MARCH, Joseph Moncure; Louis Untermeyer...
manuscripts and letters
[Archive of] NEW YORK CITY IN 1979: to Jeanne’s insulted beauty
[New York]: [Various], [1979-1991]. Photocopy of typescript with one page original typescript bearing top-copy typed corrections and holograph number, that page taped to verso of letterhead. 60pp. printed on recto only, stapled at top right corner with neat tape reinforcement over staple on title page. Light wear to title page.....
[FINAL TYPESCRIPT FOR HIS NOVEL "BALOOK"]
np: np, 1990. First Edition. 8.5" x 11" typescript (computer word-processor-generated, almost certainly daisy wheel) on perforated printer paper. Minor creasing to some pages. A bit of toning overall. Remnants of a smoky smell (both Anthony and his wife were smokers). Two small corrections to the text, presumably by Anthony.....
[Research and Publication Archive of GRAHAM GREENE: A Bibliography and Guide to Research]
Various [Majority Institute, WV]: np, [ca. 1960-1980]. First Edition. 1.5 linear feet approx. in total of various printed and holograph materials, largely organized into a series of some 20+ thick file folders. A folder-level inventory is available on request. Conditions vary, but generally very good. Wobbe's bibliography of Graham Greene.....
[1pp. TLS / Original Laser Print Typed Letter Signed]
np, 1999. First Edition. 8 1/2" x 11" original laser print typed letter signed on personal stationary with an ink stamp illustration at upper right. Approximately 130 words. Dated February 17, 1999. Folded for mailing. Near fine. Single page letter, signed by Bryson. Warm in tone and thanking Mr. Fink.....
[Typescript Signed on Henry Cowell]
np: 1964. Wraps. 8.5" x 10" typescript. Single page, recto only. Single penciled correction in unknown hand. SIGNED by Cage. Probably trimmed at the top with no loss to text. Else very good. Typescript sent to Dick Higgins of Something Else Press of Cage's brief essay on the composer Henry.....
THE GRAPHIC: New York's Craziest Newspaper [Original Working Typescript for THE NEW YORK GRAPHIC: The World's Zaniest Newspaper]
nd [ca. 1960]. 4to. 8.5” x 11” original typescript on a rather ad-hoc collection of papers (including hotel and other commercial letterheads). 375pp.+, heavily revised and corrected in Cohen's hand. Generally very good. First half of typescript rather toned and a bit brittle. Occasional chipping to edges. Else sound and.....
[Two Autograph Notes Signed to Allen De Loach With Related Ephemera]
Buffalo, NY: 1992 & 1996. Two signed notes from Robert Creeley to editor and publisher Allen De Loach. The first, dated 10/31/1992, approx 25+ words. The latter, dated 4/10/96, roughly the same length and penned on the verso of an invitation the 1996 Robert Duncan Conference at SUNY Buffalo, hosted.....
[Production Archive of Knoll Designs from Olga Gueft]
(New York and East Greenville, PA): (ca. 1967). Production archive for a 1967 article on the Knoll company by Olga Gueft. Collection includes 65 original photographs of the Knoll workshop and designs, with contact prints (dated 7/66) and negatives; several production sheets with layout and markup; notes and ephemera; a......
[Collection of Letters and Postcards to Poet Patricia Donegan]
[1983–2009]. Five items: three addressed envelopes mailed to Donegan in San Francisco and Tokyo, containing one TLS and two ALS; an addressed postcard mailed to Canton, NY; and a printed copy of an email from Di Prima to her personal email list announcing her appointment as Poet Laureate of San.....
[Four Handmade journals from the 1920s Presented to Florence Mary Winckworth Gunn (1857-1928)]
[1924-1928]. Wraps. Five handwritten, hand-illustrated journals. Four 8vo., one small 4to. All in paper wraps. Sewn bindings have separated or loosened in places, with chipping and wear along spines and edges and some soil to wraps. 1928 journal not bound. All pages present in all volumes, with light toning along.....
[Process Archive of Assassination Research Materials for an Unpublished Spy Novel]
[circa 1990]. Small archive of manuscript material, both handwritten and typescript, with printouts and photocopies from a variety of sources. Approximately 150 loose leaves, organized with binder clips, of which nine are handwritten recto and verso. Moderate scuffing and occasional toning or rust residue from metal clips. Very good or.....
[Typed Letter Signed]
Princeton, NJ: 1970. Single sheet, 11" by 8.5", with Fussell's home address printed at top. Near fine, with old quarter fold lines and light toning along vertical fold; else clean, flat. Brief letter from Paul Fussell (1922-2012), the American literary critic and historian. Written to another Paul, apparently with a......
FIVE YEAR DIARY [Cover Title]
[1934]. 16mo. Black cloth, stamped in gilt, over stiff boards. Journal with side-band and latch with lock (no longer functional). All edges gilt. Red ribbon bookmark attached. Boards moderately worn, with scuffing to corners. Pen writing to approximately 1/4 of ruled pages; remainder blank. Diary of Olive Grismer, daughter of.....
[Archive Collection of 119 Original Photo Negatives of Authors and Screenwriters from the 1950's]
First Edition. The negatives are accompanied by a proof sheet of all but two of the images; two 8" x 10" copies of one of the Huxley photos and five 8" x 10" copies of one of the Patchen photo, each with Knight's stamp on rear and later date. Generally.....
LIVRE DES MINUTES NO. 8 [FREEMASON RECORD-BOOK]
[Dijon]: n.p., [1881-1883]. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall 4to. Decorative stamped leather boards, handwritten paper label affixed to front. Leather chipped at corners and edges, with moderate loss. Blank journal with text handwritten in pen. [i-xv] + 1-229pp. Heavy soil to preliminary leaves; mild soil and toning throughout. Very good minus.....
INDIAN HISTORICAL LEGENDS [with:] THE GREAT SPIRIT RELEASE AND INDIAN HISTORICAL LEGEND [and:] THE THEORY OF BIBOLUTION [plus:] OUR UNIVERSE [Four Original Typescripts/Manuscripts — With Illustrated Folk Art]
Grand Rapids, MI: 1947-1948. Three original typescripts, all containing extensive manuscript additions and corrections, with printed front matter. Plus one shorter holographic manuscript. Two of the typescripts are fastened together with string in the upper left corner, the remaining typescript and manuscript are bound with tape along the top edge.....
THE PASTRY SHOP [Original Unpublished Monologue]
[New York]: [ca. 1960-64]. Wraps. 4to. Brad-bound black folder wraps. Containing mimeographed agency typescript (with stamp of Savan-Levinson-Parker to title page). [2], 2-24, [1]. Includes 1964 signed letter from agent Bruce Savan to actress Irma Hurley, presenting the script "At the request of Ned Rorem." Moderate toning to pages, along.....
ARAM SAROYAN [With Original Typescript]
New York: Random House, 1968. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. White printed wraps. Mild shelfwear. Toning to edges, with a few small scuff marks and stains. Interior clean and unmarked. Publisher's card laid in, typed "WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE AUTHOR." Unpaginated. With original typescript of the book. Six leaves, typed.....
SCHOOL LAW [Cover Title, 1890s Teaching Notebook]
[New York State]: [circa 1897]. Wraps. 8vo. Cardstock covers, cloth taped spine. Edgewear and creasing to covers; cloth tape torn at ends. Author's name and the title "School Law" written in pen on front cover. Commercial ruled notebook, about two-thirds filled with handwritten notes in pencil and pen. Approximately 20.....
[Unsigned Nineteenth Century Holograph Temperance Lecture]
[likely New England]: [ca. 1833]. Oblong 8vo. self-wrappers. Awkwardly hand-stitched in a rather ad-hoc manner. 21 leaves of manuscript penned in a neat and legible hand recto and verso. [42]pp. in all. Mild toning, infrequent foxing, moderate edgewear. Overall, very good. A plea from unknown author offering statistics, historical contect.....
[DIARY OF A CHILD / YEAR BOOK 1933]
[Doniphan, Mo?]: (1933). 16mo. Flexible green gilt-stamped boards. Moderate edgewear; corners bumped and scuffed. Mild rubbing to edges. Rear board /creasedcracked but intact and holding. Else clean and sound. Very good overall. Some [350]pp. 15,000 words in total approx. Diary written by one Lois B. Whitwell in the 'voice' of.....
[Autographed Note Signed Sent to a Fan]
Baltimore, MD: np, 1993. 1 autographed note, signed on Tyler's personal stationery (with embossed stamp of her initials). Folded for insertion into stamped addressed envelope, included. Envelope torn, else fine. Brief letter from Tyler written in response to one Robert Fink. Fink had written about Tyler's 1975 novel SEARCHING FOR.....
[TLS Sent to Jay Neugeboren]
Baltimore, MD: np, 1985. 1 TLS (typed letter signed). Folded for insertion into stamped addressed envelope, included. Some toning to envelope and letter; else fine. Brief letter from Tyler sent to novelist Jay Neugeboren, regarding her lack of response to a request from Simon & Schuster for promotional comments about.....
[TLS to a New York Bookseller]
Baltimore, MD: np, 1981. 1 TLS (typed letter signed). Folded for insertion into stamped addressed envelope, included; evelope torn, else fine. Brief letter from Tyler written in response to N[aftali] Nottman, M.D., a bookseller in Huntington, N.Y. Tyler writes that she no longer has any copies of her first novel.....
[TLS to Doubleday Editor Sally Arteseros]
Baltimore, MD: np, 1978. 1 TLS (typed letter signed). Folded for mailing, else clean. Brief letter from Tyler sent to Sally Arteseros, editor at Doubleday, who had mailed Tyler the galleys of Beverly Lowry's 1978 novel EMMA BLUE. Tyler remarks that she enjoyed Lowry's novel, and that Arteseros should feel.....