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Adams, Richard.
Typed Letter Signed.
1996.
7x9 inch sheet with Adams' printed address. Dated "27th February, 1996." Adams expresses thanks for his correspondent's letter and encloses a signed photograph. "A man would have to be made of stone not to be moved and deeply gratified by your charming letter... and I very much appreciate it." Folded for mailing; otherwsie, in Fine condition.
[Book #30835]
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Adams, Richard.
Typed Letter Signed. Watership Down reference.
1991.
7 x 9 inch personalized stationery. Aprx 275 words. Dated "8th April, 1991." Adams thanks his correspondent for writing and answers his question about the number of copies printed for the first edition of "Watership Down." He further explains, presumably to a question about the meanings read into his novel, that "I don't know that I can say that I get tired of people reading symbolism and philosophy into my work, but I certainly do often feel rather amused at the amount of mileage that people get out of "Watership Down" ...Yet my object in writing the book was purely to entertain my two little girls." Folded twice for mailing; otherwise, in Fine condition with the return envelope postmarked "Basingstoke Haunts 1991" also in Fine condition.
[Book #8107]
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Albee, Edward.
Holograph Letter Signed.
8.5 X 11 20 lb stock. Albee's personalized letterhead. Dated "January 15, 1982." Albee responds to a request for a photograph and tells his correspondent "... now you send me a photo of yourself." Aprx forty words. Folded once; otherwise, in Fine condition.
[Book #100620]
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Albee, Edward.
Photo Signed.
8 x 10 inch black & white glossy promotional photograph. Head and shoulders, outdoors, standing in front of a poster for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" starring Colleen Dewhurst and Ben Gazzara. Signed and dated "1994" by Albee. Fine condition.
[Book #100621]
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Allende, Isabel.
The Guggenheim Lovers.
(np):
(np)
2001.
20pp booklet. Illustrated. Signed by Allende on the front panel. Text is the title short story. Fine condition. An unusual item, most likely used for promotional purposes.
[Book #70813]
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Allende, Isabel.
Holograph Card Signed.
1997.
5x7 inch card with embroidered patch affixed to front fold. Opens to 10x7 inches. Dated "February 1997." Allende thanks her correspondent for "reading my books with an open heart." Signed by Allende with her flower graphic. Aprx twenty words. With mailing envelop in Allende's hand with her stamped return address. Envelope cleanly opened but missing glued flap. Card in in Fine condition.
[Book #30832]
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Banks, Iain.
Typed Letter Signed.
Fife:
1997.
Aprx 8.25 x 11.5 inches, 20lb stock. Dated "Wednesday, November 26, 1997." Banks apologizes for not writing sooner. "Sorry for the delay... but I;m writing a book at the moment and that's my excuse for not answering my mail... I'm glad you are still enjoying the books (and that you were impressed by the bridge - pretty damn big, isn't it? Aprx seventy words. Signed "Iain Banks." Folded twice for mailing; otherwise, in Fine condition.
[Book #60810]
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Banks, Iain.
Typed Letter Signed.
Fife:
1998.
Aprx 8.25 x 11.5 20lb stock. Dated "Wednesday, September 30, 1998." Banks regrets that he hasnt the books inquired about. "Nope, no copies of those either. I'm afraid the older a book is the less likely I am to have any... I was so prone to giving away even my last copies of books that I've started defacing one copy of each book with a dedication to myself and something rude, just so I wouldn't be tempted to give it away.." Banks ends noting "I'm clearing the decks to get ready for writing the next book... " Signed "Iain Banks." Aprx ninety-fibe words with windowpane envelope postmarked "Edinburgh 30 Sept 1998." Folded twice for mailing; otherwise, in Fine condition.
[Book #60812]
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Banks, Iain.
Typed Letter Signed. WHIT.
Fife:
1995.
Aprx 8.25 x 11.5 20lb stock. Dated "Tuesday, June 27, 1995." Banks thanks correspondent for writing. "I certainly intend to keep on writing; there's a new non-SF book coming out here in September, called Whit, and I'm just starting to plan the next SF book - another Culture novel - No title for it yet." Banks ends noting he has no signed photos to send... "you wouldn't want one anyway, believer me... " Aprx one hundred words. Signed "Iain Banks." Folded twice for mailing; otherwise, in Fine condition.
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Banks, Iain.
Typed Letter Signed. THE WASP FACTORY.
Fife:
1998.
Aprx 8.25 x 11.5 20lb stork. Dated "Monday, August 17, 1998." Banks regrets that he cannot be of help. "I'm afraid I don't have any hardback Wasp Factory copies apart from my own... There may be some booksellers who have copies, but -from the last I heard - they'll be pretty expensive. Banks refers to his correspondent's visit to Scotland and "the disappointing summer here (in fact in the whole UK)" and ends noting "I;m just about to start preliminary work on the next book, so I best keep this short." Aprx one hundred words with windowpane envelope postmarked "Edinburgh 17 Aug 1998. Signed "Iain Banks." Folded twice for mailing; otherwise, in Fine condition.
[Book #60811]
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Bly, Robert.
After the Industrial Revolution, All Things Happen at Once.
8.5 x 11 inch 20 lb stock, white. Complete text of the poem. Signed by Bly. Fine condition.
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Bly, Robert.
Driving Through the Lac Qui Parle River & Driving to Town Late to Mail a Letter.
8.5 x 11 inch 20 lb stock, white. Complete text of both poems. Signed by Bly. Fine condition.
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Bova, Ben.
DEATH DREAM page & Typed Letter Signed.
A page from the original manuscript of Death Dream with Bova's holograph editorial directions and inscrined by him . "To -- with best wishes Ben Bova 26 Jan 96." Also a TLS dated "26 Jan 1996." Bova notes the enclosed ms page and mentions his novel Mars, "critically and in terms of sales, it is my most successful novel -- to date" and describes a "just finished" Moonrise. that "tells the story of the first people to live on the moon permanently. It will be published here in the States in November, but I don't when (sic) my British publisher will bring it out." Signed "Ben Bova." Aprx eighty words. With typed envelope postmarked "26 Jan 1996." Manuscript page and letter folded twice for mailing; manuscript page with tiny tear on topedge and slightly mussed, otherwise, both in Fine condition.
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Bova, Ben.
IMMORTALITY. Typed Letter Signed.
8.5 x 11 inch personalized stationery. Dated "21 November 1998." Bova updates his correspondent on various projects. The first half of the nonfiction Immortality "deals with the work biologists are doing, which will soon (in your lifetime, certainly) banish aging and death from age-related causes." The second half"examines the changes in society that will occur when virtually everyone can life (sic) as long as he or she desires..." Bova mentions the sequel to Mars, Return to Mars and its US and UK publishers. Aprx one hundred and ninety words. Signed "Ben Bova." One corner with a small piece missing; otherwise, unfolded and in Fine condition.
[Book #7088]
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Bova, Ben.
Typed Letted Signed. MOONRISE.
Naples:
1995.
Dated "21 December 1995" on Bova's personalized stationery. Aprx eighty words. Bova thanks his correspondent for his letter and reports that "I am currently working on a large novel, titled Moonrise, which deals with the first people to live permanently on the Moon. It will be published in November by Bantam Books in the U.S., but - alas! - we have not found a British publisher... " Signed "Ben Bova." Folded twice for mailing with Bova's typed envelope. Fine condition.
[Book #7083]
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Bova, Ben.
Typed Letter Signed.
1983.
8.5 x 11 inch personalized stationery. Bova declines a request by Anthony R. Lewis to write a biographical piece on Dave Hartwell for Boskine XXI. "I've known Dave for about twenty years, but I've never seen him anywhere except at science fiction conventions or editorial lunches; I really know next to nothing about his personal life." Bova ends with a few questions about Lewis' family. Signed in ink "Ben (+ Barbara)" Folded twice for mailing; otherwise, in Fine condition.
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Bradbury, Ray.
Typed Letter Signed.
1993.
8.5 X 11 sheet with black & white William Hogarth illustration. Dated "September 29th, 1993." Bradbury gracefully declines Steve Francis' invitation to participate in an upcoming RiverCon. " ...I'll be over in Paris all during July and August... Thanks for asking." Signed in ink "Ray Bradbury." Aprx 25 words. With Bradbury's typed addressed envelope to Francis. Folded twice for mailing; otherwise in Fine condition.
[Book #107076]
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Bradley, Marion Zimmer.
Typed Letter Signed.
Berkeley:
1991.
8.5 x 11 inch "Fantasy Magazine" illustrated letterhead. dated May, 1991. Bradley rejects a submission that is "too gruesome. I prefer stories that give my readers a creepy feeling, rather than stories that put them in danger of losing their lunch." Bradley goes on to make suggestions about length and encourages her correspondent to write a novel. Aprx 300 words. Also, Bradley has handwritten a comment next to her signature. "Not bad - just not for us. Try another market and try us again. Read a few issues - see waht we print." Few shallow wrinkles at one corner; otherwise, in Fine condition.
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Cisneros, Sandra.
Holograph Note Signed.
Aprx 5.5 x 4.5 inch personalized notecard. Undated. Cisneros explains "I've done my best - but I couldn't read your writing. Did I spell your name right? I hope so. Next time pls. print." Ends with a thank you for a kind note. Aprx thirty words. One corner just touched; otherwise, in Fine condition.
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Clifford, James.
YOUNG SAM JOHNSON.
NY:
McGraw-Hill
1955.
Hardcover.
First edition, first prnt. Publisher's 3x5 inch announcemnt card laid-in. Inscribed by Clifford on the front free endpage. "For Allen and Edith, who year after year have patiently listened to my troubles and given invaluable advice. With heartfelt thanks, Jim." Black and white illustrations. Also includes a holograph note by Clifford to the inscriptees on a postacrd with a black and white photograph of Johnson and postmarked "31 July 1968." Clifford reports on arriving in London with his wife and on acquaintances he has seen at the British Museum. Signed "Jim." Aprx seventy words. Also laid in are two announcements for Samuel Johnson Anniversary celebrations and events. Linen cloth-covered boards with beginning toning on spine and minor soiling on the bottom edge; dustjacket internally tape repaired and with large front panel chip, edgewear and wear with some loss on the spine fold, but bright. Near Fine condition in a Fair dustjacket with an archival cover.
[Book #20932]
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DeHaven, Tom.
Jersey Luck.
Faircopy/Typscript. 8.5 X 11 inch 20 lb stock, white. Openiong paragraph of the novel. Signed by DeHaven. Fine condition.
[Book #6067]
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DeLillo, Don.
On February 14, 1989.
NY:
Rushdie Defense Committee
1994.
First edition. Single sheet, printed on one side and folded as issued. Faint beginning toning; otherwise, in Fine condition. Unattributed authorship, but written by DeLillo for the PEN/American Center.
[Book #70820]
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Didion, Joan.
The Getty - Excerpt.
8.5 x 11 inch 30 lb stock, tan. One paragraph excerpt beginning, "As a matter of fact large numbers of people who do not ordinarily visit museums... " Contains a holograph correction of one typed word, "contrast." Didion has inserted a "c" for the "s" and noted, "contract, not contrast - at least that is what I meant - J" Also signed by Didion. Folded in half with neat crease; otherwise in Fine condition.
[Book #60655]
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Dunn, Stephen.
Hard Work.
8.5 x 11 inch 20lb stock, white. Complete text of the poem with several typos. Signed by Dunn. Fine condition.
[Book #8061]
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Eberhart, Richard.
The Fury of Aerial Bombardment.
Faircopy/Typescript. 8.5 X 11 inch 30 lb stock, tan. Complete text of the poem. Inscribed by Eberhart with his Hanover, NH address. For -- I enjoyed you as audience thoroughly in Philadelphia in 1982. Please give my warm regards to Lou McKee. I am glad to sign this for you. It's 40 years old. My new book, THE LONG REACH, is just out from New Directions. With best regards Richard Eberhart." Fine condition.
[Book #60612]
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