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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Robert Penn Warren Signed Book523 - Robert Penn Warren Signed Book
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Signed book: New and Selected Poems, 1923–1985. First edition. Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1985. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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H. G. Wells Signed Book524 - H. G. Wells Signed Book
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Signed book: Babes in the Darkling Wood. Second printing. NY: Alliance, 1940. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 410 pages. Signed and inscribed o
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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H. G. Wells Autograph Letter Signed525 - H. G. Wells Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, July 22, 1932. Handwritten letter, in part: "I'll come to the Master's lodgings with my litt...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Wolfe Signed Check526 - Thomas Wolfe Signed Check
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The Chase National Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Thomas Wolfe, payable to Fater's, Inc. for $1.96, July 19, 1937, with Wolfe ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William Wordsworth and Felicia Hemans Signatures527 - William Wordsworth and Felicia Hemans Signatures
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Rare pairing of ink signatures, "Wm. Wordsworth, Rydal Mount" and "William Wordsworth, Esq're, with the affectionate regards of F...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Herman Wouk Signed Book528 - Herman Wouk Signed Book
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Signed book: The Winds of War. Twelfth printing, limited issue of 300 slipcased editions with special signed page bound in. Boston: Little, Brown and
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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William Butler Yeats Signature529 - William Butler Yeats Signature
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Vintage ink signature, "W. B. Yeats,” on an off-white 1.25 x .75 slip, matted and framed with a portrait and poem to an overall size of 1...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ludwig van Beethoven Autograph Letter Signed530 - Ludwig van Beethoven Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed “Beethoven,” one page, 9.5 x 8.25, circa September 1823. Letter to Franz Christian Kirchhoffer, concerning the
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Estimate : 80,000.00 - 100,000.00
 
 
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Johannes Brahms Signed Photograph531 - Johannes Brahms Signed Photograph
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Famed German composer (1833-1897) whose works in the classical spirit, written in the midst of the Romantic era, take a place among the most enduring
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Johannes Brahms Autograph Letter Signed532 - Johannes Brahms Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, signed “J. Brahms,” one page on a 4.75 x 3.25 postcard, March 30, 1875. Untranslated handwritten letter by Brahms, ad
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Frederic Chopin Autograph Musical Quotation Signed533 - Frederic Chopin Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
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AMQS on an off-white 8.25 x 5.5 sheet featuring an ornate purple border, signed and inscribed at the conclusion in ink, "Madame Kiéné,
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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Edvard Grieg Signed Photograph534 - Edvard Grieg Signed Photograph
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Important Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907) whose works, often with a strong nationalistic flavor, include such repertory staples as
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franz Joseph Haydn Document Signed535 - Franz Joseph Haydn Document Signed
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Excessively rare and extremely desirable manuscript DS in German, signed "Joseph Haydn," one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, July 21, 1801. Unt...
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini Autograph Letter Signed536 - Giacomo Puccini Autograph Letter Signed
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Desirable ALS in French, signed “G. Puccini,” one page, 6.25 x 9.75, Torre del Lago letterhead, November 26, 1906. Untranslated hand
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Giacomo Puccini Signed Postcard537 - Giacomo Puccini Signed Postcard
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Postcard depicting the "Nuvo Arsenal de Guerra" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5.5. x 3.5, signed along the bottom in ink, "Giacomo Pucci...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Clara Schumann Autograph Letter Signed538 - Clara Schumann Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in German, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, June 23, 1878. Handwritten letter to "Mrs. Landau," in part (translated): &q...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Miles Davis Original Artwork539 - Miles Davis Original Artwork
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Two original unsigned pen and ink works of art by Miles Davis on either side of an 11 x 14 heavy stock sheet, most likely removed from a sketch pad. W
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jazz Legends Autograph Books (60+ Signatures)540 - Jazz Legends Autograph Books (60+ Signatures)
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Three vintage 5 x 3 autograph albums containing over 60 signatures of jazz legends, mostly single-sided, all identified and dated by the original coll
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Mingus and Eric Dolphy Signed Program Page541 - Charles Mingus and Eric Dolphy Signed Program Page
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Desirable page removed from a French-language program for the first annual European Jazz Festival held in Antibes, Le Cap, and Juan-les-Pins in 1960,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charlie Parker Quintet Signatures542 - Charlie Parker Quintet Signatures
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Vintage ink signatures of the Charlie Parker Quintet—Miles Davis, Max Roach, Tommy Potter, and Duke Jordan—on an off-white 9.5 x 6 n
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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