[THE NINETIES]. DAVIDSON, JOHN. An autograph letter signed and an autograph postcard signed (initials) to his publisher John Lane, Hornsey and London, 26 September 1893 and 23 October 1896, together 4 pages, 12mo and 8vo, the letter regarding sending out review copies: "...If I had a large constant public it wouldn't matter at all what any paper said, but in the meantime when my public is only forming it seems to me a most unnecessary piece of foolhardiness to incur almost certain distraction..." -- LE GALLIENNE, RICHARD. Autograph manuscript signed (fair copy) of the eight-line poem beginning "Time cannot take away...," n.p., n.d., 1 page, 8vo, a trifle soiled -- PHILLPOTTS, EDEN. Autograph letter signed to the literary agent Colles, Ealing, 22 September 1892, 8 pages, 8vo, a punch-hole in each leaf with loss of a few letters, fold creases, entirely about his writing: "...the job [as a regular newspaper contributor] would suit me particularly well as I am fond of desultory writing. I should endeavor to get popular with the people and make 'The Laughing Philosopher' a strong feature of the publication...The articles wont be a mere hash of the weeks news..." -- RICKETTS, CHARLES. Autograph letter signed to John Lane, Chelsea, n.d. [1891], 1 page, 8vo, mentioning two OSCAR WILDE books: "...I have been hoping to run up to your place and tell you this [regarding a cheque], and also, borrow or steal a prospectus of the Oscar [Wilde] Book of Poems [published by Lane and Elkin Mathews in May 1892 with covers and title-page by Ricketts], as this would help me in the Dorian book [Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, also designed by Ricketts, published late April 1891], is one of these procurable?..." -- ROTHENSTEIN, WILL. Autograph letter signed to John Lane, Montigny sur Loing, France, n.d., 1 page, 8vo, writing of his work and mentioning Verlaine and Stuart Merrill: "...You will probably have heard from Verlaine himself by this time...Merrill came in last night & we were very gay..." -- A group of autograph letters signed (one each, except as noted) from Douglas Ainslie (6 pages, mentioning meeting Max Beerbohm), Robert Bridges (answering an inquiry regarding the dedication of one of his plays), Charles Dana Gibson (to John Lane, wanting to make a drawing of Le Gallienne), Beatrice Harraden (to the literary agent Colles regarding Ships That Pass in the Night), [Andrew Lang? -- initials "A.D.L."] (2 ALS to John Lane), Rosamond Marriott (6 ALS to Lane), H.B. Marriott (2 ALS and 4 cards to Lane), Forrest Reid (1909, mentioning The Savoy and The Yellow Book), Leslie Stephen, and William Watson (3 ALS to C. Lewis Hind). Together 29 items. (29)