Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Art and Literature

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RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a wealth of important literary letters and Revolutionary rarities, highlighted by an autograph letter signed by Edgar Allan Poe, a handwritten poem by Emily Dickinson, an original manuscript by Beatrix Potter, a Charles Dickens draft for 'David Copperfield,' and remarkable letters by John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Herman Melville, and Louisa May Alcott. Other top items include a letter by Benjamin Franklin regarding the mutinous crew of John Paul Jones's flagship, outstanding letters by John Hancock, and autographs of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson. The sale is rounded out by a fine selection of important antiquarian books, numerous signed photographs, and other historic memorabilia. 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 October 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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Tom Clancy (2) Signed Items: Book and Poster385 - Tom Clancy (2) Signed Items: Book and Poster
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Two items signed in black felt tip by Tom Clancy: a first edition of Red Rabbit, hardcover with dust jacket, published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons
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E. L. Doctorow Signed Book386 - E. L. Doctorow Signed Book
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Signed book: Billy Bathgate. First edition, limited issue, numbered 79/300. NY: Random House, 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 323 pages.
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Ellery Queen: Frederic Dannay Autograph Manuscript Signed387 - Ellery Queen: Frederic Dannay Autograph Manuscript Signed
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Crime fiction writer (1905–1982) who authored the Ellery Queen detective stories along with his cousin, Manfred Bennington Lee. AMS, two page
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Dick Francis Signed Book388 - Dick Francis Signed Book
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British steeplechase jockey and crime writer (1920–2010) whose novels center on horse racing in England. Signed book: Nerve. First American e
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Erle Stanley Gardner Signed Photograph389 - Erle Stanley Gardner Signed Photograph
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Lawyer-turned-writer (1889-1970) best known as the creator of fictional defense attorney Perry Mason. Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 4.75 photo of Gardne
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William Golding Signed Photograph and Signature390 - William Golding Signed Photograph and Signature
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Two items: a matte-finish 4.75 x 3.5 photo of the Lord of the Flies author, signed in blue ballpoint, "William Golding"; and a ballpoint s...
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Gunter Grass (2) Signed Postcards391 - Gunter Grass (2) Signed Postcards
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German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927–2015) who received the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature. Two
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H. Rider Haggard Autograph Letter Signed392 - H. Rider Haggard Autograph Letter Signed
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Prolific British novelist (1856-1925) best known for such adventure fare as King Solomon's Mines and Allan Quatermain. ALS, two pages on two adj...
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Alex Haley Signed Photograph393 - Alex Haley Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Roots author in a half-length pose, nicely signed in black felt tip, "Alex Haley." In fine condition, with a li...
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John Hersey Signed Book394 - John Hersey Signed Book
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Uncommon signed book: The Wall. Seventh printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 632 pages. Signed and inscribed neat
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Hermann Hesse Signed Photograph395 - Hermann Hesse Signed Photograph
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Appealing vintage 5.75 x 4 postcard photo of the Nobel Prize-winning writer reading a novel, signed in fountain pen, "H. Hesse." In fine c...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle: George V. Higgins Signed Book and Robert Mitchum Signed Photograph396 - The Friends of Eddie Coyle: George V. Higgins Signed Book and Robert Mitchum Signed Photograph
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Signed book: The Friends of Eddie Coyle. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 183 pages. Signed on the title
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Langston Hughes Signature397 - Langston Hughes Signature
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Vintage green ink signature and inscription, "Best wishes to Dwight Chapin, Sincerely—Langston Hughes, 1958,” on an off-white 5 x 3
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Washington Irving Autograph Letter Signed398 - Washington Irving Autograph Letter Signed
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Third-person ALS, signed within the text, "Mr. Washington Irving," one page, 4.5 x 7.25, January 13, [1830]. Letter as secretary to the Am...
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Ken Kesey Signed Catalog399 - Ken Kesey Signed Catalog
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Signed counterculture magazine, The Last Supplement to the Whole Earth Catalog, published in March 1971, 7 x 10.25, 126 pages, artistically signed on
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Stephen King Signed Book Page400 - Stephen King Signed Book Page
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Ink signature and inscription, "For Doris and Kris—All best, Stephen King, 2/29/88,” penned on the 3.5 x 5.25 title page of his fant
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Ira Levin Signed Book and Typed Letter Signed401 - Ira Levin Signed Book and Typed Letter Signed
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Signed book: No Time For Sergeants. First edition. NY: Random House, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 176 pages. Signed and inscribed on
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Jack London Signed Check - PSA MINT 9402 - Jack London Signed Check - PSA MINT 9
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The Bank of Hawaii check, 6.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Jack London, payable to L. Gum Poon for $8.10, May 2, 1915. In fine condition. Encapsu
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Autograph Quote Signed403 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Autograph Quote Signed
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AQS on an off-white 7.5 x 5.25 sheet, which is signed below, "Henry W. Longfellow, Feb. 13, 1882.” Longfellow pens the first verse of ...
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Norman Mailer Signed Book404 - Norman Mailer Signed Book
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Signed book: Marilyn: A Biography. First edition. NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.5 x 11, 270 pages. Signed on the half-ti
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