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197574311s. l.: S. n. 1975. Fine. S. n. s. l. s. d. circa 1975 15.50 x 11 cm une feuille Autograph card of 11 lines signed by Julien Gracq addressed to Roland Cailleux regarding the sending of his latest work possibly A moi-même inconnu published in 1978 for which Julien Gracq congratulates him: "". ouvrage d'une grande richesse et d'un éclairage très singulier."" expressing an unusual sense of complicity between reader and writer: "". un courant de sympathie s'établit ici entre l'auteur et le lecteur qui ne se rencontre que rarement."" A fine tribute from Julien Gracq acknowledging and appreciating the sensitivity and talent of Roland Cailleux. S. n. unknown
197884596Paris 1978. Fine. Paris s. d. 1978 14.50 x 20.50 cm une feuille Important autograph letter signed by Julien Gracq 53 lines in black ink addressed to his close friend and monographer Ariel Denis establishing him as his biographer. Julien Gracq expresses his regret that his friend Ariel Denis was not selected despite his intervention by the Berlin Academy to teach: ""Je vous avais recommandé de mon mieux mais je doute que cela ait été en Allemagne d'une grande efficacité. Je sais d'ailleurs que comme vous le pressentiez les concurents étaient en nombre."" ""I recommended you as best I could but I doubt that was very effective in Germany. I know moreover that as you suspected there were many competitors."" To help his friend the author of Rivage des Syrtes suggested to publisher Seghers who wanted to publish a work about him in his famous ""Poètes d'aujourd'hui"" collection the name of Ariel Denis having had no news from the first biographer considered for this publication: ""Ils me demandent de leur suggérer un nom. J'ai indiqué celui de Lautrat. Et j'ai indiqué le vôtre ne sachant bien sûr aucunement si un travail de ce genre pourrait vous plaire. Il va de soi que si Seghers s'adressait à vous vous devez être absolument libre d'accepter ou de refuser."" ""They ask me to suggest a name. I indicated Lautrat's. And I indicated yours not knowing of course at all whether work of this kind might please you. It goes without saying that if Seghers approached you you must be absolutely free to accept or refuse."" He also hopes to see his friend again soon before the summer holidays: "". si je ne vous revois pas avant juillet je vous souhiate des vacances à la fois paisibles et laborieuses en comptant vous revoir d'ici l'automne."" "".if I don't see you again before July I wish you holidays that are both peaceful and productive counting on seeing you again by autumn."" He concludes his letter with his judgments as an informed cinephile: ""J'ai surtout revu des films de Tati et je me suis beaucoup ennuyé dans une salle déserte au film de Mme Sagan."" ""I mainly rewatched Tati films and I was very bored in a deserted theater by Mme Sagan's film."" At Julien Gracq's instigation Ariel Denis would indeed accept Seghers' proposal to publish a volume in his ""Poètes d'aujourd'hui"" collection about the author of Au château d'Argol thereby becoming one of his best and most remarkable biographers. unknown
199578741Sion-sur-l'Océan Sion-sur-l'Océan 1995. Fine. Sion-sur-l'Océan Sion-sur-l'Océan s. d. circa 1995 15 x 10.50 cm une carte postale Autograph signed postcard from Julien Gracq with 16 lines addressed to his friend and monographer Ariel Denis written in black felt-tip pen on the reverse of a photograph showing the beach of Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez in Vendée not far from his apartment in Sion-sur-l'Océan. Julien Gracq thanks Ariel Denis for the news he sent him from Constantinople : "". je suis heureux que votre voyage se soit terminé sans hostilités."" "". I am happy that your journey ended without hostilities."" while lamenting the August crowds disturbing his peaceful retreat in Vendée: "". Je suis à Sion.et hélas ! il y a beaucoup de monde"" "". I am in Sion. and alas! there are many people"". Then the author of ""Le Rivage des Syrtes"" celebrates the critics' benevolence toward him with his characteristic modesty : "". j'ai lu en effet l'article de France soir que vous me signalez : je n'ai pas eu à me plaindre de la critique surtout à propos d'un ouvrage qui n'était pas très important et qui ne prétendait pas l'être."" "". I did indeed read the France Soir article you pointed out to me: I have not had cause to complain about the critics especially regarding a work that was not very important and did not claim to be."" unknown
199184488Saint-Florent le Vieil Saint-Florent-le-Vieil 1991. Fine. Saint-Florent le Vieil Saint-Florent-le-Vieil 31 Décembre 1991 14 x 9.50 cm une carte postale une enveloppe Autograph postcard signed by Julien Gracq comprising 21 lines addressed to his friend and monographer Ariel Denis written in black felt-tip pen from his Vendée home in Saint Florent le Vieil on the verso of a photographic reproduction showing the Benedictine abbey of Mont-Glonne in 1830. Envelope included. Julien Gracq knows his friend Ariel Denis is a skiing enthusiast: ""I'm not quite sure where this card will reach you: no doubt you are grappling with cross-country skiing problems in this season prone to avalanches: I do hope nonetheless that you are being careful."" He promises him his next work: "". In any case I will send you Les Carnets du grand chemin in about a month"" and encourages his friend: ""I hope you are working vigorously to clear the ground on that new novelistic life you told me about. I am quite curious about it."" Finally the Vendée hermit extends his wishes for the coming year. unknown
198586224Sion-sur-l'Océan Sion-sur-l'Océan 1985. Fine. Sion-sur-l'Océan Sion-sur-l'Océan 13 Août ca 1985 15 x 10 cm une carte postale Autograph postcard signed by Julien Gracq 19 lines in black ink addressed to his friend and monographer Ariel Denis written from his Vendée retreat on the verso of a photographic reproduction showing the Sion-sur-Océan coast from aerial view. Julien Gracq discusses his reading of Joyce and compares the Irish landscapes and climate to those of Vendée : ""Ici aucune trace des brumes d'Irlande il fait inaltérablement beau sans même un orage."" Here no trace of Irish mists the weather is unalterably beautiful without even a storm. and inquires about his friend's professional future : ""Comment s'arrangent vos perspectives universitaires pour l'année à venir Problème qui je sais assombrit toujours un peu vos fins de vacances et dont j'espère qu'il va se régler à votre satisfaction."" How are your university prospects working out for the coming year A problem which I know always casts a slight shadow over your vacation endings and which I hope will be resolved to your satisfaction. unknown
198583170Paris 1985. Fine. Paris 24 octobre 1985 14.50 x 10.50 cm quatre feuilles une enveloppe Autograph letter signed on a Bristol card by Julien Gracq 15 lines in black ink addressed to journalist Jean-Claude Lamy regarding the text of an article for which he gives his approval and an album of photographs concerning another writer. Apart from a few modifications he intends to make notably on the fact of not being photographed even by Robert Doisneau he authorizes the publication of this interview. We include the envelope addressed by Julien Gracq from his Parisian home. We also include the text of three pages of the article with corrections and crossings-out by Jean-Claude Lamy and four modifications and corrections in Julien Gracq's hand. A few letters have smudged without consequence a handsome copy. ""Paris 24 octobre Cher monsieur. Merci de m'avoir soumis le texte que je vous retourne : il correspond en gros aux propos tenus et je ne vois à vous soumettre que deux ou trois formulations un peu différentes. Je regarde avec plaisir les photos de l'album que vous l'aimable pensée de m'adresser : il s'agit là d'un écrivain qui ne m'a jamais laissé indifférent. Rappelez vous notre conversation : une seule photo pour illustrer votre texte j'aurais préféré"" aucune ! malgré le talent très grand de Robert Doisneau Avec mon bon souvenir. J. Gracq."" ""Paris 24 October Dear sir. Thank you for submitting the text which I return to you: it corresponds roughly to the remarks made and I see only two or three slightly different formulations to submit to you. I look with pleasure at the photos in the album which you had the kind thought to send me: this concerns a writer who has never left me indifferent. Remember our conversation: only one photo to illustrate your text I would have preferred none! despite Robert Doisneau's very great talent With my kind regards. J. Gracq."" unknown
38058This much-decorated Knight's Cross recipient was a major in the German army during World War Two and as commander of Panzer-Abteilung 503 he took part in the invasion of Poland the battle of France and other important engagements. PS 3½" X 5" n.p. n.y. Fine. Modern reproduction of a WW2-era head-and-shoulders closeup of Kageneck in uniform wearing his Knight's Cross signed boldly by him in black ballpoint on the blank lower margin. Uncommon. unknown
38066This much decorated Knight's Cross winning Luftwaffe ace participated in an extraordinary range of theatres during World War Two racking up 68 victories in an astonishing 1200 combat missions. ALS German 1p 8¼" X 11" Felde Germany 10 August 1997. Addressed to Linda Witham. Fine. Friendly letter to an American admirer in blue ballpoint thanking her and transmitting a signed photograph -- which is present 3½" X 5" a modern reproduction of a WW2-era black and white snapshot of a jaunty smiling Kaiser standing in uniform with hands on hips. Signed boldly horizontally in a light area at right in vivid blue ink. With original envelope addressed in Kaiser's hand. unknown
1967018052New York 1962 / 1967: Dimensions / MAlvern Press 1967. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 11" x 8 1/2. 3 Pp. Apparently Proof Copy Of Kallen's Review Of Russell's Autobiography Vol. 1 And Gay Wilson Allen's William James: A Biography In "Dimensions" Fall 1967. Inscribed "Greetings H. M. K." On Front With Five Lines Of Will Durant's Handwritten Comments In Ink On The Article. With Into The 10Th Decade 1962 Will Durant's Unsigned Copy Of This 1962 Tribute To Russell With About 76 Letters/Comments From World Luminaries. Durant Included A Piece By Russell In His 1932 Anthology "On The Meaning Of Life. <br/> <br/> Dimensions / MAlvern Press unknown
37961This German Luftwaffe fighter ace was the last group commander of the 2nd Jagdgeschwader II./JG2 and a Knight's Cross recipient downing 47 enemy aircraft many of them over the English Channel and in North Africa. ALS 1p 8¼" X 11" Bayreuth Germany 1 August 1997. Addressed to Gerry D. Fridlund. Fine. On lined stock Karch pens an American admirer in black ballpoint entirely in German. He notes that many of his things were destroyed in a bombing attack just before the end of World War Two and he lost all of his photographs from 1944 and 1945 and therefore can't fulfill his request for an image from this period; he encloses a photograph from October 1943 showing him conversing with officers from his unit at their air base in Normandy. Boldly signed. The photograph is included being a modern high quality print 3½" X 5". On the blank lower margin Karch signs boldly. Also present is the original mailing envelope addressed in Karch's hand and signed by him again on the verso along with his home address. unknown
26068Alfalfa and Butch's competition for the affection of Darla was the snotty rich kid Waldo played in the "Our Gang" series by this American child actor from 1937 to 1940; later a Seventh-Day Adventist pastor he was killed in a hit-and-run accident. Nice double signature "Darwood 'Waldo' Kaye / D. Kenneth Smith -- Our Gang / Little Rascals" in blue ballpoint in Kaye's tiny script heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1988 September 20. Fine. With original envelope. Rather uncommon. unknown
15025Enormously popular British novelist who celebrated her beloved Sussex in more than fifty books such as "Sussex Gorse" 1916 and "Joanna Godden" 1921. TNS 1p 7" X 9" Northiam Sussex England 1931 June 4. Addressed to H.D. Trevelyan. Very good. Paper clip stain at upper left. "I am glad to hear that you like my book 'Shepherds in Sackcloth'." Comes with a modern printed postcard photograph of Kaye-Smith. unknown
40474This Union officer served on the staff of Brigadier General James Shields whose troops faced Stonewall Jackson's Confederate troops in the Shenandoah Valley in June 1862 and later commanded the Second Louisiana Regiment Cavalry; he was a good friend of famed Irish soldier Miles W. Keogh 1840-76 killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn who served under him in the Papal Army during the Italian rebellion in 1860 and who fought with him in the Battle of Port Republic; he's reported to have become enamored with famed Southern spy "Belle" Boyd" at one point and to have unwittingly revealed military secrets to her. Outstanding pencilled ANS 2pp recto and verso heavy stock 4" X 2½" card "Conrad's Bridge" Virginia n.d. ca. early June 1862. Addressed to "General" probably James Shields. Very good. Lightly age toned.In this remarkable small report Keily reports in a small tight but fairly legible hand to his commander that "Col. Carroll moves his comm'd. at p.m. and will push on as rapidly as possible some cannonading heard this morning in the direction of Harrisonburg I would respectfully submit that if the Infantry did not move rapidly enough to carry out your views at Wainesborough before Jacksons arrival there a reconnaisance composed of cavalry conducted cautiously might attain the object with a good Guide which we have procured I would be glad to undertake it -- respectfully" and signs off adding his rank "Capt. A.D.C" beneath. A rather light challenging to transcribe postscript reads "P.S. Just received information from a reliable source that Jackson has --- --- --- Train on the --- Pt. Republic Road." It's difficult to precisely date Keily's note but General Shields did write General McDowell on June 4 1862 that "Colonel Carroll. after a forced night's march reached Conrad's Bridge this morning at 5 o'clock which bridge he found burned" -- which likely dates Keily's letter from this date or shortly after. Whether Shields took Keily up on his offer to lead a cavalry reconnaissance is unclear. Shields 1810-79 is perhaps best remembered as the Illinois politician who almost fought a duel with Abraham Lincoln in 1842; he's also the only person in American history to serve as U.S. senator from three different states Illinois Minnesota and Missouri; as a brigadier general of volunteers in the Civil War his lackluster performance as commander of the 2nd Division of the V Corps in the Army of the Potomac during the crucial Valley Campaign caused him to resign his commission. On June 9th the Battle of Port Republic took place a costly Confederate victory in which Jackson's 6000 troops faced off 3500 Union troops losing just over 800 men to the Union's loss of just over 1000 men -- a battle at which Keily himself was severely wounded in the face while leading a charge of Ohio cavalry up a hill into a barrage of Confederate artillery fire. The following year after painful recuperation Keily ended up on the staff of General Charles P. Stone in New Orleans recruiting cavalry troops in that occupied state. Late in the war he was court-martialed for "conduct unbecoming an officer" but the charges were shown false and by the end of the war he was brevetted a brigadier general. Keily died from yellow fever in Louisiana at age 38 shortly after the war's end making his autograph material quite scarce -- and a choice war-date item such as this most desirable. This remarkable war-date communication sheds interesting light on Shields as commander during the disastrous Valley Campaign. unknown
25221The 1960 4-cent "John Foster Dulles" postage stamp designed by William K. Schrage uses a portrait taken by this State Department photographer who retired at an early age when he began to lose his eyesight and died at a young age. Signed Postal Cover 6½" X 3½" n.p. n.y. Single mint "John Foster Dulles" stamp at upper right. At the center in black ballpoint Keith signs boldly. Original transmittal envelope also signed by Keith at upper left with return address in his hand also present -- cancelled in Washington DC on 1971 July 26 just a few months shy of Keith's death in November 1971. A most uncommon signature on a choice piece. unknown
1963022046Laguna Beach circa 1962/1966: Wooden Horse Gallery 1963. Original Poster and Sign . Single Sheet and Large Sign. Near Fine. Sister Mary Corita. Three Items From Probably Her First Show At A Commercial Art Gallery. Small B/W Poster For Her Exhibit March 3 To April 6 At The Wooden Horse Gallery Year Not Indicated But Is 1963 With Reception For The Artist March 3 At 2-5 Pm 1963 S. Coast Blvd. Laguna Beach Year And Address Were Indeed The Same. Poster Printed In Black And White With Design Above White Space Below All With 9 Lines Of Lettering By Sister Mary Corita. With The Unique Large Wooden Sign For The Exhibit At The Gallery About 1' X 4' With Her Name Signed By Her In Painted Black Letters On White As Was The Practice At The Gallery For All Exhibiting Artists. The Poster Is Quite Scarce The Sign Is Unique. Also With A Signed Postcard Sister Mary Corita's "To Understand ." Etc. Postmarked November 1965 Addressed To Gallery Owner Jae Carmichael Of The Wooden Horse Gallery Requesting Return Of Any Unsold Prints Of Hers Signed "Smc". This Item Was Misplaced But Has Been Located And Is Now Available <br/> <br/> Wooden Horse Gallery unknown
22840Known as "The Last Angry Man of the Suburbs" called "the Jewish Will Rogers" by Jerry Stiller this comedian has also appeared in films and often on television; producer of Broadway plays and films. Choice early IPS 8" X 10" n.p. n.y. ca. 1965. Very good. Faint scotch tape stain at each corner. Nifty half-length pose of a young King elbow resting on table and hand hoisting a lit fag. Inscribed and signed boldly in black fineline at lower left: "For Donald / Burnell -- / My best wishes -- / Alan King." King so young you may not recognize him! unknown
20979This brigadier general survived the Civil War Spanish-American War Indian uprisings the Phillipine insurrection and World War One -- then died after tripping on a rug; when he wasn't fighting he was writing producing almost 60 novels about army life and frontier romance. ANS 1p heavy stock 4¼" X 3½" card Milwaukee WI n.y. Addressed to Stalham L. Williams Jr. Near fine. Minor mounting traces on verso. Thanks a correspondent for a "pleasant letter" and a "valued suggestion" -- clearly a book idea -- and continues: "Just now I am 'loaded to the guards' with work but in that indefinite future -- 'one of these days' -- I may be able to handle that subject 'without gloves." Bold and quite attractive. unknown
40511This British naval officer commanded the fireship HMS Blaze in 1856 when he captured Calcutta and in 1857 at capture of Hoogly in West Bengal; he was knighted in 1782 for his service in India became rear admiral in 1787 and named commander-in-chief of The Downs in 1790 became a baronet and was named governor of Newfoundland in 1792 became vice-admiral in 1793 and became a member of Parliament -- among numerus other accomplishments. ALS 2pp recto and verso 7½" X 9¼" Albemarle England 1796 June 22. Addressed to "My Lord Duke." Very good. Minor mounting traces on verso of blank integral address leaf. Presumably on behalf of a constituent from his district King "begs leave to become a Solicitor to your Grace in behalf of a Person who was formerly clerk in the ordnance at upnor Castle which situation he left on account of ill Health and being now in indigent Circumstances humble implores the benefit of the Charter-House. He has many Years been a regular Voter in favour of Government at Rochester. Previous to my giving your Grace this trouble I applied to other Governours but finding their turn or nomination Engaged and being informed the King has two turns to one of the Governours and that His Majesty is not usually engaged before hand I am advised to humbly solicit His Majesty gracious favour through your Grace to Mr. James Burgis the Person above attended to." Upnor Castle on the coast of Kent in southeast England was an ancient fortress converted into the largest maritime magazine in the country at that time. Boldly handsomely penned in brown ink. Below his signature King adds the rank to which he was promoted the previous year -- "Admiral." A superb example. unknown
27606This Cleveland merchant became well-known as an abolitionist reformer and occasional publisher; among his writings are "The Sabbath" 1840 "The Immigrant's Good Samaritan" 1848 "Law and Government" 1849 "Thoughts on the Fugitive Slave Law and Nebraska Bill" 1955 "The Great Law Book" 1857 "Word of Christ" 1857 and "The Slavery Question Settled" 1862. ALS 1p integral address leaf 7 3/4" X 9 3/4" Chicago IL 1847 January 26. Addressed to Philip C. Johnson Illinois secretary of state. Very good. Mildly but evenly age toned; small separations along original folds neatly and archivally repaired on blank verso. Opens oddly with a discussion of the price of dried peaches -- Kingsbury was a merchant after all! "Mr. Grubbs informed me yesterday that he had just rec'd a letter from the Digings saying that Dormody had just left there for the east -- perhaps Chicago. having sold about all his stock -- that he had not succeeded very well. I am extremely anxious to see him as if I could I have little doubt in some reasonable way possession would be obtained." Dormody is no doubt William Dormody 1796-1876 an Irish-born merchant and businessman who left the Midwest around this time to try his luck in the goldfields of California -- and succeeded; here Kingsbury appears to lust after Dormody's unsold merchandise. He then discusses what appears to be the acquisition of a newspaper -- seeking no doubt a soapbox from which he could broadcast his controversial abolitionist and reform views. ".I have been negociating for the whole of the Western Herald -- financial as well as Editorial. Today the prospect is less than heretofore that I shall engage in it -- & for two reasons vis the price a little too high & the want of firm health. The situation would suit my taste very well but perhaps I could be as useful elsewhere. My expenses here are so high $9 or 10 per week that I may leave in a few days now when the roads are good." Fine content addressing both of Kingsbury's concerns: pursuing merchandise to stock his Cleveland store and pursuing a newspaper purchase to further his reform agenda. Quite uncommon. unknown
26751This popular and prolific American novelist often penned such inspirational fiction for young adults as "The Singular Miss Smith" "Transfiguration of Miss Philura" and "The Resurrection of Miss Cynthia." Two items: First an ALS 1p 6" X 7" Staten Island New York Kingsley Avenue no less! 1923 February 27. Addressed to Albert Johannsen 1871-1962 a University of Chicago geology professor who authored "The House of Beadle and Adams and Its Dime and Nickel Novels" University of Oklahoma Press 1950 the definitive reference work and bibliography on the subject. Fine. Charming note trying to oblige an admirer: "Somewhere in the attic are more respectable 'scraps' of manuscript than the enclosed; but at present I am not able to endure the winter rigors of that repository of 'literary remains.' This is a rejected beginning of the thirteenth chapter of the book I am now writing: 'The Life of Henry Fowle Durant' Founder of Wellesley College. I am sorry I saw fit to crumple it before dropping it into the waste basket." Second the aforementioned Autograph Manuscript Signed 1p 8½" X 11" n.p. n.y. Very good. Despite Kingsley's claim of having crumpled it this thin onionskin-type paper bears almost no evidence of having been so abused. Handsomely and closed penned in black fountain pen and bearing a number of crossouts additions and deletions this is a very full page 89 clearly marked chapter "XIII" and opens: "In her singularly lucid and beautiful 'Interpretation of the Genius of Henry Fowle Durant' Anne Eugenia Morgan writes of him thus: 'Henry Fowle Durant came to provide a transition in our human course -- a beautiful curve for a staircase that leads up up into the clearing mysteries of the bow of light the bow of higher truth luminous in our time." Most unusual to find earlier versions of published works such as this. Kingsley's "Life of Henry Fowle Durant" was published the following year in New York by Century Company. This fascinating pair is accompanied by Johannsen's original 8½" X 11" file folder bearing a printed "Collection of Albert Johannsen" label partly filled in by Johannsen. unknown
39048This Russian-born American actor of film and television will always be remembered as Humphrey Bogart's bar buddy Sascha in "Casablanca" 1942 but he also appears in such films as "Duck Soup" 1933 "That Night in Rio" 1941 and "The Man with the Golden Arm" 1955 among many other films -- as well as appearing in the pilot episode of "Hogan's Heroes" 1965! Accompanied by a printed 6¼" X 9¼" typed noted with photocopied signature apologizing for tardiness "A box of important mail has been lost during remodeling". Large bold signature in black fineline heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 1986 July 31. Fine. With original envelope bearing Kinskey's North Hollywood address label. unknown
26885This genial television personality and comic served as second banana on "The Gary Moore Show" for many years and as co-host with Allen Funt on "Candid Camera" 1961-66. IPS 7" X 9" n.p. n.y. Near fine. Smiling head-and-shoulders portrait in suit and tie nicely inscribed and signed in blue fineline in a light portion at upper left: "To Donald -- / best wishes / Durward Kirby. unknown
24728This popular actress of the 1930s "Fast Workers" "Cocktail Hour" "Hold Your Man" "The White Parade" etc. also made television appearances such as the 1965 series "The Nurses" throughout the '50s and '60s. IPS 11" X 14" n.p. n.d. ca. mid-1930s. Near fine. A superb sepia-tone head-and-shoulders glamour pose of a young and coy-looking Kirkland inscribed in black fountain pen at lower right "For: Mrs. Wright / Affectionately / Muriel." "Mrs. Wright" was the wife of novelist Harold Bell Wright 1872-1944 author of such popular moralizing fiction as "The Shepherd of the Hills" and "The Winning of Barbara Worth." Also signed lightly at lower left by the photographer "D'Gaggeri / Wilshire Blvd." A striking and lovely portrait of this starlet in a size seldom seen. unknown
38963This World War Two ace served with the U.S. Air Force's noted 61st Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group in England alongside such notables as "Hub" Zemke and "Gabby" Gabreski; in 63 combat missions he downed seven enemy aircraft. Color PS 6" X 19½" n.p. n.y. Very good. Minor tape stain marks along bit of upper edge; single vertical fold. Heavy stock glossy reproduction of an artist's profile rendering of Klibbe's famous fighter the HV-V "Little Chief." Klibbe signs large and bold in black fineline at lower right below the plane's tail. unknown
18120Though little is known about this American writer he had a following as a horror and sci-fi writer of such short stories as "The Caller in the Night" 1917 and other oft-anthologized ghost tales; his "In the Open Code" appeared in "The Best Short Stories of 1918" and he also published novels such as "The End of the Flight" 1917 and "Gallant Rogue" 1921. Two items: First a TLS 1p 8½" X 11" New York NY 1923 March 2. Addressed to Professor Albert Johannsen author of "The House of Beadle and Adams and Its Dime and Nickel Novels" University of Oklahoma Press 1950 the definitive reference work and bibliography on the subject. Near fine. "I feel truly honored by your wish to include something of mine in your collection of autographs and manuscripts" he begins. "If the scribble I am sending you is not to your taste you must let me know. My book manuscripts are the property of the publishers and magazine editors never save or return the 'copy' of stories; hence this scrap from an unfinished yarn is the only thing at hand." Second is the accompanying "scrap" -- labeled "Rough draft" in red pencil at the upper left in Kline's hand -- which is titled "Sunk Without a Trace" and is an AMS 1p 8½" X 11" n.p. n.y. Near fine. It consists of one very full page of bold and legible text beginning: "On the 15th of every March I regularly receive a line from my friend Dr. Carver. Regularly his letter commands me to dine with him at the ___ Club on the 21st of the month. This annual feast has become a fixture between us. The dinner is not to herald the technical and sometimes the actual arrival of Spring. It is to celebrate it may be the fourth the sixth -- this year it was the seventh -- anniversary of Dr. Carver's divorce." Could become a horror tale -- but in any case it's an attractive and interesting rough draft example that makes you want to read more. Also present is Johannsen's original 8½" X 11" file folder bearing a printed "Collection of Albert Johannsen" label partly filled in by Johannsen. unknown
