Literature Autographs

American playwright (1911-1983), one of the foremost writers of America during the 20th century. Signed check for 500 US dollars, dated in 1978, size is 8.5 x 3.9 inches, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is an unsigned photograph of him, shown young, with his typewriter. A modern print, size is 7.25 x 6.1 inches, in excellent condition.

English novelist (1913-1991) and short story writer.  Magazine Twentieth Century Literature issued in the summer of 1983, signed and inscribed with a short sentiment by the writer on the first page.  Size is 5.75 x 8.9 inches, 150+ pages, in very good condition.

British writer (1865-1941). Typed letter signed by her and dated 1938. Size is 8 x 9.8 inches, 1 page, in excellent condition.

German musicologist  (1869-1947), known for his research on medieval and Renaissance music and early music notation. Autograph note signed by him on the French sculptor Ernest Dubois' visiting card, no date [postal markings indicate May 14, 1895].  Wolff addresses Mademoiselle Du Rozier-Magneux, regretting not being able to attend a meeting with her. Size is 5.1 x 3 inches, in overall very good condition.

German writer and poet (1834-1910). Autograph letter signed by the writer, written in German (sold untranslated), dated in Charlottenburg, 1887.  Size is 5.7 x 8.75 inches, 2 pages (in one sheet), minor cracks, otherwise in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDE is an envelope, size is 5.75 x 4.7 inches, in very good condition.

American author (1915-2019), best known for historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. Card signed by him. Size is 5 x 3.1 inches, in excellent condition.

Beautiful collection of 45+ album pages signed mostly by writers, critics, novelists, and poets, such as A.E. Blanco, Algenon Blackwood, Cale Young Rice, Charles Roberts, Dale Carnegie, Darryl Zanuck, David Burns, Dorothy Averell, Edward Frederic Benson, Eleanor Hallowell, Elliott Arnold, Ernest Newman, F. Britten Austin, Fred Barry, G. De Blank, Grace Busch, Gertrude Franklin Atherton, Hans von Kaltenborn, Hedda Hopper, James Boyd, John Barry, John butler, John Corbin, Katharine Susan Anthony, Lady Margaret Sackville, Lois Lenski, Louis Bromfield, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Marjorie Bomen, Mary Hastings Bradley, Mazo de la Roche, Michael Arlen, Morris Bishop, Paul Morand, Percy Scholes, Robert Baker, Stanly Adams, Stephen Balogh, W.B. Bankhead, Walter de la Mare, Willem Brand, and William Somerset Maugham Average size is 6 x 4.3 inches, in vey good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Beautiful collection of 11 cards signed by different writers such as Agnes Mary, France Robinson, Dorothy Mills, E.S. Drower Stevens, Liam O'Flaherty, Margaret Deland, Margaret Kennedy, Margaret Pedler, Peggy Webbbling, Pylis Bantley, Tempel Bailey, and Vardis Risler. Sizes are 4.4 x 2.8 inches on average, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

American poet (1955-2022), American Cartoonist (1920-2001), and American writer (1923-2018). Interesting flyer (advertisement) from the 1990s signed by the three artists for an event. Size is 5.3 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian librettist (1874-1943), writer of the libretto for La Fanciulla del West and Conchita (opera by Zandonai). Autograph note signed on a postcard, circa 1912. Size is 5.5 x 3.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian writer and philosopher (1868-1937). Fine photo postcard signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment. Size is 3.3 x 5.3 inches, in very good condition.