A Vanished World. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983

First edition. Signed and inscribed by Roman Vishniac: “It should not happen again Roman [and] Edith Vishniac 1985.”

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Autograph manuscript signed on Leaves of Grass and Whitman’s mission in the world, beginning “Your Washington, Jefferson, and Monroe …”. Camden, May 25, 1889

In this outstanding manuscript Whitman describes his historical “mission,” his place in American literature, and the role of the great poet in fostering relations among the the people of the world. Whitman sent these words to his English friend, the artist Herbert Gilchrist, to deliver at Whitman’s 70th birthday banquet on May 30, 1889. Whitman, then ailing and not slated to speak at the event, takes this opportunity to speak through Gilchrist.

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Theater financial ledgers of Sam Harris, renowned Broadway producer. New York, 1924-1934

This massive manuscript ledger charts the fortunes of the shows of Sam Harris, the famed Broadway producer and theater owner, from 1924 through 1934.

$9,000

Theater financial ledger of Sam Harris and George M. Cohan. New York, 1906-1907

This massive manuscript ledger charts formative years of the show business partnership of George M. Cohan, the “father of American musical comedy,” and Sam H. Harris, the famed Broadway producer and theater owner.

$15,000

Autograph manuscript notebook, the working notebook for the verses later published in The Seraphim, and Other Poems.. No Place, 1835-1837

This extraordinary manuscript is Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s heavily revised autograph working notebook for The Seraphim, and Other Poems, the book that first brought her fame.

$550,000

Autograph manuscript signed “Walt Whitman on the Poets.”. No place, [1885]

In this fascinating manuscript Whitman provides a newspaper with an article defending himself against attacks that he did not respect the great American poets of the day.

$7,500

Photograph signed. Photographer unidentified, c. 1870s

Sherman is most famous for the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the first major federal action to curb the power of the great monopolies.

$2,800

DNA The Secret of Life. [New York: Knopf, 2003.]

Presentation copy inscribed by James Watson to Francis Crick and his wife: “For Francis and Odile from Jim 27 November 2002.” This is the dedication copy, with the printed dedication stating “To Francis Crick.”

$20,000

Portrait of Walt Whitman holding a butterfly. Philadelphia, [early 1880s?]

A beloved Whitman photograph, framed with a large, bold signature of the poet.

$4,500

Autograph manuscript on Ralph Waldo Emerson. No place, [ca. 1870s]

In this fine manuscript Whitman writes, “It is very plain after reading Emerson’s forenoon essays, and then those of his elder age that the latter are not the consecutive fruits or crowning results of the former.”

$28,000