RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Ernest Hemingway’s personally-owned and -worn baseball cap, given to his longtime friend and biographer A. E. Hotchner during a fishing trip on the Pi

LS in French, one page, 8.5 x 13.5, July 22, 1870. Hugo’s open letter entitled “To the Women of Guernsey,” written from his home at Hauteville House o

Signed book: The Weary Blues. Later printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.75, 109 pages. Signed and inscribed on t

ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, January 4, 1920. Written from Palazzo Ferraro in Capri, a letter to New York publisher B. W. Huebsch, in full: “To

ALS signed “T. E. Shaw,” one page, 5.5 x 8, no date. Interesting letter on one of his works. In full: “‘Revolt in the Desert’ is not a book, on its ow

Choice ALS signed “H. Melville,” one page, 5 x 8, December 4, 1857. Letter to a gentleman written from Boston. In full: “Your note is received and in

Rare pearl-finish 7.75 x 9.5 portrait of O’Casey smoking a pipe, signed in fountain pen, “Yours sincerely, Sean O’Casey.” In very good to fine conditi

ALS, one page, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, August 27, 1960. Letter to Frank M. Flack, in part: “Plays are written for enjoyment—not for study. For

ALS in French, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8.25, June 26, 1926. Letter to publisher Gaston Gallimard, telling him that he has received “the 7 volumes

Signed book: The Making of Americans. Second printing. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 416 pages. Neatly signed on the f

Signed book: East of Eden. First edition, limited issue of 1500. NY: Viking Press, 1952. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 602 pages. Signed on the colophon in

ALS, one page, 8 x 12.5, no date but circa mid-1940s. Letter to an admirer, apparently about his 1945 novel Cannery Row. In full: “Thanks very much fo

ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, personal Oxford letterhead, September 4, 1968. Letter to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him paintings of severa

ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 5.25, August 2, 1903. Letter to his nephew Andre. In part (translated): "I received your two articles on Pasteu...

ALS in French, signed “V,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, May 4, [1755]. Letter to his friend Francois-Louis Defresney, written from his home Les Delices in Ge

LS in French, signed “Voltaire,” one page both sides, 6.75 x 9, April 12, 1754. Letter to Jesuit priest Joseph de Menoux. In full (translated): &quo...

Extremely rare Midland Bank Limited check, 5.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Woolf, payable to The Principal Brighton Technical College for £sd...

Influential American writer (1900–1938) known for his poetic autobiographical fiction, best remembered for the 1929 novel Look Homeward, Angel. TLS si

Massachusetts author (1832–1899) best remembered for young adult novels characterized by ‘rags-to-riches’ narratives, such as the Ragged Dick, Luck an

TLS signed “Isaac,” one page on the reverse of 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard, April 28, 1967. Letter to Maggie Rose, in full: “Forgive postcard, plea

Signed book: The Collected Poetry of W. H. Auden. Fifth printing. NY: Random House, 1945. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 466 pages. Signed on th

Collection of seven books, each signed on an opening page by the author. Signers are: Rex Beach (Going Home), signed and inscribed, “To Mr. Mark Fende

Group of seven items signed by notable authors and poets, consisting mostly of TQSs signed in various ink types. Signers include: Allen Ginsberg (sign

Collection of five checks signed by different authors, including: Tennessee Williams, Dorothy Heyward, Henry Miller, Alex Haley, and Zane Grey. In ove

Collection of seven checks signed by notable authors, including: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jack London, Zane Grey (4), and Manfred B. Lee (who wrote under

Collection of six checks signed by authors, including: Tennessee Williams, Louis Bromfield, and Zane Grey (4). In overall fine condition.

Two items: an AQS on an off-white 4.25 x 4.75 clipped sheet, reading, in full: “Our spiritual eyes are only open’d when we try to see spiritual things

ALS in French, one page, 5.5 x 4.25, April 12, 1960. Letter to “Alain,” possibly Alain Bosquet, requesting copies of a book. In very fine condition.

Belgian-born American author and illustrator (1898–1962) best known for his now-classic series of Madeleine children’s books. Signed book: The Donkey

DS, two pages, 8.5 x 14, February 18, 1971. Contract between American Broadcasting Company and Bradbury in which the latter agrees to sell, transfer,

Two ALSs, each signed “W. C. Bryant,” one page, dated 1854 and 1870. The first, in part: “It is our intention to leave New York by the eight o’clock t

Signed book: God’s Little Acre. Later printing. NY: The Modern Library, 1933. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5 x 7.25, 303 pages. Signed and inscribed on

Signed book: The Grass Harp. Third printing. NY: Random House, 1951. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 181 pages. Signed on the first free end p

Convicted murderer and author of Papillon (1906–1973), an account of his time in a penal colony in French Guiana, later turned into a film starring St

Ballpoint signature, “Agatha Christie,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Christie adds on the reverse, “Purely a mistake! No mystery.” In fine condition. A

Untranslated ALS in French, signed at the conclusion and within the text, “Jean Cocteau,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, July 17, 1952. In fine condition. An

Versatile French writer and artist (1889–1963) whose spectrum of work included novels, poems, plays, illustrations, films, and set designs. Signed boo

British author (1824–1889) regarded as the first British detective story writer. Ink signature, “Wilkie Collins, New York, October 1873,” at the top o

Otsego County Bank check, 6 x 2, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to Self for $10, September 4, 1843. In fine condition.

Signed book in German: Gedichte . Ebenhausen: Langewiesche-Brandt, 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8.25, 76 pages. Signed and inscribe

Christmas card featuring a woodcut nativity scene and printed greeting, 3.75 x 4.25, signed at the bottom in fountain pen, “T. S. Eliot.” In fine cond

Bank check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Emerson, “R. Waldo Emerson,” payable to M. Cheney, Cash’r, for $100, October 2, 1860. In very good to

Signed book: Mountain Interval. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1921. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 75 pages. Signed on the first free end page in

Signed book: The Princess Bride. First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 308 pages. Signed

Signed book: Roots. NY: Doubleday, 1976. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 688 pages. Signed in black felt tip on a bookplate affixed to a free

ALS in pencil, signed “Lillian,” one page, 6 x 9.25, Hotel William Penn letterhead, no date. Letter to Jack, in part: “I am sorry our correspondence h

ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, January 21, 1868. Letter to Dr. Hunt, in part: “I have been looking through th

Sharp 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Howe, signed and inscribed on the mount in black ink, “Julia Ward Howe, for Miss Laura A. Charsley.” Published by L.

Illuminated vellum manuscript leaf, one page both sides, 5 x 6.75, circa 15th century. A page from a religious book featuring fifteen lines in Latin o

Yellow bookplate, 4.25 x 2.75, signed in black ink by King. Also includes a 1989 hardcover with slipcase copy of My Pretty Pony. In fine condition.