Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Civil War

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With over 1,000 lots up for bidding, our May Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is the biggest thus far in 2020. Highlights include a book boldly signed by Mao Tse-Toung, a rare handwritten letter by Sun Yat-sen, a letter by Karl Marx concerning the publication of Das Kapital in translation, a letter by Claude Monet about Queen Victoria's state funeral, and a battlefield message from the Revolutionary War's 'Swamp Fox,' Francis Marion. A special Civil War section boasts the thoroughbred racing saddle of George Custer, and autographs of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, William T. Sherman, Robert E. Lee, and more. 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 May 2020.
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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Carl Sandburg748 - Carl Sandburg
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Appealing typescript signed by Carl Sandburg, one page, 5 x 7.5, concerning Abraham Lincoln and his referencing of the Declaration of Independence, in
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Maurice Sendak749 - 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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George Bernard Shaw750 - George Bernard Shaw
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Westminster Bank Limited check, 5.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Shaw, "G. Bernard Shaw," payable to W. H. Smith & Son for £9.4...
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Gary Snyder751 - Gary Snyder
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Signed book: Passage Through India. First edition. San Francisco: Grey Fox Press, 1983. Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 100 pages. Signed and inscribed on the t
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Bram Stoker752 - Bram Stoker
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Pencil signature of Bram Stoker on the reverse of an off-white 4 x 7.5 Delmonicos dinner menu dated March 16, 1902, also signed by actor Henry Irving,
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Alfred Lord Tennyson753 - Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Manuscript check, 7 x 4.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Tennyson, "A. Tennyson," payable to William Beach for £16.18, May...
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Erich Von Däniken754 - Erich Von Däniken
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Three color 8.5 x 11 heavy paperstock photos signed in red or blue felt tip by Erich Von Däniken, with images including: an advertisement for
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Tennessee Williams755 - Tennessee Williams
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Chase National Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Williams, "Tennessee Williams, special account," payable to Shelton Hotel...
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Tom Wolfe756 - Tom Wolfe
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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 half-t
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Israel Zangwill757 - Israel Zangwill
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ALS signed “I. Zangwill,” penned on both sides of a 4.5 x 3.5 Norfolk Square, Hyde Park stationery card, no date. In part: "A line i
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Glenn Gould758 - Glenn Gould
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Very desirable vintage glossy 8 x 10 portrait of a young Gould in a decidedly focused pose by Gaby of Montreal, signed and inscribed in ballpoint befo
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Sergei Prokofiev759 - Sergei Prokofiev
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Rare TLS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, March 22, 1932. Letter to musicologist Irving Schwerke, in full (translated): "Please excuse my dela...
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Sergei Prokofiev760 - Sergei Prokofiev
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Bold vintage fountain pen signature, "Serge Prokofieff, 1935,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card. In fine condition, with mounting remnant...
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Howlin' Wolf761 - Howlin' Wolf
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Ballpoint signature, “The Howling Wolf,’ on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski762 - Ignacy Jan Paderewski
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Eloquent autograph manuscript signed "I. J. Paderewski," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 7.5, personal monogram letterhead, Octobe...
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Sergei Rachmaninoff763 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.75 photo of the virtuoso seated and playing the piano in a half-length profile pose by New York photographer Herman Mishkin, si
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Maurice Ravel764 - Maurice Ravel
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Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.5 portrait of Ravel in a bust-length pose by J. Hery, affixed to the original 6.76 x 9 studio mount, signed and inscribed o
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Maurice Ravel765 - Maurice Ravel
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Rare ink signature, "Maurice Ravel,” on a peach-colored 2 x 1.5 sheet, which is affixed to a 4.5 x 3 mount. In fine condition, with a sma...
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George Gershwin766 - George Gershwin
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Personal check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Gershwin, "George Gershwin," payable to Patricia O'Brien for $25,...
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George Gershwin767 - George Gershwin
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Signed book: George Gershwin’s Songbook. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1932. Hardcover, 9.75 x 12.75, 167 pages. Signed and inscrib...
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