Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction’s September Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts an extraordinary selection of over 900 items, with a special focus on Hollywood, classical music, and icons of history. Among the Hollywood rarities represented are horror heroes Edward Van Sloan, Tod Browning, Ed Wood, James Whale, and Rondo Hatton, plus icons like Marilyn Monroe, Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, and the Marx Brothers. Perhaps even more remarkable are the exceedingly rare autographs of three great composers—Frederic Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Joseph Haydn. The auction is rounded out by unseen photos of Elon Musk, a handwritten letter by 16-year-old Napoleon Bonaparte, and autographs of Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin. 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 September 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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The Simpsons (2) Production Drawings453 - The Simpsons (2) Production Drawings
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(20th Century Fox) Two original production drawings from The Simpsons—one showing Homer and the other showing Lisa playing with a robot
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Art Spiegelman Signed Book454 - Art Spiegelman Signed Book
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Signed book: In the Shadow of No Towers. First edition, first printing. NY: Pantheon Books, 2004. Hardcover, 10 x 14.5. Signed on the inside front cov
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Garry Trudeau Original Sketch and (6) Signed Books455 - Garry Trudeau Original Sketch and (6) Signed Books
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Original sketch and six Doonesbury books signed by Garry Trudeau: the sketch is of Mike Doonesbury in profile, accomplished in ballpoint by Trudeau on
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Garry Trudeau (4) Signed Items456 - Garry Trudeau (4) Signed Items
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Four items signed by American cartoonist Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury: a satin-finish 8 x 10 portrait, signed and inscribed in the lower borde
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Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'Park Bench'457 - Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'Park Bench'
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Limited edition hand-painted artist's proof animation cel entitled 'Park Bench,' numbered AP 11/25, signed in the lower right corner in ...
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Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'Flexing for Betty'458 - Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'Flexing for Betty'
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Limited edition hand-painted artist's proof animation cel entitled 'Flexing for Betty,' numbered AP 32/50, signed at the bottom in black...
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Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'The Great Train Stoppery'459 - Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'The Great Train Stoppery'
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Limited edition hand-painted artist's proof animation cel entitled 'The Great Train Stoppery,' numbered AP 19/25, signed at the bottom i...
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Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'Guarding Betty'460 - Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'Guarding Betty'
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Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled 'Guarding Betty,' numbered 200/200, signed at the bottom in black ink by Myron Waldman. ...
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Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'Orders Up'461 - Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel: 'Orders Up'
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Limited edition hand-painted artist's proof animation cel entitled 'Orders Up,' numbered AP 21/50, signed at the bottom in black ink by ...
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Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel462 - Myron Waldman Signed Limited Edition Cel
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Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled 'How to Win Friends,' numbered 124/125, signed at the bottom in black ink by Myron Waldm...
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Charles Baudelaire Handwritten Letter with Poem463 - Charles Baudelaire Handwritten Letter with Poem
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Influential French writer (1821–1867) best known for his highly imaginative and experimental verse, including the seminal 1857 collection Les
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Philip K. Dick Typed Letter Signed464 - Philip K. Dick Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, “Love, Phil," who adds a heart with arrow, two pages, 8.5 x 11, January 14, 1981. Letter to science fiction author Patricia Warrick,...
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Charles L. Dodgson Autograph Letter Signed465 - Charles L. Dodgson Autograph Letter Signed
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English author and mathematician (1832–1898), who, under his pen name Lewis Carroll, wrote the popular novels Alice's Adventures in Wonder...
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Maxim Gorky Signed Postcard466 - Maxim Gorky Signed Postcard
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Important Russian writer (1868–1936), who was a founder of the socialist realism literary method. Scarce color 3.5 x 5.5 postcard of an artis
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Maxim Gorky Handwritten Letter467 - Maxim Gorky Handwritten Letter
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Important Russian writer (1868–1936), who was a founder of the socialist realism literary method. Unsigned handwritten letter in Cyrillic by
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Zane Grey Autograph Manuscript Signed468 - 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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Victor Hugo Original Sketch469 - Victor Hugo Original Sketch
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Original ink sketch accomplished by Victor Hugo off-white 2.75 x 4.25 slip, showing a man decked out in formal attire, standing in a profile pose and
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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James Joyce Autograph Letter Signed470 - James Joyce Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.75 x 3.5, 2 Square Robiac letterhead, no date. Handwritten letter to "Suter," in part (translated): ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Ivan Turgenev Autograph Letter Signed471 - Ivan Turgenev Autograph Letter Signed
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Rare ALS in English, signed “Iv. Tourgueneff,” one page both sides, 3.5 x 4.5, April 15, 1882. Handwritten letter to Hjalmar Hjorth
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Emile Zola Autograph Letter Signed472 - Emile Zola Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, May 4, 1895. Untranslated handwritten letter by Zola. In fine condition, with light stains
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James M. Barrie Signature473 - James M. Barrie Signature
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Fountain pen signature of the famed Peter Pan author, "Yours truly, J. M. Barrie,” on an off-white 2.75 x 2 slip. In fine condition.
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James Beard Signed Book474 - James Beard Signed Book
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Signed book: How to Eat (and Drink) Your Way Through a French (and Italian) Menu. First edition. NY: Atheneum, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5 x 8
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Samuel Beckett Signature475 - Samuel Beckett Signature
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Nice ink signature, "Samuel Beckett,” on an off-white 5 x 2.5 sheet. In fine condition.
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Peter Benchley Original Sketch of Jaws476 - Peter Benchley Original Sketch of Jaws
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Original sketch of a 'Jaws' shark face by Peter Benchley, accomplished in blue ink on a white 6 x 4 sheet that is signed and inscribed, &quo...
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Ray Bradbury Original Zombie Sketches477 - Ray Bradbury Original Zombie Sketches
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Amazing multitude of felt tip sketches by author Ray Bradbury on both sides of an off-white napkin, measures 16.5 x 8.5 open, signed and inscribed,
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Charles Bukowski Signed Sketches in Book478 - Charles Bukowski Signed Sketches in Book
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Signed book: A New Year's Greeting from the Black Sparrow Press. First edition, limited issue, numbered 132/176. Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparro...
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Erskine Caldwell Signed Photograph479 - Erskine Caldwell Signed Photograph
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American author (1903-1987) best known for the popular novels God's Little Acre and Tobacco Road. Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the writer smi...
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Francois Rene de Chateaubriand Letter Signed480 - Francois Rene de Chateaubriand Letter Signed
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Writer, politician, diplomat, and historian (1768–1848) considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature. LS in French, signed
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Noel Coward Typed Letter Signed481 - Noel Coward Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Noel,” one page, 5.25 x 7.25, 404 East 55th Street letterhead, May 21, 1958. Letter to impresario Hugh Beaumont, in part
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Gabriele D'Annunzio Autograph Letter Signed482 - 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, signed "Gabriele,"...
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E. L. Doctorow Signed Book483 - E. L. Doctorow Signed Book
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Signed book: Loon Lake. First edition, limited issue, numbered 257/350. NY: Random House, 1980. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.5, 1980 pages. Signed
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Max Eastman Signed Photograph484 - Max Eastman Signed Photograph
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American socialist and writer (1883-1969) whose outspoken leftist leanings led him to be tried twice for sedition during World War I. He later became
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Edna Ferber Document Signed485 - Edna Ferber Document Signed
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DS, five pages, 8.5 x 11, April 1, 1938. Agreement between Ferber and Samuel Goldwyn Inc. by which she sells the motion picture rights to "a ce...
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John Fowles Signed Book486 - John Fowles Signed Book
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Signed book: Mantissa. First edition, limited issue, numbered 342/510. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1982. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 9.5, 1
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Robert Frost Signed Photograph487 - Robert Frost Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 4.75 x 3.25 candid half-length photo of Robert Frost posing outdoors, signed below in fountain pen by the esteemed writer. Matted, fram
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William Gaddis: First Edition of The Recognitions488 - William Gaddis: First Edition of The Recognitions
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Unsigned first edition book: The Recognitions. First edition. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 956 pages. B
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Edward Gorey First Edition Book489 - 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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Graham Greene Signed Book490 - Graham Greene Signed Book
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Signed book: Monsignor Quixote. First edition. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1982. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8.75, 221 pages. Signed on the colophon i
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Zane Grey (3) Signed Checks491 - Zane Grey (3) Signed Checks
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Three bank checks filled out and signed by author Zane Grey, each 6.25 x 2.75, dated to 1919 and 1932. Grey cuts checks to his wife, “Mrs. Za
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Lillian Hellman Signed Book492 - Lillian Hellman Signed Book
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Signed book: Pentimento. First edition, special issue reserved for friends of the author. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1973. Hardcover, 5.75 x 9
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James Hilton Signed Photograph493 - 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. Vintage matte-finish 5 x
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Maureen Howard Signed Book494 - Maureen Howard Signed Book
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Signed book: Facts of Life. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 9.5, 182 pages. Signed on the h
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Stephen King Signed Photograph495 - Stephen King Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Stephen King on the set of the 1986 comedy horror film Maximum Overdrive, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "For S...
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Harper Lee Signed Book496 - Harper Lee Signed Book
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Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. 35th anniversary edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 323 pages. Signed and
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Robert Ludlum Signed Book497 - Robert Ludlum Signed Book
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Signed book: The Bourne Supremacy. First edition. Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1986. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.75 x 9.5, 597 pages. Signed o
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Bernard Malamud Signed Book498 - Bernard Malamud Signed Book
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Signed book: The Stories of Bernard Malamud. First edition, limited issue, numbered 44/300. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983. Hardcover with slipca
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H. L. Mencken Typed Letter Signed499 - H. L. Mencken Typed Letter Signed
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Popular and influential American author and journalist (1880–1956) best known for his satirical pieces that took aim at contemporary American
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James A. Michener Signed Book500 - James A. Michener Signed Book
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Signed book: Poland. First edition, limited issue, numbered 298/500. NY: Random House, 1983. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.5, 556 pages. Signed on
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Clement C. Moore Signature501 - Clement C. Moore Signature
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Poet and scholar (1779-1863) remembered for his classic poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas,' beginning with the iconic line, ''Twas the...
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John Boyle O'Reilly Autograph Letter Signed502 - John Boyle O'Reilly Autograph Letter Signed
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Irish poet, journalist, author, and activist (1844-1890) who was transported to Western Australia for his association with the Irish Republican Brothe
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