Charles Agvent

ON BECOMING A NOVELIST

(CARVER, Raymond) GARDNER, John · 0

$937.50 (€850.57 | £709.61 | ¥149,659)

New York. Harper & Row. First Edition. Introduction by Gardner's former student, Raymond Carver, who has SIGNED the title page and dated it 8 January 1985.. Spotting to bulked edges of text. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)

JARRELL, Randall · 0

$2,500.00 (€2,268.19 | £1,892.30 | ¥399,091)

n.p.. Three-page handwritten letter on two 8-1/2" x 11" sheets SIGNED "Randall" to Philip Blair Rice, editor of THE KENYON REVIEW. The poet begins by describing his upcoming travels and describing his new job. "My job at Texas sounds swell, and I'm going to write Mr. Ransom a ...

TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)

Mann, Thomas · 241950

$1,062.50 (€963.98 | £804.23 | ¥169,614)

Pacific Palisades. Single-spaced typed letter on 8-1/2" x 11" personal stationery to Philip Blair Rice, editor of THE KENYON REVIEW, thanking him for sending an issue of the periodical "with the article by R. P. Blackmur about my novel 'Doctor Faustus'.... But it is my desire ...

ARCHIVE OF 25 SIGNED LETTERS, ETC

MILLER, Henry · 19681976

$15,625.00 (€14,176.21 | £11,826.85 | ¥2,494,318)

Includes 23 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED (ALSs), 2 TYPED LETTERS SIGNED (TLSs), 3 SIGNED INSCRIPTIONS, and various materials including an audio recording on cd of a 1980 Celebration of Miller at The New School. The recipient is actress and friend Fiddle Viracola. One letter is SIG...

TYPED MANUSCRIPT SIGNED: The Descent of Charlie Fuller into Pulitzer Land

BARAKA, Amiri (LeRoi JONES) · 231982

$8,125.00 (€7,371.63 | £6,149.96 | ¥1,297,045)

TYPED MANUSCRIPT (12 pages) of a critical article on Charles Fuller, concentrating on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play A SOLDIER'S STORY which debuted in 1982, as well as the current nature of Black Theater. Although the play enjoyed a long run, Fuller said it never played on B...

AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT: Naropa Lectures

BARAKA, Amiri (LeRoi JONES) · 1985

$9,375.00 (€8,505.72 | £7,096.11 | ¥1,496,591)

A handwritten ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT titled "Naropa Lectures" by Baraka consisting of 21 pages on both sides of eleven 7-1/4" x 11-3/4" lined sheets stapled in the upper left corner. Baraka's notes for his lectures at Naropa where he taught at Naropa’s Jack Kerouac School during ...

AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT: Craft & Black Writer

BARAKA, Amiri (LeRoi JONES) · 1970

$3,125.00 (€2,835.24 | £2,365.37 | ¥498,864)

A handwritten ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT by Baraka consisting of two 8-1/2" x 11" sheets of Paschal's Motor Hotel letterhead, written on rectos only, consisting of advice for African-American writers. Some of his observations: "Difficult for any writer to get below surface to go beyo...

TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) and AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT (AM)

KINNELL, Galway · 19751982

$187.50 (€170.11 | £141.92 | ¥29,932)

Sheffield, VT. Brief letter dated 7 July 1982 with the closing "Yours, in the ringing of the rocks" and SIGNED "Galway." He refers to a "Lafayette Conference" (Theodore Roethke Poetry Festival, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 1982). The handwritten MANUSCRIPT is one-page headed ...

TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)

GREGG, Linda · 101982

$62.50 (€56.70 | £47.31 | ¥9,977)

Short SIGNED letter thanking the recipient for a photograph which Gregg gave to Jack Gilbert. She also mentions seeing Galway Kinnell. With the hand-addressed envelope.. Normal creases from mailing. Near Fine

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) Explaining What Makes a Good Poem

BRYANT, William Cullen · 131868

$937.50 (€850.57 | £709.61 | ¥149,659)

Two-page letter on 5" x 8" THE EVENING POST stationery addressed to "Dear Madam" and SIGNED "W. C. Bryant." Bryant turns down a poem by a previous contributor, stating that it is “not equal by any means to those which I once received from you.” He has no time to criticize but ...

AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (AMS): "The Singing Birds"

BURROUGHS, John · 0

$3,750.00 (€3,402.29 | £2,838.45 | ¥598,636)

Original manuscript of an essay titled “The Singing Birds”: 21-pages in pencil with corrections, mostly on rectos of 6" x 9" sheets, SIGNED and dated by Burroughs at the conclusion. Housed in a cloth chemise and green morocco-backed clamshell box. Written in two parts, the fir...

THE STORIES OF RAYMOND CARVER

CARVER, Raymond · 0

$31.30 (€28.40 | £23.69 | ¥4,997)

(London). Picador. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Prints all of the stories in WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET, PLEASE; WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE; and CATHEDRAL. There was no comparable American edition.. Slight crease to upper front corner. Near Fine

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KIPLING, Rudyard · 151896

$3,125.00 (€2,835.24 | £2,365.37 | ¥498,864)

Naulakha, Waite, Vermont. Humorous handwritten one-page letter SIGNED "Rudyard Kipling" on his Naulakha, Waite, Vermont stationery to [William Livingston] Alden. In full: "Many thanks for your kind little note. It's a rummy land this side but there's a heap of material that I'...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)

KIPLING, Rudyard · 81917

$2,500.00 (€2,268.19 | £1,892.30 | ¥399,091)

Burwash, Sussex. Handwritten two-page letter SIGNED "Rudyard Kipling" on his Bateman's Burwash Sussex stationery to Monsieur [Paul] Lambotte. In full: "I am of course honoured to be on the Committee of the [Emile] Verhaeren's memorial but it seems to me that if he is to be ade...

ARCHIVE OF 26 SIGNED LETTERS, SIGNED MANUSCRIPT, ETC

DURRELL, Lawrence · 19701986

$9,375.00 (€8,505.72 | £7,096.11 | ¥1,496,591)

Includes 9 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED (ALSs), 17 TYPED LETTERS SIGNED (TLSs), 1 TYPED MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (TMS), 3 telegrams, and various materials comprising thousands of words. The recipient is actress and friend Fiddle Viracola to whom Durrell closes one letter: "Dearest and fa...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)

COLLINS, Wilkie · 5

$2,500.00 (€2,268.19 | £1,892.30 | ¥399,091)

One-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) to Henry Murray on a 4-1/2" x 7" sheet matted and framed to an overall size of 10-1/2" x 13-1/2". In full: "I have much pleasure in writing these lines, and in so complying with your wish to possess my autograph. Faithfully yours Wilkie C...

SIGNED ORIGINAL ETCHING

[HEMINGWAY, Ernest] HOOD, Richard Thomas · 0

$187.50 (€170.11 | £141.92 | ¥29,932)

A 6-3/4" x 8-14" ORIGINAL ETCHING (image size of 5" x 5-1/2") of Hemingway by Richard Thomas Hood titled and SIGNED by Hood. From the Artists Series created by Richard Thomas Hood (1910-1993), Philadelphia artist and Director of the Pennsylvania Art Project (WPA).. Richard Tho...

SIGNED ORIGINAL ETCHING

[MENCKEN, H. L.] HOOD, Richard Thomas · 0

$625.00 (€567.05 | £473.07 | ¥99,773)

A 9" x 12-1/4" ORIGINAL ETCHING of Mencken (image size 7-1/8" x 9") by Richard Thomas Hood SIGNED by the artist and by the combative journalist. Fine image of Mencken seated and staring warily ahead. From the Artists Series created by Richard Thomas Hood (1910-1993), Philadelp...

SIGNED ORIGINAL ETCHING

[ROBINSON, E. A.] HOOD, Richard Thomas · 0

$312.50 (€283.52 | £236.54 | ¥49,886)

An 8" x 11" ORIGINAL ETCHING (image size of 7" x 8-1/2") of Robinson by Richard Thomas Hood SIGNED by both the artist and the poet. From the Artists Series created by Richard Thomas Hood (1910-1993), Philadelphia artist and Director of the Pennsylvania Art Project (WPA).. Rich...

SIGNED ORIGINAL ETCHING

[TARKINGTON, Booth] HOOD, Richard Thomas · 0

$312.50 (€283.52 | £236.54 | ¥49,886)

An 8" x 11" ORIGINAL ETCHING (image size of 5-1/2" x 7") of Tarkington by Richard Thomas Hood SIGNED by both the artist and the subject. From the Artists Series created by Richard Thomas Hood (1910-1993), Philadelphia artist and Director of the Pennsylvania Art Project (WPA).....