Approximately 93 signed items of various sizes and from various sources, with: autograph letters and type letters, photos, programs, leaflets, photos, thin books, clipped signatures and more. Each housed in plastic sleeves, all contained in the same three-ring binder.
Signatures include: Henry Miller, Jack London, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Elizabeth Gaskell (contemporaries with Charles Dickens), Allen Ginsberg, E.E. Cummings on an mailed envelope, H.L. Mencken, George Sterling, Edward Albee, Ogden Nash, Ring Lardner, Hugh Walpole, Owen Wister, Anita Loos, James Lowell, Mary McCarthy, Walter Lippmann, Gertrude Atherton, Mary Austin, Rex Beach, Josh Billings, Mickey Spillane, Ray Bradbury, William Cullen Bryant, Bayard Taylor (5 items signed), Gelett Burgess, John Burroughs, Herb Caen, Bernard DeVoto, Oscar Lewis, Kathleen Norris, Albert Payson Terhune (on Sunnybank Collie Kennels letterhead), Paul Gallico, Erskine Caldwell, Leon Uris, Ina Coolbrith, Fannie Hurst, a Bohemian Club card signed by 9 members including Eugene Field, and many other notable and well-know authors, etc. Also, includes a signed cabinet card photo of Robert Browning, but it is believed not to be in his hand. From the Elfeda J. Menzel Americana collection.
Condition:
General wear overall, some with darkening, folds, creases, and mild edge wear; from very good to near fine. A fascinating collection that would be difficult to assemble today; really should be inspected first-hand.