RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

FDC with a cachet honoring Expo ‘74 of the World’s Fair, signed in black ballpoint by Silverstein, adding a quick sketch of a shell under his signatur

Collection of six hardcover books, each signed on the title or first free end page by Updike. Titles are: Couples, Rabbit Redux, The Early Stories, Th

Personal check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Williams, payable to Robert Carroll for $176.99, November 30, 1978. In fine condition, wit

Chase National Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Williams, “Tennessee Williams, (Special account),” payable to cash for $20, December

Signed book: The Right Stuff. First edition. NY: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 436 pages. Signed on the title

Hungarian violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer (1845–1930). ALS signed “L. Auer,” one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, January 7, 1926. Letter

Austrian composer (1885–1935) who produced compositions that combined Mahlerian Romanticism with a personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-to...

Important Austrian composer (1824–1896) known for his symphonies, masses, and motets. His symphonies are considered emblematic of the final stage of A

Famed German composer (1833–1897) whose works in the classical spirit, written in the midst of the Romantic era, take a place among the most enduring

Eccentric and supremely gifted violinist (1916–2002) whose performances were characterized by intensity and extraordinary facility. Adorable matte-fin

Two color Italian postcards, each 3.5 x 5.5, one signed on the front, “Caruso,” and the other bearing a brief ANS, signed “Enrico Caruso,” and dated A

ALS signed “Maria Meneghini Callas,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 3.25, The Towers, The Waldorf-Astoria letterhead, January 28, 1958. Letter to Mrs. Ne

Collection of three items: first, an ALS from Leonard Bernstein, signed “Lenny B.,” one page on a 3 x 5.25 postcard, March 16, 1956. Letter to Mr. Joe

An outstanding collection of nine AMQSs on a single 7.75 x 9.25 off-white sheet, with each composer penning at least three intricate bars of music and

Signed book: Le Martyre de Saint-Sebastien. First edition. Paris: Durand & Cie, 1911. Hardcover with slipcase, 9.75 x 12.5, 104 pages. Neatly si...

Austrian composer (1918–1996) known chiefly for his operas. Autograph musical manuscript in ink and pencil, unsigned, one musically lined page, March

ALS in French, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8.25, August 26, 1932. Untranslated letter to Louis Persinger about his pupil, Yvonne Astruc. In fine condi

Eminent Danish composer and conductor (1817–1890). AMQS on a lightly gridded 8.5 x 8.5 off-white sheet, signed below, “Copenhagen, Martz 1887, Niels W

Autograph musical manuscript in pencil, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.75 x 13.25, signed in the upper right, “Furtwangler,” and dated 1897. Fu

Collection of five ALSs by Grainger to Clement Barton, totaling six pages, dated 1933–1940, many with musical content. One, in part: “That wonderful w

German conductor (1872–1942) best known as the director of the San Francisco Symphony. DS, two pages, 8.5 x 14, September 28, 1915. Contract for Louis

Versatile and prolific German-born composer and performer (1895–1963) whose best-known works include ‘Mathis der Maler,’ ‘Nobilissima Visione,’ and ‘D

Austrian orchestra and opera conductor (1908-1989) regarded as one of the greatest of the 20th century. Glossy 9.25 x 6.75 photo of Karajan conducting

Magnificent matte-finish 15 x 10.75 mounted photo of Joachim playing his violin, boldly signed and inscribed in black ink in German. The image also be

Finnish composer (1892–1959) best known for his large body of work in the Lieder style. Magnificent matte-finish 7.75 x 10.5 portrait by Lipnitzki of

Russian pianist and piano teacher (1874–1944) whose book Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing is considered a classic. Uncommon matte-finish 5.25 x

Magnificent 4.25 x 6.5 circa 1875 cabinet photo of Liszt seated at a table in a profile view, a quill pen and paper in hand, crisply signed at the bot

ALS in French, signed “J. Massenet,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 5.25, May 20, 1878. Untranslated letter beginning with a neatly penne

Exceptional leatherbound guest book once belonging to Victor Schnitzler and his wife Vika, 5 x 8, signed inside in ink and pencil by an extraordinary

Prodigiously gifted German Romantic composer (1809–1847). His musical output represents virtually every form and genre of the era, ranging from piano

Russian violin virtuoso (1908–1974). ALS in Russian, one page both sides, 5.5 x 8, July 20, 1965. Untranslated letter to Louis Persinger. In fine cond

Renowned French composer (1899–1963) best known for his colorful, energetic keyboard works, art songs, and choral music, and the operatic staple ‘Dial

Sharp matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 real photo postcard of Puccini holding an ominous cigarette, signed and inscribed in Italian in fountain pen, and dated

Crisp fountain pen signature, “Sergei Rachmaninoff,” on an off-white 4 x 1 slip. Matted with an image of the pianist to an overall size of 7 x 9. In f

Austrian-born composer (1874–1951) whose development of the ‘twelve-tone’ system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovations in the history

Program for a performance of Strauss’s music, one page both sides, 9 x 12, signed at the conclusion in pencil by Richard Strauss, violinist Alfred Wit

Uncommon matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the composer in an ornately carved chair, crisply signed in the lower border in black ink, “Dr. Rich

French violinist (1880–1953) who was part of a trio along with pianist Alfred Cortot and cellist Pablo Casals. ALS in French, one page, 8.5 x 11, Augu

Esteemed Russian composer (1840–1893) whose colorful, dramatic, and expressive works represent the epitome of the Russian Romantic tradition and take

Vintage ballpoint signatures, “Bon, AC/DC,” “Angus Young, AC/DC,” “Malcolm Young,” “Cliff AC/DC,” and “Phil AC/DC,” on the reverse of a 4.25 x 7 front

ALS signed “Red Beans & Ricely, Louis Armstrong,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, May 29, 1949. Letter to Mr. John B. Elwood. In full: “‘Man,—I’ve just fin...

DS, 22 pages, 8.5 x 11, September 24, 1958. Agreement between Paramount Pictures and Associated Booking Corporation in which the latter furnishes the

Two provocative TLSs to Martha Weaver, each one page, 8.5 x 11, typed on the reverse of sheets advertising ‘Lose Weight the Satchmo Way.’ The first, s

Fabulous program from The Beatles' Second Christmas Show, presented at the Hammersmith Odeon from December 24, 1964, to January 16, 1965, 8.25 x...

Vintage ballpoint signatures, “George Harrison,” “John Lennon,” “Paul McCartney,” and “Ringo Starr,” on a light yellow 3.75 x 5.25 sheet. Signatures d

Vintage glossy 6 x 7.5 deckle-edge photo of the band posing along the railing of a ship, issued by Star Pictures in England as “SP583” in 1963, signed

Supremely desirable vintage UK Beatles from 1963, published by PYX, 7.25 x 9.5, 28 pages, featuring a classic color Dezo Hoffman photograph of the ban

Ink signature, “George Harrison,” on a beige 5.75 x 4 card. Signature was obtained in 1980. In very fine condition.

Vintage ballpoint signatures, “John Lennon,” and “Ringo Starr,” on an off-white 5 x 3.5 address sheet, which is also bears signatures of George Harris

‘Take It Away’ 12? single album signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Paul McCartney to David.” Double-matted and framed to an o