The Summer Art & Literature Auction

BACON FRANCIS: (1909-1992) Irish Painter. A.L.S., Francis Bacon, one page, 8vo, n.p., 8th May 1980, to Mr. Dyson. Bacon informs his correspondent ...

BACON FRANCIS: (1909-1992) Irish Painter. A good printed exhibition catalogue signed and inscribed by Bacon, the 4to paperback edition issued for ...

HOCKNEY DAVID: (1937-    ) British Artist. A good signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph, the appealing image depicting Hockney seated in a full l...

SCOTT WALTER: (1771-1832) Scottish Novelist. A.L.S., Walter Scott, one page, 8vo, Abbotsford, 1st May n.y., to a gentleman. Scott states that he i...

STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish Novelist of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Scarce A.L.S....

WILDE OSCAR: (1854-1900) Irish Playwright and Novelist. Brief A.L.S., Oscar, one page, 8vo, Tite Street, Chelsea, n.d., to 'My Dear delightful Vik...

THACKERAY WILLIAM MAKEPEACE: (1811-1863) English Novelist of Vanity Fair (1847-48). A.L.S., W M Thackeray, in his sloping hand, one page, oblong 8...

TROLLOPE ANTHONY: (1815-1882) English Novelist. D.S., Anthony Trollope, being a signed cheque, London, 13th September 1879. The partially printed ...

HARDY THOMAS: (1840-1928) English Novelist. A.L.S., T. Hardy, one page, 8vo, Max Gate, Dorchester, 13th January 1893, to a gentleman, on mourning ...

FORSTER E. M.: (1879-1970) English Novelist of A Room with a View (1908) and A Passage to India (1924). A.L.S., E M Forster, two pages, oblong 8vo...

WELLS H. G.: (1866-1946) English Writer of Science Fiction novels. A.L.S., H. G. Wells, on two sides of a printed correspondence card, Hanover Ter...

HUXLEY ALDOUS (1894-1963) English Writer. A.L.S., Aldous Huxley, two pages, 8vo, Los Angeles, California, 29th May 1959, to Mr. Carmichael. Huxley...

PRIESTLEY J. B.: (1894-1984) English Novelist & Playwright. A.L.S., J. B. Priestley, two pages, 4to, Lima, Peru, 2nd February n.y. (the watermark ...

TWAIN MARK: (1835-1910) Pen name of Samuel L. Clemens. American Author & Humorist. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Mark Twain') and three additi...

KIPLING RUDYARD: (1865-1936) English Author, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1907. T.L.S., Rudyard Kipling, one page, 4to, Bateman's, Burwash, ...

YEATS W. B.: (1865-1939) Irish Poet & Dramatist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1923. A fine, vintage fountain pen ink signature ('W B Yeats')...

SHAW GEORGE BERNARD: (1856-1950) Irish Playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1925. A.N.S., G. Bernard Shaw, on one side of his correspond...

ELIOT T. S.: (1888-1965) American-born English Poet & Dramatist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1948. T.L.S., T. S. Eliot, one page, 4to, Russ...

RUSSELL BERTRAND: (1872-1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician & Historian, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1950. A fine, vintage fountain pe...

BECKETT SAMUEL: (1906-1989) Irish Dramatist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1969. Brief A.L.S., Samuel Beckett, on one side of his personal pr...

SOLZHENITSYN ALEKSANDR: (1918-2008) Russian Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1970. Book signed and inscribed, a paperback edition of T...

SOLZHENITSYN ALEKSANDR: (1918-2008) Russian Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1970. Book signed, a paperback edition of One Day In The ...

HEANEY SEAMUS: (1939-2013) Irish Poet, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1995. Small selection of signed (some inscribed) cards, printed poetry, ...

GREENE GRAHAM: (1904-1991) English Novelist. Brief T.L.S., Graham Greene, one page, 8vo, Avenue Pasteur, Antibes, n.d., to Jill. Greene thanks his...

DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN: (1859-1930) Scottish Author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. Brief A.L.S., A Conan Doyle, one page, 8vo, Tennison Road, South Norw...

CHRISTIE AGATHA: (1890-1976) English Crime Novelist. A good vintage fountain pen ink signature ('Agatha Christie') on a plain 8vo sheet of station...

CRIME FICTION: A selection of signed cards, signed postcard photographs and a few slightly larger etc., by various crime and thriller novelists co...

GASKELL ELIZABETH: (1810-1865) British Novelist, the first to write a biography of Charlotte Bronte. Ink signature ('E C Gaskell') and several lin...

WOOLF VIRGINIA: (1882-1941) English Novelist. Fine fountain pen ink signature ('Virginia Woolf') on an oblong 12mo piece most likely removed from ...

DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. Signed colour postcard photograph of Du Maurier seated outdoors in a three quarter length pose on t...

FEMALE WRITERS: A selection of signed cards, A.Ls.S., a T.L.S., signed photographs, 4to and one smaller, etc. by various female writers comprising...

DODGSON C. L.: (1832-1898) Lewis Carroll. English Author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Ink signature ('C L Dodgson') in his characte...

BARRIE J. M.: (1860-1937) Scottish Novelist, created Peter Pan. A.L.S., J. M. Barrie, one page, 8vo, Lancaster Gate, 2nd December 1905, to Mr. Ham...

DAHL ROALD: (1916-1990) British Novelist, remembered for his children's books. Scarce signed 5 x 7 photograph of Dahl seated in a three quarter le...

ROWLING J. K.: (1965- ) British Author of the Harry Potter books. Book signed, a hardback edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Fir...

BURNS ROBERT: (1759-1796) Scottish Poet & Lyricist, a pioneer of the Romantic Movement. A rare fragment of a manuscript document, unsigned, one pa...

BYRON LORD: (1788-1824) British Poet. Dark ink signature ('Byron') and date, 1819, in his hand on a plain 8vo sheet, presumably the front free end...

SHELLEY PERCY BYSSHE: (1792-1822) English Romantic Poet. Rare ink signature ('P. B: Shelley') and three additional words in his hand on a slim obl...

BROWNING ROBERT: (1812-1889) English Poet. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Robert Browning') and four lines of holograph text, in part, '…. acqu...

WORDSWORTH WILLIAM: (1770-1850) English Romantic Poet who served as Poet Laureate 1843-50. A fine A.Q.S., Wm. Wordsworth, one page, oblong 8vo, Ry...

TENNYSON ALFRED: (1809-1892) English Poet Laureate. Brief A.L.S., A Tennyson, one page, n.p. (Welbeck Street), n.d. ('Friday', 1860s), to Mr. Payn...

HUGHES TED: (1930-1998) English Poet and Children's writer, Poet Laureate 1984-98. A.L.S., Ted Hughes, to both sides of a printed correspondence c...

BROOKE RUPERT: (1887-1915) English Poet, remembered for his war sonnets. Rare, dark fountain pen ink signature ('Rupert Brooke') on a small, very ...

SASSOON SIEGFRIED: (1886-1967) English Poet. A.L.S., Siegfried Sassoon, one page, 8vo, Heytesbury House, Wiltshire, 4th January 1938, to Mr & Mrs ...

AUDEN W. H.: (1907-1973) Anglo-American Poet. A.L.S., W. H. Auden, one page, small 4to, Christ Church, Oxford, 22nd January n.y., to Mr. Jones. Au...

[GRAVES ROBERT]: (1895-1985) English Poet. GRAVES BERYL (1915-2003) English Muse and second wife of Robert Graves. A.L.S., Beryl Graves, two pages...

AUTHORS: LESSING DORIS (1919-2013) British Writer. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Under My Skin, First Edition, published by Har...

PLAYWRIGHTS: Selection of signed pieces, cards, postcard photographs, etc. by various Playwrights including Norman Mailer, Harold Pinter (2), Alan...

LITERATURE: Selection of signed (and some inscribed) pieces, cards, signed postcard photographs, a few letters etc., by various writers, novelists...