Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring John F. Kennedy

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RR Auction's November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts over 750 rare and remarkable lots, including a stunning assortment of classical music autographs, special sections honoring President John F. Kennedy and King Tut discoverer Howard Carter, and a wealth of important letters from famous figures. Among the highlights are a significant handwritten musical manuscript by Ludwig van Beethoven, an original sketch by Amedeo Modigliani, a signed example of the famous 'Dewey Defeats Truman' newspaper, and letters by Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Margaret Mitchell, Alexander Graham Bell, Bruce Lee, and Napoleon Bonaparte. 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 November 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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John Updike Signed Book482 - John Updike Signed Book
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Signed book: The Witches of Eastwick. First edition, limited issue, numbered 115/350. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8.5,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Updike Signed Book483 - John Updike Signed Book
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Signed book: Rabbit Redux. First edition, limited issue, numbered 188/350. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8.25, 407 pages.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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John Updike Signed Book484 - John Updike Signed Book
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Signed book: Problems. First edition, limited issue, numbered 255/350. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket and slipcase, 5.5 x 8.25,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Writers and Musicians485 - Writers and Musicians
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Vintage ink signatures of writers and musicians on both sides of three off-white 5 x 7 album pages (one on an affixed slip). Signers include: writers
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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William Butler Yeats Signature486 - William Butler Yeats Signature
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "W. B. Yeats,” on the reverse of an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 membership card for the Society of
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Johann Sebastian Bach Document Signed487 - Johann Sebastian Bach Document Signed
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Manuscript DS in German , signed ‚ÄúJ. S. Bach,‚Äù one page, 4 x 2, circa June‚Ä[x=
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Estimate : 150,000.00 - 250,000.00
 
 
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Ludwig van Beethoven Autograph Musical Manuscript488 - Ludwig van Beethoven Autograph Musical Manuscript
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Significant autograph musical manuscript by Ludwig van Beethoven, unsigned, three pages on two 12 x 9 sheets, no date but circa 1798‚
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Estimate : 250,000.00 - 350,000.00
 
 
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Hector Berlioz Autograph Note Signed489 - Hector Berlioz Autograph Note Signed
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Scarce ANS in French, signed "H. Berlioz," one page, 3.5 x 4, no date. Handwritten letter to "Mon cher Lacombe," in full (transl...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Hector Berlioz Autograph Letter Signed490 - Hector Berlioz Autograph Letter Signed
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Influential French composer (1803-1869) of such repertory staples as the programmatic 'Symphonie fantastique' and the opera 'Les Troyens...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Leonard Bernstein Autograph Manuscript Signed491 - Leonard Bernstein Autograph Manuscript Signed
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AMS signed "Leonard Bernstein" (once) and "Bernstein" (three times), seven pages on four sheets, 6.5 x 8.5, January 7, 1935. Han...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Georges Bizet Signature492 - Georges Bizet Signature
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French composer (1838–1875) whose operatic masterpiece, Carmen, was completed just before his untimely death from heart dis
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Johannes Brahms Signature493 - Johannes Brahms Signature
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Large and bold ink signature, "Johannes Brahms,” with date below, on an off-white 3.75 x 3 slip. Nicely archivally matted a
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Enrico Caruso Signed Sketch494 - Enrico Caruso Signed Sketch
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Exquisite original self-portrait sketch accomplished in ink by Caruso on an off-white 5 x 6.5 sheet, signed in the lower right corner, "Enrico ...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Frederic Chopin Document Signed495 - Frederic Chopin Document Signed
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Choice partly-printed DS in French, signed “F. Chopin,” one page, 8 x 3.5, June 20, 1838. Receip
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Edvard Grieg Signed Photograph with Musical Quotation496 - Edvard Grieg Signed Photograph with Musical Quotation
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Important Norwegian composer and pianist (1843-1907) whose works, often with a strong nationalistic flavor, include such repertory staples as the &#...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Edvard Grieg Autograph Letter Signed497 - Edvard Grieg Autograph Letter Signed
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Important Norwegian composer and pianist (1843-1907) whose works, often with a strong nationalistic flavor, include such repertory staples as the &#...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Edvard Grieg Autograph Letter Signed498 - Edvard Grieg Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x 3.5, postcard letterhead, March 31, 1893. Untranslated handwritten letter to E. W. Fritzsch in Leipzig, addressed on th
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Pietro Mascagni Autograph Musical Quotation Signed499 - Pietro Mascagni Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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Italian composer (1863‚Äì1945) whose 1890 masterpiece ‚ÄòCavalleria rusticana‚Ä
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Giovanni Pacini Autograph Letter Signed500 - Giovanni Pacini Autograph Letter Signed
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Italian composer (1796‚Äì1867) known for his operas. ALS in French, signed ‚ÄúPacini,‚
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini Autograph Musical Quotation Signed501 - Giacomo Puccini Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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Large and bold AMQS on an off-white 7.5 x 4.75 album page, prominently signed and dated below in ink, "Giacomo Puccini, Torre del Lago, 20.8.96...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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