1639: [ Autograph ] Samuel L. Clemens 1835-1910 "Mark Twain", American author of such classics as The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Witty, fine content A.L.S. " Sam'l L. Clemens,,, 1p. large

1640: [ Autograph ] Samuel L. Clemens Good content A.L.S. "S. L. Clemens",2pp. sm. 8vo., York harbor, A u 9 13 1902 to Col. A day after his wife is stricken with a serious illness, Clemens is still unaware of the danger to her and writes to bitterly

1641: [ Autograph ] Samuel L. Clemens S.P. 3.5in x 5.5in b/w, a Russell postcard photograph of Twain showing him from the chest, up, signed in the wide white bottom margin: Truly Yours, Mark Twain' Only slightly faded, otherwise fine condition. Matted and

1642: [ Autograph ] Charles Dickens (1812 -1870 English novelist and the author of such classics as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and David Copperfield. Good content A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., London, Feb. 23, 1850 to Percival Leigh. Dickens solicits

1643: David H. Lawrence 1885-1930. English nvoelist whose works examianed the ills of modern industrialized society andthe role of sex in human affairs. Among his most noted works are Sons and Lovers, lady Chatterly's Lover and Woman in Love. Superb

1644: [ Autograph ] Henry W. Longfellow (1807 -1882 American poet and author whose works include The Song of Hiawatha, The Psalm of Life and Paul Revere's Ride. An absolutely superb, unique Longfellow item,a sketch by Longfellow of a huge chestnut tree

1645: [ Autograph ] Walt Whitman 1819-1892 American poet whose volume of verse Leaves of Grass was initially rejected by the public and cost him his job in the federal government. It was only in his later years that his genius became recognized world-wide.

1646: Tennessee Williams 1911-1983. American playwright, author of Cat on aHot tin Roof, A streetcar named Desire, and The Glass Menagerie. Superb T.Q.S. with holograph addition, 1p oblong ivo n.p., n.d. Williams' view of society. Fine condition, matted

1647: [ Autograph ] Edwin Arnold 1832-1904 English author, editor of the Daily Telegraph, author of Light of Asia. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., on Daily Telegraph stationery, [n.p.], April 14,1889 Arnold writes a lady: "...I receive so many applications like that with

1648: [ Autograph ] George Bancroft 1800-1891 American historian, Secretary of the Navy and founder of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Washington, D.C., June 6, 1877 Bancroft writes a Colonel Mayer: '...Your postal card was

1649: [ Autograph ] Samuel Beckett 1906-1989 French playwright and novelist, a major writer in the literature of the absurd and author of Waiting for Godot, awarded Nobel Prize (1969 T.Ms.S., 1p. 4to., [n.p,n.d.], a one page extract from his play Endgame

1650: [ Autograph ] Henri Bergson 1859-1941 Influential French philosopher who developed a humanistic philosophy of process to counter positivism. Superb content A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo., Paris, Jan. 28, 1931 to a cleric. In part: '...I have done my best to get to

1651: [ Autograph ] Ambrose Bierce 1842-1914 American journalist and writer who covered the Civil war, later turned his ascerbic wit to columns and short stories. Lost in the Mexican desert. Fine content AL.S. 2pp. on two attached leaves, New York American

1652: [ Autograph ] Josh Billings 1818-1885 Henry W. Shaw American humorist. A.Q.S. on an album sheet, in full: "Kissing is a good deal like eating, thar ain't mutch fun, When a person is hungry, in standing by and see it did bi another feller, if it is

1653: [ Autograph ] Karl Blind German author and political agitator. A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo., London, Dec. 9, 1896, interesting content concerning ballooning:''.At present, Germans and Frenchmen are working together in this international enterprise...'

1654: [ Autograph ] Robert Browning 1812-1889 English poet and playwright, author of The Ring and the Book, and Love Among the Ruins. Signature "Robt Browning' at the lower left corner of an envelope addressed by Browning to a Miss Boyle in London. With

1655: [ Autograph ] William Cullen Bryant 1794-1878 American poet, author of " Thanatopsis". Full signature on a slip of paper, lightly foxed.

1656: [ Autograph ] Pearl S. Buck 1892-1973 American novelist whose works concentrated on Far Eastern themes, author of The Good Earth for which she received a Pulitzer Prize (1938 S.P. 5in x 7in b/w, a view of the author in later years, her head resting

1657: [ Autograph ] Pearl S. Buck Fine lot of 14 original typed manuscripts 107pp. total, ca. 1945, a series of articles written by Miss Buck for the United Press explaining American life and customs for the people of India. There are hundreds of words in

1658: [ Autograph ] Pearl S. Buck Original autograph manuscript, 2pp. 4to., ca. 1940, her delightful children's tale "What Happens In Spring" telling the story of children discovering the onset of Spring, with an interesting moral. Very good condition.