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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
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
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
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
JOHN STEINBECK - CONTRACT SIGNED 02/24/1947 - HFSID: 350485
Contract authorizing the French production of John Steinbeck's play The Moon Is Down, signed by Steinbeck on February 24, 1947. The contract allows Madame Rose Belin to finance productions and translate the play into French.
Price: $4,000.00
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
MARGARET MITCHELL - TYPED LETTER SIGNED - HFSID: 284119
Typed letter signed by Margaret Mitchell, dated May 3, 1939, discusses a letter she received, expressing skepticism about its claims. Addressed to "Dear Franklin," it includes handwritten corrections. Framed with two portraits, this correspondence connects to her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Gone with the Wind.
Price: $3,950.00
FRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET DE VOLTAIRE - LETTER SIGNED - HFSID: 285188
Letter signed by Voltaire, written in French to the Count of Rochefort shortly before his death in 1778, expressing fears about church burial. Accompanied by a PSA/DNA letter of authenticity, it includes a full translation of the text.
Price: $17,500.00
BERTRAND RUSSELL - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/27/1963 - HFSID: 148701
Typed letter signed by Bertrand Russell is dated April 27, 1963, thanking Jack Benjamin for newspaper clippings. Russell expresses gratitude for the clippings related to his articles, including "Is Communism a Menace?", addressing his views on U.S. policies.
Sale Price $2,195.00
$2,600.00
JULIA WARD HOWE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 05/09/1898 - HFSID: 258112
Bookplate featuring an autograph quotation signed by Julia Ward Howe, including the first two lines of Battle Hymn of the Republic, dated May 9th, 1898. The bookplate is affixed to the inside cover of her book, Later Lyrics.
Sale Price $1,575.00
$1,850.00
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
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
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HELEN GURLEY BROWN - QUESTIONNAIRE SIGNED - HFSID 289667Questionnaire signed by Helen Gurley Brown, featuring her name in ink. Brown is recognized for Sex and the Single Girl and her influential role at Cosmopolitan magazine, shaping modern women's media during her tenure.Sale Price $115.00
$140.00

