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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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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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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