Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction: Featuring Pop Culture

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RR Auction's December Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts more than 900 lots, highlighted by a multitude of important historical letters and a robust selection of material from popular culture. Highlights of the sale include a signed Abraham Lincoln carte-de-visite, checks from George Washington and Donald Trump, a Charles Dickens autograph quote from A Christmas Carol, rare artifacts recovered from the USS Arizona after Pearl Harbor, unique mixed-media artwork by Bob Dylan, a Christmas card from Al Capone, and rare oversized 'outtake' prints from the Beatles' famous Abbey Road shoot. 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 December 2018.
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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Alexandre Dumas, pere523 - Alexandre Dumas, pere
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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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Robert Frost524 - Robert Frost
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Signed book: A Boy's Will. First edition, second state. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1915. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 63 pages. Signed on the first ...
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Kate Greenaway525 - Kate Greenaway
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British children's author and illustrator (1846-1901) whose distinctively illustrated books were among the most popular 'juvenile' works...
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Verner von Heidenstam526 - Verner von Heidenstam
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Swedish poet and novelist (1859–1940) who won the 1916 Nobel Prize for Literature. AQS in Swedish on an off-white 7 x 9.25 sheet, boldly signed at the
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr527 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
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ALS, one page, 5 x 6, December 10, 1890. Written from Beacon Street, a letter to John S. Adams, in full: "I thank you very cordially for your l...
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Washington Irving528 - Washington Irving
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ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8, December 4, 1854. Letter to Benjamin H. Field, chairman of the steward of the St. Nicholas Society, in full: "Considera...
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Johannes V. Jensen529 - Johannes V. Jensen
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Danish author (1873-1950) who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944. ALS in Danish, one page, 8.25 x 11, February 2, 1942. Untranslated le
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Alan Le May530 - Alan Le May
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Signed book: The Searchers. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1954. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 272 pages. Signed on the half-...
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Jack London531 - Jack London
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Bank of Hawaii check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, "Jack London," payable to Coyne Furniture Co. for $7, July 16, 1915. En...
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Eugenio Montale532 - Eugenio Montale
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Italian poet, prose writer, editor, and translator (1896–1981) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1975. AQS in Italian in blue ballpoint on a w
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Pablo Neruda533 - Pablo Neruda
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Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973) who was awarded the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature. Original green felt tip sketch of a flower on a white 5.7
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Nobel Prize in Literature534 - Nobel Prize in Literature
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Collection of 33 items signed by a Nobel laureate in literature, consisting mostly of signatures on off-white cards or sheets, with recipients includi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Maurice Sendak535 - Maurice Sendak
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Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. 25th Anniversary Edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.25 x 9.25. Signed and inscri
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Dr. Seuss536 - Dr. Seuss
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Two hardcover books signed by Dr. Seuss: a later printing of Horton Hears a Who, signed and inscribed opposite the title page in fountain pen, "...
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Isaac Bashevis Singer537 - Isaac Bashevis Singer
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Author of Yiddish short stories, plays, and novels (1902–1991) who won the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature. Satin-finish 10 x 7.5 photo of the author
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John Steinbeck538 - John Steinbeck
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Choice felt tip signature, "John Steinbeck,” on a white 3.25 x 2.5 card. In very fine condition.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson539 - Alfred Lord Tennyson
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ALS signed “A. Tennyson,” one page, 4.5 x 5.5, May 3, 1856. Letter to "My dear Mann," in part: "Your 'Vindications' have arri...
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Leon Uris540 - Leon Uris
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American author of historical fiction (1924–2003) known for the best-selling books Exodus and Trinity. Group of three photos of Leon Uris, ranging in
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Kurt Vonnegut541 - Kurt Vonnegut
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Signed book: Welcome to the Monkey House. First edition. NY: Delacorte Press, 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 298 pages. Signed on a loo
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Kurt Vonnegut542 - Kurt Vonnegut
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Desirable TQS on an off-white 6 x 4 card, signed in black felt tip by Vonnegut. A quote from the introduction of Mother Night: "We are what we ...
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