Important Modern Literature from the Library of an American Filmmaker

Important Modern Literature from the Library of an American Filmmaker

Important Modern Literature from the Library of an American Filmmaker

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87 results sorted by Lot number (low to high)

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Baldwin, James | Go Tell It On the Mountain, inscribed to Ed Parone, with two letters

1 Baldwin, James | Go Tell It On the Mountain, inscribed to Ed Parone, with two letters

Baldwin, James | Giovanni's Room, inscribed to William Cole

2 Baldwin, James | Giovanni's Room, inscribed to William Cole

Bellow, Saul | Seize the Day, the author's first work of fiction, signed

3 Bellow, Saul | Seize the Day, the author's first work of fiction, signed

Bellow, Saul | Mr. Sammler's Planet, inscribed to Robert Penn Warren

4 Bellow, Saul | Mr. Sammler's Planet, inscribed to Robert Penn Warren

Burroughs, William S. | The Soft Machine, inscribed by Allen Ginsberg

5 Burroughs, William S. | The Soft Machine, inscribed by Allen Ginsberg

Carver, Raymond | What We Talk About When We Talk About love, inscribed to Phyllis Barber

6 Carver, Raymond | What We Talk About When We Talk About love, inscribed to Phyllis Barber

Carver, Raymond | Cathedral, inscribed to Andre Dubus

7 Carver, Raymond | Cathedral, inscribed to Andre Dubus

Carver, Raymond | Ultramarine, inscribed to Jay McInerney

8 Carver, Raymond | Ultramarine, inscribed to Jay McInerney

Cheever, John |  Two works, inscribed to John and Harriet Weaver

9 Cheever, John | Two works, inscribed to John and Harriet Weaver

Cheever, John | The final, corrected typescript of his 1977 novel Falconer

10 Cheever, John | The final, corrected typescript of his 1977 novel Falconer

Cheever, John | The Stories of John Cheever, inscribed to his daughter, with three letters

11 Cheever, John | The Stories of John Cheever, inscribed to his daughter, with three letters

Eliot, T.S. | A collection of four works

12 Eliot, T.S. | A collection of four works

Faulkner, William | The Wild Palms, signed limited edition

13 Faulkner, William | The Wild Palms, signed limited edition

Fleming, Ian | Diamonds Are Forever, first edition

14 Fleming, Ian | Diamonds Are Forever, first edition

Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to to his sister Marcelline, one of Hemingway's earliest letters

15 Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to to his sister Marcelline, one of Hemingway's earliest letters

Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to Marcelline, describing a hiking and fishing trip in northern Michigan

16 Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to Marcelline, describing a hiking and fishing trip in northern Michigan

Hemingway, Ernest |  Autograph letter signed to Marcelline, as a cub reporter

17 Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to Marcelline, as a cub reporter

Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to Marcelline and Madelaine Hemingway; when Ernest met Agnes

18 Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to Marcelline and Madelaine Hemingway; when Ernest met Agnes

Hemingway, Ernest | Typed letter to Marcelline, announcing the birth of his first son and the publication of his first book

19 Hemingway, Ernest | Typed letter to Marcelline, announcing the birth of his first son and the publication of his first book

Hemingway, Ernest | in our time, first edition of Hemingway’s second book

20 Hemingway, Ernest | in our time, first edition of Hemingway’s second book

Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to John Herrmann, giving advice on writing

21 Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to John Herrmann, giving advice on writing

Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter draft, about the principles of good writing; "I wrote a book called The Sun Also Rises in six weeks"

22 Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter draft, about the principles of good writing; "I wrote a book called The Sun Also Rises in six weeks"

Hemingway, Ernest | A Farewell to Arms, first edition

23 Hemingway, Ernest | A Farewell to Arms, first edition

Hemingway, Ernest | A Farewell to Arms, signed limited edition

24 Hemingway, Ernest | A Farewell to Arms, signed limited edition

Hemingway, Ernest | Death in the Afternoon, with a reluctant inscription

25 Hemingway, Ernest | Death in the Afternoon, with a reluctant inscription

Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to Arnold Gingrich, following their chance first meeting

26 Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to Arnold Gingrich, following their chance first meeting

Hemingway, Ernest | Typed letter signed to Arnold Gingrich, a blunt appraisal of Joyce, Pound, Stein, and others

27 Hemingway, Ernest | Typed letter signed to Arnold Gingrich, a blunt appraisal of Joyce, Pound, Stein, and others

Hemingway, Ernest |  Typed letter signed to Arnold Gingrich, a lengthy criticism of Gertrude Stein

28 Hemingway, Ernest | Typed letter signed to Arnold Gingrich, a lengthy criticism of Gertrude Stein

Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to Arnold Gingrich; “I’ve written 3 books of stories now and there are 2 unsuccessful ones in the 3 books”

29 Hemingway, Ernest | Autograph letter signed to Arnold Gingrich; “I’ve written 3 books of stories now and there are 2 unsuccessful ones in the 3 books”

Hemingway, Ernest | Typed letter signed to Arnold Gingrich, on writing and publishing novels

30 Hemingway, Ernest | Typed letter signed to Arnold Gingrich, on writing and publishing novels

Hemingway, Ernest | Green Hills of Africa, first edition

31 Hemingway, Ernest | Green Hills of Africa, first edition

Hemingway, Ernest |  The autograph manuscript of "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber." [Key West, finished April 1936]

32 Hemingway, Ernest | The autograph manuscript of "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber." [Key West, finished April 1936]

Hemingway, Ernest | Typed letter signed to Marcelline, forbidding her the use of Windermere

33 Hemingway, Ernest | Typed letter signed to Marcelline, forbidding her the use of Windermere

Hemingway, Ernest | For Whom The Bell Tolls, inscribed

34 Hemingway, Ernest | For Whom The Bell Tolls, inscribed

Hemingway, Ernest | The Old Man and the Sea, first edition

35 Hemingway, Ernest | The Old Man and the Sea, first edition

Hemingway, Ernest | Typed letter signed to Robert J. Carino; "Every book that I’ve written is as good as I could write at that time "

36 Hemingway, Ernest | Typed letter signed to Robert J. Carino; "Every book that I’ve written is as good as I could write at that time "

Huxley, Aldous | Brave New World, signed limited edition

37 Huxley, Aldous | Brave New World, signed limited edition

Kerouac, Jack | Autograph letter to Allen Ginsberg; "There was much drinking and much charming madness"

38 Kerouac, Jack | Autograph letter to Allen Ginsberg; "There was much drinking and much charming madness"

Kerouac, Jack | Autograph letter signed to William Burroughs, alluding to his heroin addiction

39 Kerouac, Jack | Autograph letter signed to William Burroughs, alluding to his heroin addiction

Kerouac, Jack | Typed letter to Allen Ginsberg, offering advice on poetry, and Neal Cassady

40 Kerouac, Jack | Typed letter to Allen Ginsberg, offering advice on poetry, and Neal Cassady

Kerouac, Jack | Typed letter to Allen Ginsberg, a blunt letter addressing a rift in their friendship

41 Kerouac, Jack | Typed letter to Allen Ginsberg, a blunt letter addressing a rift in their friendship

Kerouac, Jack | Autograph manuscript of “Golden Jack,” an early manuscript with connections to On The Road

42 Kerouac, Jack | Autograph manuscript of “Golden Jack,” an early manuscript with connections to On The Road

Kerouac, Jack | Autograph letter signed to Ed White; "Well, boy, guess what? I sold my novel"

43 Kerouac, Jack | Autograph letter signed to Ed White; "Well, boy, guess what? I sold my novel"

Kerouac, Jack | Autograph letter signed to Alan Harrington; "I start to work.. on my 2nd novel this week. 'On the Road.' I think"

44 Kerouac, Jack | Autograph letter signed to Alan Harrington; "I start to work.. on my 2nd novel this week. 'On the Road.' I think"

Kerouac, Jack | Typed letter signed to Ed White;  "at night, till dawn, I'm writing the second novel, On the Road"

45 Kerouac, Jack | Typed letter signed to Ed White; "at night, till dawn, I'm writing the second novel, On the Road"

Kerouac, Jack | Typed letter signed to Ed White, with an an excerpt from On the Road

46 Kerouac, Jack | Typed letter signed to Ed White, with an an excerpt from On the Road

Kerouac, Jack | Typed letter signed to Ed White; "From now on every word I write counts, and the lesser the better"

47 Kerouac, Jack | Typed letter signed to Ed White; "From now on every word I write counts, and the lesser the better"

Kerouac, Jack | Typed postcard signed to Ed White; selling stories to buy to buy "500 beers for everybody"

48 Kerouac, Jack | Typed postcard signed to Ed White; selling stories to buy to buy "500 beers for everybody"