The Summer Art & Literature Auction

ZOLA EMILE: (1840-1902) French Novelist, Playwright & Journalist, a prominent figure in the Dreyfus Affair. A.L.S., Emile Zola, two pages (separat...

BLASCO IBANEZ VICENTE: (1867-1928) Spanish Novelist of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Bold, black fountain pen ink signature and inscription...

EUROPEAN LITERATURE: Small selection of signed album pages, and one signed postcard, by various European writers, comprising Louis Aragon, Jean Ge...

TURGENEV IVAN: (1818-1883) Russian Novelist & Playwright. A good, bold dark fountain pen ink signature ('Ivan Turgenev') and sentiment in his hand...

YUTANG LIN: (1895-1976) Chinese Writer. A.L.S., Lin Yutang, one page, 8vo, New York, 20th July 1945, to Mrs. Whiteside. Yutang thanks his correspo...

COOPER JAMES FENIMORE: (1789-1851) American Writer of The Last of the Mohicans (1826). D.S., J. Fenimore Cooper, being a signed cheque, Cooperstow...

JAMES HENRY: (1843-1916) American-born British Author. A.L.S., H. James, four pages, 8vo, n.p., 20th August n.y., to Mr. Opdyke (corrected by Jame...

CALDWELL ERSKINE: (1903-1987) American Novelist. T.L.S., Erskine, one page, 4to, San Francisco, 30th June 1959, to Leonard [Lyons]. Caldwell infor...

BUKOWSKI CHARLES: (1920-1994) German-American Poet, Novelist, and Short Story Writer. An original black pen and ink drawing signed by Bukowski, on...

KEROUAC JACK: (1922-1969) American Author, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Rare D.S., John L. Kerouac, being a signed cheque, Orlando, Florida, ...

HELLER JOSEPH: (1923-1999) American Author, best known for his novel Catch-22. T.L.S., Joe Heller, one page, 4to, New York, 2nd October 1977, to R...

BARTH JOHN: (1930-  ) American Writer. Signed 10 x 8 photograph depicting Bath in a head and shoulders pose. Signed ('John Barth') in brown founta...

AMERICAN LITERATURE: Small selection of signed cards, one page removed from an album page, by various American authors including John Updike, Isaa...

POPE ALEXANDER: (1688-1744) English Poet, known for his satirical verse and use of the heroic couplet. Pope is the second most frequently quoted w...

ROGERS SAMUEL: (1763-1855) English Poet, colleague and friend of Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Byron. A.L.S., S. Rogers, one page, 12mo, Hotel de l'E...

WORDSWORTH WILLIAM: (1770-1850) English Romantic Poet, Poet Laureate 1843-50. Large portion of a L.S., Wm. Wordsworth, one page, small 4to (neatly...

TENNYSON ALFRED: (1809-1892) English Poet Laureate 1850-92. A.L.S., A Tennyson, one page, 8vo, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, 20th March 1876, to Mess...

MASEFIELD JOHN: (1878-1967) English Poet & Writer, Poet Laureate 1930-67. A.L.S., John Masefield, two pages, 8vo, Boar's Hill, Oxford, n.d., to Je...

DAY-LEWIS CECIL: (1904-1972) Anglo-Irish Poet, Poet Laureate 1968-72. T.L.S., C. Day-Lewis, two pages, oblong 8vo, Musbury, Axminster, n.d. ('Sund...

BINYON LAURENCE: (1869-1943) English Poet whose most famous work, For the Fallen, is used in Remembrance Sunday Services. A fine A.L.S., Laurence ...

BINYON LAURENCE: (1869-1943) English Poet whose most famous work, For the Fallen, is used in Remembrance Sunday Services. Autograph Poem Signed, L...

DE LA MARE WALTER: (1873-1956) English Poet & Novelist. A.L.S., Walter de la Mare, two pages, 8vo, Pittsburgh, 7th November 1924, to Miss Cuthbert...

DE LA MARE WALTER: (1873-1956) English Poet & Novelist. T.L.S., Walter de la Mare, one page, oblong 8vo, Hill House, Taplow, 10th September 1925, ...

AUDEN W. H.: (1907-1973) Anglo-American Poet. A good A.L.S., Wystan Auden (a scarce form of the poet's signature), one page, 4to, Swarthmore, Penn...

SITWELL EDITH: (1887-1964) British Poet and Critic. A.L.S., Edith Sitwell, two pages, 8vo, Renishaw Hall, Sheffield, 2nd November 1943, to 'Dear J...

SPENDER STEPHEN: (1909-1995) English Poet, Novelist, and Essayist. A.L.S., Stephen Spender, one page, 4to, London, 19th March 1971, to Ray Roberts...

LARKIN PHILIP: (1922-1985) English Poet. Scarce T.L.S., P. A. Larkin, one page, 4to, Hull, 1st December 1975, to Campbell Burnap, on the printed s...

LARKIN PHILIP: (1922-1985) English Poet. Scarce T.L.S., P. A. Larkin, one page, 4to, Hull, 26th April 1976, to Campbell Burnap, on the printed sta...

LONGFELLOW HENRY WADSWORTH: (1807-1882) American Poet. Vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph by Longfellow, the image depicting the bearded poet...

LONGFELLOW HENRY WADSWORTH: (1807-1882) American Poet. A.L.S., Henry W. Longfellow, one page, 8vo, Nahant, Massachusetts, 11th August 1881, to Mr....

WHITTIER JOHN GREENLEAF: (1807-1892) American Quaker Poet, an advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. A.L.S., John G. Whittier,...

HOLMES OLIVER WENDELL: (1809-1894) American Poet. A.L.S., Oliver Wendell Holmes, one page, 8vo, Beacon Street, Boston, 9th November 1883, to 'My d...

MASTERS EDGAR LEE: (1868-1950) American Poet, Biographer, Dramatist and Attorney. T.L.S., E. L. Masters, one page, 4to, Hotel Chelsea, New York, 1...

cummings e.e.: (1894-1962) American Poet, Author, and Playwright. T.L.S., Cummings, (a very truncated form of his signature) one page, 4to, Silver...

POUND EZRA: (1885-1972) American expatriate Poet, a major figure in the Modernist movement. A.N.S., with his initials, E.P., to the ample left mar...

HUGHES LANGSTON: (1902-1967) American Poet, Novelist & Playwright, active in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. A good vintage signed ...

GINSBERG ALLEN: (1926-1997) American Poet of the Beat Generation. A.L.S., Allen Ginsberg, one page, 4to, New York, 20th January 1990, to Roberto. ...

BELLOC LOUISE SWANTON: (1796-1881) French Writer and Translator. A.L.S., Louise Sw-Belloc, three pages, 8vo, Paris, 8th April 1845, to a Gentleman...

HALL RADCLYFFE: (1880-1943) English Poet & Author, a groundbreaking exponent of lesbian literature. Rare, black fountain pen ink signature ('Radcl...

SACKVILLE-WEST VITA: (1892-1962) English Author and Poet. Brief T.L.S., V. Sackville-West, one page, 8vo, Sissinghurst Castle, Kent, 7th June 1949...

‘It was probably the proudest moment of my life’DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. An early, lengthy A.L.S., Daphne, six pages, 4to, B...

'He used to go and stay at Jamaica Inn…'  DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. A lengthy A.L.S., Daphne, four pages, 4to, Alexandria, Eg...

DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne du Maurier, two pages, 8vo, Menabilly, 2nd May 1962, to Mr. Staniland. Du Maurier in...

DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. A.L.S., D du M, to the verso of a picture postcard depicting du Maurier's home, Menabilly, n.d., to...

DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. A.Q.S., Daphne du Maurier, one page, 8vo, Kilmarth, Par, Cornwall, 1986. Du Maurier has penned a br...

MURDOCH IRIS: (1919-1999) Irish-born Writer & Philosopher. Autograph manuscript, unsigned, one page (from a longer document), 4to, n.p., n.d. The ...

MURDOCH IRIS: (1919-1999) Irish-born Writer & Philosopher. Autograph manuscript, unsigned, one page (from a longer document), 4to, n.p., n.d. The ...

MURDOCH IRIS: (1919-1999) Anglo-Irish Novelist and Philosopher. A good signed 9.5 x 12 photograph of Murdoch in an atmospherically lit close-up po...

PARKER DOROTHY: (1893-1967) American Poet & Writer. Rare T.L.S., Dorothy Parker, one page, 4to, Culver City, California, n.d., to Mr. Goodson, on ...

NIN ANAIS: (1903-1997) American Author born to Spanish-Cuban parents in France. An interesting A.L.S., Anais Nin, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.194...

COLLINS WILKIE: (1824-1889) English Novelist. Bold, dark ink signature ('Wilkie Collins') with three additional words and the date, 20th February ...

[DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN]: (1859-1930) Scottish Author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. A charming piece of original memorabilia comprising three small pie...

[DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN]: (1859-1930) Scottish Author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. A fascinating piece of memorabilia comprising three dried Carnation...

[DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN]: (1859-1930) Scottish Author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. A fascinating piece of memorabilia comprising a dried Snowdrop flow...

[DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN]: (1859-1930) Scottish Author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. A fascinating piece of memorabilia comprising a dried Rose and stal...

The last remains of Arthur Conan Doyle? [DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN]: (1859-1930) Scottish Author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. An extremely rare, small se...

CHANDLER RAYMOND: (1888-1959) American Crime Writer, creator of the private detective Philip Marlowe. An excellent, bold blue fountain pen ink sig...

SIMENON GEORGES: (1903-1989) Belgian Writer, creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. Signed colour 6 x 4 photograph, a close-up portrait...

LE CARRE JOHN: (1931-     ) British Author of espionage novels, a former officer with the Secret Intelligence Service. A.L.S., John le Carre, two ...

LEONARD ELMORE: (1925-2013) American Novelist of Crime Fiction and Suspense Thrillers. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Leonard in a ...