RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

Collection of 100 items consisting primarily of signatures and bookplates, with a few letters, prints, checks and other items mixed in. Signers includ

Prolific and important French novelist and playwright (1799–1850) best known for his complex ‘cycle’ La Comédie humaine. Very scarce ALS in Fre...

Art historian (1865–1959) specializing in the Renaissance, he established the market for paintings by the ‘Old Masters.’ ALS, one page both sides, 8.2

Exceptional matte-finish 7.75 x 10.25 photo of workers rappelling the face of George Washington while carving Mount Rushmore, signed in the lower righ

Signed book: The Da Vinci Code. First edition, first printing. NY: Doubleday, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 454 pages. Signed on the t

One of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century (1890–1938) who introduced and made popular the word ‘robot,’ which first appeared in hi

TLS signed “Buk,” one page, 8.5 x 10.75, July 11, 1978. Letter to R. Soring. In full: “Thanks for your review, I mean thanks for sending the reviews.

ALS signed “T. Capote,” one page both sides, 7 x 10, personal letterhead, no date, but postmarked November 25, 1964. Letter to William Gray. In full:

American painter (1830–1900) who resided with Lincoln at the White House for six months and is best known for his 1864 painting, ‘First Reading of the

Crystal-clear vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.75 portrait of Clemens seated at his desk and holding a cigar, signed in the upper right in fountain pen, “Ma

Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Clemens, “Samuel L. Clemens,” payable to John Welch for $117.75, June 28, 1875. In fine condition, w

ADS, signed “J. Fenimore Cooper,” one page, 7.75 x 1.5, May 6, 1846. Receipt reads, in full: “Rec’d of W. A. Comstock & Co., Forty three 75/100 ...

Photographer (1868–1952) known for his photos of the American West and stylized portraits of Native Americans. Fabulous original hand-pressed photogra

American author and journalist (1871–1900) best known for his novels Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and The Red Badge of Courage. ALS, one page, 5.25 x

Signed book: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Limited edition, numbered 1346/2500. NY: Maecenas Press-Random House, 1969. Loose portfolio-style softc

French novelist (1840–1897) known for his controversial political and social views. ALS in French, signed “Alph. Daudet,” one page, 3.75 x 6, no date.

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein (1766–1817), known as Madame de Stael, was a Swiss author who lived in Paris among various other locations abro

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, November 29, 1864. Letter to General C. B. Phipps. In full: “I have been in France this last twel

Signed book: Jennie Gerhardt. First edition. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1911. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 433 pages. Signed and inscribed on the second free

Five untranslated ALSs in French, each signed “A. Dumas,” totaling nine pages, ranging in size from 4.5 x 3.5 to 4 x 5.25, no dates. In overall fine c

Scarce color limited edition 13.5 x 19.5 lithograph entitled ‘Letter W’ from his Alphabet Suite, 303/350, signed in the lower border in pencil. Double

Ballpoint signature, “Ian Fleming,” on an off-white 5 x 3.5 sheet. In fine condition with a light crease along the right side and paperclip impression

Signed book: YEA. First edition. Culver City, CA: The Lapis Press, 1989. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8.25, 25 pages. Signed on the first free end page with an o

Author (1840–1928) who takes a place among the towering figures of British literature with classic novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess

ANS signed “Ernie,” at the conclusion of an 8 x 5.75 Western Union telegram dated April 1, 1950. Note in response to the telegram. In full: “I challen

Western Union telegram sent by Hemingway to Leonard Lyons, two pages, 8 x 6.5, stamp-dated September 10, 1950. In full: “Dear Lennie please kill the l

Signed book: A Farewell to Arms. Volume 4935 of the Collection of British and American Authors series. Liepzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, no date. Hardcover

Signed book: Men Without Women. First Living Library edition, first printing. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1946. Hardcover with dust jacke

ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” one page, 4.25 x 6, November 10, 1886. Letter to an unidentified woman, marked at the top by Holmes “Private.” In full: “I

American author and editor (1837–1920) best known as the editor of the influential periodical Atlantic Monthly from 1871 to 1881 and as the author of

Autograph manuscript leaf, one page, 4.25 x 7.5, no date. Page from a working draft of Irving’s A History and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, headed:

TLS signed “Rockwell,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, October 28, 1950. Letter to Ned Travis. In part: “We became acquainted with a neighbor

Distinguished vintage matte-finish 5.5 x 7.5 portrait of Kipling in profile, affixed to its original 9.25 x 12.5 J. Russell photographer’s mount, sign

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, January 9, 1926. Letter to his publisher Curtis Brown. In full: “I expect this will catch you before you leave London. I h

Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. First edition (stated explicitly on the copyright page). Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960. Hardcover wi

Signed book: The Testimony of the Suns and Other Poems by George Sterling. First edition. San Francisco: W. E. Wood, 1903. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 142

Personal check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Longfellow, “Henry W. Longfellow,” payable to E. E. Hale or Order for $50.00, February 1, 1882. Che

Original manuscript draft of Longfellow’s poem “The White Czar,” three pages on two sheets, lightly lined, 7.75 x 9.75, signed at the conclusion, “Hen

ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, November 2, 1858. Letter to Reverend T. S. King. In full: “Will you do me the favor to

Uncommon original signed felt tip sketch of a woman’s face in profile on an off-white 8.75 x 10.75 sheet, signed in the upper left, “Max, 2007.” Attra

Official Dale Earnhardt commemorative baseball signed in black felt tip on a side panel, with Max adding a sketch of three stars inside a circle, alon

Signed book: The Art of Peter Max. First edition, later printing. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10 x 12.5, 240 pages. Signed

Color 12 x 25 poster of Max‘s painting of the Statue of Liberty for a 1981 exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, signed in blac

Amazing and beautiful original artwork by Max, oil on paper, 10.75 x 11, entitled ‘Sailing at Sunset,’ depicting a small sailboat in front of a brilli

TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 7 x 11, personal letterhead, November 2, 1937. Letter to Danish cartoonist and illustrator Axel Mathie

TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 9, 1940. Letter to psychiatrist Dr. C. E. Mayos. In part: “Y

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 18, 1964. Letter to German art dealer and gallery owner Rudolf Springer. In part: “I have not d

Christmas card featuring one of Moses’s idyllic winter scenes entitled ‘Snowballing’ on the front and a printed Christmas sentiment inside, 5.25 x 6.5

Presentation folder displaying a photo of Moses with a gentleman, measuring 5.25 x 3.75 closed, signed opposite the photo in fountain pen, “Feb. 28, 1

Fantastic collection of 33 items, consisting primarily of signatures with a couple postcards, each signed by a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literat