Word: autographer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that moment Gershwin very obligingly submitted to a host of autograph-seekers who had surrounded him. "Not at all, not at all," and "Yes, of course, I am glad to do it," were his comments as he wrote scores of signatures with various notes on pieces of paper and books. From that point on would-be interviewers were out of the picture, for in a moment he said, "Well, I must be going, I'm supposed to meet Mr. Koussevitzky; he's a great man all right." And thus ended a very brief interview...
...interesting and diversified collection of first editions, fine press books, rare bindings and autograph manuscripts now on display in the Treasure Room of Widener Library constitute a loan exhibition of books owned by members of the John Barnard Associates, a club of bibliophiles, composed primarily of undergraduates of Harvard College...
...choice items of a particular writer. One of these is the selection from the Rupert Brooke collection of R. W. Baker, Jr. '34, which includes a first edition of the war poet's first volume of verse, printed in 1911, original proof sheets of the same book, an autograph manuscript of one of the sonnets and Brooke's copy of a first edition of Thomas Hardy's "Dynasts." First editions of Kipling's "Jungle Books" and of Thomas Hardy's "Dynasts". First editions of Kipling's "Jungle Books" and of O'Henry's "The Four Million" and "Heart...
Visitors interested in Americaua will also be attracted to the unusual first editions of Mark Twain, loaned by B. E. Pollack '32, including "The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "Following the Equator," with an autograph copy of the author's dedication, and "Huckle berry Finn," printed in New York...
Indication of collector's interest in contemporary works is shown by a copy of Ernest Hemingway's first publication. "Three Stories and Ten Poems." 1921, owned by J. Lesser Goldman, some note worthy items of E. A. Robinson, leaned by R. J. Bulkley, Jr. '32 and original autograph letters of John Galsworthy, A. A. Milne and others, the property of W. S. Thomas...