literature

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON:  “WHEN MY BOOK WAS WRITTEN, IT WAS STILL POSSIBLE TO HAVE RECONCILED MATAAFA AND LAMFEFA: THIS IS NOW TOO LATE, THE TREATY HAS LOST AUTHORITY WITH THE SAMOANS, THEY HAVE PLUNGED AGAIN INTO A STATE OF DIEHARD REBELLION AND SPORADIC WAR”

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS.  (1850-94).  Scottish essayist, novelist and poet.  Extremely scarce Autograph Letter Signed, “Robert Louis Stevenson”.  Two separate pages, octavo.  “Vailima, Samoa”, July 14, 1893.

DICKENS WRITING FROM PARIS ATTEMPTS TO HELP A  ‘FALLEN WOMEN’ GET A JOB

DICKENS, CHARLES.  (1812-1870).  English novelist.  Autograph Letter Signed, “Charles Dickens”.  One full page, octavo.  “Paris, 49 Avenue des Champs-Élysées”, January 7, 1856.

VOLTAIRE  —  IN 1774  — CERTIFYING THE OWNERSHIP OF A SURGEON’S SURGERY

VOLTAIRE  — nom de plume of:   FRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET. (1694-1778)   French essayist and philosopher.    Very-scarce Manuscript Note Signed, ”Voltaire.”, in French.  One page, small octavo. Ferney, October 2, 1774.   

THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S ADDRESS ON THE 100^TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF

ABRAHAM LINCOLN  —  BOLDLY INSCRIBED TO THE HEAD DOORKEEPER OF THE WHITE HOUSE, MAJOR CHARLES LOEFFLER

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE (1858-1919).  President of the United States.  Exceptionally scarce printed booklet by the Government Printing Office entitled: Address of President Roosevelt on the occasion of the Celebration of the Hundreth Anniversary of the Birth of Abraham Lincoln – Hodgenville, Ky.  February 12, 1909, boldly inscribed by TR, as President.

ALLEN GINSBERG DRAWS A CARICATURE

GINSBERG, ALLEN.  (1926-1997).  American poet, regarded as the spokesman for the Beat Generation of the 1950s.  Caricature Drawing Signed, “AG”, beneath the image.  Octavo.  Excellent condition.

FREDERICK MARRYAT —  SCARCE LETTER FROM THE  NAVAL AUTHOR, AND DEVELOPER OF THE NAVAL CODE OF SIGNAL FLAGS FOR MERCHANT VESSELS 

MARRYAT, FREDERICK. (1792-1848). British naval officer and novelist.  Scarce Autograph Letter Signed “F. Marryat,” 2 pages, octavo. “3 Spanish Place [Marylebone, London]”,  “Tuesday” no date, but docketed 1841 on verso.  To “My dear Jordan”. 

CHECK SIGNED BY POET AND ABOLITIONIST JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL. (1819-1891).  Poet, Critic, Satirist, Diplomat, and noted Abolitionist.   Attractive Partly-printed Check Signed:  “J.R. Lowell”.