A fine assemblage of autographs and handwritten notes by notable American writers, essayists, and poets, spanning from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries, offering an engaging glimpse into the nation’s literary and intellectual history.
William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878), celebrated poet and editor of the New York Evening Post, bold full signature dated April 25th, 1872, accomplished in elegant brown ink on lined paper.
John Burroughs (1837–1921), naturalist and essayist closely associated with Walt Whitman, autograph letter signed, West Park, N.Y., Dec. 24, 1897, introducing Ralph Hoffmann of Belmont, Massachusetts.
Edward Everett Hale (1822–1909), author of The Man Without a Country, represented by two pieces: an ALS signed “Edward E. Hale” with the line “I am glad to do what you wish,” and an autograph quotation signed containing his well-known moral exhortation beginning “Look up and not down; look forward and not back.”
Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915), author, philosopher, and founder of the Roycroft movement, ALS signed, East Aurora, N.Y., July 29, 1895, to a literary editor regarding his series “Little Journeys.”
Henry Miller (1891–1980), influential American author of Tropic of Cancer, bold green-ink signature on a printed slip.
William Lyon Phelps (1865–1943), literary critic and Yale professor, autograph inscription signed, 1938, sending “all good wishes” to a friend.
Condition: Generally very good to fine; scattered toning and folds consistent with age. Each piece retains a clear signature, several with full autograph content.
An attractive grouping uniting major voices of American thought and letters—spanning transcendentalism, naturalism, reformist writing, and early modernism.
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