RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Distinguished British poet (1809–1892) who was one of the most highly regarded and influential literary figures of the Victorian era. Exquisite 2.5 x

Two ALSs signed “Dylan,” both to English cricket commentator and journalist John Arlott. The first is one page, 6.5 x 8, no date but likely circa 1945

Signed book: Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown Ups. Ninth printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 11.25, 65 page...

Signed book: Eloise in Paris. Second printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1957. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 11.25. Signed on the title page in bl...

Remarkable pairing of letters to Baronne A. Baeyens, including an ALS and a TLS: The ALS, two pages both sides, 7 x 9, blindstamped personal letterhe

Extraordinary pairing of letters from Tolkien to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him paintings of several scenes from Lord of the Rings: TLS, one p

ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, January 7, 1960. Letter to K. F. Mawson in Wakefield, in full: "Thank you very much in...

ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, Merton College letterhead, October 22, 1955. Letter to "Mr. Mitchell," about reading Lord of the Rings....

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, May 9, 1967. Letter of thanks to British Ambassador Oscar Morland at The High Hall. In full: "Thank ...

Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 Russian cabinet photo of Tolstoy dressed in a traditional belted tunic and seated in a half-length pose with his hands clasped toget

Highly influential Russian author (1818–1883) whose 1862 novel Fathers and Sons remains one of the pillars of nineteenth-century literature. ALS in Ge

Famed and highly influential French poet (1844–1896) who penned Poèmes saturniens and Romances sans paroles; likewise remembered for his tumult...

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “F. M. Arouet de Voltaire,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, January 4, 1752. Untranslated document signed at the conclu

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, October 22. Written from Lenox, Massachusetts, a letter to the American astronomer Edward Singleto

Desirable AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7 sheet of personal letterhead, signed at the conclusion in bold ink, "W. B. Yeats, July 2, 1924." Yea...

Definitive autographed first edition of Complete Poems & Prose of Walt Whitman, 1855...1888, limited to 600 copies printed for the author's ...

Collection of five handwritten letters from Friderike Zweig, the first wife of Austrian novelist and biographer Stefan Zweig, fourteen total pages, ra

Notable collection of seven TLSs in German, each signed “Stefan Zweig,” ten total pages, ranging in size from 7.75 x 5.5 to 9 x 11.5, dated between 19

Irish poet and Celtic mythologist (1867–1956) active in the Gaelic and Celtic Revival literary movement. Collection of seven ALSs, totaling 32 pages o

Very desirable ALS in German, signed “Stefan,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, no date. Penned in bold purple ink, a letter to the older

Signed book: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1969. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 5.75 x

American-Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist (1880–1957). Glossy 5 x 7 bust portrait of Asch in his library, neatly signed in the lower border in

German-Jewish poet and author (1812-1882) known as the founder of the German 'tendency novel,' in which fiction is used as a means of influe...

Group of 16 unsigned carte-de-visite portraits of noted 19th-century writers, including: Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Wilkie Collins, Thomas Carlyle,

Excellent collection of 145 books from some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction, mostly hardcover, each signed by the author, including: T. C

Group of five items signed by noted American writers: Sinclair Lewis Two items: ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, July 23, 1937. Letter

French cookbook author and cooking teacher (1904–1991) who, along with colleagues Julia Child and Louisette Bertholle, played a significant role in th

Signed book: Footfalls. First edition. London: Faber and Faber, 1976. Softcover, 4.75 x 7.75, 13 pages. Neatly signed and inscribed on the title page

Group of three unsigned books by John Berryman: a limited edition softcover printing of His Thought Made Pockets & The Plane Bukt, numbered 380/...

Signed book: The Complete Poems. Second printing. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970. Softcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 216 pages. Signed on the title page in b

DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, February 18, 1971. American Broadcasting Company document hiring Bradbury "to write story and teleplay for one (1) e...

Prolific poet, novelist, and short story writer (1920–1994) known for his alcoholism, love of women, and vulgar style. Desirable glossy 8 x 10 photo o

Signed book: Tarzan and the Ant Men. Later printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1924. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 346 pages. Signed and inscribed on the f...

Signed book: Apache Devil. First edition. Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1933. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 310 pages. Signed and inscribed on the

One of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century (1890–1938) who introduced and made popular the word 'robot,' which first appe...

Collection of 41 original vintage silver gelatin photographs of an exotic vacation, ranging in size from 6 x 6 to 9.25 x 7, eight of which show author

TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 10, 1947. Letter to "Swanie," his agent H. N. Swanson, in part: "...

Signed book: Rendezvous with Rama. First edition, first printing. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 303 pag

Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Clemens in a handsome left-facing profile pose, unsigned and published by Warren's Portraits of Bos...

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, November 19, 1961. Letter addressed to "Theatre Artists" in Toronto, in which Cocteau expresses his ...

Signed book: The Manchurian Candidate. First edition. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1959. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 311 pages. Prominently

Otsego County Bank check, 5.75 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Cooper, "J. Fenimore Cooper," payable to self for $10, August 14, 1840. En...

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, an excerpt from the beginning of The Andromeda Strain. In part: "A man with binoculars. That is how it...

Signed book: Going Solo. First edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 208 pages. Signed and inscribed on the ha

Signed book: The BFG. First American edition, limited issue, numbered 84/300. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.5

Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Dickens in a full-length pose, showing the adored scribe seated at his desk with pen in hand, unsigned and pub

Classic 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Dickens writing at his desk, originally taken by Herbert Watkins in 1858; bookshelves have been a

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 27, 1933. Letter to Anthony Gudaitis, in part: "Thank you for your solicitude and you...

TLS signed “Regards & best wishes, Thedore Dreiser,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 29, 1934. Letter to William Sulzer in Ne...

Distinguished French novelist (1802-1870) of such historical classics as The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Man in the Iron Mask