Typed Letter Signed

San Francisco, May 24, 1963. Original typed letter, signed, on single side of a sheet of white wove stock (28x21.5cm), "No War on Children" rubberstamp at top left-hand corner. Faint mail folds, light toning, else Fine. Letter written on behalf of the Committee by its co-Chair, addressed to a Seldon (no last name provided) regarding a meeting earlier in… Read more about this item

This huge corruption investigation of the 1980s involved the FBI, IRS, USPS, Chicago Police Department and other law enforcement agencies and resulted in a large number of indictments and convictions of judges, lawyers, sheriffs, police officers and court officials -- among the top of which was this federal judge, convicted of extorting $200,000 in "loans" from those under him;… Read more about this item

Buenos Aires, 1966. 2 pp. 4to. Fine. 2 pp. 4to. Mathematician and author Martin Gardner had quoted Federico Fink in one of his articles in Scientific American, and a correspondence ensued. Fink, whose place of business at Peru 602 was adjacent to the National Library of Argentina, conveys greetings from Borges and a report of communications. The letter… Read more about this item

Unbound. Fine. One quarto page on United States Senate printed letterhead, Washington, D.C., dated October 23, 1978. Folded twice for mailing, else near fine. We have some suspicions that the signature is in the hand of a secretary. The letter states, in part: "Thank you for your letter regarding legislation to extend the deadline for the ratification of… Read more about this item

Tucson, AZ: May 13, 1967., 1967.. Fine. - sc Small quarto [9-3/4 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide]. 1-1/3 single-spaced typed pages on olive green Loujon Press letterhead. Dated "5/13/67". Boldly signed in red ink "Jon (& Louise) Webb". Folded twice for mailing. Near fine. <p>A wonderful letter addressed to a writer, in which Webb regrets that he… Read more about this item

New York, 1947. Unbound. Fine. One-page typed letter Signed by Anne McCaughey. Folded as for mailing, else fine. This letter is addressed to author and editor Carl Carmer and his wife, thanking them for taking care of McCaughey while her apartment was on fire.

Unbound. 4 1/4" by 5 1/4" postcard with typed message. Note from Clarence Major to African-American novelist and publisher Barry Beckham wishing him luck with Beckham House, his new publishing company.

Washington, D.C.: White House, 1937. 4to. Framed and glazed. 4to. Like FDR, Suydam Cutting, who came from a prominent New Jersey family, was a graduate of both Groton and Harvard (they graduated 5 years apart). Cutting went to Turkmenistan with TR, Jr., and Kermit in 1925 and travelled to Tibet on several occasions between 1928 and 1937. He… Read more about this item

Princeton, NJ: n.p., 1970. Near fine.. Brief letter from Paul Fussell (1922-2012), the American literary critic and historian. Written to another Paul, apparently with a gifted book attached. Fussell notes he'd welcome another "remaindered" book in return, if the recipient finds one. Single sheet, 11" by 8.5", with Fussell's home address printed at top. Near fine, with old… Read more about this item

Aix-en-Provence [France], 1931. 1 p. on "Gd Hotel De La Mule Noire" letterhead. 8-1/4 x 11 inches. Old folds, minor chipping to edges, minor tears not affecting text, else very good. 1 p. on "Gd Hotel De La Mule Noire" letterhead. 8-1/4 x 11 inches. 'I Have Had So Many Exciting Experiences...'. An anecdotal letter from one of… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, 1915. 1p. on "Private Office" letterhead with note in Wanamaker's hand. 8vo. Old folds, else fine. 1p. on "Private Office" letterhead with note in Wanamaker's hand. 8vo. A letter and clean, crisp autograph by marketing pioneer and famous Philadelphia department store founder and owner, John Wanamaker (1858 - 1922), a merchandising genius and proponent of the power… Read more about this item

New York, 1942. 1p. on Sergievsky's personal letterhead. 8vo. Old folds, lower right hand corner chipped not affecting text or signature, otherwise a fine letter with a bold, clear signature. 1p. on Sergievsky's personal letterhead. 8vo. A letter written by the renowned Russian ace and world record setting Sikorsky test pilot, on behalf of Danish-born ballet and Broadway… Read more about this item

Amherst, MA, 1992. 6 pp. Computer typescript with occasional manuscript corrections. With a letter to Delany and enclosure from Johns Hopkins University Press dated 17 April 1990. 4to. Fine. 6 pp. Computer typescript with occasional manuscript corrections. With a letter to Delany and enclosure from Johns Hopkins University Press dated 17 April 1990. 4to. Samuel Delany on science… Read more about this item

New York, 1989. One page, typed. 8vo. Old folds. Fine. One page, typed. 8vo. Becket & Giacometti as Lucky and Ponzo. Sculptor Michael De Lisio (1911-2003) writes to actress and writer Helen Bishop (1931-2015) about his ideas for a sculpture of Waiting for Godot with Beckett and Giacometti as Lucky and Ponzo. De Lisio was a keen devotee… Read more about this item