Charles Agvent

ARCHIVE OF SIGNED LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, and RELATED ITEMS

PURDY, Al · 19701980

$31,250.00 (€28,352.85 | £23,653.82 | ¥4,990,221)

A large archive of material sent by Al Purdy to Alan Abrams from the 1970s to the early 1980s consisting of over 175 pieces including over 150 SIGNED letters--nearly all typed, several with more than one page, and most envelopes present, 6 SIGNED hand-written postcards, 25 SIG...

TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)

WRIGHT, Charles · 61994

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.23 | ¥39,922)

One page on University of Virginia letterhead (5-1/2" x 8-1/2")" thanking the recipient for a book and letting him know he is unable to fulfill his request for a manuscript poem: “…the draft is in a book and is not detachable. It is a 300 page notebook that contains the origin...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)

PINSKY, Robert · 21994

$187.50 (€170.12 | £141.92 | ¥29,941)

One page on Boston University letterhead (5-1/2" x 8-1/2")" responding to a request to send a manuscript poem to him: “In relation to your request that I write out a poem for your collection, I would be happy to comply if it appeared that your interest was based in a love for ...

ARCHIVE OF 6 TYPED LETTERS SIGNED (TLSs), 1 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS), and 1 DOCUMENT SIGNED (DS) Regarding his story "Midnight Mass"

BOWLES, Paul · 1986

$3,125.00 (€2,835.28 | £2,365.38 | ¥499,022)

[Tangier, Morocco]. Archive of 8 items, SIGNED letters and a document, plus a snapshot photograph of Bowles and 8 envelopes typed or hand-addressed by Bowles. All of the letters are on 8-1/2” x 11” onionskin paper except for the handwritten postcard, and are addressed to publi...

ARCHIVE OF 8 SIGNED LETTERS and a Sweatshirt

STEINBECK, John · 1961

$31,250.00 (€28,352.85 | £23,653.82 | ¥4,990,221)

Includes 6 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED (“John Steinbeck,” “John,” or “JS”), 1 TYPED LETTER SIGNED (“John”), and a partial AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (“John”), all to Willard Bascom regarding Project Mohole and other matters, 11 pages total, various sizes and papers, from Barbados, S...

ARCHIVE OF 3 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED (ALSs) with an Original Photograph Portrait and 3 Letters from his Daughter to the Editor of THE DIAL Magazine

HOWELLS, W[illiam] D[ean] · 18881912

$937.50 (€850.59 | £709.61 | ¥149,707)

The three letters by Howell total 7 pages and are SIGNED "W. D. Howells" and include two hand-addressed envelopes and a cabinet card albumen photograph (4-1/4" x 5-7/8") by Reynolds Photograph Co. These letters, as well as the later letters by Mildred Howells, are addressed to...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)

COLETTE, Sidonie-Gabrielle · 1925

$750.00 (€680.47 | £567.69 | ¥119,765)

n.p.. A two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "Colette" written in French on both sides of one 8-1/4" x 10-1/2" piece of blue paper with no salutation and dated simply "Vendredi Soir." ]. Colette writes to an unnamed correspondent about their health and mentioning that she and her ...

ARCHIVE OF 8 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED (ALSs)

RUSKIN, John · 18731887

$10,625.00 (€9,639.97 | £8,042.30 | ¥1,696,675)

Eight AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED, one as "John Ruskin" and the others the more typical "J Ruskin." All are to Sir William Lawrence Pullar and consist of 13 pages total on his Brantwood, Coniston letterhead. The letters discuss a number of subjects including Adam Smith, the diffi...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS): Whittier Stops his Newspaper Subscription

WHITTIER, John Greenleaf · 211881

$312.50 (€283.53 | £236.54 | ¥49,902)

Danvers, MA. A 1-1/4-page letter on two panels of an 8-5/8" x 6-3/4" sheet folded into quarters to the publisher of the HAVERHILL GAZETTE asking them to stop his newspaper subscription. "As I shall be away much from this place, (as I have been during this past year) I must ask...

AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (AMS)

BURNETT, Frances Hodgson · 1892

$5,625.00 (€5,103.51 | £4,257.69 | ¥898,240)

Seven 8-5/8" x 13-1/4" smooth-finished sheets (the first page about a third of that size) handwritten by Frances Hodgson Burnett of the ORIGINAL SIGNED MANUSCRIPT of most of her short story "A Little Faun" from her 1892 book GIOVANNI AND THE OTHER: CHILDREN WHO HAVE MADE STORI...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)

SHAW, George Bernard · 131939

$1,250.00 (€1,134.11 | £946.15 | ¥199,609)

[London]. On the bottom blank portion of a typed letter to Shaw regarding finances from Andrew Tomlinson of The Beltane School on the school's stationery (7-1/2" x 10"), Shaw responds in red ink: "I know nothing about these trust funds; but I shall certainly not call in the pr...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) to his Mother

BENET, Stephen Vincent · 17

$937.50 (€850.59 | £709.61 | ¥149,707)

New York. A ten-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) on both sides of five 5-1/2" x 6-3/4" sheets of personal stationery to his mother. In part: "Well, we've moved, though by no means settled -- that part is still to come. But children, cats, furniture, everything are shifted ar...

AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT (AM): A Leaf from his 1839 Diary Discussing Ghosts

HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel · 15191839

$11,875.00 (€10,774.08 | £8,988.45 | ¥1,896,284)

[Boston]. Two pages on one 3-3/4" x 6-1/8" sheet laid into a larger 5-3/4" x 8-1/2" sheet with printed caption below, housed in a handsome red half morocco clamshell box. A leaf from Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1839 diary, written during his tenure at the Boston Customs House. First...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED to his Cousin

TENNYSON, Alfred Lord · 21863

$937.50 (€850.59 | £709.61 | ¥149,707)

Isle of Wight. One-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER (4-1/4" x 7") SIGNED "A. Tennyson" on the verso to the poet's cousin Clara [Tennyson d'Eyncourt]. A warm, somewhat humorous note, in which Tennyson thanks her for her kindness and ends with praise: “What a beautiful hand you write!” Acc...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) Listing Fellow 19th Century Luminaries

BRYANT, William Cullen · 191863

$1,250.00 (€1,134.11 | £946.15 | ¥199,609)

One page on a 5" x 7-7/8" sheet addressed to "Sir" and SIGNED "W. C. Bryant." A remarkable letter in which Bryant lists the names of a number of famous contemporaries. In full: "Enclosed is the photograph [not present] for which you have asked. Parke Godwin lived in New York;...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) on his Efforts to Obtain a Position in the War College for Sargent

BIERCE, Ambrose · 81903

$2,250.00 (€2,041.41 | £1,703.07 | ¥359,296)

Washington DC. Three-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED in full to Colonel H. H. Sargent on three panels of one 10" x 7-3/4" sheet of paper folded. "I'm glad to know that you are still desirous of the place in the War College, and want to assure you that whenever I can see a chance ...

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) Addressing Rumors and Mentioning Titles of her Books

PORTER, Katherine Anne · 11968

$1,875.00 (€1,701.17 | £1,419.23 | ¥299,413)

Washington DC. Fine three-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) on three sides of two 5-3/4" x 5-3/4" sheets to a Mr. Flack. In part: "I was never in any Mack Sennett comedies, and never even saw more than three of them. I am afraid you have read some vulgar and stupid books abou...

AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (AMS)

CLARK, Tom · 0

$187.50 (€170.12 | £141.92 | ¥29,941)

On an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of blue paper, the poet has responded to a request for a poem by writing out “Like Real People,” the title poem of his new book, which he has SIGNED at the conclusion. On a post-it note Clark writes, “This is the title poem of my next book -- LIKE REAL...

AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT (AM): JACK AND JILL: A VILLAGE STORY

ALCOTT, Louisa May · 1880

$5,625.00 (€5,103.51 | £4,257.69 | ¥898,240)

One 7-5/8" x 9-3/4" lined sheet with an AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT on one side consisting of 24 lines (@220 words) completely in Alcott's hand. In part: "'That barking dog is for Boo, & the little yellow sled so Molly can drag him to school, he always tumbles down so when it is slip...

TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)

ELIOT, T. S · 51929

$1,250.00 (€1,134.11 | £946.15 | ¥199,609)

London. One-1/2 page typed letter on both sides of THE CRITERION stationery SIGNED by the poet and addressed to “Mrs. Roberts.” Eliot asks what topics would be appropriate for a speech he is to give for the “St. George's Renovation Fund.” He writes, in part: “...in order to ma...