Autographs
"William Dean Howells" Signed Cabinet Card
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, Important American Author & Literary Critic who Befriended Mark Twain.
Cabinet Card Photo Signed "W.D. Howells", in black fountain pen ink on the bottom margin of this 6.5" x 4.2" card, printed by J. Notman of Boston, MA, Choice Very Fine. The sepia-toned vignette image very nice, and the backstamp has a floral gilt design by Notman and some notations by previous owner.
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was a contemporary of American writers J. T. Fields, James Russell Lowell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He wrote for various magazines, including Atlantic Monthly and Harper's Magazine. From 1866, he became an assistant editor for the Atlantic Monthly and was made editor in 1871, remaining in the position until 1881. In 1869, he first met Mark Twain, which sparked a longtime friendship. Howells' 1885 novel "The Rise of Silas Lapham" is perhaps his best known, describing the rise and fall of an American entrepreneur in the paint business. In 1904, he was one of the first seven writers chosen for membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters, of which he became president.
"William Dean Howells" Signed Cabinet Card
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, Important American Author & Literary Critic who Befriended Mark Twain.
Cabinet Card Photo Signed "W.D. Howells", in black fountain pen ink on the bottom margin of this 6.5" x 4.2" card, printed by J. Notman of Boston, MA, Choice Very Fine. The sepia-toned vignette image very nice, and the backstamp has a floral gilt design by Notman and some notations by previous owner.
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was a contemporary of American writers J. T. Fields, James Russell Lowell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He wrote for various magazines, including Atlantic Monthly and Harper's Magazine. From 1866, he became an assistant editor for the Atlantic Monthly and was made editor in 1871, remaining in the position until 1881. In 1869, he first met Mark Twain, which sparked a longtime friendship. Howells' 1885 novel "The Rise of Silas Lapham" is perhaps his best known, describing the rise and fall of an American entrepreneur in the paint business. In 1904, he was one of the first seven writers chosen for membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters, of which he became president.
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Coins-Currency-Autographs-Americana
9:00 AM PT - May 18th, 2008
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Early American
P.O. Box 3507
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
