British & Continental | September 24, 2026
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 564
An Impressive Archive, Writings of Influential Authors, Poets, and Essayists
Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000
Sold for
$1,300
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
British and American writers and literary giants, contained within a single portfolio: Sir Walter Scott, two separate handwritten letters, signed; Mabel Loomis Todd, handwritten letter, signed; Oliver Wendell Holmes, handwritten letter, signed; Algernon Charles Swinburne, handwritten letter, signed; Archibald MacLeish, two separate handwritten letters, signed, one envelope; Alfred Noyes, handwritten poem, signed, and typed letter, signed; Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, handwritten five page folio “Prudence and the Bishop”, signed; George Bernard Shaw, handwritten note to suffragette Dorothy Frooks, signed, with envelope; William Morris, handwritten note, signed; Edith Sitwell, handwritten letter, signed; Philip Stanhope, 1797 dated handwritten letter, signed "Chesterfield"; Louis Untermeyer, typed poem and typed letter, both signed, with typed envelope; Booth Tarkington, signed photograph; Charlotte Mary Yonge, handwritten letter, signed; Howard Nemerov, handwritten poem, signed; Lawrence Ferlinghetti, typed poem “Come Lie With Me”, signed; a second Oliver Wendell Holmes handwritten letter, signed; Adrienne Rich, typed poem with handmarked edits, signed; Frances Hodgson Burnett, handwritten letter, signed; Christina Rossetti, handwritten letter, signed; Maxine Kumin, typed poem “The Absent Ones”, signed; Richard Eberhart, typed poem, signed; William Makepeace Thackeray, short note, signed; Wendell Phillips, handwritten note with quote from abolitionist John Brown, signed; Edmund Gosse, short note, signed; Mary Augusta Ward, a/k/a “Mrs. Humphry”, handwritten quote from her novel, signed; Oliver Wendell Holmes, handwritten verse, signed; Frank Stockton, page from “Pomona’s Club”, signed, along with two unsigned lithographs; Henry James, two separate handwritten letters, signed; Vita Sackville-West, typed letter, signed with some handwritten additions; Julia Ward Howe, handwritten letter, appears to be signed as “old bird”; Amy Lowell, typed letter, signed; Augustus J.C. Hare, two separate handwritten letters, signed; Paul Engle, typed “The Last Heron”, signed with handwritten remarks; a few with typed transcriptions, many with Walter R. Benjamin and other receipts (where shown), signatures have not been reviewed by a third-party, portfolio 15 x 12 x 1-1/2 in.
Provenance: From a New York Family
Available payment options
Purchased items will be available for pick up or shipping from our Asheville, North Carolina auction facility within ten business days of the auction, or will be assessed a storage fee of $5.00 per day, per item. Purchaser agrees that packing and shipping is done at the purchaser's risk and that the purchaser will pay in advance all packing expenses, materials, carrier fees and insurance charges. At our discretion, items will either be packed by an agent such as a packaging store or Brunk Auctions. Please allow two weeks for shipping after payment is received. Shipment of large items is the responsibility of the purchaser. We are happy to provide names of carriers and shippers if a purchaser so requests. Brunk Auctions will have no liability for any loss or damage to shipped items.
From a New York Family
good overall, isolated instances of discoloration, folds, creases, tears, separations, minor losses, ink smear (Vita Sackville-West), hinged to backing paper (Chesterfield and Yonge)； both Walter Scott letters quite delicate
Note - Brunk Auctions makes every effort to offer accurate and thorough information, but encourages prospective bidders to inspect items in person whenever possible. Condition statements are provided as a courtesy for general guidance and should not be considered complete or definitive. They do not represent a warranty or assumption of liability by Brunk Auctions. Certain condition issues may not be specifically noted in the report but may be visible in the accompanying photographs, which are considered part of the overall condition report. Please refer to our Terms of Sale for complete information and contact us for additional photos or information as needed.
