Exceedingly rare signed original period photograph of the author smiling broadly and standing between To Kill a Mockingbird actor Gregory Peck and the Director of the Museum of Modern Art, René d'Harnoncourt. Lee has signed and inscribed to her close friend Luna Diamond, former secretary to the National Council on the Arts, in a light area of the image in black ink, "For Luna / with my love, Nelle Harper Lee." City News Bureau stamps to verso, slight wear around the blank borders and some staining to verso, overall fine. 10 x 8 inches. Read More...
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[Literature & Art]
Wells, H.G. (1866-1946). Autograph Corrections on a Printer's Proof for a Review in "The Great Community"
Autograph corrections on a printer's proof, signed ("H.G. Wells"), for "The Great Community," his review of Graham Wallas's The Great State. Printer's long galley with numerous autograph corrections by Wells, before June 29, 1914, folded in center. Horizontal fold creases throughout, else in fine condition. 5.5 x 24.5 inches (14 x 62.2 cm.). Read More...