Qualifies for in-house shipping---Two pieces signed by Robert Graves (1895-1985), English poet and novelist: 1. Handwritten letter dated April 19, 1973; letterhead engraved "Canellun / Deya / Mallorca / Spain" which was Graves's residence iin Mallorca, Spain; letter addressed to Hans Lampl and reads in part "I visited the copper workings of Ras Shamra on the tenth anniversary of the Israeli's victory over the Arabs. They are close to the port of Eilat. I have no recollection of the source of Jerome's remark about Jesus's deformity, but I remember concluding from it that it explained Jesus's inability to carry the cross-piece of the Cross--not the stem of the cross, which was already in situ. Have suffered for some months from eye-strain, which prevents me from consulting classical or Biblical texts; moreover my memory has been much impaired by 10 hours under anesthetics during a nasal operation.......", signed "Robert Graves"; 10 1/2" x 8 1/2"---2. Signed and typewritten on bordered paper a copy of the poem "Spoils" by Robert Graves, which contrasts the discarded items of war vs. the discarded items of love, signed "Robert Graves"; 11" x 8 1/2" (Inv. 9, 24)