autograph letter signed
HENRY JAMES ARRANGES TO ATTEND A REHERSAL OF IBSEN’S PLAY: LITTLE EYOLF
JAMES, HENRY. (1843-1916). American writer. Good Autograph Letter Signed, “Henry James”, on his embossed 34 de Vere Gardens, W. stationery. Four full pages, octavo. London, “Tuesday”, no date. Very fine condition.
GEORGE B. McCLELLAN. – UNION GENERAL – ATTRACTIVE CIVIL WAR – DATED AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED
MCCLELLAN, GEORGE B. (1826-1885) Major General during the American Civil War. Civil War dated, Autograph Letter Signed, “Geo. McClellan, Maj. Gen.” One page, octavo. [approximately 5 x 8 inches]. Very fine condition. New Jersey, March 12, 1864.
SIMON CAMERON – LINCOLN’S SECRETARY OF WAR — THE MAN WHO WOULD STEAL ‘A RED-HOT STOVE’
CAMERON, SIMON. (1799-1889) Secretary of War in Lincoln’s Cabinet (1860-62); Pennsylvanian businessman and Republican Senator. Autograph Letter Signed, “Simon Cameron”. One full page, octavo. February 17, 1846.
HENRY CLAY — CONTEMPLATES THE PASSAGE OF THE PREEMPTION LAWS – THE LEGAL DOCTRINE WHERE FEDERAL LAW IS THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY IN THE LAND.
CLAY, HENRY. (1777-1852). American statesman. Important Autograph Letter Signed, “H. Clay”. Two pages, quarto. Washington, March 25, 1836. Very fine condition.
“T’ HELL WIT THEM. THIS IS A FINE DAY IN VERMONT ANYWAY AND OUGHT TO MAKE IT UP TO US FOR A LOT OF LITTLE ANNOYANCES.”
FROST, ROBERT. (1874-1963). American poet. Good Autograph Letter Signed, “Robert Frost”. Two pages, octavo. South Shaftsbury, Vermont, July 15th, 1930.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR. — A SIMPLY STUNNING LETTER FROM THE FUTURE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE TO HIS MITRESS: CLAIRE CASTLETOWN, THE LADY CASTLETOWN ~~ “THE GREATEST EXPERIENCES OF LIFE ARE: WAR, WOMEN, A STORM AT SEA, AND THE MOUNTAINS”
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR. (1841-1935). Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, 1902-1932. Autograph Letter Signed, “O.W. Holmes”, Four full pages, quarto. Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. August 7, 1897. To his mistress.
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.