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MANET ASKS A THEATRE PRODUCER TO ATTEND THE AUDITION WHERE A YOUNG WOMAN WHO HIS FRIEND HAS AN ACTIVE “INTEREST IN” IS ABOUT TO APPEAR
MANET, EDOUARD (1832-1883) French painter and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. Scarce Autograph Letter Signed, with his full signature “Edouard Manet,” in French. One page, octavo.
EUGENE O’NEILL ~ AN OUTSTANDING ‘APOLOGETIC’ LETTER ON HIS: “ALL GOD’S CHILLUN GOT WINGS”
O’NEILL, EUGENE. (1888-1953). American playwright. Interesting Autograph Letter Signed, “Eugene O’Neill”, on his imprinted Brook Farm stationery. One page, quarto. “Ridgefield, Connecticut”, March 31, 1924.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS — ‘IN THE WAR OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION’
ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY. (1767-1848). Sixth President of the United States (1825-1829); fierce anti-slavery advocate as Congressman. Good Autograph Letter Signed, “John Quincy Adams”. One page, small quarto. Washington, DC January 17, 1838.
THOMAS HARDY THANKS FELLOW AUTHOR GRANT ALLEN FOR A COPY OF HIS BOOK THE LOWER SLOPES ~ IN WHICH ALLEN LAUDS THE QUALITY OF HARDY’S TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES
HARDY, THOMAS. (1840-1928). English novelist and poet. Interesting Autograph Letter Signed “Yours sincerely, Thomas Hardy” on 16 Pelham Crescent, South Kensington stationery. Two full pages, octavo, South Kensington, England, May 22, 1894.
“THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN” — GENERAL MCCLELLAN RECOUNTS HIS CIVIL WAR SERVICE
McCLELLAN, GEORGE B. (1826-85). American soldier and Union commander in the American Civil War. Good War-date Autograph Letter Signed, “George McClellan”. Two pages, octavo. Orange, New Jersey, April 28, 1864.
HENRY MILLER ~ A REMARKABLE AND IMPORTANT ARCHIVE OF NEARLY 100 LETTERS COVERING THE LAST 2 YEARS OF HIS LIFE
Archive, composed of 84 Autograph Letters and twelve postcards written to Irving Stettner, an accomplished writer and painter, and editor of “Stroker” magazine, spaning the final two years of Miller’s life, offering an enlightening glimpse into the mind of an artist whose output, both visual and literary, was only slowed by his death.
JAMES BUCHANAN FREE FRANK — TO HIS PERSONAL PHYSICIAN AND FUTURE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE NAVY
BUCHANAN, JAMES (1791-1868) 15th President of the United States. Free Frank “James Buchanan”, as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.