RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Two letters by Huxley to the Italian writer and journalist Ugo Ojetti: a TLS, one page, June 14, 1925, in part: "Briefly, then, this is the rea...

Collection of 24 autographs of mid-19th century Italian poets and politicians, comprised of letters and large album pages. Signers include: Prinz Cami

American writer (1916–1965) known primarily for her short stories in the horror and mystery genres, including the oft-anthologized 'The Lottery....

Signed book: Ulysses. Limited edition, numbered /250. NY: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12, 363 pages. Signed on the colophon in foun

Greek writer and philosopher (1883–1957) best known for his novel Zorba the Greek. Extremely rare ALS in French, one page both sides, 8 x 10, Organisa

TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, December 18, 1961. Letter to Lois Sorrells, in part (spelling and grammar retained): “Me’s weary, it'...

Fantastic triple-signed personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Kerouac, "Jack Kerouac," payable to "Jack Kerouac"...

Fascinating group of three letters from Kerouac to John Montgomery, one of his close friends who figured as the character 'Henry Morley' in ...

Signed book: Sometimes a Great Notion. First edition, first printing. NY: The Viking Press, 1964. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 6 x 8.75,

Signed book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. First edition. NY: The Viking Press, 1962. Hardcover with later-issue dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 31...

Russian writer, explorer, and adventurer (1870–1938) best known for his story The Duel. ALS in Cyrillic, signed “A. Kuprin,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 p

Prominent Russian theorist of narodism, philosopher, publicist, and sociologist (1823–1900) who endorsed revolutionary socialist ideals. Two ALSs in C

Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. Ninth impression. Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, ...

Important Italian poet, essayist, philosopher, and philologist (1798–1837). ALS in Italian, signed “Giacomo,” one page, 7.5 x 10.25, February 18, 1826

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, December 26, 1919. Letter to Dr. Smyth, in part: "The thank-you is for the bully review of 'Free Air' which t...

American poet (1917–1977) considered an important part of the confessional poetry movement. Lowell's hand-corrected draft for the poem "Wai...

Italian poet, translator, and librettist (1798–1885) whose work included collaborations with Giuseppe Verdi. Two autograph poems in Italian on an off-

Typed manuscript, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 22, 1946, in full: "A novel by so literary an author as Mr. Edmund Wilson ...

French naturalist writer (1850–1893) considered the greatest French author of short stories. ALS in French, signed “Maupassant,” two pages on two adjo

French naturalist writer (1850–1893) considered the greatest French author of short stories. ALS in French, signed “Guy de Maupassant,” one page, 4.5

Rare ANS, one page, 6 x 3.25, March 30, 1850. Letter to a gentleman, written from New York. In full: "Yours of the 25th was duly received."...

Russian theatre director and actor (1874–1940) known for his experimental works and the creation of a new acting system called biomechanics; he was ex

TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 3, 1948. Letter to Lucile von der Lieth, in full: "It ...

Signed book: Gone With the Wind. First edition, first printing (with "Published May, 1936" on the copyright page, and "1936" on ...

Naturalist and author (1838–1914) who helped establish Yosemite National Park. Signed book: The Mountains of California. Later printing. NY: The Centu

Signed book: Lolita. Eighth printing. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket (with $5.00 price), 6 x 8.75, 319 pages. Signed ...

Modernist writer (1903–1977) whose sexually explicit journals and correspondence with Henry Miller led to her popular resurgence in the 1970s as a fem

Rare ALS signed “George,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, May 11, 1949. Letter to novelist Anthony Powell, "Dear Tony," in part: "Thanks...

Irish playwright (1880-1964) best known for such working-class dramas as The Plough and the Stars and Juno and the Paycock. ALS, one page both sides,

Russian writer and translator (1890–1960) whose novel Doctor Zhivago takes a place among the central works of twentieth-century literature. Signed boo

An exceptional pair of items related to the publication of a collection of sheet music entitled The Peter Rabbit Music Books, comprised of Potter’s au

Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist (1875–1926) who takes a place among the most highly regarded figures in early modern literature. ALS in German, on

ALS in German, signed "Rilke," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8, January 22, 1919. Letter to Grete Gulbransson, Austrian write...

Italian poet and scholar (1783–1854) who was the father of Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. ALS, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7, no date

French poet, writer, and pioneering aviator (1900–1944) known for the classic book The Little Prince. While flying for the Free French Air Force in No

Uncommon TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1971. Letter to Maria DeSalvo, in full: "I'm an unsatisfactory and, at best, a one-shot lette...

ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, no date but noted as March 18, 1872 in Sand's published correspondence. Letter to ...

Signed book: Le Marquis de Villemer. First edition of the play as first performed at the Odeon on February 29, 1864. Paris: Michel Levy Freres, 1864.

Substantial handwritten manuscript fragment in French, unsigned, nineteen gridded pages, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. An untranslated and unpublished portion

Three autograph documents in French, consisting of two poems and a dialogue, untranslated, penned in ballpoint or ink by Sartre, deriving from the col

Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. First edition, first printing. NY: Harper & Row, 1963. Hardcover with first-issue dust jacket, 10 x 9.25...

Rare ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7.25, August 1, 1839. Written from Putney, a letter to friend and musician Vincent Novello, in f

Extremely desirable ANS signed “M. W. Shelley,” one page, 4.5 x 4.75, no date. In full: "Will you drink tea with me on Monday at 9 o'clock....

DS, signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, June 20, 1944. Contract amendment in which Shaw agrees to a change of schedule for his royalty pa

ALS signed "Gertrude," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.25, no date but notated 1908 in pencil. Letter to her old friend Horten...

ALS signed “Father,” three pages on two sheets, 7.75 x 13, no date. Letter to his son Thom, in part: "I will not go into the difficulty of writ...

Superb glossy 4.75 x 6.5 close-up publicity photo of Steinbeck, signed in the blank lower margin in black ink. In fine condition, with light brushing

Signed book: Of Mice and Men. Later printing. NY: Covici Friede, 1937. Hardcover with clipped dust jacket, 5 x 7.5, 186 pages. Boldly signed in founta

French writer born Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842) considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism. ALS in French, signed with a ps

Important Victorian British poet (1837–1909) whose ‘decadent’ subject matter (including sadomasochism and lesbianism) made him one of the most controv