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Sale 6
Lot 786
Men of Letters. Also includes a TLS with the stamped signature of Franklin W. Hooper on the ornate letterhead of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences. Condition ranges from Very Good to Fine, with most of the letters being in fine condition. Lot of Five Autograph Letters Signed et al. Group of belle lettres consisting of the following lots:
A. Autograph Letter Signed by Bret Harte. Three pages, recto/verso, in purple ink, [New York], April 5, 1873. Interesting letter concerning the copyright to Harte's "Spanish Papers." He writes: "Gentlemen: I enclose the Introduction to the "Spanish Papers," and trust to follow shortly with remaining Preface. Would it not be advisable to have title page printed, copyrighted and entered at Stationers Hall, London, as quickly as possible?…Hearing that Hotten had sent for a stenographic report of my lecture here for publication then I copyrighted it from a printed proof while I was in Canada. I think this has stopped Hotten's little game. Let me know if simply sending my certificates to Stationers Hall, London will be sufficient to secure the right in Great Britain." Signed in full, "Bret Harte."
B. Autograph Letter Signed by Havelock Ellis. Two pages, recto/verso, on personal letterhead, Quarto, London, May 7, 1907. Interesting letter to the great Viennese ethnologist Frederich Solomon Krauss concerning his journal "Anthropophyteia". Havelock Ellis writes: "I was most pleased to receive your very friendly letter, with its kind remarks about my work, and I am much obliged to you for enabling me to obtain "Anthropophyteia" at a reduced rate. I have already written to Leipzig for Vol iii. Later on I hope I may be able to buy other volumes of this work, but I cannot spend so much on books as I should like to. I congratulate you on the great work you are engaged in, and on the valuable results you have achieved. If at any time I have any contribution to offer that would be at all suitable for "Anthropophyteia" I will not fail to communicate with you.…Havelock Ellis." Krauss was co-editor, with Magnus Hirschfeld, of Zeitschrift Fur Sexualwissenschaft, the first journal devoted to sexual psychology, a field of great interest to Havelock Ellis, and one which would have a huge impact on modern medical science.
C. Autograph Letter Signed by Horace Greeley. Two pages, recto/verso, Octavo, on New York Tribune letterhead, New York, NY, June 9, 1872. Interesting letter concerning travel plans and a biography his correspondent has written, which Greeley takes to task. With a holograph postscript additionally signed, "H.G."
D. Autograph Letter Signed by Edward E. Hale. Two pages, recto/verso, Octavo, Roxbury, Massachusetts, March 7, 1893. Interesting letter explicating a memorial plaque in Revolutionary War-era Boston: "…The memorial tablet on the site of the old fortifications at South Boston bears the name of the major who put it up, but does not bear the name of Gen.Thomas who built the works, of Gen. Ward who planned them, or of Gen. Washington who ordered them. Such is fame; and it seems to me that the business of the Society is to clean up just such absurdities."
E. Autograph Letter Signed by Economist Henry George. One page, Octavo, n.p., December 29, 1884. Business-like letter concerning payment for articles printed in the periodical Truth, and upcoming travel plans.Chipped at top left.
F. Three Free Franks Signed by Clerk of the House of Representatives John Forney. Three Free Franks, all on 5 x 3" covers, all from May, n.y., to R.A. Erving, Esq. of Hartford, Connecticut. Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 600.
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