Signed photograph of the American poet, singer-songwriter and actor. He is shown as a young man in a glossy studio portrait and has penned at the foot in black marker: "...what a couple of years will do... / Rod McKuen / 78." Some slight wrinkling; overall in fine condition. 8 x 9.5 inches (20.1 x 24.5 cm).
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1955 [1958]. First American Edition, Eighth Impression. Inscribed by the author on the half-title to his cousin, Sophie Nabokov, in Russian: "Onia from Volodia, March 1, 1959," with a small drawing of a butterfly, a reference to his work as an entomologist. 8vo. Black cloth spine and silver-and-white striped covers. 319 pp. Published by "special arrangement" with the Olympia Press. Light numerical stamp to the half-title, light finger smudges to the title and opposite page; in a very good dust jacket (price of $5.00), unclipped with some small closed tears,very small chips, minor discoloring, soiling and rubbing but overall fine. Read More...
Striking original large-format jacket and dress design in the hand of the French fashion designer regarded as one of the greatest names in fashion history. Acccomplished in pencil and color inks and signed "Yves Saint Laurent" lower left in bold black ink. Approx 19 x 23 inches, archivally framed to slightly larger. A very rare authentic example, seldom encountered on the market and with extraordinary provenance. Read More...
New York: Sparkler Books. 1988. First American Edition. 44pp, colour illustrations. Pictorial laminated hardcover. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free end paper. In fine condition. Read More...
Autograph postcard from the important Irish playwright and music critic to the publisher Frank Palmer, regarding the publication of his essay "The Sanity of Art." February 2, 1908. Shaw writes: "The date of publication for the Sanity of Art has now been fixed for the 8th February. The American publication will take place then. Please make a note." Mounting remnant on the verso; overall fine. 3.5 x 4.5 inches (8.9 x 11.5 cm). Read More...
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[Literature & Art]
Strand, Mark. (1934-2014). "Keeping Things Whole" - Autograph Poem with Photograph
Original autograph poem from the Canadian-born American poet, essayist and translator whose accolades included a MacArthur Fellowship and a 1999 Pulitzer Prize. He has penned his poem "Keeping Things Whole" (published in Selected Poems, 1979) on a small sheet and dated New Haven, February 27, 1974. The poem is matted together with an original photograph. Total size 17 x 14 inches.
Autograph note from the French poet, essayist, and philosopher to writer Louis Artus, regarding a missed rendezvous. Dated "Wednesday." Translated from the French: "Thank you, my dear friend. I am sorry not to have been there when you came. But these days I am busier than ever—and no courage to support everything that I must do! My best wishes... Paul Valéry." On a black-bordered card, 5.5 x 3.75 inches (13.7 x 9.4 cm), together with the transmissal envelope. In very fine condition. Read More...
Striking and rather surreal original advertising postcard for the late-nineteenth-century tonic "Burdock Blood Bitters." The colored image depicts a child's face peeking out from behind an old man's. Original advertising text on the verso. Mounting remnants on the verso; overall in fine condition. 4.5 x 6 inches (11.5 x 15.2 cm).
Original cabinet photograph, ca. 1878, of the great American poet by Napoleon Sarony, the pre-eminent New York photographer of his day and one of the city's favourite eccentrics. Whitman is shown in a striking quarter-turn bust portrait looking out towards the right, his face framed by his trademark hat and beard, and has boldly signed "Walt Whitman / 1891" in black ink. Edges lightly nicked, a few small stains and light surface impressions, else fine. 10.8 x 16.5 cm; 4.25 x 6.5 inches. Read More...
Two postcards of the great American poet and his last residence, the Walt Whitman Memorial House, ca. 1920's. The house was opened to the public in 1926. Matte postcards in fine original condition with only light wear to the edges. 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.7 x 13.9 cm).
Full ink signature, “Oscar Wilde” on an rigid off-white album page, 11.4 x 8.7 cm, together with an original clipped magazine engraving after the photograph by Sarony (13.5 x 17.5 cm). Ink blot below signature, light handling stains, else fine. The date of April 30, 1882 added to the lower sheet in a contemporary hand. Read More...
Original press photograph of the British statesman leaving 10 Downing Street in September 1938, after a pre-war Cabinet meeting discussing the Czech crisis. Press caption on the verso reads: "Attention on the Czech Crisis was focussed in London this morning when members of the Cabinet met at No. 10 Downing Street and discussed the international situation. A visitor at the meeting was Mr. Attlee the opposition leader." Further stamps and captions in Swedish on the verso. Some light creases; overall in very good condition. 7.5 x 5.5 inches (19.3 x 14 cm).
Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. [1861?]. Original sheet music to an early version of "Glory, glory, hallelujah," apparently published before the song was given Julia Ward Howe's text and became the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." This version gives three verses beginning with "Ellsworth's (John Brown's) body lies a mould'ring in the grave," as well as four alternative verses "dedicated to and sung by the Fourth Battalion of Rifles. 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers," beginning "Cheer for the banner as we rally 'neath its stars." 5 pp. [PN] 19999. Light toning and edge wear; overall in fine condition. 10.5 x 14 inches (27.5 x 35.5 cm). Read More...
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[History]
[Creole Woman]. Hand Colored Carte de Visite Photograph
Interesting original CDV of a woman in a traditional Creole dress and headdress, which have been hand colored in magenta, blue, green and yellow. The woman is identified on the verso as "Alice." Mounted on a card, in fine condition. 2.5 x 4 inches (6.3 x 10 cm).
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[History]
Hillary, Edmund. (1919-2008). "Schoolhouse in the Clouds" - SIGNED, with Edmund Hillary's Hunting Permit
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. 1964. First Edition. Two signed items from the New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist known, with Tenzing Norgay, as the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. His 1964 book Schoolhouse in the Clouds, an account of his philanthropic work building schools and providing medical care for children in Nepal, has been boldly signed "Ed Hillary" on the title page. xi, 180 pp. Hardcover, black cloth, without dust jacket. Slight split to the gutter and light shelf wear; overall in fine condition. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14.3 x 21.3 cm). Read More...
Charming original photograph of a class of stony-faced boys and girls in New York, ca. 1900. On the original photographer's mount, photographed by the Ross Photo. Co, New York. Some stains and wear to the mount, and small chips and scratches to the image; overall in very good condition. 8 x 5 inches (20.8 x 12.7 cm), mounted to 10 x 8 inches (25.6 x 20.1 cm).
Original photograph, ca. 1900, of two men in a tailor's shop, with cloth being laid out and measured on the counter, and bolts of cloth and suits visible in glass-fronted cabinets. On a mount with a large loss to the lower right corner; photograph in fine condition. 7 x 5 inches (17.7 x 13 cm), mounted to 10 x 8 inches (25.3 x 20.2 cm).