Amy Tan Typed Note Signed, dated 7/30/1990 Tan responds cordially to a book signing request for Joy Luck Club by famous 1st edition collector Rolland Comstock. 8.5" x 11", two holes punched at top edge, two horizontal folds, paper bright and clean. Condition: Fine. More
Budd Schulberg Handwritten Note 1991 Schulberg responds cordially to a 11/27/91 book signing request by famous 1st edition collector Rolland Comstock. His note is written at the bottom of Rolland's typed letter. Schulberg closes simply with "Sincerely," and then after a postscript with "Best," without signing his name to the note. Condition: 8.5" x 11" paper, two holes punched at top edge, two horizontal folds, VG Please see photo for details Shelved in binder on bookshelf in Netdesk office. More
Budd Schulberg Typed Note Signed 1991 Schulberg responds cordially to a 11/27/91 book signing request by famous 1st edition collector Rolland Comstock. On 8.5" x 11" Schulberg letterhead, two horizontal folds, paper bright and clean. Condition: Fine. More
Check made payable to Poet Sir Stephen Spender and endorsed by him, 1988 Check made payable to Stephen Spender in the amount of 7 pounds sterling and signed by renowned 1st edition collector Rolland Comstock. Signed on the back by Stephen Spender. 'PAID' stamped, two small pieces of tape at top edge attaching it to a sheet of paper. Condition: Very Good Please see photos for detail Shelved in binder on bookshelf in Netdesk office. More
Poet Craig Raine handwritten Note Signed, Jan 12, 1995 Raine responds cordially to a book signing request by renowned 1st edition collector Rolland Comstock. Written on a British postage-paid self-mailer letter, two horizontal folds, paper bright and clean, torn as neatly as possible along edges when opened, lightly wrinkled. Please see photos for details. Condition: Very Good Kept in binder on bookshelf in Netdesk office. More
Collection of three Francis Wyndham articles clipped from the London Review of Books from 1982, 1984 and 1988, inscribed to Rolland Comstock, and a handwritten and signed letter from Wyndham to Comstock dated 1989. Francis Wyndham (b. 1924) is an English essayist and short story writer who began publishing fairly late in life; his first collection of stories appeared in 1974. He won the Whitbread First Novel Prize in 1987, at the age of 63. Rolland Comstock was the famous book collector and lawyer, from Springfield MO, whose collection was known world-wide to authors and bibliophiles. (This item is kept in the eBay room). More
Isabel Allende Handwritten Letter Signed with drawing of flower on a handmade blue card with stitched scene of a butterfly and a bush on front, with envelope. A very cordial thank you note to renowned 1st edition collector Rolland Comstock. Four small pieces of tape attach the card to a sheet of paper. Envelope is attached with two pieces of tape to same paper. More
Isabel Allende Handwritten Letter Signed with drawing of flower on a handmade orange card with fabric applique scene on front, with envelope A very cordial response to a book signing request by renowned 1st edition collector Rolland Comstock. Four small pieces of tape attach the card to a sheet of paper. Envelope is attached with two pieces of tape to same paper. More
John Hersey Typed Note Signed on 3.5" x 5.5" note paper w/Letterhead, dated 6/15/88, in response to a book signed request by renowned 1st edition collector Roland Comstock. Condition: two pin holes from staple in upper left corner, two small pieces of tape at top corners attaching it to sheet of paper, otherwise Very Good. More
Poet Gary Snyder Handwritten Note Signed on Letterhead in response to a book signed request by renowned 1st edition collector Rolland Comstock. Written on gray 5.5" x 8.5" textured paper printed with Snyder's name and address. Two horizontal folds, Fine condition. More
Robert Coover Typed Note Signed, dated 7/30/1990 Coover responds cordially to a book signing request for Gerald's Party by renowned 1st edition collector Rolland Comstock. 8.5" x 11", two holes punched at top edge, two horizontal folds, paper bright and clean, wrinkled at right edg. Condition: Very Good. More
Bookplate with the Comstock name and family crest, self-adhesive, 3-1/4x4-3/4", signed by author Louis Auchincloss. Louis Stanton Auchincloss (September 27, 1917 – January 26, 2010) was an American lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayist. Rolland Comstock was the famous book collector and lawyer, from Springfield MO, whose collection was known world-wide to authors and bibliophiles. (This item is kept in the eBay room). More
Bookplate with the Comstock name and family crest, self-adhesive, 3-1/4x4-3/4", signed by author Martin Amis. Martin Louis Amis, b 1949 is the author of many novels including Money (1984) and London Fields (1989). The bookplates are from the collection of Rolland Comstock, the famous book collector. Please see photo for details (This item is kept in binder on bookshelf in Netdesk office). More
Actor, Writer, Theatre director and Painter Sir Antony Sher, Handwritten Note Signed, Jan 12, 1995 Sher responds cordially to a book signing request by renowned 1st edition collector Rolland Comstock. Written on a British postage-paid self-mailer letter, two horizontal folds, paper bright and clean, two small pieces of tape at top edge attaching letter to a piece of paper, lightly wrinkled. Condition: Very Good. More
Washington DC: US Congress, 1832. 1st. 42pp, 6 x 9" Light foxing typical for a document of this age. Report of the President and Secretary of State upon the instructions under which the Treaty of Indemnity with Denmark was negotiated. This report went out over the signatures of President Andrew Jackson and Sec'y of State Edward Livingston. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1936. 1st. 5x9" pamphlet in brown wraps, 6pp, in Very Good condition. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1935. 1st. 8vo, 90pp, in gray wraps, ownership stamp on front, o/w clean and supple, condition is Very Good. Includes 3 plates. More
Zurich: von Rascher & cie, 1915. small 8vo in wraps, very brittle with age, 6 x 8-1/2" British propaganda translated into German regarding planning for peace after World War I. More
Washington DC: USERDA, 1972. 1st. two pamphlets, 5x9" total 112 pp in slightly soiled wraps, o/w in Very Good condition. More
New York: Typophiles, 1995. 1st. 7x10 in pamphlet, 24pp, Very Fine condition. Typophile Monograph New Series Number 13. More
Harper Woods MI: A, 1976. 1st. 6x9" pamphlet. 28pp on laid paper, hand-bound with silk thread, in Extremely Fine condition. More
Harper Woods MI: Adagio Press, 1979. 1st. 6x9" pamphlet. 32pp on laid paper, hand-bound with silk thread, in Extremely Fine condition. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1936. 1st. 5x9" pamphlet in brown wraps, 8pp, in Very Good condition. More
New York: Woolworth, 1913. 1st. 6x9" pamphlet in soiled pictorial wraps, 32pp, unpaginated, with illustrations, in Good condition. An historical sketch of the site and a description of the many wonders of the Woolworth Building. At the time of it's opening, it was the world's tallest building. More
Washington DC: US Congress, 1859. 1st. 12mo, 32pp, ery Good condition with light foxing typical for a document of this age. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1910. 1st. 8vo, 78pp in gray wraps, clean and supple, in Very Good condition. More
Philadelphia PA: William Cobbett, 1796. 2nd. Stated Second Edition. This issue contains 64 pages, numbered 1-64. Included among the articles are: Remarks on the debates in Congresss, particularly on the timidity of the language held towards France, A letter to the infamous Tom Paine, in answer to his crutal attack on the Federal Constitution, and on the conduct and character of General Washington. 8" x 5". Heavy foxing on front page, else pretty clean, this is an original issue that was bound up about 200 years ago and subsequently disbound back to it's original form. William Cobbett (9 March 1763 - 18 June 1835) English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist, born in Farnham, Surrey. Best known for Rural Rides(1830). Cobbett published controversial pamphlets, and generally tweaked the Establishment, in England and in America. His only consistency appears to have been a disdain towards the French. In 1807, in a story, Cobbett coined the term 'red herring' to mean a distraction from the important issue. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1940. 1st. 5x9" pamphlet in brown wraps, 6pp, in Very Good condition. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1896. First Edition. 8vo, 70pp in brown wraps. Cover chipped and brittle, otherwise in Good condition. See photo for condition. Shelved in Netdesk office, in FS Box. More
Boston: Workshop for Boys and Girls, 1934. 1st. Exhibition and sale catalog 12mo, 40pp in decorated wraps. Very Good Minus condition overall, chipping to bottom edge of covers, closed tear of about an inch on rear cover. NOTE: Shelved in Ephemera Box H, in Netdesk office. More
Washington DC: National Archives, 1942. 1st. 6x9" pamphlet, 31pp in green wraps, in Very Good condition. SIGNED by the author on the front cover. More
Lincoln, NE: Nebraska, 1927. 1st. 8vo, 135pp, in gray wraps, ownership stamp on front, o/w clean and supple, condition is Very Good. More
Bombay: Oxford, 1918. 1st. 12mo, 96pp in chipped and somewhat brittle green wraps, o/w in Good condition. More
New York: New York Public Library, 1954. 1st. 45pp, 8vo in gray wraps. An exhibition catalog of a collection of manuscripts, letters &c. Very Good condition. More
Washington DC: US Congress, 1852. 1st. 12mo, 9pp, Very Good condition with light foxing typical for a document of this age. More
London: Curtain Press, 1948. 1st. 5x7" 40pp in stiff wraps. Very Good condition. The Masque was a series of monographs on the "Art of the Theatre" edited by Lionel Carter. Issue contains a subscription card. More
Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1915. 85pp, 12mo in paper boards. Detached front cover, spine wear, o/w good. Fair condition overall. More
Salem, MA: Salem Press, 1889. 11th. 12mo in green wraps, 94pp plus advertisements, tipped in folded map of Cape Ann. Very brittle covers, fold separation in map, o/w in Good condition; shelved in Room 13. More
New York: Typophiles, 1988. 1st ed. Typophile New Series Number 5 8vo, 20pp, hand-sewn wraps. Very Fine condition Includes 10 plates showing Updike typography designs from 1891-1928. More
Washington DC: US Congress, 1853. 1st. 12m0, 3pp, Very Good condition, light foxing typical for a document of this age. More
Item is a signed note from American poet Galway Kinnel to book collector Rolland Comstock. Please see photo of note for additional details. Kept in binder on bookshelf in Netdesk office. More
Boston MA: Thomas B Mosher, 1909. 1st. 22pp, 16mo in wraps, limted ed of 900 on hand-made paper, Very Good condition. More
New York: Typophiles, 1993. 1st. Typophile New Series Number 10 12mo, 16pp, stapled wraps. Very Fine condition. More
Washington DC: US Congress, 1849. 1st. 12m0, 88pp plus big map of River Jordan and Dead Sea showing the route of the expedition. and a chart showing sectional view of Dead Sea. Good condition with light foxing typical for a document of this age, plus some bug stains on the last page and the edge. More
Oxford: Oxford, 1924. 1st. pamphlet, 6x9 in faded green wraps bound with silk thread, 32pp, paper browning and brittle at edges. More
Washington DC: US Congress, 1853. 1st. 12mo, 55pp, Very Good condition with light foxing typical for a document of this age. More
New Orleans: The Children's Theatre/Anchorage Press, 1954. 12mo , 40pp in light blue wraps. Very Good condition. More
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1917. 16mo, 32pp in stiff gray wraps, condition is Very Good. More
Cambridge UK: Cambridge University, 1934. 1st. 8vo in gray boards, 32pp, Very Fine condition. More
Colombo, Sri Lanka: Afro-Asian Writer's Bureau, 1967. 5x7", pictorial wraps, 59pp, Very Fine condition. Opera set in 1939 during the War of Resistance Against Japan (WWII) about a communist party member who works for the railroad and resists the Japanese. Includes photos of the principals in scenes from the play. Includes as foreword a letter from Chairman Mao congratulating the performers after a performance of a different production, "Driven to Join the Liangshan Mountain Rebels" in 1944. More
