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Touching signed photo display of Helen Keller and her tutor, ”Miracle Worker” Anne Sullivan Macy. Mat is signed by both extraordinary women and also by photographer Nickolas Muray. Keller’s autograph inscription in her distinctive hand reads in pencil ”to Miss Carrie Schroeder / With cordial greetings / Helen Keller / March”. Also signed in pencil, ”Anne Sullivan Macy”. Photographer signs ”Muray” and dates it 1927 in pencil. Accompanied by a single-page Braille letter reportedly sent to Keller. Viewing area of matte-finish photo and signed mat are 7.25” x 9.5” and 11” x 15” respectively. Double-matted to an overall size of 18” x 24.5”. Near fine. Sold for $2,599.
Helen Keller Letter Signed — On the Loss of Lifelong Teacher & Friend Anne Sullivan — ”…it is winter in my life since the guardian angel of fifty years no longer walks by my side on earth…”
Helen Keller typed letter signed on her personal Forest Hills, New York stationery, dated 24 November 1936. Letter is addressed to a Mr. Harry Cooke and discusses the grief in losing her lifelong teacher, companion and friend, Anne Sullivan. Reads in part, ”…Even so it is winter in my life since the guardian angel of fifty years no longer walks by my side on earth. Out of the darkness in which she died and I still am living I thank you, O friend, for the joy of lending a helping hand to those whose eyes seek light in vain…May God’s blessing rest upon you for your generosity to the American Foundation for the Blind, whose activities comfort the sightless with the rod of counsel and the staff of self-help…” Signed ”Helen Keller” in pencil. One page letter measures 7.25” x 10.5”. Minor toning throughout, else near fine. Sold for $1,760.
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Helen Keller Signed Rare Book
Helen Keller, “The Story of My Later Life” Doubleday, Doran & Co.: New York: 1929. Rare book published the same year as the first edition, in 1929, but does not include “first edition” on the copyright page. Inscribed in pencil on the front free endpaper in Keller’s half-printing, half-cursive writing: “To Mrs. Edward St. John / With every good wish for Christmas and the New Year / from Helen Keller / December 1929”. Book measures 9.25″ x 6″ and runs 362 pages. Very good condition. Sold for $1,568.
Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan & John Macy SP
Photograph signed by Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan and Sullivan’s husband John Macy. Photo features Helen Keller seated on left with John Macy seated in center and Anne Sullivan standing behind him. All three wear fashionable Victorian period clothing. Signatures present on decorative mat below photograph, reading from left to right, “Helen Keller” in pencil, “John Macy” in ink and “Anne S. Macy” in ink, below the respective persona. Blind, deaf and mute from early childhood, Helen Keller flourished despite her handicaps with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, an early pioneer of educational strategies to help disabled people. Keller attended Radcliffe College and later founded the American Federation for the Blind in 1924. In 1905 Sullivan married John Macy, a noted writer and literary critic. Photo measures 14.25″ x 13.75″. In excellent condition. Sold for $1,504.
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Helen Keller, Annie Sullivan SP
Sepia portrait of Helen Keller with her arm around Annie Sullivan Macy. Both women wear stylish 1920’s attire. 10.25″ x 13.25″ photo inscribed in bold pencil by Keller: “To Mr. Piazza with cordial greetings / Helen Keller / April 1921.” Boldly signed beneath Keller’s signature in black ink “Anne S. Macy.” This intimate portrait alludes to the loving relationship between the women. White trace along edges from prior framing, small tear affecting “er” of Keller’s last name expertly repaired, minor creasing at top. Very good overall. Sold for $1,300.
Helen Keller Typed Letter Signed re Teacher Annie Sullivan
Helen Keller lengthy typed letter signed. Dated 4 February 1933, letter reads in full, “Dear Adelyn / When I heard about your call on the telephone this morning, I blushed from ear to ear! But, to be perfectly honest, it hasn’t been altogether my fault that you haven’t heard from me. I wrote my Christmas thank-you according to code and left the other ‘Musketeers’ to ‘O.K.’ my letter. Teacher said I had written over a line, and anyway it wasn’t that much of a letter, as I had said nothing about her gift. Then interruptions came one after the other, and now I find myself in a predicament embarrassing to my conscience. When I demanded to have the letter read to me, it couldn’t be found! Teacher said, ‘Just write another,’ but where, O where is the Christmas feeling — the atmosphere of surprise and delight? I know you will understand and forgive me, you are that kind of sweet friend. Nevertheless, I feel out of tune with the Christmas season. True, I have your dainty gift which I love. The scarf feels as if it had been woven out of peach blossoms and butterfly wings! And teacher adores her cigarette case. Nobody ever gave her one before, and she is very proud of it, she says, ‘At least I don’t seem a Methuselah to Adelyn, or she wouldn’t have give it to me.’ I hope Polly remembered to thank you for her present this morning. That isn’t my responsibility. What vexes me about the telephone is, they tell all the news, and leave me to balance the budget as I best can. Beside work, work there is nothing to report — not a baby born — only two puppies that died immediately, no doctor’s visits — thank goodness! Just one call at the dentist’s one party without you, which disappointed us all. There is some talk of our going to Miami in March. I hope it will materialize if Teacher will go with us, I hate to leave her alone with only the dogs to look after her. I am eager for your visit and your news. If this weather continues, we shall have something to show you in the garden, I think the roses are only waiting for you. I hope you will find your work interesting this winter. Have you seen ‘Cavalcade’? It is splendid and terrible, I cried from scene to scene. Afterwards some one who met us asked, ‘Did you enjoy it?’ If you haven’t seen the picture, I advise you to take a pocketful of handkerchiefs. Well, I must say goodbye now, the ‘Home Magazine’ is nagging me about a message for May. With our united love and every good wish for your health and satisfaction in your work, I am, / Affectionately your friend [signed in pencil] Helen Keller”. Letter includes original envelope, postmarked and addressed to Adelyn Hook. Measures 8″ x 10″. Toning and document folds, reinforced with archival tape to verso. Very good. Sold for $903.
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Helen Keller, Annie Sullivan & Polly Thompson Signed Book, ”Midstream: My Later Life”
Helen Keller signed and inscribed copy of her autobiography, ”Midstream: My Later Life”. Doubleday, Doran & Co.: Garden City, New York: 1930. Inscribed in pencil to the front free endpaper, ”To: Captain Van Beek / with every good wish / Helen Keller / October 1930”. Countersigned in ink by her companions ”Anne Sullivan Macy” and ”Polly Thomson”. Van Beek was a captain with the transatlantic shipping and passenger company United States Lines. Book measures 6.25” x 9.25” and runs 362pp. Sunning to spine and general toning throughout. Both Sullivan and Thomson’s signatures show some areas of ink smudging. Keller’s is clear and strong. Very good overall. Sold for $750.
Helen Keller Signed Book Containing Her Awe-Inspiring Poem, “The Song of The Stone Wall”
Helen Keller’s remarkable poem “The Song of The Stone Wall” bound and signed. In her characteristic hand, in pencil, Keller’s autograph inscription dedicates the poem, “To Savel / with greetings / Helen Keller / June 7 1918″; likely dedicated to Savel Zimand, her fellow author and social activist. Impressive poem runs 80pp. Bound in moss green cloth boards with gilt lettering and design, measuring 6″ x 8.75”. Absence of backstrip and detachment at spine results in two sections: pages 1-44 plus the front board and pages 45 through the end plus the rear board. Autographed page is near fine. Sold for $720.
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Helen Keller 1938 Inscribed
Helen Keller signed and inscribed copy of “Mussolini’s Roman Empire” by Geoffrey T. Garratt. New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company: 1938. First edition octavo spans 310pp. Inscribed by Keller in bold pencil to front free endpaper, “To Bryson / Who knows that out of the deepest night morning will shine upon the world at last. / Affectionately Helen Keller / Christmas 1938.” Some soiling to orange cloth boards, else very good condition. An exceptional Helen Keller signed book. Sold for $683.
Keller, Helen Signed “Midstream” 1929
Helen Keller signed “Midstream: My Later Years.” Crowell Publishing Company: 1929. 1st edition. Inscribed in ink to front free endpaper, “To the New York Women’s Trade Union League Which is fighting the battle of the workers with a strength not of the flesh but of the spirit I send this book. / Helen Keller / November 5th 1935.” The NYWTUL, started in 1903, worked hard toward achieving equal rights for women in the workplace. Sparked by their message, Keller sent this book to a local chapter. Wear & fading to boards, else good. Sold for $635.
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Helen Keller Signed Autobiography
“Midstream: The Story of my Later Life” — Signed “With Every Good Wish / Helen Keller / Scotland / March 15th, 1934” Sold for $605.
Helen Keller letter signed to the Tuskegee Institute, thanking them for a donation to the American Foundation for the Blind. Dated 8 March 1947, Keller writes on her personal Arcan Ridge stationery, in part, ”…If earthly words were like Heavenly speech – music, light and fragrance, I could more fittingly thank you for an exquisite loving-kindness to the captives of the dark. As it is, tears are the only way I can express my emotion. If I might have you within reach to put my arms around you, there would be a sweet communion between us indeed. / While my own work is confined to the handicapped, the I that is free in all spheres is exceedingly with you and your brave co-workers…the Tuskegee Institute undertaken by a race for whom, as your friend so truly says, ‘it is not easy to have money to contribute or to advance.’ Having loved the colored folk since my childhood, I still suffer with them, but am unwaveringly confident of their ultimate arrival among the free peoples of earth…[signed] Helen Keller”. Two page letter on two sheets measures 7.25” x 10.5”. With original mailing envelope. Near fine condition. Sold for $454.
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Helen Keller’s Book of Poetry ”The Open Door” Signed
Helen Keller signed poetry book, ”The Open Door”, published by Doubleday & Company, Inc.: Garden City: 1957. Compilation of Keller’s philosophies is signed on the front free endpaper in blue pencil, ”Helen Keller” in her distinctive hand. Poignant book runs 140pp. Bound in black and blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Measures 5.75” x 8.5”. Small shaving of fabric loss to spine, else near fine. In original unclipped dustjacket, showing the price of $2.75. Chipping, creasing and staining to dustjacket. Good condition. Sold for $375.
Helen Keller typed letter signed. Dated 11 December 1940 on her personal stationery, letter reads in full, ”Dear Mr. Farrans, It has made me very happy to receive your contribution in answer to my appeal for help to Spain’s little refugees. Please accept my thanks on their behalf as a token of gratitude for helping to save them from pitiful desolation. [signed in pencil] Helen Keller”. Single-page letter measures 10.74” x 7.25”. Creasing and a tiny stain to left margin. Near fine. Sold for $375.
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Helen Keller’s Signature — Accompanied by a Photo
“Helen Keller” signature and portrait photo. In clear, crisp letters, the remarkable deaf and blind author signs the center of a 5″ x 3″ index card. Included in the lot is a 3.5″ x 5.5″ matte portrait photo of her wearing a slight smile. Both card and photo show toning and tape remnants, with paper remnants from mounting to verso, else near fine. Sold for $352.
Helen Keller Signed First Edition of Her 1929 Autobiography ”Midstream: My Later Life”
Helen Keller signed and inscribed autobiography ”Midstream: My Later Years.” Crowell Publishing Company: 1929. First edition. Inscribed in pencil to front free endpaper, ”With every good wish for your happiness. / Helen Keller”. 362pp., measuring 6.25” x 9.25”. Library copy with accompanying stamps to pastedown and front free endpaper. Sunning and wear to cloth boards, heaviest at edges and ends, with tear at top backstrip. Paper loss to pastedown, light separation at hinges, though pages remain tightly bound. Good condition. Sold for $330.
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