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MANN, THOMAS.
The Magic Mountain.
Signed and Inscribed, on the front free
endpaper: “To Sandy M. Campbell / with the author’s kindest regards / Pacific Palisades,
19 VII 1943 / Thomas Mann.” 8vo, publisher’s cloth, spine faded, corners bumped; front
hinge cracked, “Sandy Montgomery Campbell” blindstamp above inscription, faint uneven
toning to signature page.
NewYork, 1939; inscription: Pacific Palisades, 19 July 1943
[350/500]
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MARCUSE, HERBERT. Autograph Letter Signed, to Representative Seymour
Halpern, responding to his query about an “effective formula for achieving a lasting world
peace.” 1 page, 4to,“University of California, San Diego” stationery; folds.With the original
envelope.
Cabris, 11 August 1972
[250/350]
“
. . . I believe that the immediate and total withdrawal of all American forces from Indochina is
the first step toward ending a genocidal and geocidal war. . . .”
GONEWITHTHEWIND:“I NEVER EXPECTED
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSTO BE READING IT”
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MITCHELL, MARGARET. Typed Letter Signed, “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” to
“Mr. Duncan,” expressing surprise that young people would become interested in her
book,
Gone With the Wind.
1 page, 4to, personal stationery; faint scattered staining, minor
smudging to first letter of signature, horizontal folds.
Atlanta, 29 January 1945
[2,000/3,000]
“
How kind you were to write me about the seniors of Gordon Lee Memorial High School
choosing ‘GoneWith theWind’ as the third book to be taken to a desert island! And yes, I am
interested to know that ‘GoneWith theWind’ was listed among the first seven books they had
read and liked in the last year. ‘Gone With the Wind’ was published in the summer of 1936
and certainly I never expected high school students to be reading it in
1945.Totell the truth,
when I wrote it it never occurred to me that high school students, or any young people, would
care for it. I thought that older people who were interested in the history of this part of the
world would be my readers—if any.”
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O’BRIEN, FITZ-JAMES. Two Autograph Manuscripts, unsigned, each untitled,
the first 5 stanzas on 2 sheets, the second 3 stanzas on 1 sheet, both concerning the Civil
War, with numerous cross-outs and corrections. Together 3 pages, on various-sized paper.
SHOULD BE SEEN
.
Np, circa 1861
[200/400]
The first poem tells the story of a Northern Captain who goes down South to kill Rebels, but
dies of sunstroke before he gets the chance.The other, a nationalistic poem about dying together
in battle.
Fitz-James O’Brien (1828-1862) was an Irish immigrant, known for bizarre stories within
New York’s bohemian circles; entered the Civil War to escape creditors, but died of a gun shot
wound.