Search Results: Collections from Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA)

Various: Various, 1996. No binding & hard cover. Good. The collection has original material pertaining to 22 American women poets, dating from 1842-1996 a total of 63 items, specifically 30 letters, 14 pieces of ephemera, 8 typescripts / manuscripts, 8 books, and 4 photos. Includes 2 pieces from Louise Glück, the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature:BATES, Charlotte Fiske (signed Charlotte Rogé; American poet and associate of Longfellow). • ALS to Mrs. Swift, 10 June 1891. Thanks Mrs. Swift for the "very sweet and heartfelt poem written for my wedding". Signed ms., split in the center, "At Philadelphia", July 4, 1876. On the left margin, Bates has written: "This is coming out in the Cong. this week, but as you will be away I give you this MS I have." The words "June Missionary Church" are written in the upper right of the sheet of paper.  This is a famous, patriotic verse poem in six stanzas separated here by horizontal lines drawn by the poet.BROWN, Alice (American novelist, poet, and… Read More

1817. Hard & Soft cover. Very Good. Three early classic works on the Italian merchant Amerigo Vespucci, explorer, and navigator from the Republic of Florence who allegedly undertook several voyages to the "New World". In recognition of his explorations, the cartographer Martin Waldweemüller latinized his name as America in Cosmographiae Introductio (1507). • Girolamo Bartolommei già Smeducci (1584-1662). L'America poema eroico di Girolamo Bartolomei già Smeducci Al cristianissimo Luigi XIV. re di Francia e di Navarra. Roma: Nella stamperia di Lodouico Grignani, 1650. [20], 564, [12] pp. 4to, 300 × 215 mm. ² a-b A-4A 4B² 4C 4D². Allegorical engraving by Johann Friedric Greuter depicting Vespucci reaching the Americas. Lacking the engraved portrait frontispiece of the author but otherwise complete. Vellum binding, some browning but very nicely restored, handwritten title on the spine. Dedicated to Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre. First and only edition of this epic poem in forty… Read More

1997. No binding & hard cover. Very Good. This collection is comprised of 29 items dating from 1945 to 1997, specifically, 20 letters, 6 books, 1 manuscript, 1 card, and 1 news clippings.Julian Gustave Symons was a British crime writer and poet who also wrote social and military history, biography and studies of literature.Henry Reymond Fitzwalter Keating was an English crime fiction writer, most notable for his series of novels featuring Ganesh Ghote of the Bombay CID. In 1985 he succeeded Symons as President of the Detection Club, a group of Britain's foremost mystery writers.Julian Symons: 4 Typed Letters Signed (TLS)• 1 TLS to Mr. Wakefield [Robin Waterfield], 5 February 1974. "I wish I could say that I had something that might be suitable for the Amate Press. My reminiscences have been published, however!" (London Magazine Editions had published Symons's Notes from Another Country in 1972.) "If I do write something else of the right kind of length I'll send it to you...." • 1 TLS to… Read More

1967. No binding & hard cover. Twenty Canadian authors are represented in this collection dating from 1882 to 1967, containing 59 items specifically, 24 letters, 21 cards and post cards, 3 photos, 6 books, 1 movie herald, 1 issue of a journal, 1 printing block, 1 postcard and 1 leaflet. BARR, Robert (Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist). • TLS on letterhead of Idler Illustrated Monthly to the Corresponding Editor of the Youth's Companion, 10 March 1894, re praising the Youth's Companion and offering his hospitality in London. • TLS (tear and piece missing on left side affecting 2 words) to Nannie Manook, 21 April 1910, re her autograph book, was at Bad-Nauheim in Germany (no letters forwarded to him there), finally found her book after some searching, suggests that she not send her autograph book to others. • B&W photo from the Detroit Free Press, 10 June 1961, with reference to "Luke Sharpe", Barr's pseudonym when he was editor that newspaper. BEATTIE, Jessie L. (Canadian poet,… Read More

Toronto & Montreal, 1858. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. Rare broadside. 1) Caption Title. To the King's Most Excellent Majesty. Most Gracious Sovereign: No place, no publisher, no date (before 1837). 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches, 1 page. Disbound, small holes in margin, one tear, no loss of paper. Blank of a petition against the clergy reserves in Upper Canada. 2) No. 12. Bill. An Act to amend and extend certain provisions of "An Act to facilitate the Partition of Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, in certain cases, in Lower Canada", At head of title: [No. 12]. . [Montréal] : Lovell and Gibson 2nd Session, 3rd Parliament, 12 Victoria, 1849. "Received and Read a first time, Monday, 22nd January, 1849. Second Reading, Wednesday, 24th Jan., 1849. (Proposed by Mr. Sol. Genl. Drummond). (Quebec), no publishers, 1849. 7-1/8 x 10-1/2 inches, 6 pages. Disbound, tiny holes in margin. Laid out procedure for advising heirs, rights and transparent administration.3) Bill. An Act to provide for the erection of… Read More

1993. Collection of a group 14 items of miscellaneous, ephemera, letters and photographs of Navy ships relating to Canada including HMCS Provider, HMS Ariadne, other Ships and Bou-Mahni Mines Algiers materials. Dates on photos are period dates not we believe when the prints were made.HMCS Provider (2 items):• Typed Letter Signed from R.H. Kirby, CO, dated 3 April 1979• B&W photograph of the Ship's Company, September 1878HMCS Provider was a replenishment oiler and sole ship of her class of first the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. She was the first Operational Support ship in the RCN and was designed with the capacity for the stowage of fuel, ammunition, supplies, provisions (dry and refrigerated) and replacement helicopters. She was commissioned for the Royal Canadian Navy in 1963, and the largest ship built in Canada to that date. She was built by Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Company Limited of Lauzon, Quebec. The ship was paid off in 1998, sold for scrap and broken up in… Read More

Various: Various, 1900. No binding & hard cover. Good. Edgar Fawcett was a prolific American novelist, essayist, and poet. His best-known novels were satirical studies of New York high society. Fawcett also wrote numerous works for children. Collection contains 6 items dating from 1888 to [1900], specifically 3 Autographed Signed Letters (ASL), 1 typescript (ts) of a play, 1 inscribed book and 1 signed note,3 Autographed Signed Letters (ASL)• ALS to Mr. Clemens (Samuel Clemens? i.e. Mark Twain?), 20 June [1898-1900], re Arthur T. Vance, editor of the Women's Home Companion, might publish one of his short stories ("Love, the Leveller") for $50, "Flowers on a Grave" considered to be too sombre. • ALS addressed "Dear Sir" (a publisher), 7 December [1898-1900], re publication of his poem, "Pride of Nations". • ALS addressed "Dear Sir", Monday, n.d., Union Club letterhead, asking for a copy of the journal published 4 years ago containing his biography. 1 Typescript (Ts)., • "The Unpardonable… Read More

1943. various. No binding & soft cover. A collection of 147 mostly unique ephemera items dating from 1892 to 1943, specifically approximately 70 leaflets and chapbooks, approximately 50 letters, 11 broadsides, 11 photos, 3 manuscripts/typescripts, 1 scrapbook, and 1 book.Edwin Markham (né Charles Edward Anson Markham, (1852-1940) was an American poet, Poet Laureate of Oregon, best remembered for his poems, "Lincoln, the Man of the People" (read by Markham at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in 1922) and "The Man with the Hoe" (inspired by Jean-François Millet's painting).Florence Hamilton (née Danforth, 1873-1968) was the lecture manager and secretary to Edwin Markham from 1920 until he suffered a debilitating stroke in 1936. After Markham's death, she made a donation of his manuscripts to the Library of Congress. Hamilton published several volumes of her own poetry, lectured on poetry herself, and was an active member of several organizations for poets. Lincoln & Other Poems. New York:… Read More

various: various, 1949. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. Circa 130 documents (letters, reports, etc.), mainly written in French, some in English, a few in German, some annotations in Arabic. Most documents are addressed to the Directeur Général, Musée Egyptien, in Cairo. This collection is a veritable who's who in Egyptology for the period during the British administration of Egypt when under the terms of the Entente Cordiale, French archeologists were in charge of the Egyptian Museum and French was the recognized lingua franca in that country. "There are, for example, 4 letters written by Gaston Maspero (Museum's Director, 1899-1914), many documents signed by Pierre Lacau (Director, 1914-36), and several signed by Reginald Engelbach (Director, 1931-1941). On 6 April 1908, Gaspero announces the death of Émile Galtier, the Museum's librarian, and the appointment of Lacau as his successor to the post. On 20 May 1908, Gaspero engages J. Zerkowitz for 11 months as the European secretary for le Service… Read More

2009. Hard & Soft cover. THE QUEEN OF ROMANCE FICTION, A HOLLYWOOD ICON OF THE 1920s Elinor Glyn was an English author, journalist and screen writer and best known for Three Weeks (1907) a steamy romance novel which was shocking for its time. She specialised in romantic fiction which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards. Her vibrant romances dealt with aristocracy and issues of morality in society. She popularized the concept of the It-girl and had tremendous influence on early 20th-century popular culture and, possibly, on the careers of notable Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson and, especially, Clara Bow.This large collection contains 168 items dating from 1902 to 2009, specifically, 60 Ephemera and archives, 103 Books and 5 Books about Elinor Glyn and related material. 60 Ephemera and archives:• Autograph page from a guest book signed by Glyn, Margot Glyn (her daughter), and others, 1-3 August 1912.• "The… Read More

Various: Various, 1937. No binding & hard cover. The collection has 10 items dating from 1870 to 1937, specifically, 2 books, 4 letters, 2 post cards, 1 photo, 1 carte de visite, and 1 label with an address. The collection pertains to both von Arnim and her second husband, John Francis Stanley Russell, the 2nd Earl Russell (known as Frank Russell). Born in Sydney, Australia, Elizabeth von Arnim was an English novelist, a writer of semi-autobiographical memoirs, and a cousin of the writer Katherine Mansfield. In 1891 she married a German aristocrat, Count Henning August von Arnim Schlagenthin (1851-1910). The couple had five children together. Her literary career blossomed when she wrote Elizabeth and Her Garden in 1898. After her husband's death, she lived in England, Switzerland, France, and the United States. She was a mistress of H.G. Wells between 1910 and 1913 and married Frank Russell, the brother of Bertrand Russell, in 1916. A pre-cursor to Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, her novel, Vera, is… Read More

1934. No binding & hard cover. Good. Ellis Parker Butler was a prolific American humorist, short story writer, and poet, best known for his story Pigs Is Pigs. He was the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays.The collection has 13 items dating from 1913 to 1934 specifically, 6 letters, 1 signed printed card, 1 undated signature, 1 custom designed postal cover, 1 leaflet, 1 book and Photo with negative.6 Letters:• ALS to Mr. Garrison at the Brooklyn Eagle, 18 January 1918 concerning an upcoming meeting there. "Since you ask me I will show up at the 'Eagle' office about noon Monday. I would like to come home after the reading. The days are so full of a number of things that I have to use all the minutes I can, even unto the twelfth hour of the PM." Tears at the corners but not affecting the text.• ALS to Miss Douglas, 8 May 1919, requests her to make a copy and carbon of a text, has been busy with Victory loan, expects to have more stories in the next week, she has… Read More

1979. No binding. Good. Erskine Caldwell was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his novels such as Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre about social problems in the southern United States. Caldwell wrote 25 novels, 150 short stories, twelve nonfiction collections, two autobiographies, and two books for young readers.The collection consists of 12 items dating from 1933 to 1979, specifically 5 souvenir typescripts, 2 letters, 2 first-day issue envelopes, 1 tracing of his hand, 1 card, and 1 photo.5 souvenir typescripts (Tss):• Tss., "Balm of Gilead", 6 pp. • Tss., "Where the Girls Were Different", 9 pp. • Tss., "Tobacco Road", 1 p. blue paper. • Tss., "The Weather Shelter", 1 p. blue paper. • Tss., "Gold-Fever", 15 pp., chapter 1 of God's Little Acre (1933). 2 Typed Letters Signed (TLS):• TLS to David Gwinn, 28 November 1972, thanking Gwinn and hoping that he "can ride in your airplane with you up front one of these times." • TLS to Marshall Bean, 17 August 1977,… Read More

1955. First Editions from 1933 to 1955. An interesting archive of five early titles in Spanish by the Cuban poet, translator, critic and scholar Eugenio Florit. 4 of 5 books inscribed to his friend and colleague, H. R. (Hoffman Reynolds) Hays, American poet, novelist, critic, playwright, translator, social anthropologist, and educator. Hays had a special interest in Spanish language writers and was the author of "12 Spanish American Poets" 1943 of which Eugenio Florit was one of the poets.This collection consists of the following stapled and one glued card covers books: 1. 'Reino' 1938 Ucar Garcia Y Compania. First edition. Signed by Florit on the title page. 66 pp. Cardboard covers. Offcut pages. Pages toned with edgewear to covers. Otherwise, clean and unmarked. Very Good. 2. 'Eugenio Florit Vida Y Obra- Bibliografia-Antologia- Obras Ineditas' 1943 Hispanic Institute in the United States, New York. First edition. Signed by Eugenio Florit and inscribed by him to Hoffman Hays on the copyright page.… Read More

1971. No binding & hard cover. Good. Faith Baldwin was a U.S. author of romance and fiction, publishing some 100 novels, often concentrating on women. The New York Times wrote that her books had "never a pretense at literary significance" and were popular because they "enabled lonely working people, young and old, to identify with her glamorous and wealthy characters.The collection has 17 item dating from 1913 to 1971, specifically 8 cards, 3 letters, 2 photos, 1 typescript, 1 designed custom postal order, and 2 books.3 Letters:• ALS to Gladys Balder (?), 6 January ?, re the Sea Island "is a dream of Beauty", cannot go there during the winter, Isaac Wick was there last year. • TLS from Maxwell Droke Publishers, 29 December 1937, re her favorite anecdote; ALS reply on verso from Baldwin re an amusing story about Fannie Hurst living in Brooklyn, having four children, and spending "money like a drunken sailor". 1 Signed Typescript:• Signed ts., "Any Village", 1 p., n.d. but circa 1971 when the… Read More

1966. No binding & hard cover. Good. Frances Parkinson Keyes was a prolific American biographer and novelist whose novels were set in New England, Louisiana, and Europe. In 1904 she married Henry Wilder Keyes (1863-1938), a Republican politician who served as Governor of New Hampshire (1917-1919) and as a United States Senator (1919-1937). A convert to Roman Catholicism, she often used Catholic themes in her work.The Frances Parkinson Keyes collection consists of 58 items dating from 1917 to 1968, specifically, 11 letters written by Frances Parkinson Keyes and 2 photos of her. In addition, there are 9 letters written by her husband, Henry (Harry) Wilder Keyes and a composite photo of him with other politicians. Also 35 books.11 Frances Parkinson Keyes letters and 2 photos:11 letters:• ALS to Mrs. Bugdee, 4 March 1927, with envelope, regretting that her ignorance of Mrs. Bugdee's change of address had prevented their meeting. • TLS to T. Brennan, 8 August 1941, replying to his cordial note of… Read More

1911. No binding & hard cover. George Grossmith was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. His performing career spanned more than four decades.Weedon Grossmith was an English writer, painter, actor, and playwright best known as co-author of The Diary of a Nobody (1892) with his brother.George Grossmith Jr. was an English actor, theatre producer and manager, director, playwright and songwriter, best remembered for his work in and with Edwardian musical comediesThis collection contains 16 items dating from 1886 to 1911, specifically 6 letters, 2 incomplete letters, 3 photo cards, 1 photo, 2 notes, 1 piece of sheet music, and 1 book.George and Weedon Grossmith. The Diary of a Nobody. Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith; London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. Limited, 1892. 33 b&w line drawings by Weedon Grossmith. First ed., first state. Original pictorial light brown cloth with blue and black stamping and gilt titling to the spine. 300 pp. + [3] pp. of publisher's advertisements at… Read More

1896. 1st Edition. No binding. Henry J. Morgan was a Canadian civil servant, lawyer, and author, best known for publishing collections of biographical sketches of notable Canadians such as Sketches of Celebrated Canadians, Bibliotheca Canadensis, and The Canadian Men and Women of the Time. He was a founding member of the Canada First movement, a Canadian nationalist movement that promoted the British Protestant component as central to Canadian identity. One of his most significant achievements was the accumulation and description of state records, an effort that helped lay the foundation for the later development of a national archives. He retired from the government in 1895 and devoted the remainder of his life to writing.The collection contains 4 documents dating from 1875 to 1896. 4 Letters:• ALS (1 pp.) Letter size 4-7/8 x 4-7/8 inches flat, was folded. Hand-written 1879 letter from Samuel Dawson of Dawson Brothers, Montreal booksellers on their letterhead to Henry J. Morgan, Ottawa. Dated May… Read More

1985. No binding & hard cover. Good. Irving Stone was a prolific American author of biographical novels of historical personalities such as Lust for Life about Vincent van Gogh and The Agony and the Ecstasy about Michelangelo. In a century in which popular culture appropriated politics, art, literature, and history, Stone was a preeminent purveyor of the accessible mainstream biography. The collection has 28 items dating from 1939 to 1985, specifically 20 letters, 2 post cards, 1 photo, 1 signed sheet, 1 souvenir typescript, and 3 books. 20 letters:• 2 ALS on cards with envelopes to Dorothy Dockstader, post-marked 17 and 31 October 1934, re the reception of Lust for Life.• 10 TLS and 1 TL addressed Dear Pop (Charles Tannenbaum), 27 August ?, 27 June 1939, 18 May 1940, 9 June 1940, 18 June 1940, 18 August 1940, 26 October 1940, 13 June 1942, 31 July 1942, 26 August 1942, and 4 November 1942 re taking Jean to Boulder Dam (Lake Mead and Grand Canyon) and San Francisco, woman building a roof on her… Read More

1811. No binding & hard cover. Good. Joel Barlow was a lawyer, diplomat, and Revolutionary War chaplain and pursued his writing ambitions after the war, joining the writers' group known as the Hartford Wits. He was an ardent proponent of American democracy. Granted French citizenship, he supported the French Revolution in spite of dedicating The Vision of Columbus to Louis XVI. Appointed US minister to France in 1811, he died in Poland on the way to a meeting with the French foreign minister. This collection includes 6 items dating from 1787 to 1811, specifically 4 books, 1 leaflet, and 1 letter.1 Letter:• ALS addressed "Dear Tom" (his seventeen-year old nephew, Thomas Paine Barlow), 3 November 1811, when Barlow was Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to Emperor of the France and King of Italy, "I am going myself in the country this morning & the Ladies [Barlow's wife, Ruth, and her sister, Clara] will not dine at home. - If you & John have a mind for a walk this morning you can call &… Read More