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SIGNED LETTERS TO FRIEND

• LETTERS AND EPHEMERA SAVED BY A
  LETTERS AND EPHEMERA SAVED BY A LONGTIME KENNEDY FAMILY FRIEND Comprising a small and private archive compiled by Kennedy friend and confidant Binky Van Lair, its most important item being a Typed Letter Signed "John Kennedy" on a United States Senate letterhead, one page, January 7, 1955, to Miss Alida Van Lair, Millbrook, New York, reading, in full: "Dear Binky: Many, many thanks for your kind message to me when I was in the hospital in New York. Hospitals are gloomy places, I am afraid; and it makes a tremendous difference when friends remember you as you did. I am feeling much better and am looking forward to getting back to Washington around the first of March. Perhaps I will have a chance to thank you again in person. Until then, Jackie and I want to wish you and all your family a very happy and successful New Year. Sincerely, John Kennedy" with an unsigned note below, in Kennedy's hand reading, "Many, many thanks for your letter Binky. Am looking forward to meeting you in the snack bar at Bailey's Beach Club...(on next page) from me." Copies of this form letter were hand-signed by Kennedy and sent to well-wishers as he recovered from his second back surgery. Some of the letters, like this example, were enhanced with a personal note; additional material present includes an empty matchbook dated 1952 from Hammersmith Farm, Newport Rhode Island, a childhood home of Jackie Kennedy's; an undated and unsigned note in Jackie Kennedy's hand accepting an invitation "...for a cocktail party in honour of...Miss Alida Van Laer; an invitation to the 1953 wedding of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier with postal cover and personal note to Binky from the Auchincloss family; a chatty 1954 letter from Jackie Kennedy's step sister Nina Auchincloss Straight; an August 3, 1963 invitation to Hammersmith Farm; an August 23, 1963 thank you note from Jackie Kennedy via the White House Social Secretary for an expression of sympathy; an official envelope "edged in black" and postmarked January 27, 1964 from Mrs. Kennedy, containing a card thanking the recipient for their sympathy following President Kennedy's death; an undated card from Jackie as "Mrs. Aristotle Onassis" with a handwritten note signed Jackie; a December 10, 1976 Typed Note Signed "Jackie; a Autograph Note Signed by Janet Lee Auchincloss, mother of Jackie Kennedy, October 29, 1977.
• Lot. Autograph Letters Signed.
  Lot. Autograph Letters Signed. Benson, E(ward) F(rederic). Various places [incl. London], [ca. 1895]-1939. Sm. 8vo, & 4to. To several correspondents - occasionally touching upon his work. Many on Oakley Street, Chelsea S.W. letterhead. Collection of 32 ALS's. ,000-
• 1 piece. Autograph Letter
  1 piece. Autograph Letter Signed. Greenaway, K(ate). (London), Feb. 21, 1891. On message side of postal card. To Miss Crowe, apparently arranging a visit by a child. Framed.
• 1 piece. Autograph Letter
  1 piece. Autograph Letter Signed. Sand, George. Nohant, April 10, 1863. 4 pp., 8vo. On Sand's "GS" blind-stamped stationary. Clean. To Therese Bentzon, a protege of Sand's, future feminist author, daughter of Sand's longtime friend Count d'Auer.
• Alice B. Toklas signed letter,
  Alice B. Toklas signed letter, eight lines typed to Mr. George Berdan, "Bilignin, Par Belley, Ain, 9 VIII 35…Miss Gertrude Stein…asks me to say that her contracts…makes it impossible to…give you permission to print…her 'poem'", signed "A.B. Toklas" in black ink, 8-1/4 x 5-1/4 in. (folded), with envelope; mounted between glass in modern wood frame. Creases, light soiling; frame with wear. The Estate of the Late C. David Williams, Atlanta, Georgia
• STEPHEN VAN RENSSELAER, SIGNED
  STEPHEN VAN RENSSELAER, SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER Stephen van Rensselaer (1764-1839), April 6th 1826, addressed to Dr. Morse, "Enclose two Bills on Indian Affairs. I beg your views in the subject which I will submit to the friends of our Red Brothers. Very respectfully yours" signed "S Rensselaer", framed together with an 1835 engraving, a handwritten note on verso details Rensselaer's marital history, 8.5"h x 7.25"w (sight), 15.25"h x 21"w (frame)
• 1 piece. Typed Letter Signed.
  1 piece. Typed Letter Signed. Sondheim, Stephen. (New York), Aug. 28, 1978. 1 p., 8vo; horizontal crease along fold. To Mr. & Mrs. Norman Feldman, thanking them for the gift of the Norwegian program for A Little Night Music & a photograph of the theatre where it was performed. On Sondheim's letterhead. With typed addressed envelope. Sondheim's signature bold & dark.
• NOVELIST GEORGE SAND SIGNED
  NOVELIST GEORGE SAND SIGNED LETTERAutograph Letter Signed written by French author, George Sand (Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil). Letter possibly dated 1855. One center page fold. Framed together with a print of a half length portrait by Felix Nadar. Letter approx. 3-5/8"L x 5"H visible, overall approx. 15-3/8 x 11". One ink smudge, one spot of discoloration. Frame was not opened for further inspection. See images for more details on condition. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
• Five signed letters, c/o: A typed
  Five signed letters, c/o: A typed letter, signed, by Calvin Klein mentioning jeans, dated November 18, 1981. An autograph letter, signed, from Josh Billings, dated October 20, 1870. Billings was the pen name of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818-1885), a well-known American humorist, writer and contemporary of Mark Twain (to whom he is sometimes compared). This letter, written on the back of his publishers flyer for, among other items, Billingss comic Allminax For 1871", talks of the success of this years Allminax" and various details about his lecture tour. An autograph letter, signed, from Edith Kermit Roosevelt as First Lady of the United States, to one Mrs. Burgess of New York City. It is datelined only Sunday" but as its postmark on the included envelope is March 2, 1908, a Monday, this can be presumed to have been written the day before. The note reads in its entirety, My dear Mrs. Burgess / Thanks you so much. It is most amusing, and besides how pleasant to be on friendly terms with the nobility. / Sincerely yours / Edith Kermit Roosevelt". An autograph letter, signed, from Francis R. Shunk (1788-1848), Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (later Governor from 1845 to 1848) to one George Walker of Dimock, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, informing him that he, Walker, had been chosen one of Pennsylvanias electors of the Electoral College for the President and Vice-President in the election of 1840. An autograph letter, signed, from a C. J. Bloomfield. A typed dealers note accompanying this lot identifies this as Charles James Bloomfield (1786-1857), Bishop of London beginning in 1828. In the Tractarian Movement (from 1842) upheld definitely the views of neither party while agreeing on some points with both; edited five plays of Aeschylus." Dated only March 11", but the note suggests that it probably predates 1824.
• 1 piece. Autograph Letter
  1 piece. Autograph Letter Signed. Drieser, Theodore. No place, 1, 1, 19[29]. 1 p., 8vo, on Dreiser's letterhead. Slightly toned.
• 3 pieces. Typed Letters Signed.
  3 pieces. Typed Letters Signed. Roosevelt, Eleanor. New York, Dec. 11, 1958; Jan. 26, 1959; August 25, 1959. Each 1 p., 12mo. All to Mrs. Henry Ward Norsen, relating to Mrs. Norsen's book on her 19th-Century ancestors, the rowing champion Ward Brothers of New York state. With 2 free frank postal envelopes.
• Letters signed by Darius Milhaud
  Letters signed by Darius Milhaud and Jascha Heifetz Typed and hand signed letter by Jascha Heifetz dated 1961 having his Beverly Hills address printed grey paper signed in blue ink with original envelope paper apprx 8-3/4"T x 6-1/2"W. Hand written letter signed by Darius Milhaud dated 1965 on cream paper with printed Oakland address paper apprx 6-7/8"T x 6"W with original envelope.
• A collection of six autographed
  A collection of six autographed letters to Leslie Regan, Esq, B.Mus., FRAM., FRCO., Professor of Harmony at The Royal Academy of Music (past Chairman of the Music Teachers' Association) from; Malcolm Sargent, London 31st August 1965, Malcolm Sargent Hotel Windsor, Melbourne 21st May 1966, Paul Torlellier, Paris 20th February 1967, Eva Turner, London 12 April 1967, Arthut Bliss, London 30th March 1968 and Anna Neagle, Adelphi, Theatre London 20th August 1968
• 2 pieces. Letters Signed -
  2 pieces. Letters Signed - American Authors: Autograph Letter Signed. Grey, Zane. Lackawana?, Pa., July 6, [ca. 1917]. 2 pp., 8vo. To Henry Clymer of Phoenixville, Pa., responding appreciatively to this young admirer of his fiction. * Typed Letter Signed. Beach, Rex. Landing, New Jersey, Sept. 1, 1917. 1 p., 8vo. To Henry Clymer, responding appreciatively to this young admirer of his books, "I am quite sure you would greatly enjoy a trip to Alaska..." With typed addressed envelope. Both in good states of preservation.
• 2 pieces. W. Somerset Maugham
  2 pieces. W. Somerset Maugham Manuscript Material: Autograph Letter Signed. Maugham, W. Somerset. [London], n.d. [ca. 1910-1930], 2 pp, 8vo. Replying to a correspondent whose surname Maugham believes to be Wolf, "...your signature cannot... be read...," commenting on the literary merit of a minor English author. * Autograph Letter Signed. [MacCarthy], Desmond. N.p., n.d. 2 pp., 8vo. To "My dear Dorothy,... I have arranged to spend a fortnight or so with Somerset Maugham in his luxurious villa on Cap Ferat..."
• 1 piece. Autograph Letter
  1 piece. Autograph Letter Signed. Chaplin, Charlie. Los Angeles, July 20, 1916. 1 p., 4to.; minor wear. On Charlie Chaplin Music Publishing Co. letterhead. Sending a signed photograph to Mr. Henry Clymer.
• 1 piece. Autograph Letter
  1 piece. Autograph Letter Signed. Strauss, Richard. Berlin, [?]21, [19]08. 1 p., sm. 4to. Horizontal crease across center.
• TWO COLE PORTER TYPED LETTERS,
  TWO COLE PORTER TYPED LETTERS, SIGNEDTwo Cole Porter typed letters, signedLot includes two typed letters to Elizabeth (and Will); together with a reminder not card for a dinner invitation; all dated 1963 typed on Cole Porter's Waldorf As
• Autographed Letter to Mrs. John
  Autographed Letter to Mrs. John Blagborne, St. Catharines, Upper Canada, September 12th, 1835 quill on wove paper, to "My Dear Elizabeth" written by her father and sister from Glasgow 19.7 x 24 in — 50 x 61 cm
• 1 piece. Typed Letter Signed.
  1 piece. Typed Letter Signed. Schulz, Charles M. Santa Rosa, Number One Snoopy Place, Oct. 17, 1978. 1p., 12mo, on yellow letterhead stationary, with envelope. To Charles A. Lee, "Thank you for... your interest in selling original Peanuts strips in England. I'm afraid, however, that I have never sold my originals..."
• TWO SIGNED AND FRAMED LETTERS
  TWO SIGNED AND FRAMED LETTERS FROM SIR LUKE FILDES, SIG...Two signed and framed letters from Sir Luke Fildes, sight size: 12 1/2" x 9", portrait painted talking about signing a piece along with one signed by Jean Antoine Gros (1826), sight size: 8 1/2" x 13 3/4". Condition: All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
• PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
  PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT SIGNED LETTERMemorandum for the Postmaster General, on White House letterhead, undated, signed in ink "FDR"; framed together with a portrait print; the memorandum 6 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches sight; 24 x 15 inches frame Condition:
• EDITH K ROOSEVELT SIGNED LETTER AND
  EDITH K ROOSEVELT SIGNED LETTER AND FREE FRANK: To include hand written letter to Katherine Riis Owre by Edith K Roosevelt inviting a friend to lunch when the friend is in New York again. Dated March 27th on Sagamore Hill letter head. Also included is the original envelope with Edith's signature on upper right hand corner for free frank but a 6 cent air mail stamp is also affixed to the letter. Dated March 28th 1935.CONDITION: Both letter and envelope have been affixed to paper.
• HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW SIGNED
  HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW SIGNED LETTER ALSHandwritten letter from American poet Longfellow to journalist and poet Isaac Pennypacker, dated May 1, 1878. Pennypacker had sent Longfellow a copy of his poem, "The Old Church at the Trappe," and Longfellow was replying with some questions about shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
• HELEN KELLER SIGNED
  HELEN KELLER SIGNED LETTERPersonal signed correspondence from Helen Keller re: the American Foundation for the Blind along with nice B&W photo of Miss Keller certificate of authenticity. Private collection Allen Park MI.
• Robert Browning (1812-1889)
  Robert Browning (1812-1889) Autograph Letter, one page, octavo, signed and dated Feb. 9th [18]55, with stamped, addressed envelope postmarked Florence, Feb. 10, 1855, to Mr. Alexander Gilchrist (1828-1861), reading: "Dear Sir, I well remember the occasion of my writing Mr. Etty, & the feeling with which I wrote, writing more. I can readily believe, however, you have done me as little harm, by printing the note, as good - except in the honor of apostilating my name, even in so slight a matter with that admirable and loveable man's. Your book has only reached me partially as yet - by the extracts in review - but these are of very pleasant promise. Pray let me thank you very cordially for your kind expressions to myself, & assure you that I am, Dear Sir, Yours very sincerely, Robert Browning", accompanied by a clipping of the letter's description in the original sale catalogue of New York Bookseller Emily Driscoll, catalogue 11 (1950), item 23. This letter is clearly in reference to the flattering letter Browning sent in 1849 to the artist William Etty (1787-1849), and which Gilchrist published in his 1855 Life of William Etty, R.A., v. II. p. 280.
• 1 piece. Autograph Letter
  1 piece. Autograph Letter Signed. (Davis, Jefferson.) April 30, 1880. 4 pp., 8vo; first page slightly faded, other pages rather faded, signature rather faded. To Lucius Bellinger Northrop, apparently supporting Northrop's view of his own performance as Confederate Commissary General. Entirely in the hand of Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
• 3 pieces. Autograph Material -
  3 pieces. Autograph Material - American Political & Public Figures: Typed Letter Signed. Truman, Harry S. Independence, Missouri, August 20, 1957. 1 p., 4to. On Truman's letterhead. With typed Special Delivery Truman postal envelope. Framed - letter corner-mounted. To Mrs. Bryce R. Kemp, daughter of Tom Benton Truman, regarding family history & related topics. * Roosevelt, Eleanor. New York, Jan. 28, 1955. 1 p., 12mo. Responding with this short letter as a substitute for a requested photo. * Smith, Alfred E. Albany, June 16, 1927. 1 p., 4to; some staining & dust soiling. On New York State Executive Chamber letterhead, with addressed envelope.
• 1 piece. Autograph Letter
  1 piece. Autograph Letter Signed. Zola, Emile. Paris, June 21, [18]73. 1 p., 12mo. To the art critic & collector [Theodore] Doret, arranging to meet him at Edouard Manet's home. ,200-
• SIGNED AUTHENTIC FREDERICK
  SIGNED AUTHENTIC FREDERICK REMINGTON LETTER: Letter is to ''My Dear Russell'', dated 1902, framed 19.25'' x 20.5''. CONDITION: Has blemishes in folds, but overall, in fairly good condition.
• 1792 GEORGE WASHINGTON LETTER, TO
  1792 GEORGE WASHINGTON LETTER, TO JOHN SINCLAIR, UNFRAMED In secretarial hand other than Washington's signature at end, on thin blue paper. Written from Philadelphia on October 20th, 1792. Thanking the recipient for pamphlets sent about livestock breeding, saying he has no time to deal with such things, but that he will pass them along to those who might. Farmers commiseration. 11" x 8" bifold sheet, glued to album page, wrinkled. Loose, in folio.
• 1792 GEORGE WASHINGTON LETTER, TO
  1792 GEORGE WASHINGTON LETTER, TO JOHN SINCLAIR, UNFRAMED In secretarial hand other than Washington's signature at end, on thin blue paper. Written from Philadelphia on October 20th, 1792. Thanking the recipient for pamphlets sent about livestock breeding, saying he has no time to deal with such things, but that he will pass them along to those who might. Farmers commiseration. 11" x 8" bifold sheet, glued to album page, wrinkled. Loose, in folio.
• WALT WHITMAN HANDWRITTEN LETTER
  WALT WHITMAN HANDWRITTEN LETTER SIGNED ALSAutographed letter from iconic American poet Walt Whitman (Leaves of Grass), dated June 3, 1884, from his Camden, N.J., house on Mickle Street. Written to his friend, journalist Talcott Williams. Matted and framed with an old albumen photograph ofWhitman (in poor condition). Letter sight size 7-1/8" x 4-3/4". Overall measurement 22-3/4" x 11". See images for detail. Letter is fine, with bold signature. Photograph has multiple age cracks and would require restoration. This item can be ship
• Ernest Hemingway Autograph
  Ernest Hemingway Autograph Letter, Archive (American author and journalist, 1899-1961), letter dated December 6, 1955, probably typed secretarially, onion skin page with envelope, on "Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba" letterhead, boldly signed "Ernest Hemingway" in black ink and with correction in same hand, to Carl Hayden in Idaho Falls, Idaho, thanking Hayden for sending several articles and also commenting on regions of Spain, 11 x 8-3/8 in., accompanied by important photographs of Hemingway with Gary Cooper, images used in newspaper articles by Carl Hayden on Hemingway, related tear sheets and letters, telegrams, and other newspaper and magazine articles, (35 pieces); detailed list available,
• *CATHER WILLA Typed letter signed
  *CATHER WILLA Typed letter signed (''Willa Cather'') one page October 20 1931 on personal letterhead to Charles Nelson. In a strongly worded letter Cather explains why she has not responded to Nelson's previous inquiries believing that he approached her with a lack of tact. Two vertical creases. 7 x 6 1/2 inches.
• SIGNED LETTERS BY JOAN CRAWFORD
  SIGNED LETTERS BY JOAN CRAWFORD (AMERICAN, 1904 - 1977) 7" x 6 ¼" Six original signed letters (with original envelopes) of familiar content, on powder blue personal letterheads with water marks, dated from May 31, 1967 to June 12, 1972. Provenance: Mrs. Florence Ray Selleck's private collection, Oakmont, PA; by descent in the family to the current owner.