RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction’s February Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction will host over 750 lots of historical memorabilia from all genres, ranging from America’s presidents to the starlets of Hollywood. Among the highlights offered for sale are rare autograph letters by Alan Turing and Albert Einstein, a signed photo of Emperor Hirohito, a Roman Olympic torch, and Peter Finch’s Golden Globe for Network. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in February 2017.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Andy Warhol408 - Andy Warhol
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Desirable color 25 x 35 silkscreen print for an Andy Warhol exhibition at Colorado State University from September 1–25, 1981, showing Warhol's ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Palmer Cox409 - Palmer Cox
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Canadian writer and illustrator (1840–1924) best known for his series of books and comic strips featuring the Brownies. Uncommon assemblage of nine it
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Walt Disney410 - Walt Disney
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Vintage ink signature, "Walt Disney & Mickey Mouse,” on an off-white 4.75 x 1.5 slip. In fine condition, with old mounting remnants on the ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz412 - Charles Schulz
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Colorful original felt tip sketch of Snoopy sitting on grass against a sunny backdrop on the reverse of an 8 x 10.5 Peanuts storyboard sheet, signed a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz413 - Charles Schulz
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Huge original signed black crayon sketch of Patty Swanson wearing a large pair of heels on a beige 32 x 35 sheet, signed in the lower left, Schulz.&...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz414 - Charles Schulz
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TLS signed “Charles M. Schulz,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, April 11, 1975. Letter to fellow cartoonist Emil V. Abrahamian, in full: “Pro
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz415 - Charles Schulz
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, April 3, 1967. Letter to former high school classmate Sherman Schultz, in full: "It was very good...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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101 Dalmations416 - 101 Dalmations
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Unique grouping of items related to the Disney classic 101 Dalmatians, highlighted by a green loose-leaf binder from the estate of animation legend Ke
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Robert Crumb417 - Robert Crumb
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Bijour Publishing Empire, Inc. check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by cartoonist Jay Lynch, payable to Robert Crumb for $118.80, December 20, 1976,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ollie Johnston418 - Ollie Johnston
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Two items: original hand colored graphite and felt tip sketch of Dopey with his tongue out on a white 7.75 x 6 sheet, signed in black ink; and a TLS,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Stan Lee419 - Stan Lee
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Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Iron Man during battle, signed in silver ink by Lee. Lower right bears a Stan Lee authentication label. In fine co
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Lowther420 - George Lowther
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Signed book: The Adventures of Superman. NY: Random House, 1942. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 215 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz421 - Charles Schulz
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TLS signed "Charles M. Schulz," one page, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, December 16, 1982. Letter to fellow cartoonist Emil V. Abrahamian, i...
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Charles Schulz422 - Charles Schulz
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ALS signed “Charles M. Schulz,” one page, 6.25 x 7, personal letterhead, no date. Brief letter to Lynn, in full: "Will one sentence do? I hope ...
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Myron Waldman423 - Myron Waldman
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Impressive colorful original artwork entitled 'Marathon' depicting Popeye and friends in a race, accomplished in gouache and ink on a sheet ...
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Marcia Fertig424 - Marcia Fertig
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Three limited edition hand-painted Turner Home Entertainment cels: one entitled 'The Great Chase' featuring Tom and Jerry on a beach, number...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Myron Waldman425 - Myron Waldman
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Limited edition sericel entitled 'Lightweight' depicting Casper the Friendly Ghost on a scale, numbered 343/500, 10.75 x 17, signed in gold ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera426 - Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
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Limited edition hand-painted cel depicting the Flintstones character Barney Rubble, numbered 105/400, 12 x 10, signed in black felt tip by Bill Hanna,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bob Kane427 - Bob Kane
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Color limited edition 25 x 20.5 print entitled 'A Dangerous Game of Cat and Bat,' numbered PP 45/125, signed in gold ink by Kane. In fine co...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlotte Bronte428 - Charlotte Bronte
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Extremely rare ink signature, "yours faithfully, C. Bronte,” on an off-white 3 x .75 slip irregularly clipped and affixed to a larger scrapbook...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens429 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Very desirable vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Clemens in a handsome head-and-shoulders pose, signed in the lower border in fountain
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens430 - Charles Dickens
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ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Gad's Hill Place letterhead, November 1868. Letter to Mr. Couchman, in full: "Please to ease the coach house doors,...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens431 - Charles Dickens
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Uncommon check, 7 x 3, filled out and signed by Dickens, payable to Mrs. Alfred for £14, September 19, 1862. In very good condition, with overa...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens432 - Charles Dickens
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed by Dickens to “Richard M. Milnes Esquire M. D., 26 Pall Mall,” and signed in the lower left, “
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Arthur Conan Doyle433 - Arthur Conan Doyle
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Crisply penned ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Tennison Road letterhead, June 2, 1893. Letter to "My dear Mariette," in fu...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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F. Scott Fitzgerald434 - F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Rare ink signature and inscription, "For Callie Bruce Oldham, from, Hers faithfully, F. Scott Fitzgerald,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ian Fleming435 - Ian Fleming
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TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian F.,” one page, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, April 5, 1955. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Terry of the British P
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Philip Freneau436 - Philip Freneau
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American poet, essayist, and editor (1752–1832) sometimes called the 'Poet of the American Revolution.' Exceedingly rare Revolutionary War–d...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway437 - Ernest Hemingway
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Unusual vintage matte-finish 7 x 5 photo of a man posing with a cutout portrait of Hemingway, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Joe Gli...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Joyce438 - James Joyce
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Sought-after fountain pen signature and inscription, "Best wishes from the four of us. My respects will follow, J. J.,” on an off-white 2.5 x 2...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Harper Lee439 - Harper Lee
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, August 30, 1997. Letter to Michelle Thooft, in full: "And thanks for your letter if you remember it. ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Harper Lee440 - Harper Lee
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Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. 40th anniversary edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 323 pages. Signed on t
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Jack London441 - Jack London
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 7.5 x 3.75, September 7, 1905, addressed to Mrs. Wishaar, in full: "Please find herewith photograph requested, and ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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A. A. Milne442 - A. A. Milne
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Vintage matte-finish 8.5 x 10 portrait of Milne in a close-up pose with a hand on his cheek, matted to a slightly larger size, signed on the mat in bl
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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A. A. Milne443 - A. A. Milne
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British author (1882–1956) who, despite a large body of novels, plays, and other ‘adult’ writings, will forever be most closely associated with his mu
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Sylvia Plath444 - Sylvia Plath
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Hand-corrected typescript draft for the story "Gramercy Park," six pages, 8.5 x 11, dated 1948. The story begins, "Spring is always a...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Voltaire445 - Voltaire
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ANS in French, unsigned, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, no date but circa 1730s. Letter transmitting an address. In part (translated): "Monsieur Thiriet...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Walt Whitman446 - Walt Whitman
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Iconic sepia 4 x 5.75 portrait of Whitman, originally taken in September 1872 in Brooklyn by photographer G. Frank Pearsall, boldly signed in black in
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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William Wordsworth447 - William Wordsworth
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ALS signed “Wm. Wordsworth,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, April 21, 1845. In part: “When I wrote my former letter, I was not aware of any pending engag
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Authors448 - Authors
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Set of six William Morris Agency checks, each 8.5 x 3.5, dated between 1959 and 1978, individually endorsed on the reverse in ink or ballpoint by Edwa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ambrose Bierce449 - Ambrose Bierce
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American writer (1842–c.1914) best known for his vivid short stories (including the classic ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’) and his satirical ‘Th
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ray Bradbury450 - Ray Bradbury
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Signed book: The Illustrated Man. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1951. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 251 pages. Signed and inscribed on the f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Cullen Bryant451 - William Cullen Bryant
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ALS signed "Wm. C. Bryant," one page, 4.5 x 7, June 2, 1852. Letter to Jonathan M. Lenox, in full: "I am sorry not to be able to send...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thornton Burgess452 - Thornton Burgess
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Two books: a copy of The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk, hardcover, signed on the half-title page in black ink, "By his friend and yours, Thornton W...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jean Cocteau453 - Jean Cocteau
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ALS in French, signed “Jean,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Untranslated letter offering both praise and criticism on some writing. In fine conditio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Fenimore Cooper454 - James Fenimore Cooper
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Otsego County Bank check, 6 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Cooper, "J. Fenimore Cooper," payable to Self for $10, July 7, 1845. In fine ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Roald  Dahl and Patricia Neal455 - Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal
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Two items: a felt tip signature, "This is my 205th autograph today, Roald Dahl, 11 May 1970," on an off-white 8.5 x 11 guest book page; an...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas de Quincy456 - Thomas de Quincy
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British author (1785–1859) best remembered for his now-classic memoir of his experiments with drugs, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. ALS signed
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Dunning457 - John Dunning
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Signed book: Booked to Die. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 321 pages. Signed on the h...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Walter Farley458 - Walter Farley
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American author (1915–1989) known for his children's horse stories, best remembered for The Black Stallion. Collection of six items, including: ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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