Mar 31, 2001, The B. H. Manuscript/Collectible/Philatelic Sale, Sale 9
Lot 187
19th Century Poets.
Group of six visiting cards from 19th century poets Oliver Wendell
Holmes, William Cullen Bryant, James Whitcomb Riley,
Washington Irving, and Henry Longfellow. Cards by Holms and
Bryant are signed by the poets. Cards are lightly toned, the Irving card
with a fold at one corner. Still, the group is in good condition overall.
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 188
American Literary
Figures. Group of three signed business and calling cards from American
authors Jack London, H.L. Mencken, and Joaquin Miller.
Each card is lightly toned, the Mencken card with rust from a paper clip
and slight buckling along top edge. Otherwise the group is in good
condition overall.
London's card clearly dates to his early career
as a reporter, as the card lists the following newspapers at the lower
left: New York Journal, New York American, Chicago
American, San Francisco Examiner, and the Los Angeles
Examiner.
Estimated Value $150-300.
Lot 189
Literary American
Women. Group of sixteen signed visiting and business cards from a range
of American authors including Mrs. Irving Berlin, Amanda
Douglas, Agnes Repplier, Elsa Maxwell, Mrs. John C.
Fremont, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Anita Loos, Mary Roberts
Rinehart, Betty Smith, Margaret Sangster, Ella Whealer
Wilcox, Mary Wilkins, and Ida Tarbell. Many cards are
also inscribed. Includes several duplicates. Toning and light staining to
several cards, with residue on a few cards. Otherwise, the group is in good
condition overall.
Estimated Value $350-500.
Lot 190
Miscellaneous American
Authors. Group of fifteen visiting and business cards from an
assortment of American authors including Theodore H. White,
playwright Augustus Thomas, William Winter, B.P.
Shillaber, Vachel Lindsay, Bess Streeter Aldrich,
George Ade, Bronson Howard, Josh Billings, Newton
Booth Tarkington, Charles Dudley Warren, and others. Each of the
aforementioned cards has been signed, and many cards are inscribed.
Accompanied by an unsigned E.R. Beadle card. Several cards are toned, with
light stains. Still, the group is in very good condition overall.
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 191
Modern American
Authors. Group of twenty-six visiting and correspondence cards from
such modern literary authors as Ray Bradbury, Theodor Seuss
Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Erskine Caldwell, Leon Uris,
Irving Wallace, Mickey Spillane, Irving Stone, Leo
Rosten, Edward Albee, Stephen Birmingham, Stringfellow
Barr, James Cain, Bennett Cerf, Norman Cousins,
Max J. Dimont, Alex Haley, Alexander Woolcott, and
others. Includes several duplicates. All of the aforementioned cards have
been signed. Accompanied by an unsigned Thomas Lanier Williams card. Toning
to a few cards, with light folds on select cards. Otherwise the group is in
very good to fine condition.
Estimated Value $600-850.
Lot 192
Novelists, Writers, and
Journalists. Group of nine signed business and correspondence cards
from a variety of novelists, writers, and columnists including John
Chamberlain, Ralph Ginzburg, Richard Harding Davis,
Harriet Parsons, Poultney Bigelow, Parke Godwin,
Lucius Beebe, Eliot Janeway, and Heywood Hale Broun.
Many cards include inscriptions such as the short note written by Harriet
Parsons regarding her mother Louella. Two cards are lightly soiled with
residue at edges which do not affect signatures. Else, the group is in good
condition.
Estimated Value $350-450.