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HERMAN MELVILLE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 03/08/1882 - HFSID: 350437
Autograph quotation signed by Herman Melville features the text, "Hours bright./Herman Melville/March 8, 1882." This item is framed with a picture of Melville and an explanatory metal plaque, highlighting its rarity as one of the rarest signatures.
Price: $11,500.00
MARGARET MITCHELL - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 350431
Collection of letters by authors Margaret Mitchell and Bram Stoker includes a typed letter signed by Mitchell in 1941, discussing Dracula and its impact on her husband’s recovery. Stoker's 1903 handwritten letter is also included.
Price: $4,450.00
SIR WALTER SCOTT - PROMISSORY NOTE SIGNED 05/03/1823 - HFSID: 49869
Promissory note signed by Walter Scott dated May 3, 1823, agreeing to repay publisher James Ballantyne. The note states, “Twelve months after date, pay to our order, at our Printing Office here, eight hundred and seventy-five pounds sterling.”
Sale Price $2,395.00
$2,800.00
SALVADOR DALI - BOOK SIGNED 1975 - HFSID: 261935
Book Dali/1975 signed by Salvador Dali features an embellished signature that includes an original drawing on the half-title page beneath the printed signature. It is the first Spanish edition of Dali: Confessiones Inconfessables, published in 1975.
Price: $3,800.00
HARPER LEE - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 347858
Collection including a Christmas letter from Harper Lee, signed "Harper," and dated December 17, 2009, on personal stationery. Also includes an envelope signed "N.H. Lee," addressed by Lee and postmarked December 21, 2009, from Montgomery, Alabama.
Sale Price $1,895.00
$2,250.00
SAMUEL L. "MARK TWAIN" CLEMENS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 10/18 - HFSID: 285810
Autograph letter signed by Saml. L. Clemens, dated October 18 from Langham Hotel in London. Clemens expresses uncertainty about lecturing in Great Britain due to other commitments. The item is a single page and includes personal correspondence to an unknown recipient.
Price: $6,500.00
JOHN "DUKE" WAYNE - BOOK SIGNED CIRCA 1924 - HFSID: 280767
Yearbook is a 1924 Glendale Union High School copy titled Stylus/1924, autographed by John Wayne as Marion Morrison on page 121. It includes an unsigned photograph of him in football gear. Items signed with his birth name are rare and desirable.
Price: $3,000.00
CHARLES L. "LEWIS CARROLL" DODGSON - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 05/18/1884 - HFSID: 68295
Autograph letter signed by Charles L. Dodgson, dated May 18, 1884, discussing family matters with an unnamed recipient. Dodgson, known as Lewis Carroll, wrote this 19 years after publishing Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The letter is framed with his picture.
Sale Price $2,395.00
$2,850.00
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE - PHOTOGRAPH MOUNT SIGNED - HFSID: 277405
Cabinet card photograph of Harriet Beecher Stowe, signed "Harriet Beecher Stowe". Known for Uncle Tom's Cabin, her anti-slavery novel, Stowe's work significantly influenced public sentiment against slavery and contributed to the Civil War.
Sale Price $2,050.00
$2,400.00
LORD GEORGE G. BYRON - COLLECTION WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 354518
Quotation by Lord Byron features his handwritten lines from an epic Celtic poem by Ossian, stating, "Motto to Neustein, Adieu..." Accompanied by his signature, "Byron", on a slip of paper affixed to a card.
Price: $5,800.00
SIR JAMES M. BARRIE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 02/03/1906 - HFSID: 261609
Autograph letter signed by Sir James Barrie, dated February 3, 1906, invites Miss Bowman to discuss the London company going on tour with Peter Pan. Signed as "Yours Truly/J.M. Barrie", it provides personal insights into his theatrical endeavors.
Sale Price $2,895.00
$3,450.00
DYLAN THOMAS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/09/1937 - HFSID: 176154
Letter signed by Dylan Thomas, dated December 9, 1937, expressing apologies for a delayed response due to illness. Addressed to Mr. Byron, it discusses his recent arrival in London and a desire to meet, seeking assistance in finding work.
Sale Price $2,495.00
$3,000.00
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RONNY GRAHAM - AUTOGRAPH RESUME SIGNED - HFSID 305133Handwritten resume signed by Ronny Graham, detailing his biography, education, and experience in entertainment. This document comes from the archives of Theatre World and Screen World, significant records of American stage and film history.Price: $220.00
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OGDEN NASH - APPLICATION SIGNED 04/10/1939 - HFSID 84454Document signed by Ogden Nash for membership in the American Federation of Radio Artists, dated April 10, 1939. Nash writes "Garden of Allah" on the address line and indicates "Actor" and "Associate" membership on the verso.Price: $360.00

