. London: Methuen, 1926. 12mo, green cloth covers with gilt figures, border, and lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout text by Ernest Shepard. Printed below illustrations on inside covers: "Drawn By Me And Mr Shepard Helpd." Slight break between pages 32 and 33. Dust jacket toned with minor edge wear to spine. (See a beautiful original drawing of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh, signed "E.H.S.", at Lot _________). Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 235		*[Milton, John] Paradise Lost.* London: Septimus Prowett, 1827. Illustrated with 24 black & white mezzotints by John Martin. Two volumes, [6], 228; [4], 218 pp., 10¾ x 7¼ in. Contemporary morocco bindings with gilt decorative border and spine; wear to corners, edges, and spine seams; gilt-edged pages. Chipping in blank margin of 1st frontis; 2nd frontis is sprung but present. Front joint of Vol II is cracked. Light to moderate foxing. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 236		O'Neill, Eugene (1888-1953) American playwright; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1936) and four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1920, 1922, 1928, and 1957). Three Autograph Letters Signed, one as "Eugene O'Neill" and two as "Gene O'Neill," total of 3 pages, Provincetown, Mass, written between Dec. 4, 1921 and June 30, 1923 (one letter has no date but comes with postmarked holograph envelope signed "E.S. O'Neill" in the return address). To Jeanie Begg, a young actress, encouraging her and discussing possible work in his plays. In 1921: "Of course, I remember you!…The when, where, how of 'The Fountain' is still very much in the air….I greatly admired your work in 'The Moon' [of the Caribbees], No one could have played that part better. And I hope when you get with Hopkins you will be in many of my things. You can rely on me to be always a 'booster' to that end." In Sept. 1922 he writes, "My advice is: Go see Arthur Hopkins. Tell him I sent you. Show him this letter, if need be. Tell him you played 'Pearl' in 'The Moon'--damn well, let me add…And when I come down to town I promise to speak to him personally about you…." In June 1923, he wrote, "Keep after Hopkins. Unfortunately there is nothing in 'The Fountain' or 'Welded'…but I know there will be sometime…" First letter is totally separated at top fold, not affecting text, and has a partial fold separation in text, both easily repaired. The other two letters are fine. Also included is a 3-page letter to Jeanie from friends Lillian and Sam with theater news. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,040
Lot 237		O'Neill, Eugene. Autograph Letter Signed ("Gene"), one page, 11 x 8½ in., Belgrade lakes, Maine, n.d. (Sept. 1926). To his agent, Richard Madden, about royalties and production plans for his plays. In part: "Just a line to tell you to inform the Actors bunch that, as always with my cuts, I expect my full royalty of '[The Great God] Brown' to be restored from Sept. 1st on…Also warn them.they are way behind hand on royalties again which they faithfully promised not to be after our experience with them last winter. Will hold off the Guild until I get back to town….There's no hurry since they're frank about not wanting to do it this season. I'll also have a personal interview with Miller. Nathan has wanted to bring us together for some time…we can take the opportunity to talk 'Marco [Millions]' to him too. As this last is more or less confidential, keep it under your hat. Kenneth [Macgowan] wired me today that he had a cable from [Max] Reinhardt saying he was enthusiastic about 'Lazarus [Laughed]' asking us to postpone any decision of direction for it until his man Kammer gets here the last of month. Which listens good but may mean nothing. I can't wait much longer on their (Actors) raising money to do it, Reinhardt or no R., or I'll be dished out of any production the coming season. As I have pointed out to Kenneth, 'Lazarus L' isn't the type of thing anyone would buy for production after the 1st of Feb.--too expensive. I'm enclosing the contracts. All best! Gene." A couple of pencilled notes on verso, else fine. Legendary stage director Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) managed the Deutsches Theater in Berlin at the time of this letter. O'Neill was right about "Lazarus Laughed" being too expensive to produce. No commercial producer was willing to risk it and the only production was a 28-day run at the California Community Playhouse in Pasadena in April 1928. In the summer of 1926, O'Neill and his second wife, Agnes Boulton, rented a cottage in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. During that summer, O'Neill renewed his acquaintance with Carlotta Monterey, who had starred in the 1922 production of "The Hairy Ape," and began a relationship with her; she would become his third wife. It was at Belgrade Lakes that O'Neill wrote "Strange Interlude." Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Lion Heart Autographs, 1990. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 238		*[Saint Teresa of Avila] Lettres de la Glorieuses Sainte Thérèse.* Troisième Partie. Translated from Spanish to French by François Pelicot. Contributor: Jean de Palafox y Mendoza. Anvers: Henry van Dunewald, 1688. 675 pp, followed by a Table of Contents of the letters of Saint Teresa and one page of contemporary reviews. Stamp of "Infirmerie de Marie Therèse" on title page. Original leather boards, scuffed and worn. Inside cover has a few figures and an old book plate. Toned throughout. A tight copy. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $123
Lot 239		Salinger, Jerome David "J.D." (1919-2010) Reclusive author best known for his 1951 novel Catcher in the Rye. Typed Letter Signed ("JDS"), one page, 11 x 8½ in., Cornish, N.H., Dec. 4, 1969. To Sarah Hunter of Marshalltown, Iowa. In part: "…All letters from readers are hard to answer, and usually impossible, but the ones from self-identified aspiring writers are the easiest, because there's nothing whatever to be said to people who want to write professionally. That is, nothing fair or helpful to be said….The only real service anyone can offer to young writers is to leave them strictly along to stew properly in their own juices. No kind or unkind words going out to them. Above all, no literary talk, no opinions about books, characters, styles. No hearty literary exchanges…." Fine. Accompanied by transmittal envelope. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,550
Lot 240		Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832) Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet; Ivanhoe and Rob Roy are among his works. Partial Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 5 x 5 in., n.p., Tuesday, n.d. Excellent content: "to get a noted copy of this same air which I think has some interest in itself and to which I am certain you could give a great deal. It has much the character of the beautiful Welch aires to which you give so much interest but is quite irregular in comparison. I beg my best compliments to Mr. Hughes & am with great regard My dear Madame Your obliged humble servant Walter Scott." Light toning; seal tear at lower left affects recipient's name. Boldly penned and signed. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 241		Shaw, George Bernard (1856-1950) Irish playwright; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1925); he was a founding member of the Fabian Society. Autograph Letter Signed ("G. Bernard Shaw"), one page, 3½ x 3¼ in., 10 Adelphi Terrace, W.C., July 6, 1909. To an unidentified correspondent: "If I am within reach of Dunnow on the 4th August, I may come over and help; but I shall probably be at the seaside somewhere. What can you expect on such an unholy date? Everybody will be snatching a holiday." Matted with a portrait of Shaw and framed to an overall size of 9¼ x 11 1/8 in. Written in black marker on the back of the frame is "Neil Simon 1985." Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex estate of Arthur Marx (son of Groucho), who was given the letter by playwright Neil Simon. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $369
Lot 242		Smith, Samuel Francis (1808-1895 Baptist minister, journalist and author; best known for writing the lyrics to "America." Autograph Quotation Signed ("S.F. Smith") the year of his death, being the first verse, seven lines, of "America," written on a 4½ x 4 in. piece of ruled paper, which is affixed to a 7¼ x 5 in. page. At lower left, Smith wrote, "Written in 1832. Feb. 13, 1895." Beautifully penned and signed. Smith attended Harvard from 1825 to 1829, and was a classmate of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. To help pay for his tuition, he did translations from several foreign languages into English and wrote magazine and newspaper articles. In 1832, a friend asked him to translate a German poem that was set to music. Smith liked the music so much that he wrote English lyrics for it, and "America" was born. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $720
Lot 243		Steinbeck, John. Autograph Letter Signed ("John"), 3pp on yellow, legal paper, 12½ x 8 in. (Sag Harbor, NY), July 21, 1963. With an Autograph Note Signed ("J.S."), on half of a yellow legal page. Both are written to Robert Wallsten. The note is marked "Private" and says, "Dear Robert: It's good to be able to tell most of the truth. You will recognize in the following letter - my attempt to let you tell me more of the truth than you have. Love to you and Cyn." In the letter, Steinbeck gives a long explanation about an operation on his retina which has prevented him from being sociable, then goes on to discuss the manuscript of Dame Judith Anderson's autobiography, which Wallsten was ghost-writing. In part: "It is a remarkable piece of work - all the more so for being a first draft. I have read my quota of theatric biographies and autobiographies but none like this in which you have been able to set down a life in its time….I like the way you have switched from self narrative to third person reporting without which you would have no proportion….I have neither reason nor business to go into slight technical details…which you as a real professional will already have undertaken….I would not think of letting a non professional read one of my first drafts. Rather I would dwell on what you and Judy have concocted. No reader gives a good god dam[n] about Dame Judith Anderson unless he is made to. When she goes on stage she has to take them over. And in this book you have to do the same thing and I think you have done it. Too may people believe they can be press-agented into immortality….Readers are not stupid….They won't believe the great things if they don't believe the small….you have made Judy believable, and that is a nice balance….I like the book very much. It is a good book and a true book….But I must tell you one thing I do not like and no re-writing will make me like it and that is the ending. I hate that. Out of the imperfect and flawed material of the human, you have given a glimpse of that elusive greatness of spirit which everyone recognizes and no one understands. Who the hell cares what happens to her body or mine or yours. I saw the bulldozers push sand over three thousand beautiful broken young men at Red Beach, Salerno. They simply went back to earth. - A huge and simple sadness. If Judy had eight toes she might get billing in a jar on a lab shelf. Let her do what she wants with the crate but let her not mention it. Otherwise - do you know what it sounds like? Medea with a broken finger nail. And who gives a shit? In this good book it is not true even if it happens…." Fine. Dame Judith's autobiography was never published. In 1989, Robert Wallsten and Elaine Steinbeck published Steinbeck: A Life in Letters. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 244		Steinbeck, John (1902-68) American writer; winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, on Hotel Lancaster stationery, 7¼ x 5¼ in., Paris, Nov. 14, 1961. To French novelist, art historian, and statesman André Malraus (1901-76). In part: "I was deeply sorry not to keep an appointment last friday. An infection of the inner ear made it immpossible for me to walk. I kept hoping I could get there….A rather stiff treatment with antibiotics has removed the difficulty and I find I must leave Paris. I have my two sons with me and a tutor so that we travel in a squad. I had wanted to thank you again and in person for your kindness in the matter of professor Vinaver. He was greatly moved and pleased. Again my regrets, my thanks, and my homage. John Steinbeck." André Malraux was Charles de Gaulle's Minister of Cultural Affairs at the time of this letter. La Condition humaine (1933) is considered his masterpiece. This letter is accompanied by a photo from that 1961 trip to Europe; pictured on the S.S. Rotterdam are John and Elaine Steinbeck, their two sons, John and Thom, and the sons' tutor, who just happened to be Terrence McNally, fresh out of college and who would go on to be a renowned playwright; he would win the Tony for Best Play for Master Class (1995). Also included is correspondence between Elaine Steinbeck and collector Mel Smith, who wrote to Mrs. Steinbeck to ask for a copy of the photo. Included are one letter, a notecard, and two postcards which Mrs. Steinbeck wrote to Mr. Smith. All fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 245		Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) American abolitionist, suffragist, and author, best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin; it galvanized anti-slavery forces in the North. Autograph Note Signed ("Mrs. H.B. Stowe") on a 2 x 3¼ in. card. In part, "I called tonight hoping to answer…verbally. Will be at the store at…11 tomorrow…." Some ink brushing. Identified in another hand on the verso. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $148
Lot 246		*[Thackeray, William Makepeace] Vanity Fair.* London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. 1st English edition in book form, 8½ x 5½ in., 624 pp. "With illustrations on steel and wood by the Author." Illustrations present. Printing error: "Mr. Pitt" on p. 453 (later changed to "Sir Pitt"); woodcut of Marquis of Steyne is not present on p. 336. Evenly toned throughout. Full calf binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London, c. early 1900s. Top edges gilt bordered; five raised bands on spine, with gilt decorations in compartments; partial separation at spine above top band; wear to extremities and at spine hinges. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 247		Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900) Flamboyant Irish wit, writer, poet, and playwright. First edition of The Aesthetic Movement in England by Walter Hamilton (London: Reeves & Turner, 1982) signed "…from Oscar Wilde, New York. Dec. 92" on the end leaf facing the title page. The inscription by Wilde was excised by the recipient who possibly did not want to be associated with Wilde after he became notorious and went to prison. The book contains a chapter on Oscar Wilde, pages 87-110. Green cloth covers are rubbed and bumped; gilt lettering; the pages are toned and it is "well read." Beautifully penned and signed by Wilde. The members of the aesthetic movement, popular in England c. 1870-1900, believed in "art for art's sake": beauty is its own justification; it doesn't need to serve a purpose. Two of the leaders of the movement, Walter Pater and John Ruskin, had been Wilde's tutors. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,080
Lot 248		Williams, Tennessee (1911-83) Born Thomas Lanier Williams. American writer known primarily for his plays; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948 (A Streetcar Named Desire) and in 1950 (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof); he won the Tony Award in 1951 (The Rose Tattoo), four Drama Critic Awards, and in 1980 received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is considered one of the greatest playwrights in American history. Autograph Manuscript, 3 pages and 3 lines written on New Orleans Athletic Club stationery, 10½ x 6 in. Upper left corner has a rust stain from a paperclip and a couple of creases, else fine. From a 1954 story, "Mysteries of the Joy Rio," beginning "The sweet bird of youth had flown from Mr. Gonzalez leaving him rather sad with a soft yellow face that was just as round as the moon. He worked in the men's furnishing in a department store on Canal Street in New Orleans and it was then that he got mixed up with Candy who came in to purchase some fancy pyjamas for the owner of a French Quater [sic] bar whom she was running around with at the time….Poor little Candy. she left him a dose of the clap, a nagging and melancholy disease that was like his love for her…. " Williams made several corrections, marking through words and a couple of lines. On the first page, at upper right, he wrote "Mr. Gonzalez and his attachment to Candy"; he then marked through "his attachment to Candy" and wrote "his affair with Candy." Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,440
Lot 249		Williams, Tennessee. Typed Manuscript with holograph corrections for the short story, "Chronicle of a Demise," 6 ¼ pages, n.d. Signed in type at the end, "Tennessee Williams." Pages are toned, with some soiling to first page, and have some dampstains down the right side, not affecting legibility This short story, which deals with fantasy and magical realism, was first published in 1948 in a collection called "One Arm." The story is written in the form of a report. The Saint is the leader of a religious sect called the Order. She retreats to the roof of her cousin's East side apartment in New York to die and is attended by her followers. When she dies, she magically disintegrates. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $840
Lot 250		Williams, Tennessee. Four checks signed and filled out by Tennessee Williams, all four with his address in New Orleans, 632½ St. Peter, dated from Jan. 7 through Jan. 12, 1947. All drawn on the Whitney National Bank of New Orleans, two made out to Cash, one to Solari's, and one to Godchamp's, for amounts varying from $4.07 to $100.00. One tiny hole of a perforated cancellation touches the tip of one "T" in one signature. He lived at 632½ St. Peter in 1946-47 and wrote "A Streetcar Named Desire" while living there. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 251		Woolf, Virginia (1882-1941) English novelist; a central figure in the "Bloomsbury group." Autograph Letter Signed, one page, on blue stationery, 9 x 7 in., 52 Tavestock Square, W.C. 1 (London), July 14, 1930. Responding to Mlle. Monteil, a French writer who had written a sympathetic critical analysis of Mrs. Dalloway: "…I must thank you for your very generous and what is better, highly intelligent study of Mrs. Dalloway. I am very grateful to you for the care and skill which you have spent on my work--it seems to me one of the subtlest & most interesting studies of it that I have read. No doubt you have praised it too highly--of that an author cannot judge--but to be praised for the qualities one had wished to possess is a great pleasure & a rare one. I am particularly interested that a French critic should be so sympathetic; my faults are those, I should have said, that your race most abominates…." In Mrs. Dallloway, which was published in 1925, Woolf experimented with the stream-of-consciousness technique which she later perfected in To the Lighthouse (1927), Orlando (1928), and other novels. One small tape repair to horizontal fold on verso and minor paper remnants, else fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. Tollett and Harman, 1992. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,800