RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Desirable ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, March 4, 1910. Untranslated letter to students informing them that they must pay for their class in ad

Scarce ALS in French, signed “Miro,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, January 21, 1935. Letter to his friend and fellow artist Alice Frey. In part: “

Colorful cardboard bullfighting souvenir, perhaps a fan, measuring 12.5? in diameter, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “Picasso.” In very good

Desirable original original signed felt tip sketch of a Campbell’s soup can on a light brown 7 x 9.25 sheet of cardboard, neatly signed below in black

Distinguished American architect (1853–1906) who was a leading figure of the ‘Beaux Arts’ movement. He was fatally shot and killed in the roof garden

TLS, one page on the reverse of a 6 x 4.25 postcard showing Adams’ photo of ‘Surf and Rocks’ at California’s Timber Cove, October 31, 1980. Letter to

Ten postcards featuring various artworks, ranging in size from 6 x 4 to 5.25 x 7.25, each signed in various ink types by an individual artist, includi

Two checks: an 1876 check signed by mezzotint engraver John Sartain; and a 1953 check signed by famous pin-up artist Alberto Vargas. In overall fine c

Collection of twenty items, each signed by a notable artist or writer, including: William Cullen Bryant (ALS), John Stevens Cabot Abbott (SP), Helen Z

Three items, each signed “Hirschfeld,” including: a pamphlet for Artists in Line: An Al Hirschfeld Retrospective held at the Brandywine River Museum f

Austrian artist and occasional writer (1877–1959), a member of the Blaue Reiter group, best known for his expressionistic illustrations for works by P

Signed book: Annie Leibovitz: Photographs, 1970–1990. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11.5 x 13.25, 232 pages. Sig

Color 8.5 x 10.5 poster promoting the Constellations exhibition of Joan Miro at the Berggruen Gallery in Paris, signed in light ink, “Miro.” In fine c

Signed book: My Life’s History. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1952. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 140 pages. Signed on the half-title page in fo...

ALS signed “John S. Sargent,” two pages, 5 x 6.5, The Copley–Plaza Boston letterhead, postmarked November 11, 1923. Letter to Ronald Grey, penned in h

ALS signed “John S. Sargent,” two pages, 4.5 x 7, 33 Tite Street, Chelsea, S.W. letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. Eberstadt, in full: “I am really so

British architect (1831–1912) associated with the Arts and Crafts movement and Queen Anne revival, best known for his country houses and commercial bu

Signed book: Walden. First edition, limited issue, numbered 418/1500. Boston: Limited Editions Club, 1936. Hardcover with slipcase, 7.25 x 10, 290 pag

Glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Warhol by Constantin and Vogelmann, nicely signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.

Signed book: The Brandywine. Second large printing. NY: Farrar & Rinehart, 1941. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 285 pages. Boldly signe...

Esteemed German typeface designer and calligrapher (1918–2015). Color limited edition 24.75 x 19.75 print entitled Standard Lay of the Case, numbered

One-of-a-kind union of animation legends on the reverse of a yellow 8.5 x 11 Mel Blanc program sheet, signed and inscribed in red and black ballpoint,

DS, two pages both sides, 8.5 x 11.5, May 17, 1954. Pledge and assignment of mortgage and chattels between the Walt Disney Company and the Bank of Ame

Signed book: Dumbo of the Circus. Later printing. Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1948. Hardcover, 6.25 x 8.5, 90 pages. Signed and inscribed opposit

Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Walt Disney—Special Acct. for $350, stamp-dat

Box set entitled The Art of Friz Freleng. Includes one book examining the life and creative genius of Freleng, hardcover, 240 pages, limited edition (

Color glossy 10 x 8 Twentieth Century Fox publicity photo of The Simpsons, signed in red felt tip, “Your pals…and Matt Groening, 10–25–1990,” adding a

Famous Belgian cartoonist (1907–1983) best known for his comic book series The Adventures of Tintin. Signed book: Archives Herge. First edition. Tourn

Fantastic original ink and gouache sketch of Bugs Bunny in a specialized spacesuit holding a ray gun, accomplished by Jones on an off-white 9 x 11.5 s

(Walt Disney Studios, 1967) Original production cel featuring Mowgli and Flunkey the monkey from The Jungle Book, showing them outdoors with Flunkey h

Limited edition hand-painted animation cel showing Daffy Duck dressed as Santa Claus, numbered 173/200, 11 x 9.5, signed in the lower right in black f

Two items: a first edition softcover book entitled The Pogo Stepmother Goose published by Simon and Schuster in 1954, signed and inscribed on the firs

Limited edition Universal Pictures animation cel titled “Rooftop Woody Woodpecker,” numbered 8/200, 16 x 13, signed in black felt tip, “Walter Lantz.”

Collection of seven Walter Lantz Productions checks, dated from 1971 to 1984, each signed by Lantz. In overall fine condition.

Original drawing by Virgil Ross of Marvin the Martian and a terrified Bugs Bunny, signed in the lower left in pencil by Ross. Accomplished in graphite

Original signed color felt tip sketch of Snoopy using a typewriter on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed and inscribed, “Dear Mrs. Payne, Thank you f

American cartoonist (1894–1938) who is best known as the creator of Popeye. Original signed ink sketch of a small cigar stub with a speech bubble abov

Color 14 x 20 poster for the musical Really Rosie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For Reed L. Orenstein—happy Really Rosie! Maurice Sendak.”

Lobby card for a 1943 RKO Radio Pictures presentation of Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 14 x 11, signed in blue and black felt tip by

Massive collection of well over 1100 items signed by a variety of predominantly 20th century authors, chiefly consisting of signatures and letters sti

Watchmaker, inventor, musician, diplomat, fugitive, spy, publisher, arms dealer, and revolutionary (1732–1799) best known for his theatrical works, es

Exquisite matte-finish 4.25 x 6 portrait of the great poet-playwright in a distinguished pose, affixed to its original 7.75 x 9.75 mount, signed on th

TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 21, 1948. Letter to his agent H. N. Swanson, in part: “I am in trouble over my income t

Exceptional ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, October 4, 1881. Letter to James R. Osgood, in full: “The P. P

ANS signed “Truly yours, Mark Twain,” on the reverse of an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 German postcard, postmarked November 5, 1897. In full: “I am afraid I c

Desirable AQS on an off-white 4.25 x 3.5 sheet, prominently signed at the conclusion in ink,“Charles Dickens, Twenty ninth May 1846.” Dickens pens a b

Large ink signature, “this may be very soon, I sincerely hope. My dear sir, Believe me, Faithfully yours, Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5

Scarce ALS signed “C. L. D.,” one page, 5.25 x 3.5, Ch Ch , March 17. Letter to Ursula Mallam. In full: “Please tell your mother I’ll meet

French writer and dramatist (1824–1895) best known for Camille and for being the illegitimate son of famed novelist Alexandre Dumas. Superb 4.25 x 6.5

TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, September 1, 1953. Letter to Antony Terry, in part: “Many thanks for the V-2 book, and here is one mo