Autographs in the Arts (including Literature, Music, and Art)
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JACQUELINE COCHRAN. The Stars at Noon. Boston, Little, Brown and Company (1954). Signed copy. The autobiography of this pioneering American aviator who set many records and played an important role in World War II, inscribed and signed by her. Full Description
SAMUEL COLT. Autograph Letter Signed to J. W. Tolifarro, Hartford [CT], 12 April 1859. The inventor and manufacturer of the Colt revolver writes a remarkably candid letter on government lobbying to an agent in Washington, instructing him on how to meet and win over influential individuals who can help secure military contracts. Full Description
AMELIA EARHART. Signed Photograph, no place, no date. An unusual and appealing photo of this pioneering American aviator that shows her in a relaxed, candid pose. Full Description
BUCKMINSTER FULLER. Autograph Letter Signed, Forest Hills NY, 23 August 1950. With related materials. The visionary American engineer and inventor sends information about the prospects for development of his ideas for housing. Full Description
ROBERT FULTON. Autograph Letter Signed to Henry Drinker, Washington, DC, 18 July 1808. Best-known for his work on the steamboat, Fulton here tries to help his mentor and friend, the artist Benjamin West, dispose of his American land investments. Full Description
RICHARD J. GATLING. Typed Letter Signed to George Routledge & Sons, Hartford CT, 26 April 1890. With a proof of a biographical profile of Gatling that contains Gatling’s own handwritten corrections. The inventor of the Gatling machine gun corrects and updates a biographical profile. Full Description
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SR. Autograph Letter Signed, Boston [MA], 10 December 1879. A charming letter in which the author and physician comments on his earliest poems. Full Description
CHARLES LINDBERGH. Typed Letter Signed, Darien CT, 18 June 1958. The famed American aviator donates money to a fund named for his maternal grandfather, Charles H. Land, who was a noted inventor in the field of dentistry. Full Description
CHARLES A. LINDBERGH. "We." New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Signed, limited first edition. The Author’s Autograph Edition of this aviator’s autobiography, published shortly after his historic solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic. Full Description
JOSEPH LISTER. Partly Engraved Document Signed, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1 August 1874. A medical diploma from the University of Edinburgh signed by the pioneering surgeon Joseph Lister and thirty-one other university professors and officials. Full Description
CHARLES H. MAYO. Typed Letter Signed to W. G. Rice, Rochester, MN, 19 March 1928. This influential American surgeon writes about import duties owed on the famed Plummer Carillon at the Mayo Clinic. Full Description
YEHUDI MENUHIN. Signed Photograph, no place, no date. An attractive signed photo showing a youthful Menuhin with his violin. Full Description
MARGARET MITCHELL. Typed Letter Signed to Pierre Belperron, Atlanta GA, 23 June 1947. In this long and varied letter to a French historian, the author of Gone With the Wind explains why she thinks many historians of the Civil War admire the Confederacy, discusses a new biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest, reports on the difficulty she has had in sending books to Europe, and describes the annual meeting of Confederate enthusiasts held on the anniversary of the battle of Kennesaw Mountain. Full Description
SAMUEL F. B. MORSE. Autograph Letter Signed to Andrew J. Berrian Jr., New York [NY], 27 December 1865. The inventor of the telegraph and of Morse code sends his autograph. Full Description
ANNA MARY MOSES ("GRANDMA" MOSES). Christmas Card Signed “Grandma Moses,” no place, no date [Eagle Bridge, NY, December 1949]. This Christmas card, with a winter scene painted by Grandma Moses reproduced on the front, is signed by her on the inside, beneath the printed greeting. Full Description
RUTH NICHOLS. Typed Letter Signed to Mrs. David Newland, Rye, NY, 17 February 1936. This pioneering woman pilot comments on the chance nature of fame in the field of aviation. Full Description
SEAN O'CASEY. Signed Photograph, no place, no date. An attractive, informal photo signed by the Irish playwright. Full Description
GEORGE SANTAYANA. Autograph Quotation Signed, Rome, 1933. With Signed Portrait, Rome, 1931. The noted Spanish-American philosopher and poet has written out, in Greek and English, the phrase from Euripides that inspired his first sonnet. Accompanied by a signed printed portrait. Full Description
STEPHEN SONDHEIM. Autograph Musical Quotation in a Typed Letter Signed, no place, 26 March 1973. The American composer of myriad works for stage and film has penned two bars from his one of his best-known songs, “Send in the Clowns,” in this letter. Full Description
NOAH WEBSTER. Autograph Letter Signed to William Cranch, New Haven, CT, 20 October 1807. The noted American lexicographer and grammarian reports on family affairs and political events in Connecticut. Full Description
BENJAMIN WEST. Autograph Letter Signed to Daniel Daulby Junior, London, 15 October 1779. The American-born British artist writes to a collector about one of his paintings, Saul and the Witch of Endor, and also mentions his work for King George III at Windsor Castle and the Royal Academy’s new home and exhibitions. Full Description
(ANDREW WYETH). James H. Duff, et al. An American Vision: Three Generations of Wyeth Art: N. C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, James Wyeth. Boston: Little Brown and Company (1987). First edition. A fine copy of this attractive book about the noted family of American artists, inscribed by Andrew Wyeth to one of his models. Full Description
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