Lot of 7, including 5 items signed by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Lowell, Rudyard Kipling, Pearl S. Buck, and Robert Frost. Featuring: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882). Famous American poet who authored "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. Signed inscription, 4.5 x 2.5 in. 1874. Lowell, James (1819-1891). American poet, critic, essayist, editor, and diplomat. ALS, 4 p, "Tuesday." Addressed to a "dear friend." The letter contains typical small talk of health and his lecture tour. He writes, The pleasantest thing in the world is to throw one's self away, and the next is that you give one's self away to one's friend. Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936). Famous English author and poet. Signed card, 4.5 x 3.5 in. Accompanied by 2 postcards featuring portraits of Kipling by Henry Manuel and Bourne and Shepard. Buck, Pearl S (1892-1973). Nobel Prize-winning author. TLS, 1 p, "Pearl S. Buck, 401 Graybar Building, New York, New York." February 5, 1941. Addressed to a Mr. Phelps. Buck sends an invitation to Phelps concerning a social issue of an unspecified people. Assuming on the time period, it was most likely a European group being marginalized by Hitler. We are asking ten thousand representative Americans to join with us in this legion of mercy. I hope from my heart that you will be one of us, writes Buck. Frost, Robert (1874-1963). Nobel Prize-winning poet. Initialed poem. It reads, The shattered water made a dusty din Great waves looked over others coming in, And thought of doing something to the shore That water never did to land before The clouds were low and heavy in the skies Like loves blown forward in the gleam of eyes You could not love(?), and yet to be looked as if The shore was lucky in being backed by continent; It looked as if a night of dark intent Was coming, and not only a night, an age. Someone had better be purvaded(?) for rage. There would be more than ocean-water broken Before God's last "Put out the Light" was spoken. After further examination, it seems this poem is not in Frost's hand, but copied and initialed by another person with the initial R.F. Condition: Some toning and light soiling, the Robert Frost initialed poem appears to be copied by another person and not in his hand.
Lot of 7, including 5 items signed by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Lowell, Rudyard Kipling, Pearl S. Buck, and Robert Frost. Featuring: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882). Famous American poet who authored "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. Signed inscription, 4.5 x 2.5 in. 1874. Lowell, James (1819-1891). American poet, critic, essayist, editor, and diplomat. ALS, 4 p, "Tuesday." Addressed to a "dear friend." The letter contains typical small talk of health and his lecture tour. He writes, The pleasantest thing in the world is to throw one's self away, and the next is that you give one's self away to one's friend. Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936). Famous English author and poet. Signed card, 4.5 x 3.5 in. Accompanied by 2 postcards featuring portraits of Kipling by Henry Manuel and Bourne and Shepard. Buck, Pearl S (1892-1973). Nobel Prize-winning author. TLS, 1 p, "Pearl S. Buck, 401 Graybar Building, New York, New York." February 5, 1941. Addressed to a Mr. Phelps. Buck sends an invitation to Phelps concerning a social issue of an unspecified people. Assuming on the time period, it was most likely a European group being marginalized by Hitler. We are asking ten thousand representative Americans to join with us in this legion of mercy. I hope from my heart that you will be one of us, writes Buck. Frost, Robert (1874-1963). Nobel Prize-winning poet. Initialed poem. It reads, The shattered water made a dusty din Great waves looked over others coming in, And thought of doing something to the shore That water never did to land before The clouds were low and heavy in the skies Like loves blown forward in the gleam of eyes You could not love(?), and yet to be looked as if The shore was lucky in being backed by continent; It looked as if a night of dark intent Was coming, and not only a night, an age. Someone had better be purvaded(?) for rage. There would be more than ocean-water broken Before God's last "Put out the Light" was spoken. After further examination, it seems this poem is not in Frost's hand, but copied and initialed by another person with the initial R.F. Condition: Some toning and light soiling, the Robert Frost initialed poem appears to be copied by another person and not in his hand.
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