Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Animation

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RR Auction's December Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale brings over 1,000 items to the auction block. A special animation section features production cels from a number of Disney classics, plus concept paintings by legendary artists Mary Blair and Eyvind Earle. Other important entertainment artifacts are Madonna's 1987 MTV VMA Award for 'Papa Don't Preach' and an Emmy Award for the Ernie Kovacs specials of the 1960s. Sports treasures include multiple Babe Ruth lots, a milestone game-used Pete Rose bat, and other high-grade vintage baseball cards. Not to be overlooked are significant autographs from Vincent van Gogh, King Henry VIII, Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, and a variety of other iconic figures. 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 2022.
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, pere Signed Photograph1502 - Alexandre Dumas, pere Signed Photograph
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Rare and desirable 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Alexandre Dumas in a distinguished head-and-shoulders pose, signed boldly below the image in bl
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William Faulkner Signed Book1503 - William Faulkner Signed Book
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Scarce signed book: These 13: Stories by William Faulkner. Limited first edition, numbered 98/299. NY: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931. Clo...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gustave Flaubert Autograph Letter Signed1504 - Gustave Flaubert Autograph Letter Signed
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Celebrated French novelist (1821–1880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbo, and A Sentimental Education. ALS in Fr...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Zane Grey Autograph Manuscript Signed1505 - Zane Grey Autograph Manuscript Signed
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AMS in pencil, titled and signed at the head, "Colorado Trails by Zane Grey," written on both sides of 49 sheets for a total of 98 pages, ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Hardy Signed Photograph1506 - Thomas Hardy Signed Photograph
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Aldous Huxley Autograph Letter Signed1507 - Aldous Huxley Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, three pages on two sheets, 6 x 9, Essex House letterhead, May 6, 1933. Significant handwritten letter to NBC music supervisor Walter Koons, respo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Sinclair Lewis Signed Photograph1508 - Sinclair Lewis Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 10.25 half-length portrait of Lewis seated with a hand to his ear, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Sylvia Plath Typed Letter Signed with Poem: 'Lament'1509 - Sylvia Plath Typed Letter Signed with Poem: 'Lament'
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Poet, novelist, and short story writer (1932-1963), who committed suicide after her separation from her husband and a long bout with depression. Virtu
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Ayn Rand Signed Photograph1510 - Ayn Rand Signed Photograph
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Well-composed vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of the Atlas Shrugged author posing in a city window, signed and inscribed in white ink, "...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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J. K. Rowling Signed Book1511 - J. K. Rowling Signed Book
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Signed book: The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Deluxe collector's edition. London: Children's High Level Group, 2008. Ornately embellished hardc...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Jean-Paul Sartre Signed Program1512 - Jean-Paul Sartre Signed Program
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Program for 'Le Diable et le Bon Dieu' at the Theatre Antoine in 1951, 5.25 x 8.25, signed and inscribed inside on a full-page image in foun...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Rabindranath Tagore Signed Book1513 - Rabindranath Tagore Signed Book
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Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Thurber Original Dog Sketch1514 - James Thurber Original Dog Sketch
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American humorist and author (1894-1961) best known for such stories as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and for his distinctive, wittily captioned car
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ivan Turgenev Signed Photograph1515 - Ivan Turgenev Signed Photograph
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Highly influential Russian author (1818–1883) whose 1862 novel Fathers and Sons remains one of the pillars of 19th-century literat...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Louisa May Alcott Signature1516 - Louisa May Alcott Signature
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Attractive ink signature, "Yrs. truly, L. M. Alcott," on an off-white slip affixed to an appealing 6 x 9.5 album page hand-embellished wit...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Maya Angelou Signed Photograph1517 - Maya Angelou Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Angelou for the Emmy Award-winning series Creativity with Bill Moyers, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Paul Auster (3) Signed Books1518 - Paul Auster (3) Signed Books
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Signed books: The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster, containing first editions of Vols. 1-3, City of Glass (2nd printing), Ghosts (1st printing), and Th
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ray Bradbury Signed Book1519 - Ray Bradbury Signed Book
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Signed book: Dandelion Wine. First edition. NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1957. Hardcover with a professionally restored original dust jacket, ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ray Bradbury Signed Book1520 - Ray Bradbury Signed Book
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Signed book: R Is for Rocket. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 233 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ray Bradbury Signed Book1521 - Ray Bradbury Signed Book
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Signed book: S Is for Space. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1966. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 238 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title
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Charles Bukowski Signed Photograph1522 - Charles Bukowski Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Charles Bukowski smoking and holding an Underwood typewriter, signed in black felt tip, "Chas. Bukowski." In fine c...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Anthony Burgess: A Clock Orange (2) American First Editions - 1963 and 19671523 - Anthony Burgess: A Clock Orange (2) American First Editions - 1963 and 1967
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Two early unsigned editions of A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess: A first American edition, hardcover with dust jacket, published by W. W. Norto
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Signed Photograph1524 - Edgar Rice Burroughs Signed Photograph
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Great vintage semi-glossy 8 x 6 light-weight photo of Burroughs seated and holding a telephone and a cigarette, signed and inscribed in white ink, &...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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John Burroughs Autograph Letter Signed1525 - John Burroughs Autograph Letter Signed
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Famed American naturalist (1837–1921) best known for his writings on nature and travel. ALS, one page, 5 x 8, August 20, 1899. Han...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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James M. Cain (2) Signed Items1526 - James M. Cain (2) Signed Items
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American novelist (1892-1977) best known as the author of such crime and noir classics as The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. Two ite
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Raymond Chandler Typed Letter Signed1527 - Raymond Chandler Typed Letter Signed
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Influential detective novelist (1888-1959) best known for The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye. TLS signed "Ray," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, per...
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Raymond Chandler Typed Letter Signed1528 - Raymond Chandler Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed ‚ÄúRay,‚Äù one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 26, 1958. Letter to Eddie, in part: ‚...
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Francois Rene de Chateaubriand Partial Letter Signed1529 - Francois Rene de Chateaubriand Partial Letter Signed
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Writer, politician, diplomat, and historian (1768–1848) considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature. Partial LS in ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Michael Connelly (2) Signed Books1530 - Michael Connelly (2) Signed Books
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Two rare signed first edition books of Michael Connelly’s 1997 novel Blood Work—a special advance reading copy p...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Michael Crichton Signed Photograph1531 - Michael Crichton Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of author Michael Crichton in an up-close pose, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few creases.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gabriele D'Annunzio Autograph Letter Signed1532 - Gabriele D'Annunzio Autograph Letter Signed
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Italian poet, novelist, and dramatist (1863-1938) who distinguished himself as a heroic aviator in WWI. ALS in Italian, seven pages on two sets of adj
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James Dickey (3) Signed Items1533 - James Dickey (3) Signed Items
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Three items: a first edition of Deliverance, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Houghton Mifflin Company in 1970, signed and inscribed on the ti
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Lord Alfred Douglas Signed Photograph1534 - Lord Alfred Douglas Signed Photograph
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British writer (1870–1945) who first came to prominence in the 1890s as the young intimate companion of Oscar Wilde. After Douglas...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Alexandre Dumas, fils Signed Photograph1535 - Alexandre Dumas, fils Signed Photograph
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French writer and dramatist (1824-1895) best known for Camille and for being the illegitimate son of famed novelist Alexandre Dumas. Uncommon 2.25 x 3
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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T. S. Eliot Typed Letter Signed1536 - T. S. Eliot Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 7 x 8, Faber and Faber Limited letterhead, January 14, 1959. Letter to French writer and lawyer Maurice Garcon, in full: "Your l...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Edna Ferber Signed Photograph1537 - Edna Ferber Signed Photograph
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Pulitzer Prize-winning American author (1885-1968) of such classics as Show Boat, So Big, and Cimarron. Exquisite vintage glossy 8 x 10.25 full-length
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dick Francis Signed Book1538 - Dick Francis Signed Book
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Scarce signed book: For Kicks. First edition. London, England: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1965. An uncorrected proof copy with plain tan wrappers, 4.75 x 7.
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Robert Frost Signed Photograph1539 - Robert Frost Signed Photograph
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Vintage color glossy 4.5 x 6.25 photo of Frost at his farm in Ripton, Vermont, seated on a stone wall with friend Harold J. Baily, a lawyer and truste
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Allen Ginsberg (2) Signed Books1540 - Allen Ginsberg (2) Signed Books
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Two uncommon books by Allen Ginsberg—a softcover copy Snapshot Poetics, first English edition, published by Chronicle Books in 199...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edward Gorey First Edition Book1541 - Edward Gorey First Edition Book
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Unsigned first edition book: The Unstrung Harp; or, Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel by Edward Gorey. First edition. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1953. Har
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Gunter Grass Signed Book1542 - Gunter Grass Signed Book
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Signed book: The Tin Drum. First American edition. NY: Pantheon Books, 1962. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 591 pages. Signed in black
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Robert Graves Autograph Letter Signed1543 - Robert Graves Autograph Letter Signed
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English poet, translator, and novelist (1895-1985). ALS, one page, 8 x 13, February 14, 1927. Handwritten letter from the 32-year-old to fellow poet H
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Jim Harrison Signed Book1544 - Jim Harrison Signed Book
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Signed book: Legends of the Fall. First edition. NY: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 276 pages. Sig
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Nathaniel Hawthorne Document Signed1545 - Nathaniel Hawthorne Document Signed
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Partly-printed DS, signed “Nath. Hawthorne,” one page, 7.5 x 6.5, November 22, 1853. As consul of the United Sta...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hermann Hesse Signed Photograph (with Autograph Letter Signed on reverse)1546 - Hermann Hesse Signed Photograph (with Autograph Letter Signed on reverse)
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Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.75 close-up photo of Hermann Hesse in profile, signed and inscribed in German in fountain pen, "H. Hesse, gruss fur,...
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James Hilton Signed Photograph1547 - James Hilton Signed Photograph
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Oscar-winning English novelist and screenwriter (1900-1954) whose works include Lost Horizon and Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Uncommon matte-finish 8 x 10 phot
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Stephen King and Lawrence Block Signed Book1548 - Stephen King and Lawrence Block Signed Book
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Signed book: The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block. Limited first hardcover edition, numbered 47/400. Arlington Heights, Illinois: Dark Harvest, 1
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Stephen King Signed Photograph1549 - Stephen King Signed Photograph
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Glossy 5 x 7 close-up photo of the reigning, undisputed king of horror fiction, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue felt tip, "To ...
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Rudyard Kipling Signed Book1550 - Rudyard Kipling Signed Book
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Signed book: Sea and Sussex. First edition, limited issue, numbered 30/150. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1926. Hardcover, 9 x 11.5, 94 pages. Signed on
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Elmore Leonard (2) Signed Books1551 - Elmore Leonard (2) Signed Books
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Two limited edition copies of Elmore Leonard’s novel The Big Bounce, both hardcovers (with Carolyn Penzler portraits) and slipcase...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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