Comprises: An original self-portrait drawing by Gurganus, pencil on white drawing paper, showing a young Allan sitting on a wooden chair in short-sleeve shirt and shorts. Measures 23½x19¾. (Two edge tears, old tape stains on verso, light wrinkling). Not dated, circa 1980’s. * A 21-line autograph letter signed to Dede (a close friend) by Alan Gurganus, discussing various personal things including friends they know. (Dampstains, short tears, wrinkling). Dated Nov. 18, 1985. * The Practical Heart. Illustrated. Prospectus, laid in. 8vo. Glossy pictorial boards. No. 921 of 1000 signed copies. Plus, inscribed and signed: “For my dear Paul – the one that David loved most of all longest of ever. Yours, love, Allan, 1993.” Wesleyan College Press, 1993. * The Biography of my Autobiography – original photocopied manuscript, which was the basis for The Practical Heart. Inscribed and signed “For Paul, with respect and love. Yours, Allan, 1993.”48 leaves, mostly from original autobiographical writings, some from artwork by Karl May (1842-1912 – author / illustrator of travel and adventure novels). (Old coffee stains, several pages loose from the single original staple). 11x8½. Together, 4 items.