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MARGARET FULLER ~ THE MOST IMPORTANT WOMAN OF THE TRANSCENDENTIALIST MOVEMENT AND THE AUTHOR OF THE FIRST FEMINIST BOOK IN THE UNITED STATES
FULLER, SARAH MARGARET. (1810-1850) Journalist, women’s rights activist, considered the most important woman in the Transcendentalist movement; she was the first full-time American female book reviewer in journalism; her book: Woman in the Nineteenth Century is considered the first major feminist work in the United States. Exceedingly-rare, almost unobtainable, and highly desirable Autograph Letter Signed “S. M. Fuller”. One page, quarto.
MARK TWAIN IN A HUMEROUS AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BARGINS WITH HIS BOOK SELLER…OVER A $3 INVOICE!
CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. [MARK TWAIN]. (1835-1910.) American humorist, lecturer and writer. Humorous Autograph Letter Signed, “S. L. Clemens.” One full page, octavo. Elmira, N.Y. July 8, [18]85”.
WRITTEN AT THE HEIGHT OF WORLD WAR II — BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WINSTON S. CHURCHILL ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF: AMERICA: THE STORY OF A FREE PEOPLE THAT WAS DEDICATED TO HIM AND TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
CHURCHILL, SIR WINSTON S. (1874-1965). Choice Typed Letter Signed, ‘Yours sincerely, / Winston S. Churchill’, as war-time Prime Minister, on crested and imprinted ‘10 Downing Street / Whitehall’ stationery. One full page, quarto. London, December 17, 1942.
THOMAS EDISON ~ SIGNED CHECK
EDISON, THOMAS A. (1847-1931). American inventor. Partly-Printed Check Signed, “Thos. A. Edison”. One page, oblong octavo. West Orange, New Jersey, September 27, 1928.
VIRGINIA WOOLF — CONSIDERS SELLING THE MANUSCRIPT OF HER BOOK: FLUSH
WOOLF, VIRGINIA. (1882-1941). Interesting group of three letters [two Typed Letters and one Autograph Post Card] Signed “Virginia Woolf” on 52 Tavistock Square, London. W.C.1. Telephone: Museum 2621 stationery. London, 1933. To Frederick B. Adams Jr., regarding Woolf’s biography on Flush, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s dog.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT — HIS BOLD SIGNATURE
ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO. (1882-1945). Thirty-second President of the United States (1933-45). His bold Signature: “Franklin D. Roosevelt”
WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS — THE SOUTH CAROLINIAN AUTHOR CANCELS HIS NEW YORK LECTURES DUE TO HOSTILITIES BEING EXPRESSED TOWARD HIM ON ACCOUNT OF HIS SOUTHERN HERITAGE AND SUPPORT FOR SLAVERY
SIMMS, WILLIAM GILMORE. (1806-70). American writer, poet, novelist, politician and historian from the American South. Scarce Autograph Letter Signed, “W. Gilmore Simms”. One full page, octavo [approx. 5 x 8 inches]. New York, November 21, [c. 1860].