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PEIRCE, WALDO. Group
of 5 Autograph Letters Signed, “W”
or “WP” or “Waldo,” each illus-
trated with a watercolor or graphite
drawing on the original envelope,
unsigned, to John Kelley (“Dear
Jack”), on various topics.The draw-
ings, nautical themes, 3 hasty
watercolors and a small graphite
sketch of a sea lion balancing a bot-
tle on its nose, each drawn beside
holograph address, two with holo-
graph annotations or caption.
Together 6 pages, 4to or 8vo, per-
sonal stationery or blank with
punch holes; one letter with com-
plete separation at fold, minor
scattered soiling.
[Searsport, ME, 1948-49]
[600/900]
1 December 1948: “. . . I have two oils
here of Skipper K . . . Id be glad to send
em to you . . . . My barn here is so full
of a mis-spent pigmentary youth, middle age, not to say old age. . . . [H]ere I am 10 miles from the
family bone yard . . . so any time they want to get rid of the body etc, they aint got too far to go . . . .”
13 December 1948: “. . . In the . . . tube containing yr 2 mugs—one with moustache . . . Hazel . . .
can take her pick, if she can stand the original . . . & one on the wall in one life time.
“
. . .They are . . . good pictures, which pleases me, as I hate to give any one a lousy one . . . . [T]he
fewer pictures I have the better for me . . . .”
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RODIN, AUGUSTE. Autograph Note Signed, to an unknown recipient, on his
printed calling card, in French: “My dear . . . / I am free Wednesday / . . . everything to
your taste / Rodin”
Np, nd
[350/500]
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