BENTHAM JEREMY: (1748-1832) English Philosopher, Jurist and Social Reformer. A fine, long L.S., Jeremy Bentham, with several holograph corrections...

VALERY PAUL: (1871-1945) French Poet and Philosopher. A.L.S., P. Valery, to the verso of a postcard, 30th December 1925, to Mr. Boucsin, in French...

HORKHEIMER MAX: (1895-1973) German philosopher and sociologist. T.L.S., Max Horkheimer, one page, 4to, Montagnola, 5th January 1968, to Professor ...

[MOLIERE]: (1622-1673) Jean-Baptiste Poquelin. Known by his stage name Moliere. French playwright, Actor and Poet, widely regarded as one of the g...

BALZAC HONORÉ DE: (1799-1850) French Novelist and Playwright. Best known for his masterwork novel La Comedie Humaine, a multi-novel collection of ...

BALZAC HONORÉ DE: (1799-1850) French Novelist and Playwright. Best known for his masterwork novel La Comedie Humaine, a multi-novel collection of ...

‘a great noise was made at yesterday’s hearing by the luxury in the midst of which I live’  DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Pere (1802-1870) French novelist and...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE Pere: (1802-1870) French Writer whose works include The Three Musketeers. A.L.S., `Alex Dumas´, a large bold black ink signature, ...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Père (1802-1870) French Writer whose works include The Three Musketeers. An interesting A.L., one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., in Frenc...

[LES MISERABLES] HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French novelist, poet and dramatist. A significant original page of manuscript in the hand of Hugo, unsi...

FLAUBERT GUSTAVE: (1821-1880) French novelist. A.L.S., Gte. Flaubert, two pages, (written to the first and third sides of the bifolium), 8vo, n.p....

DAUDET ALPHONSE: (1840-1897) French Novelist. A.L.S., Alph. Daudet, one page, 12mo, Paris, n.d., to Henry Céard, in French. The letter is written ...

ZOLA EMILE: (1840-1902) French novelist, journalist and playwright. A.L.S., Emile Zola, one page, 8vo, Medan, 6th September 1878, to [Aurelien Sch...

ZOLA EMILE: (1840-1902) French Writer. A.L.S., Emile Zola, to both sides of his personal printed visiting card, Médan, Villennes, 3rd July 1888, t...

ROSTAND EDMOND: (1868-1918) French poet and dramatist whose works include Cyrano de Bergerac (1897). A.L.S., Edmond Rostand, one page (folding Car...

NIZAN PAUL-YVES: (1905-1940) French Philosopher and Writer. Member of the French Communist Party. Nizan died in the Battle of Dunkirk, fighting ag...

COCTEAU JEAN: (1889-1963) French poet, playwright, novelist, artist, filmmaker and critic. A.L.S., Cocteau, one page, oblong 4to, n.p., n.d. (June...

BAUDELAIRE CHARLES: (1821-1868) French Poet, a pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe. A good A.L.S., `C.B´, one page, oblong 12mo, n.p. [Paris]...

VERLAINE PAUL: (1844-1896) French Poet. Considered one of the greatest in French poetry. A.L.S., `Paul Verlaine´, one page, 8vo, Paris, 7th April ...

LAVATER JOHANN KASPAR: (1741-1801) Swiss Poet, Writer and Philosopher. Best known for his works in the field of physiognomy. Autograph Statement S...

TENNYSON ALFRED: (1809-1892) Lord Tennyson. British Poet Laureate 1850-92. A.L.S., A Tennyson, one page, 8vo, Aldworth, Haslemere, Surrey, n.d. (p...

FORD FORD MADOX: (1873-1939) English novelist and poet. A brief T.L.S., Ford Madox Ford, one page, 4to, Paris, 24th February 1932, to the publishe...

SASSOON SIEGFRIED: (1886-1967) English war poet, writer and soldier. A.L.S., S. Sassoon, one page, 8vo, Heytesbury House, Wiltshire, 23rd July 193...

BETJEMAN JOHN: (1906-1984) English Poet Laureate 1972-84. T.L.S., J. Betjeman (twice; for no apparent reason), one page, oblong 8vo, Cloth Fair, L...

MASTERS EDGAR LEE: (1868-1950) American Poet, Biographer & Lawyer. A.Q.S., Edgar Lee Masters, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. (1927). Masters has...

POUND EZRA: (1885-1972) American expatriate poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement and a fascist collaborator in I...

KOTZEBUE AUGUST VON: (1761-1819) German dramatist who was assassinated at the age of 57. Fragment of an A.L.S., A v. Kotzebue, one page, oblong 8v...

SCHNITZLER ARTHUR: (1862-1931) Austrian author and dramatist, remembered for his controversial and frank descriptions of sexuality. T.L.S., Arthur...

ZWEIG STEFAN: (1881-1942) Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer, himself a passionate collector of autograph manuscripts. T.L.S...

BLASCO IBANEZ VICENTE: (1867-1928) Spanish Novelist of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. A good A.L.S., `Vicente Blasco Ibañez´, two pages, on ...

TURGENEV IVAN: (1818-1883) Russian Novelist and Playwright. Very rare A.L.S., `I. Tourgueneff´, one page, 8vo, St. Petersbourg, Wednesday 24th/12t...

TOLSTOY LEO: (1828-1910) Russian writer, regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. A lengthy and very interesting L.S., `Leon Tolstoy´,...

SIMENON GEORGES: (1903-1989) Belgian Writer. Best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. T.L.S., `Georges Simenon´, one pa...

FLEMING IAN: (1908-1964) British author, creator of the secret agent James Bond. D.S., I L Fleming, one page, 4to, London, 14th November 1951, mar...

CORNER JULIA: (1798-1875) English author of plays for children whose series of plays Little Plays for Little People were published by Dean & Son i...

GUICCIOLI TERESA: (1800-1873) Also known as Contessa Guiccioli. Best known as the married lover of Lord Byron. She inspired him while living in It...

GASKELL ELIZABETH: (1810-1865) British Novelist, the first to write a biography of Charlotte Bronte. A.L.S., E. C. Gaskell, three pages, 8vo, Rue ...

DODGSON CHARLES LUTWIDGE: (1832-1898) Lewis Carroll. English author, poet and mathematician whose works include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (...

JAMES HENRY: (1843-1916) American-born British author. A.L.S., Henry James, six pages, 8vo, Pall Mall, London, 13th November 1911, to Doctor [Jose...

[DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN]: (1859-1930) Scottish author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. Two A.Ls.S., Edith M. Troughton, a midwife who was present at the b...

DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN: (1859-1930) Scottish author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. A very fine A.L.S., A Conan Doyle, four pages, 8vo, Maloja Hotel, Mal...

MILNE A. A.: (1882-1956) English author, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of The Way of All Flesh b...

GREENE GRAHAM: (1904-1991) English novelist. T.L.S., Graham, one page, 8vo, n.p. (the envelope postmarked at Tonbridge, Kent, although the letter ...

AMIS KINGSLEY: (1922-1995) English novelist, poet & critic. A brief T.L.S., Kingsley Amis, one page, 8vo, London, 21st November 1994, to Mr. Brent...

BORGES JORGE LUIS: (1899-1986) Argentine Short-Story Writer, Essayist, Poet & Translator, a key figure in Spanish literature. A good T.L.S., `Jorg...

TWAIN MARK: (1835-1910) Samuel Langhorne Clemens. American writer and humourist. Bold pencil signature ('S. L. Clemens') to the verso of an 8vo sh...

DOS PASSOS JOHN: (1896-1970) American novelist. D.S., John Dos Passos, two pages, folio, New York, 5th August 1967. The partially printed document...

CAIN JAMES M.: (1892-1977) American author of hardboiled crime fiction whose works included The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), Mildred Pierce ...

PYNCHON THOMAS: (1937-     ) American novelist. An extremely rare book signed and inscribed, being a soft cover edition of The Secret Integration,...

AMERICAN WRITERS: Mickey Spillane (1918-2006) American crime novelist, creator of the detective Mike Hammer. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Spillane ...