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MARGARET MITCHELL - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/11/1941 - HFSID: 55659
Typed letter signed: "Margaret", dated November 11, 1941, to Mabel and Edwin Granberry, discussing personal matters and literary fame. Mitchell expresses her thoughts on writing and mentions the difficulties faced by the Granberry family.
Price: $4,800.00

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW - ANNOTATED POEM SIGNED 5/1845 - HFSID: 350476
Annotated poem signed by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, dated May 1845, includes a verse from his second psalm, "The Light of the Stars." The signature reads "Henry W. Longfellow." Longfellow is recognized as a prominent American poet and linguist.
Price: $2,400.00

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.
Price: $2,600.00

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.”
Price: $2,800.00

RUDYARD KIPLING - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID: 350488
Photograph of Rudyard Kipling, signed in black ink with the inscription "very sincerely / Rudyard Kipling". Kipling, the first English Nobel Prize winner in Literature, is known for works like The Jungle Book and Just So Stories for Little Children.
Sale Price $1,895.00
$2,250.00

DASHIELL (SAMUEL) HAMMETT - CONTRACT SIGNED 11/26/1930 - HFSID: 285978
Contract signed by Dashiell Hammett selling Paramount the rights to his story After School, which became City Streets. The notarized document, dated November 26, 1930, includes a receipt for five thousand dollars. Accompanied by a notarized statement.
Price: $4,000.00

SAMUEL L. "MARK TWAIN" CLEMENS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 07/16/1899 - HFSID: 4590
Autograph letter signed by Samuel L. Clemens as "SL C.", dated July 16, 1899, in Sanna, Sweden. Clemens requests the best sea-tales by Clark Russell and mentions his daughter Jean's treatment. The letter includes personal notes and context about his family's visit.
Price: $5,000.00

HERMAN MELVILLE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 01/27 - HFSID: 354662
Letter written by Herman Melville to publisher George P. Putnam, dated January 27th, signed "H Melville". Accompanying a proof, it reflects Melville's literary connections during 1852-1855. Accompanied by PSA/DNA Letter of Authenticity.
Price: $16,000.00

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: $20,000.00

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

AYN RAND - DOCUMENT SIGNED 06/12/1976 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID: 272394
Typed document signed by Ayn Rand, Robert Hessen, and Beatrice Hessen, dated June 12, 1976. This letter of agreement outlines terms for promoting and selling Rand's inventory through Palo Alto Book Service. Rand's signature appears on page three, with handwritten notations by the Hessens.
Price: $4,250.00

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
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ELIOT CRAWSHAY-WILLIAMS - TICKET UNSIGNED 08/15/1951 - HFSID 52842Ticket to the 1951 "Presentation of the Honorary Freedom of the Borough" of Deal, England, for Winston Churchill, unsigned and having blue ink notations. Ticket relates to Eliot Crawshay-Williams, who worked for Churchill at the Colonial Office.
Sale Price $115.00
$140.00
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GERHART H. SEGER - TICKET SIGNED - HFSID 140255Ticket signed: Gerhart H. Seger, attached to a newspaper photograph. This ticket is for a lecture series by the Freeport Rotary Club on October 21, 1941. Seger was an editor and lecturer, known for opposing Nazi propaganda.
Price: $120.00