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Date Published: 1912 to 1936 Binding: No binding & soft cover Douglas Murray was an English playwright. His works were produced on the English stage from 1907 to 1929. His most successful play is entitled “A Man from Toronto” which was made into a feature movie in 1934 by Gainsborough..... More
Date Published: 1935 to 1975 Binding: No binding & hard cover Robert Nathan was an American novelist, poet, a children’s author, and an author of screenplays and radio and TV programs. Nathan's seventh wife was the British actress Anna Lee, to whom he was married from 1970 until his death..... More
Boston: New England Palladium. Place Published: Boston Publisher: New England Palladium Date Published: 1813 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding 24 issues from 1813 War of 1812 New England Palladium, Boston, newspapers. About 40% with some written content descriptions, virtually all with some War of 1812 related content. The papers..... More
Date Published: 1914 to 1944 Binding: No binding & hard cover Kathleen Norris was an American novelist, poet and newspaper columnist. She was one of the most widely read and highest paid female writers in the United States. Collection contains 37 items dating from 1914 to 1944, specifically 3 Autographed..... More
Date Published: 1883 to 1908 Binding: No binding W.E. Norris was a prolific English novelist and writer of short stories. Son of the Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was born in London and educated at Eton College. He travelled abroad, abandoned the idea of joining the diplomatic service, qualified as..... More
various: various. Place Published: various Publisher: various Date Published: 1922 to 1979 Binding: No binding & hard cover This collection contains 9 items dating from 1922 to 1979, specifically 6 letters, 1 post card, 1 typed memorial address, and 1 book. Charles Kay Ogden was an English linguist (the inventor..... More
Date Published: 1913 to 1940 Binding: No binding E. Phillips Oppenheim was a best-selling English novelist who wrote approximately 100 novels and 40 anthologies of short stories. He is considered one of the originators of the thriller genre, his novels also range from spy thrillers to romance, but all have..... More
Date Published: 1897 to 1908 Binding: No binding & hard cover Lydia Ethel Farmer Painter (G.E.X. pseud.) was born on 14 April 1842 in Sandy Spring MM, Columbiana, Ohio, the daughter of James Farmer (1802-1891) and Meribah Butler Farmer (1805-1898). She was an American author, poet, traveler, and the owner..... More
Date Published: 1849 to 1893 Binding: No binding & hard cover Francis Parkman Jr. was an American historian, best known as the author of The California and Oregon Trail and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America. The collection consists of 6 items dating from 1849 to 1893..... More
Date Published: 1968 to 2017 Binding: No binding & hard cover Robert Pinsky is an American poet, essayist, literary critic, translator, and academic. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Pinsky is the author of nineteen books, most of which..... More
Date Published: 1936 to 1951 Binding: No binding & hard cover Emily Post was an American novelist, author, columnist, socialite, and an authority on etiquette. "Etiquette," she once said, "is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is the code of sportsmanship and of honor. It is ethics." More..... More
Date Published: 1914 to 1948 Binding: No binding & hard cover Mary Roberts Rinehart was an American novelist, playwright, and author, often called the American Agatha Christie. She wrote hundreds of short stories, poems, travelogues and articles. Many of her books and plays were adapted for movies. It was one..... More
Date Published: 1894 to 1924 Binding: No binding & hard cover Hallie Erminie Rives was a best-selling novelist and wife of the American diplomat Post Wheeler. Rives was the recipient of several poems written in her honour. The collection consists of 9 items dating from 1894 to 1924 specifically, 4..... More
Various: Various. Place Published: Various Publisher: Various Date Published: 1913 to 1975 Binding: No binding & hard cover Cecil Roberts was a prolific English journalist, editor, poet, dramatist, and novelist. During World War II, he worked in the USA for the British government in the war effort. He lived among..... More
Date Published: 1892 to 1930 Binding: No binding & hard cover Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts Known as the Father of Canadian Poetry, Charles G.D. Roberts was a poet and prose writer who inspired creativity in other poets of his generation, among them Bliss Carman (his cousin), Archibald Lampman and..... More
Date Published: 1975 to 2019 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding & hard cover The collection contains 51 items dating from 1975 to 2019 specifically 1 signed book, 49 photos, and 1 program. 1 Book (signed): • Grimus. London: Victor Gollancz, 1975. Purple paper boards in dust jacket, not price..... More
Date Published: 1887 to 1938 Binding: No binding & hard cover RUSS WAS A POPULAR FIGURE THAT PERFORMED DRAMATIC RECITALS Carolyn Ernestine Hale Russ of Boston, Mass. was an elocutionist, reader, and a popular figure that performed dramatic recitals during the late 1880s and 1890s. She was active with the..... More
Date Published: 1876-1895 Binding: SALA WAS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENCIAL BRITISH 19TH CENTURY JOURNALISTS George Augustus Henry Sala was an author and journalist who wrote extensively for the Illustrated London News as G. A. S. and was most famous for his articles and leaders for The Daily Telegraph..... More
Various: Various. Place Published: Various Publisher: Various Date Published: 1911 to 1929 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding & hard cover Robert W. Service collection contains 9 items dating from 1907 to 1929, specifically 3 books, 1 movie herald, 4 letters, and 1 photo. 3 Books: • The Trail of..... More
Date Published: 1937 to 1966 Binding: No binding & hard cover INTERESTING EDITH SITWELL COLLECTION Dame Edith Sitwell was a British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells. She published poetry continuously from 1913, some of it abstract and set to music. With her dramatic style..... More
Date Published: 1949 to 1965 Binding: No binding & hard cover Bella and Samuel Spewack were an American husband-and-wife writing team of plays and screenplays. Their most successful production was Kiss Me Kate with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The collection includes 22 items dating from 1949 to 1965..... More
Date Published: 1939 to 1985 Binding: No binding & hard cover 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..... More
Date Published: 1939 to 1953 Binding: No binding & hard cover JAN STRUTHER WAS A BRITISH AUTHOR, POET, & RADIO PERONALITY Jan Struther (Joyce Anstruther) was an English columnist, poet, hymn writer, and radio personality. Her book, Mrs. Miniver, was the basis of a patriotic, romantic film about the life..... More
Date Published: 1919 to 1949 Binding: No binding & hard cover SWINNERTON WAS A CONTEMPORARY OF H.G. WELLS Frank Swinnerton was a prolific English novelist, critic, biographer, and essayist. He was a contemporary of H.G. Wells, John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett. The collection consists of 14 items dating from 1919..... More
Date Published: 1945 to 1997 Binding: No binding & hard cover 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..... More