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Edward Lear (12 May 1812, Holloway – 29 January 1888, Sanremo) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, now known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised. His principal areas of work as an artist were threefold: as a draughtsman employed to illustrate birds and animals; making coloured drawings during his journeys, which he reworked later, sometimes as plates for his travel books; as a (minor) illustrator of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poems. As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense collections of poems, songs, short stories, botanical drawings, recipes and alphabets. He also composed and published twelve musical settings of Tennyson’s poetry.
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Charles Darwin autograph letter signed with evolution related content written shortly after ”On the Origin of Species” was published. Dated 16 August (1860 or 1861), Darwin writes to his second cousin William Darwin Fox, who introduced Charles Darwin to entomology. Upon Down, Kent stationery, Darwin writes in part, ”…you had seen a dozen instances of white cats with blue eyes being deaf: how can you by an extraordinary chance remember the sex of any of them…C. Darwin”. Fox’s reply to Darwin, giving additional details on the white, blue-eyed, blind cats, is archived in the Darwin Correspondence Project. Single page letter measures 5” x 8”, with an engraving of Darwin measuring 5.5” x 8”. Uniform toning, mounting tape remnants and writing at top not in Darwin’s hand, overall very good condition. Sold for $15,000.
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Sylvia Plath’s Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, awarded posthumously to literary icon Sylvia Plath for ”The Collected Poems” in 1982, and the only notable literary award won by Plath. Pulitzer Prizes infrequently come to auction, with this one even more special for its importance to 20th century literature; the Poetry Jury Report from 1982 commented on its importance: ”The appearance of ”Collected Poems” of Sylvia Plath is an extraordinary literary event. Plath won no major prizes in her lifetime, and most of her work has been posthumously published…the combination of metaphorical brilliance with an effortless formal structure makes this a striking volume…” Sold for $12,500.
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George Bernard Shaw spade and unpublished poem inspired by it, written by Ray Bradbury and titled, ”G.B.S. & The Spade”. Bradbury credits Shaw, a Nobel Prize winner and humanitarian, as his most important influence in literature, and even extends his admiration as far as calling Shaw an influence on his life. He named Shaw as the one person he wished he could have met during his life. Here, Bradbury expresses his delight with receiving Shaw’s spade as a Christmas gift and imagines the spade as a conduit for a dialogue between himself and his idol. Typed poem reads in part (about half of it is transcribed here), ”…Hit and run, smash and grab. / I hold the dear spade in my hands, / Its vibrant lightnings strike and move along my arms, / The ghost of Shaw climbs up through me / I feel a fiery brambling of chin / I feel my spine / Stand straight as if a lightning bolt had struck / His old voice whispers in my ear, dear boy / Find Troy, go on, dig deep, find Troy, find Troy! / But where, I cry, but where, but where? / But there, good lad, there there, ah there. / Electric goes his fingers. I quake, start. / The old man’s ghost is pointing at my heart. / Can that be true. how deep, how long the digging, can that be true. / Good grief, shut up, says Shaw, grab hold, fall to! / He steps back in the dust, down in the shade, / and I stand, Christmas morn, with ancient spade / Great Shaw the First is gone, is dead? / His son stands here, Excalibured? / And crowned my head…” Actual spade used by Shaw features a metal plaque on the handle that reads, ”With this spade Bernard Shaw planted a mulberry tree in the public garden in Great Malvern on his 80th birthday, the 26 July 1936. He then presented it to Harry Batchelor Higgs, his gardener and faithful friend for 34 years.” Spade features a square metal blade and wooden handle. Measures 38.25” in height and 6” across. Tarnishing and some felt tip notations to the plaque, else near fine. Poem runs 2pp. on 2 sheets. Measures 8.5” x 11”. Housed in a blue file folder labeled with the title and initials ”R.B.” in Bradbury’s hand. One page contains a few lines of type apparently from an unrelated note by Bradbury, reading, ”The Kilimanjaro Machine / Opening scenes plus an outline of the teleplay by Ray Bradbury based on his own short story”. Stain to first page and creasing to corners, else near fine. With a COA from the Ray Bradbury estate. Sold for $6,250.
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Extraordinary Bound Volume of ”raw, unworked poems” by Anne Sexton in 1973 — With Two Letters Signed to Critic Walter Kerr, Whom She Sent Them to, One Day After She Finished the Drafts
Over 100 pages of poetry by the Pulitzer Prize winning author Anne Sexton, the first drafts of ”The Awful Rowing Toward God” and ”The Death Notebooks”, one day after she completed these ”raw, unworked poems”. Poems are accompanied by two typed letters signed, the first written to critic Walter Kerr, to whom she gave these poems because she had read that Kerr and his wife read poetry aloud, and that she was also touched by his ”kind, gracious, and insightful review of ‘Mercy Street’ years earlier. Two page letter is written upon Sexton’s personal letterhead, dated 31 January 1973 as is the other single page letter, also signed ”Anne Sexton”, where she writes one day after their completion, ”These poems were started January 10, 1973, finished January 30, 1973…they are raw, unworked poems, all first drafts, written in a frenzy of despair and hope…I fly like an eagle but with the wings of a wren…” The draft of the ”The Death Notebooks” features Sexton’s handwritten inscription, ”For Walter Kerr”, and includes an original poem entitled ”Jesus Walking”. These first drafts, all pages being photostatic copies, differ from the published works, with many additional verses present in these volumes. Over 120 pages in total, bound in custom quarter-leather boards with marbled endpapers, reading ”Anne Sexton / 1973” on spine. Measures 8.75” 11.25”. Some wear to boards, very good condition. Sold for $2,813.
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Darwin’s “First Words”
London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1827-35 and Henry Bohn 1846. 2,202pp., 7 volumes of 11. Bound in six volumes, (the first and second volumes bound as one). Contains Mandibulata portion of work only, plus one supplementary volume (lacks four volumes of Haustellata). Contains 47 hand-colored engraved plates, bound from arts in quarter morocco, gilt rules, lettering to spines. Plain-paper sides, marbled endpapers. Bindings worn, rubbed, scuffed at head, tail of spines. Two volumes lacking .5″ piece at spine’s head. Volume VI split at head, tail of hinges. Covers detached on Volume I. Endpapers, title pages foxed, small embossed library stamp to top corner of title pages. Toning to pages, occasional light pencil note, tick to margins. Bindings tight. Good. Sold for $2,040.
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Thomas Wolfe Signed 1st Printing First Ed. Look Homeward
Thomas Wolfe signed first printing, first edition of his first novel and masterpiece, “Look Homeward, Angel”. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929. Wolfe signs the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To a well-wisher / Thomas Wolfe / Oct 30, 1929”. With first printing points present: “greek” rather than “Greek” on page 308, line 26, and “staioned” rather than “stationed” on page 506, line 23.
A literary high point of 20th century fiction, the New York Times Book Review wrote of “Look Homeward, Angel” on 27 October 1929, just a few days before Wolfe’s inscription, “Here is a novel of the sort one is too seldom privileged to welcome. It is a book of great drive and vigor, of profound originality, of rich and variant color…Mr. Wolfe has a great gift-the ability to find in simple events and in humble, unpromising lives the whole meaning and poetry of human existence.” Octavo book measuring 5.5″ x 7.75″ remains in attractive condition with bright gilt lettering upon navy blue boards. Light shelf wear, particular to spine edges and corners. Overall in very good plus condition. Sold for $1,250.
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Jack Kerouac autograph letter signed in pencil upon a postcard to his psychiatrist Dan DeSole. In full, ”Dear Danny – If you come [to] Brockton Stella’s gonna keep the Hyannis house, Tony’ll [Tony Sampas] be in Lowell where I’ll meet him around Saturday the first or Sunday the second of October so he can drive us back to Hyannis & pick up Stella – I’ll be in Italy 3 days. SEE YA! Jack.” Poem is on verso, next to addressee panel. Postmarked Hyannis, 26 September 1966. Measures 5.5” x 3.25.” One corner heavily creased, else very good. Sold for $1,200.
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Beautiful limited edition of ”Select Orchidaceous Plants”, dedicated and gifted to legendary actor Raymond Burr in 1975. Originally published in 1862, ”Select Orchidaceous Plants” features descriptions and color plates of 43 orchids. Burr’s copy was commissioned by Fort Caroline Orchids Inc. and published by Rare Editions Ltd.: Jacksonville: 1975. Bound in red calfskin boards with gilt title lettering and floral design. Edition number and ”Prepared Especially for Raymond Burr” plated to front free endpaper. Measures 13.25” x 18”, runs 187pp. Very slight rubbing to corners. Near fine. With an LOA from the estate of Raymond Burr. Sold for $275.
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