Sale 2530 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, February 20, 2020

154 c   TWAIN,MARK.AutographLetter Signed, “SLC,” to astronomer John Tatlock, Jr. (“Dear Mr. Tatlock”), expressing thanks and admiration for the pamphlet he sent, and giving travel plans. 1½ pages, 8vo, “Dollis Hill House” mourning stationery, written on first and terminal pages of a folded sheet; marked dampstaining to terminal page affecting signature and text (but still legible), nearly complete separations at folds of conjugate leaf. S old as is . “Kilburn” [London], 20 August and 23 September 1900 [600/900] 20 August: “Thank you for the pamphlet which records your work; work which I do not understand, but which I hold in high reverence largely for that reason. “September 23 . . . . [A] ship has been chartered, & date filed: the ‘Minnehaha’ of the Atlantic Transport Line, October 6. She is 16,000 tons, & does it in 10 days. (I am bringing my conscience over.) We are packing now.” 155 c   VALÉRY, PAUL. Three Autograph Letters Signed, to various recipients, in French. The first, to Hélène Soutzo, com- plaining that his summer has been busier than he hoped and that he must decline to visit her in Bucharest. The second, to “Dear Madame,” apologizing that he cannot ful- fill his promise, sending Anna de Noailles in his place, and enclosing concert tickets [not present]. The third, to Lina Fried- laender, arranging for her to visit. Together 5 pages, 8vo or 12mo, the first on “League of Nations” stationery, the third on letter- gram form; generally good condition. [Geneva], “Tuesday”; Np, “Wednesday”; Paris, 5 August 1924 [from postmark] [600/900] “Wednesday”: “. . . [M]y illustrious friend, Anna de Noailles, may give a hundredfold to your public what my deplorable condition withdraws from it . . . .” 156 c   VALÉRY, PAUL. Photograph post- card dated and Signed, in French, bust portrait by Mertens-Auradon, showing him seated at a table, resting his head on one hand and looking into the camera. Signed in the blank lower margin. 12mo; remnants of prior mounting along all edges verso, slight silvering along left edge. Np, 1930 [150/250] 154 156