Author Postcards & Authors on Post Cards (Writers, Poets, Novelists, Journalists)

AUTHOR POSTCARDS
& AUTHORS ON POST CARDS
(WRITERS, POETS, NOVELISTS, JOURNALISTS)

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"ADAM ASNYK. / SUKIENNICE / Kraków Krakau" showing the Polish poet & dramatist inset against a scene, post card mailed 1899 from Krakau to Berlin (Austrian 2-kr stamp tied, clear receiving mark, one corner badly creased, other corners with mild wear. $18.50 pa-p+

AESCHYLUS. "XI, 12 / MASO FINIGUERRA. / The Death of Aeschylus" unused black & white postcard from the British Museum, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.25 am

ANDRÉ BRETON, poet & critic, 1955. Wanted to buy--post cards showing him, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

ARTHUR MILLER. Wanted to buy--post cards showing him, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Arany János. "ARANY JÁNOS" showing the Hungarian journalist & poet who wrote 40+ ballads that have been translated into many languages; color portrait in vertical format on an unused card with toning both sides & a little edge wear. You may also encounter his name as János Arany. $2.75 ajpm

BERTOLT BRECHT, theater director & poet. Wanted to buy-- postcards showing him, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

BRET HARTE. "Bret Harte. / Only one sweet human fancy / Interweaves its threads of gold... / " showing the author, pink flowers on a vine & a 4-line poem" signed art on post card mailed 1908, corner crease, light amount of cancel ink on front, mild corner wear, light smudge on back near stamp. $4.50 a(s)ap

CARL SANDBERG. "Galesburg, Ill. Birthplace of / Carl Sandberg" as depicted by a William H. Mathews painting, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1961 at Dahinda. $2.50 ia

CARL SANDBERG. "Galesburg, Ill. 'Lincoln room' / in the Carl Sandburg's / birthplace" with the art of William N. Mathews, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed there 1960, corner crease in caption area only, ding in one short edge not too apparent from the front. $2.00 ial

CAROL FINCH & GINA ROBINS. "CAROL FINCH / OCTOBER '89 / THUNDER'S TENDER TOUCH / NOVEMBER '89 / TEXAS TEMPTATION / GINA ROBINS" continental publicity card announcing their books and listing previous best seller's by them all over the back. $1.00 a

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CHARLES DICKENS. "CHARLES DICKENS ROOM / THE GOLDEN LAMB / Lebanon, Ohio" where he was an overnight guest at what is now Ohio's oldest inn, unused chrome post card in near-mint condition. $1.50 o(l)i(h)a NEW / NEU / NOVA

CHARLES DICKENS. Wanted to buy--other postcards & small paper memorabilia related to Charles Dickens. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

COLETTE, French novelist. Wanted to buy--post cards & small paper memorabilia related to Colette. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

DANIEL WEBSTER. "BIRTHPLACE OF DANIEL WEBSTER, BUILT 1780, FRANKLIN, N. H. 44206" with his portrait in an inset oval, white-border era from American Art Post Card Co., fairly fresh. $3.75 na

DANIEL WEBSTER. "BIRTHPLACE OF DANIEL WEBSTER, FRANKLIN, N. H. BUILT 1780" with his portrait in an inset oval, unused Tichnor linen post card, good edges. $2.50 na+

DANIEL WEBSTER. "INTERIOR OF THE BIRTHPLACE OF DANIEL WEBSTER, FRANKLIN, N. H. BUILT 1780" unused Tichnor linen postcard, fresh appearance. (2 available) $2.50 each. nai

DANIEL WEBSTER. "OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAINS / FRANCONIA NOTCH, N. H. / Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective / trades. ..." postcard with oval view over lengthy & pertinent Daniel Webster quote below. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 n(w)ra

DANTE. "Dante e Beatrice" color art on post card with a little writing on back, long corner bend, minor corner rounding. $1.25 a

DORIS MAY LESSING. "LILLIAN BIRNBAUM / Doris Lessing, 1982" in a thoughtful pose, unused black & white continental post card, fresh appearance. Lessing authored The Grass is Singing and The Golden Notebook; Birnbaum is a noted photographer. $1.25 wpa NEW / NEU / NOVA

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DOROTHY LEIGH SAYERS. Wanted to buy--postcards showing her, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

DOSITEJ OBRADOVIĆ. Sepia-tone portrait of Serbian writer / philosopher / poet Dositej Obradović (1742-1811), numbered 11 - 464 / 923 on the back, unused, fairly fresh. $10.00 Another man from that series, Branko Radičević (1824 - 1853), also unused & fairly fresh. Shown. $10.00 sap

ELBERT GREEN HUBBARD. "The Roycroft Shop / in East Aurora / … / Fra Elbertus / and Garnet" Unused private mailing card in black & white, undivided back, a very few tiny spots of toning both sides, soft corners. Shows Elbert Green Hubbard, American writer, editor & printer of then-scandalous publications, who was also an accomplished horseman. He founded this shop to produce pottery, leather & metal work in the style of the Arts & Crafts Movement. $12.50 nahp

ERNEST HEMINGWAY. "N218 © KEN HEYMAN / Ernest Hemingway D.R." close-up showing the author holding his cat, continental black & white post card in excellent condtion. $1.50 ca#!

FERDOUSI. "Afghanistan, Ferdousi worldwide famous / for more than a thousand years for his epic / work SHAHNAMA Art Work: Bahrami 1970" black & white portrait within beige border, unused oversize postcard in excellent condition. Ferdousi is a Persian author who influenced Bangla literature. $2.00 aa

FRÉDERIC MISTRAL & ALPHONSE DAUDET. "333 En Provence. - Fréderic MISTRAL et Alphonse DAUDET / (d'après une gravure) Coll. L.A." showing the 2 poets seated outdoors, unused sepia-tone carte postale with browning edges on back, corners worn with small creases not into the image. $6.00 afp

Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Nobel Prize winning author from Colombia. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 acf

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GEORG EBERS, German Egyptologist & novelist, unused real photo post card on brownish paper, minor edge wear. $12.50

GEORGES SIMENON, crime novelist & journalist, Belgium, 1982; unused black & white continental postcard. $1.50

HADI DAWI. "Greetings from Afghanistan" showing A Hadi Dawi (1894 - 1982), poet diplomat & famous for life-long service to Afghanistan; at his desk in black & white, green border, long but faint internal crease in bottom border. $1.25 ah. Same oversize post card but excellent condition. $1.75 aha NEW / NEU / NOVA

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE. "Copyright 1908 By Geo. S. Graves. / HARTFORD, CONN. The Harriet Beecher Stowe Residence A 192" sepia-tone postcard mailed there 1909, stamp removed, mild corner rounding, cancel ink at the upper left front. When living in the Cincinnati area, she authored her best known book 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. $3.75 c(h)ba

HELEN HUNT. "8407. Helen Hunt's Grave, Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado" marked by initials in trees, color postcard, circa 1915, unused. Helen Hunt Jackson was a social activist who published a novel highlighting the injustices done to California's Indians--see Image File, Vol. 11, No. 2, published by the Lake County Museum. $3.00 (aswi)

HENRIK IBSEN. "Norsk Folkemuseum--Henrik Ibsens arbeidsvaerelse" unused real photo post card, numbered 169 on back, mark on back. $2.50

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HENRY DAVID THOREAU. "Henry David Thoreau" unattributed art showing him standing with an axe, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard, mailed 1963 from Jefferson Georgia. $2.00 a

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. "6141. HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW COPYRIGHT 1902 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO." color post card with undivided back mailed 1906, clear Binghamton New York arrival cancel misplaced on the front, minor corner wear. $6.00 ad

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. "66444 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow" with a striking portrait in color, post card with very late usage at Laings Ohio, small ink spot & extensive pencil scribbling that may erase on the back, corner crease & internal creases that are not conspicuous. Nicer than it sounds. $2.00 af

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HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. "H. W. LONGFELLOW / 84 PORTLAND, ME., HOME OF LONGELLOW(sic)" including an inset with that author's image, color postcard on brownish paper from Mason Bros. & Co., two small spots near back bottom edge, 2 corners visibly worn. Unlikely that many were produced given the caption error & the literary audience that was targeted. $6.00 ma

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. "THE LONGFELLOW HOUSE, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI 161" Curteich linen post card, a little writing in the stamp box, otherwise fairly fresh. The house in which Longfellow wrote 'The Building of the Ship'. $2.75 m(p)a

HOMER. "NAPOLI = Museo Nazionale - Omero. (Scultura antica)" showing an ancient bust portraying the poet, black & white postcard with very late usage at Omer Michigan, corners worn (small hole in one thankfully misses the image). $1.00 as

HONORÉ DE BALZAC. Wanted to buy--post cards showing him, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! NEW / NEU / NOVA

HUGO RIVERA. "TEAM / PROLAB HUGO RIVERA" sepia-tone within a color border, continental card detailing his stats, competitions, exercise routine, books authored (Body Sculpting Bible for Men, Body Sculpting Bible for Women, etc.), near mint. (2 available) $1.75 each. s(b)ba

JACK LONDON. "Jack London toasts / to Martin Eden" over a checkerboard, unattributed art on a well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1964 from Portland Indiana. minor wear at 2 corners. $2.00 a

JACQUES PRÉVERT. Wanted to buy--post cards showing him, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! NEW / NEU / NOVA

JAMES FENNIMORE COOPER. "GRAVES OF JAMES FENIMORE COOPER AND WIFE, COOPERSTOWN, N. Y." unused black & white Commercialchrome postcard, numbered 44810 on back. $2.00 acn

JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. "171:--Home of James Russell Lowell, Built 1767, Cambridge, Mass. / 6-599" showing its exterior, inset with the author's portrait & a quotation. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 am

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. "16:-HOME OF JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA" unused linen post card from Craft Greeting Card Company, lightly toned back. $1.75 ia

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. "Birthplace of James Whitcomb Rile, Greenfield, Indiana." color on brownish paper, circa 1912 postcard, mild corner wear. $2.50 i(g)a

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. "BOYS' ROOM, SHOWING THE RAFTER / ROOM AT RIGHT / James Whitcomb Riley Home / Greenfield, Indiana" black & white post card, unused, lightly toned back, good edges. $2.00 i(g)a

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. "HOME OF JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY / GREENFIELD, IND." sepia-tone postcard on yellowish paper, corner crease, mild corner & edge wear, light pencil scribble on face (most might erase), as is. $1.25 ia

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. "James Whitcomb Riley's Residence, / Indianapolis, Ind." color post card from Majestic Publishing, mailed there 1908, corner wear. $4.00 ia

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JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. "James Whitcomb Riley's Residence, Indianapolis, Ind." white-border era postcard mailed 1926, trace of cancel ink on front , 2 corners badly creased. $1.25 ia. Unused, toned back edges, soft corners. $1.75 ia

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. "THE DINING ROOM, SHOWING / THE 'CUBBY HOLE' / James Whitcomb Riley Home / Greenfield, Indiana" black & white post card, unused, lightly toned back, good edges. $2.00 i(g)a

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. "THE KITCHEN / James Whitcomb Riley Home / Greenfield, Indiana" black & white post card, unused, lightly toned back, good edges. $2.00 i(g)a

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. "THE SIDE PORCH / James Whitcomb Riley Home / Greenfield, Indiana" black & white postcard, unused, lightly toned back, trivial wear along bottom edge. $1.75 i(g)a

JANE AUSTIN. THE PAPER & ADVERTISING COLLECTORS' MARKETPLACE (P. A. C. M.). February 2010 (Vol. 32 No. 2). A Valentine for the world--The Morgan Celebrates the Life & Work of Jane Austen. $1.50 pa NEW / NEU / NOVA

JEAN COCTEAU, playwright & poet. Wanted to buy--post cards showing him, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

JEAN-PAUL SARTRE. "a scena theatre production / Huis clos / de jean-paul sartre / (no exit)" unused continental publicity postcard picturing the Nobel Prize-refusing author on its front design. The artistic team for this District of Columbia performance included David Crandall, Michael Anne Paulus & Marianne Meadows. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 tda

JEFFERSON DAVIS. "'Beauvoir', Home of Jefferson Davis, Biloxi, Mississippi 135" unused linen postcard showing its exterior, paper browning a bit with age. Where he authored 'The Rise and Fall of the Southern Confederacy'. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 mca

JOAQUIN MILLER. "379 - JOAQUIN MILLER, THE POET OF THE SIERRAS / AT HIS HOME, NEAR OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA." color post card circa 1909, corner crease, corner wear & rounding. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ac(o)c(s)gp

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JOAN DIDIAN. Wanted to buy--postcards showing her, especially in black & white. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c NEW / NEU / NOVA

JOHN BURROUGHS. "Bas-relief by C. S. Paolo, Sculptor / Bronze Tablet of Burroughs in Memorial Field, Roxbury, N. Y." sepia-tone postcard with pertinent writing on back dating to 1932, good edges. $3.00 n(r)sa

JOHN BURROUGHS. "John Burroughs" naturalist author shown reading a book by candlelight. Unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 af

JOHN BURROUGHS. "Last Resting Place of John Burroughs, Homestead Farm, Roxbury, N. Y." sepia-tone post card from a photo by Clyde Fisher, pertinent writing on back dates to 1932. $3.00 n(r)a

JOHN BURROUGHS. "Photograph by Clyde Fisher / John Burroughs on Porch at Woodchuck Lodge, Roxbury, N. Y." sepia-tone postcard with pertinent writing on back dating to 1932. Not a real photo. $7.50 afp

JOHN BURROUGHS. "Photograph by Clyde Fisher / Woodchuck Lodge, Summer Home of Burroughs, Roxbury, N. Y." unused sepia-tone post card, smudge at one back corner. Circa 1932. Not a real photo. $2.50 apn(r)

JOHN BURROUGHS. "The Franklin Stove at Woodchuck Lodge, Roxbury, N. Y." black & white postcard, pertinent writing on back dates to 1932. $2.75 n(r)a

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JOHN BURROUGHS. "The tablet on Memorial Rock at John Burroughs' Grave, / Roxbury, N. Y. 11 Copyright by S. G. Lutz" black & white post card, unused & fairly fresh. (2 available) $2.50 each. Pertinent writing on back dating to 1932, long crease. $1.75. n(r)ac

JOHN BURROUGHS. "Woodchuck Lodge, Home of John Burroughs, Roxbury, N. Y. 10 Copyright by S. G. Lutz" black & white postcard, unused & fairly fresh. $3.00 Pertinent writing on back dates to 1932. $2.75 n(r)a

JOHN DUNNE. Wanted to buy--post cards showing him, especially in black & white. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c NEW / NEU / NOVA

JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. "310. The 'Snowbound' Desk, Whittier's Home. / Amesbury, Mass." Unused real photo postcard, couple tiny spots on back. $3.50 (ami)

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JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. "G21893 The Whittier Homestead, built 1689. Birthplace of john Greenleaf Whittier, / Haverhill, Mass." in color, undivided back, writing on back, fairly fresh. Post card lost in stock, but available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

JOHN HOWARD PAYNE. "'Home, Sweet Home,' the Boyhood Home of actor & playwright John Howard Payne; East Hampton, N. Y." undivided back postcard but mailed much later, lightly toned both sides. $4.75 (na+)

JOHN RUSKIN, art & literary critic, leaning up against his home; sepia-tone post card, Abraham's Series No. 159, unused, small ding at one edge. $3.50

JON ONYE LOCKARD. "Ebony Sea / The Story of Igbo's Landing / by Jon Onye Lockard" unused continental postcard publicizing the gallery appearance of the noted black author & painter at a 2004 Columbus Ohio event. Full color both sides--art on front, Lockard on back. Ebony Sea is the title of his children's book, illustrated by his paintings, about early slavery in islands off South Carolina & Georgia. Near mint. $2.00 bsoa NEW / NEU / NOVA

JOSEPH C. LINCOLN. "125 SUMMER RESIDENCE OF JOSEPH C. LINCOLN, AUTHOR OF CAPE COD STORIES, CHATHAM, MASS. 81675" showing an exterior corner view, unused white-border era post card with very late usage at East Orleans, 2 small corner creases, not into the image, other corners with mild wear, a bit of light toning in the front sky. $2.50 m(c)ag NEW / NEU / NOVA

JULES VERNE. "AMIENS. -- Monument de Jules Verne, érigé le 9 Mai 1909" carte postale mailed 1909, small tear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 fsa

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JULES VERNE. "Edit. Caron. Daragon, Amiens / 14 AMIENS - Monument Jules Verne" carte postale, dates to 1916. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 fsa

JULIUS SLOWACKI. "M. E. ANDRIOLLI mat. // Ja braci moich, ojca mego zbawie. / O! poblogoslaw ty mi, siostro moja, / Ty,... / Juliusz Slowacki 'Lilla Weneda'" with quote from the Polish poet & playwright beneath an illustrative painting, unused continental postcard, price handstamped in stamp box. $1.25 pa

KOMACHI. "C. 77. HARUNOBU. / The Poetess Komachi." beautiful signed art on postcard, light toning in 2 front borders. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 jampa

LEO TOLSTOY. "…E. Répine. Tosltoy(sic) au travail. Collection de M-r Ostrooukhof." Rest of caption in Cyrillic, wonderful art showing Tolstoy at work, Russian Red Cross, circa 1908. Postcard sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (raa)

LEO TOLSTOY. Captioned in Cyrillic, sepia-tone art showing Leo Tolstoy, Russian Red Cross postcard, unused, couple spots of toning on both sides, trimmed but not into art. $5.00 *

LEO TOLSTOY. "Graf Leo Tolstoi" seated with hands clasped, sepia-tone matte-finish real photo post card with undivided back, back paper browning with age, faint album impressions at corners, good edges. Nice! $15.00 afr*

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LEWIS CARROLL. "LEWIS CARROLL MEMORIAL, LLANDUDNO. W.5185" showing a sculpture that includes the Mad Hatter, real photo postcard from Valentine's, mailed 1955 to Lancashire, corner crease, internal crease. $2.25 wsa+

LONGFELLOW. "Home of Longfellow / Greetings from Cambridge, Mass." showing its exterior & gate, undivided back post card in color mailed 1903 from Boston, stain at one corner, a lot of corner & edge wear, extraneous writing on the back, as is. $1.75 (ma)

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT. "Four Modern 'Little Women' Stand in / the Yard of the Alcott Homestead" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 from Westmont Illinois. $1.75 a

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT. "Louisa May Alcott's Great-Grandniece / Sits at the Famous Author's Desk" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1964 from Clarendon Hills Illinois. $2.00 a

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LOUISA MAY ALCOTT. "'Orchard House' where Louisa Alcott wrote her famous stories" unused sepia-tone postcard, several tiny rusty spots at front left, small adherence near bottom edge of both sides, as is. $0.75 a

LOWELL THOMAS. "LOWELL THOMAS was born April 6, 1892 in / Woodington... / ...Painting on display at Garst Museum / Greenville, Ohio" with signed portrait in vertical format of the author & news commentator by Gene Anthony, unused chrome post card with 1971 copyright, old price may be hard to erase on back, good edges. $1.50 o(g)o(w)mna%

MARGUERITE YOURCENAR, poet & novelist. Wanted to buy--postcards showing her, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

MARIE LOUIS ALPHONSE PRAT DE LAMARTINE. "Marie Louis Alphonse Prat de Lamartine / Paris--Chambres des Députées / Lith-Artist Anstalt München, Serie 92 No. 20723" with a portrait of the French poet & politician, unused postcard, faint corner crease, evenly yellowed paper due to age, good edges. $14.00 fap

MARK TWAIN. "Elmira, N.Y., Mark Twain's Summer Home, Quarry Farm." color post card, circa 1912 but very late usage at Smithboro, small tape repair shows on back, corner wear & rounding. $2.00 na

MARK TWAIN. "U. S. Government Yards and Fleet of Mississippi River Commission, St. Louis, Mo." showing the U. S. Snagboat Wright alongside the sternwheeler U. S. Engineering Department Number 9; black & white post card with undivided back mailed 1906 at St. Louis, back toned from album contact especially at the corners, front cancel ink smear in sky & neat Warren Ohio auxiliary mark mostly in the water. Snag boats removed hazards to navigation -- such as sunken logs - with a split bow, so the could get over it and lift the snag with an A-frame crane. These features make the postcard exceptionally interesting. But there is more: the Wright's Captain Bixby taught author Mark Twain much of what he knew about the Mississippi. $17.50 m(s)s(u)s(r)a NEW / NEU / NOVA

M. BARROWS. "The Pentland Bookshop Ltd. / 94, YORK ROAD, LONDON... / As we believe that the undermentioned book would be of especial interest / to you..." offering a remainder stock of books containing her poetic work (among others) at greatly reduced price, sent at 1 / 2-pence printed matter rate (correct for quotations) to Evanston Illinois, ink of triangular postal marking soaks through, heavy vertical crease (now reinforced with clear tape) & short nearby tear indicate a frosty reception. An exceptionally interesting glimpse into the life of an author. $5.00 aep-g

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Mihály Vörösmarty. "Budapest / Vörösmarty-szobor. -- Vörösmarty-Denkmal" depicting the Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty surrounded by figures representing various social strata, black & white post card with brown-red caption, unused, a few spots of very light toning on back, good edges. $4.50 hsa

MULTIPLE AUTHORS. "NATIONAL POSTCARD WEEK -- May 6-12, 1990" postcard showing a tribute to outstanding American authors (Pearl Buck, William Faulkner, Hawthorne, Hemmingway, Steinbeck, etc.) & their works using images of 10 US stamps, unused, from a limited edition of 1000, near mint. $2.00 pa

NIZAMI GANJEVI. "RD / UD850GF" QSL fold-out brochure celebrating the writings of philosopher Nizami Ganjevi, very interesting. $3.50

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. "HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES, BUILT 1668, SALEM, MASS." With an oval inset showing author Nathaniel Hawthorne, linen postcard, partial cancel on front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 ma

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. "OIL PORTRAIT OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE / BY CHARLES OSGOOD, 1840 ..." unused chrome post card from a photo, trivial wear on one edge. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 a(o)a

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. "'WAYSIDE', THE HOME OF HAWTHORNE, CONCORD, MASS." sepia-tone postcard, very late usage at Greenfield New Hampshire, one bottom corner creased twice, other corner wear is minor. $3.00 m(c)a

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. "'WAYSIDE' HOME OF NATHANIEL / HAWTHORNE, CONCORD, MASS. / Here 'Tanglewood Tales' Was Written" color post card, circa 1915 but mailed much later at West Mansfield. $2.75 (m(c)a)

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NORA ROBERTS. "Nora Roberts / 2002" refrigerator magnet with calendar beside the tentative schedule for the releases & reprintings of this author's novels--Hot Ice, Once Upon a Kiss, Chesapeake Blue, etc. Longer than a continental postcard, exceptionally detailed. $1.25 rac

NORA ROBERTS. "Nora Roberts / 2003" calendar beside the tentative schedule for the releases & reprintings of this author's novels--Birthright, Imitation in Death, Key of Light, etc. About 4"x7", exceptionally detailed. Tiny chip out of one upper corner affects nothing. $1.00 rac

NORA ROBERTS. "Nora Roberts / 2004" calendar beside the tentative schedule for the releases & reprintings of this author's novels--Key of Valor, Birthright, Hidden Riches, Glory in Death, etc. About 4"x7", exceptionally detailed. $1.25 rac

NORA ROBERTS. "Nora Roberts / 2007" calendar beside the tentative schedule for the releases & reprintings of this author's novels--Innocent in Death, Angels Fall, Blood Brothers, etc. About 4" x 7", exceptionally detailed. $1.25 rac

NORA ROBERTS. "Nora Roberts / 2008" calendar beside the tentative schedule for the releases & reprintings of this author's novels--Strangers in Death, Homeport, Salvation in Death, etc. About 4" x 7", exceptionally detailed. $1.25 rac

NORA ROBERTS. "Nora Roberts / 2009" calendar beside the tentative schedule for the releases & reprintings of this author's novels--Vision in White, Remember When, The Lost Anthology, etc. About 4" x 7", exceptionally detailed. $1.25 rac NEW / NEU / NOVA

OBRADOVIC. sepia-tone portrait of Serbian writer Obradovic (1742-1811), numbered 11 - 464 / 923 on the back, unused, fairly fresh. $10.00

RALPH CONNOR. "RALPH CONNOR'S CHURCH, WINNIPEG." corner view with horse-drawn vehicles in the distance, color postcard with very late usage at Leroy North Dakota, mild corner wear, toning in the front sky. Ralph Connor is the pseudonym of Charles William Gordon, Canadian author and minister. $5.00 ma

Red Skelton -- comedian, short story author, Muzak composer & TV entertainer -- on a post card promoting his appearance at the Nugget Casino in 1980 with The Muglestons, excellent condition. $8.00 (nfmta)

RENÉ BAZIN, French novelist & biographer (1853-1932); unused sepia-tone real photo, made in France, small corner crease. $8.00

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RICHARD WRIGHT, black novelist & poet, New York 1946; unused black & white continental. $1.75

ROBERT BURNS. "0901 JV Robert Burns" with his portrait in color, minor corner & edge wear, faint corner indentations from album, small but unfortunate scrape over his right brow. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 a

ROBERT BURNS. "Burns' Cottage, Ayr" showing its exterior, unused color postcard from Valentine's Series, light crackling of surface finish that is not unusual for its age (circa 1910), minor wear at one corner. $3.75 as

“ROBERT GRAVES, 1895-1985 / John Aldridge, 1968” with a portrait of the poet & author, unused continental postcard, copyrighted, excellent condition. $1.50 a(g)pa NEW / NEU / NOVA

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. "R. Louis Stevenson Memorial, St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh" unused, published by J. R. Russell, slight browning of the paper with age, trivial corner & edge wear. Available only as an enlarged 100-dpi scan (about 2 x normal area of original postcard) in .jpg or .tif format. Most of the writing on the tablet is legible. $1.50 (as)

ROBINSON JEFFERS, poet & mythical lyricist, 1956. Wanted to buy--postcards showing him, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! afp

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RUDYARD KIPLING. Wanted to buy--post cards & small paper memorabilia related to Kipling. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! NEW / NEU / NOVA

SAMUEL BECKETT. Wanted to buy--postcards & small paper memorabilia related to Beckett. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

“SAMUEL JOHNSON, 1709-84” with a portrait of the author by Sir Joshua Reynolds, unused continental postcard, copyrighted, short corner crease. $1.00 a(r)a NEW / NEU / NOVA

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SHIRLEY MACLAINE on a postcard promoting the appearance the Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning movie actress (and author!) with Freddie Roman at the Nugget Casino in 1980, excellent condition. $8.00 nma

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SIR WALTER SCOTT. Wanted to buy--post cards & small paper memorabilia related to Sir Walter Scott. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

"the / author's / guide / to book planning and production" paperbound book, copyright 1969 by Edwards Brothers Incorporated, 36 pages with many forms & illustrations. An established printer's advice to aspiring authors includes typesetting, proofs, papers, bindings, planning, composition, proofreading marks, specification sheets, assembly sheets & more. Former owner's name label inside, otherwise excellent condtion. $2.00

"THE WRITING OF / AMERICAN / MILITARY HISTORY / A Guide" hardbound Department of the Army Pamphlet No. 20-200, published August 1956. Among other things, it offers an excellent guide to authoritative source material by time period. $2.00 ma

THOMAS HARDY. "... BLANCHE 3580 THOMAS HARDY" with his portrait in sepia-tones, couple of tiny spots of toning in the border area. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 an

VICTOR HUGO. "5 MAISON DE VICTOR HUGO -- Victor Hugo et ses Petits-Enfants" with his daughter & son seated on his lap, sepia-tone carte postale with browning edges on back, very late usage at Keene Ohio, 2 pinholes in upper border, light curved mark in border near upper left front. $3.50 af

VIRGIL. Inf. II showing apparition of Beatrice to Virgil. Mild corner & edge wear, Sborgi-published art. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 sa

WASHINGTON IRVING. "IRVING at 26 was painted by Ameri- / can artist John W. Jarvis (1780-1834)" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Irving New York, 2 corners with minor wear, light smudge in upper left front border. $1.75 a

WILLIAM MORRIS, English poet & artist, 1880, unused continental postcard. A striking portrait by any standard. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 afp

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. "SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHPLACE" showing the exterior including a horse-drawn cart & pedestrian at the left, postcard with Quatremain art, numbered *635 on back, Oilfacsim, good edges. $5.50 a(q)a

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. "SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHPLACE, GARDEN, / STRATFORD-ON-AVON" unused post card with Quatremain art. numbered *1131 on back, trivial wear at 3 corners. $3.75 a(q)a. Same but Oilfacsim with minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 a(q)a NEW / NEU / NOVA

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. "SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHPLACE, STRATFORD-ON-AVON" sepia-tone postcard on yellowish paper from undisclosed publisher, very late usage at Moores Corner Massachusetts, mild corner wear. $2.00 ea

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. "SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHPLACE / STRATFORD-ON-AVON" showing its exterior in vertical format, with pedestrians nearby; unused post card with Quatremain art. numbered *1172 on back, trivial wear at one upper corner. $3.75 a(q)a

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. "Shakespeare's Birthplace. / The Birth Room." unused postcard with Quatremain art, numbered *2672 on back, Oilfacsim, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 a(q)a

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. "SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHPLACE, / THE BIRTH ROOM" unused post card from J. Salmon with a color drawing by W. W. Quatremain, mild corner & edge wear. $3.00 aa(q)

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. "Shakespeare's House. Stratford-on-Avon" an interior with a fireplace at the right, color Valentine's Series postcard with hard-to-read red caption at the lower left front, mailed 1904 to Massachusetts, corners noticeably worn & rounded, small water stain at the bottom corners. $3.75 ea

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. "The Birthroom. Shakespeare's Birthplace," postcard with Quatremain art. numbered 662 on back. $3.75 a(q)ia

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. “WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, 1564-1616 / Attributed to John Taylor, c. 1610” unused continental postcard, copyrighted, excellent condition. $1.50 a(t)a NEW / NEU / NOVA

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. "With Best / Birthday Wishes / 'If we could all go out / of flower, as gracefully, as pleasingly, / as we come into blossom.' 'To me, fair friend, you never / can be old' Shakespeare" with his portrait in color with an embossed frame & flowers over the quotes, Winsch post card with 1910 copyright, small initials written at bottom of front, one tiny scrape on front, minor edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 abw

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH. "WORDSWORTH'S GRAVE GRASMERE" also showing the nearby grave of Dorothy Wordsworth, unused color postcard from the Kromo series, mild corner wear & rounding, toning along top back edge. Circa 1910. $4.00 ace

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"Wordsworth's / Seat and / Rydal Water, / Ambleside. / Abraham's Series. No. 329. Keswick" 2 very different unused hand-colored postcards of the same view, both with good edges. The example at the right was printed in Germany; the other is mute on printing location & has two creases at its top edge. The English Romantic poet lived on Rydal Mount in the latter years of his life. Both for $6.50 total. he(r)pa NEW / NEU / NOVA

WOLFGANG VON GOETHE. "WOLFGANG VON GOETHER / geb. 28. Aug. 1749 zu Frankfurt a. M., gest. 22. / März 1832..." with his portrait and detailed biography in German printed on the back, Stengel postcard, light toning on front, irregular but not distracting bottom edge, and one letter written in the address area. $0.75 ab

W. SAVAGE LANDOR. "East Gate & W. Savage Landor's House, Warwick" unused real photo post card printed by Harvey Barton & Son, excellent condition. $3.00 e(w)a NEW / NEU / NOVA

W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. "Sadie Thompson Inn" at Pago Pago Samoa, unused Azo real photo (squares in corners) post card, small corner crease & other minor edge wear. The setting for W. Somerset Maugham's short story, plays & movies. Now different looking with expansion for a restaurant. $12.00 sa+

ZANE GREY. "552 ZANE GREY'S HOPI INDIAN HOME, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA" linen postcard with tape remnants at the front corners. The author wrote some of his works there. $2.00 c(s)a

ZANE GREY. "The author did all his writing in a Morris chair with a wide / lapboard before him. All he needed was plenty of paper and / ..." unused, sepia-tone postcard from an unattributed publisher, fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 af

ZANE GREY, "ZANE GREY - Native of Zanesville, Ohio born / 1872 at 705 Convers Avenue..." showing him writing at a lapboard, unused sepia-tone chrome post card from R. C. Holmes, excellent condition. $1.50 ao%

ZANE GREY. "ZANE GREY'S CABIN / Amidst these furnishings Zane Grey lived and / wrote many of his books of the early west..." unused chrome postcard published by Norman Mead, fairly fresh. $1.25 ai

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