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THE NINETIES]. DAVIDSON, JOHN. An autograph letter signed and an autograph postcard signed (initials) to his publisher John Lane, Hornsey and London, 26 September 1893 and 23 October 1896, together 4 pages, 12mo and 8vo , the letter regarding sending out review copies: "...If I had a large constant public it wouldn't matter at all what any paper said, but in the meantime when my public is only forming it seems to me a most unnecessary piece of foolhardiness to incur almost certain distraction..." -- LE GALLIENNE, RICHARD. Autograph manuscript signed (fair copy) of the eight-line poem beginning "Time cannot take away...," n.p., n.d., 1 page, 8vo, a trifle soiled -- PHILLPOTTS, EDEN. Autograph letter signed to the literary agent Colles, Ealing, 22 September 1892, 8 pages, 8vo, a punch-hole in each leaf with loss of a few letters, fold creases , entirely about his writing: "...the job [as a regular newspaper contributor] would suit me particularly well as I am fond of desultory writing. I should endeavor to get popular with the people and make 'The Laughing Philosopher' a strong feature of the publication... The articles wont be a mere hash of the weeks news ..." -- RICKETTS, CHARLES. Autograph letter signed to John Lane, Chelsea, n.d. [1891], 1 page, 8vo , mentioning two OSCAR WILDE books: "...I have been hoping to run up to your place and tell you this [regarding a cheque], and also, borrow or steal a prospectus of the Oscar [Wilde] Book of Poems [published by Lane and Elkin Mathews in May 1892 with covers and title-page by Ricketts], as this would help me in the Dorian book [Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray , also designed by Ricketts, published late April 1891], is one of these procurable?..." -- ROTHENSTEIN, WILL. Autograph letter signed to John Lane, Montigny sur Loing, France, n.d., 1 page, 8vo , writing of his work and mentioning Verlaine and Stuart Merrill: "...You will probably have heard from Verlaine himself by this time...Merrill came in last night & we were very gay..." -- A group of autograph letters signed (one each, except as noted) from Douglas Ainslie ( 6 pages , mentioning meeting Max Beerbohm , Robert Bridges (answering an inquiry regarding the dedication of one of his plays), Charles Dana Gibson (to John Lane, wanting to make a drawing of Le Gallienne), Beatrice Harraden (to the literary agent Colles regarding Ships That Pass in the Night ), [Andrew Lang? -- initials "A.D.L."] (2 ALS to John Lane), Rosamond Marriott (6 ALS to Lane), H.B. Marriott (2 ALS and 4 cards to Lane), Forrest Reid (1909, mentioning The Savoy and The Yellow Book ), Leslie Stephen, and William Watson (3 ALS to C. Lewis Hind). Together 29 items . (29)