RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Among the highlights of this month’s sale are a document signed by Columbus sponsors Ferdinand and Isabella, an autograph letter signed by Thomas Jefferson, an original Force print of the Declaration of Independence, and a signed handwritten letter by Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien. Artifacts offered include Ernest Hemingway’s baseball cap and a Beretta Carcano M1891 Cavalry Carbine commissioned by Prince Amadeo of Savoy. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in August 2016.
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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Alfred Kubin368 - Alfred Kubin
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Austrian artist and occasional writer (1877–1959), a member of the Blaue Reiter group, best known for his expressionistic illustrations for works by P
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Annie Leibovitz369 - Annie Leibovitz
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Signed book: Annie Leibovitz: Photographs, 1970–1990. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11.5 x 13.25, 232 pages. Sig
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Joan Miro370 - Joan Miro
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Color 8.5 x 10.5 poster promoting the Constellations exhibition of Joan Miro at the Berggruen Gallery in Paris, signed in light ink, “Miro.” In fine c
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Grandma Moses371 - Grandma Moses
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Signed book: My Life’s History. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1952. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 140 pages. Signed on the half-title page in fo...
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John Singer Sargent372 - John Singer Sargent
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ALS signed “John S. Sargent,” two pages, 5 x 6.5, The Copley–Plaza Boston letterhead, postmarked November 11, 1923. Letter to Ronald Grey, penned in h
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John Singer Sargent373 - John Singer Sargent
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ALS signed “John S. Sargent,” two pages, 4.5 x 7, 33 Tite Street, Chelsea, S.W. letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. Eberstadt, in full: “I am really so
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Richard Norman Shaw374 - Richard Norman Shaw
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British architect (1831–1912) associated with the Arts and Crafts movement and Queen Anne revival, best known for his country houses and commercial bu
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Edward Steichen375 - Edward Steichen
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Signed book: Walden. First edition, limited issue, numbered 418/1500. Boston: Limited Editions Club, 1936. Hardcover with slipcase, 7.25 x 10, 290 pag
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Andy Warhol376 - Andy Warhol
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Glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Warhol by Constantin and Vogelmann, nicely signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.
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Andrew Wyeth377 - Andrew Wyeth
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Signed book: The Brandywine. Second large printing. NY: Farrar & Rinehart, 1941. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 285 pages. Boldly signe...
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Hermann Zapf378 - Hermann Zapf
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Esteemed German typeface designer and calligrapher (1918–2015). Color limited edition 24.75 x 19.75 print entitled Standard Lay of the Case, numbered
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Animation379 - Animation
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One-of-a-kind union of animation legends on the reverse of a yellow 8.5 x 11 Mel Blanc program sheet, signed and inscribed in red and black ballpoint,
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Roy O. Disney380 - Roy O. Disney
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DS, two pages both sides, 8.5 x 11.5, May 17, 1954. Pledge and assignment of mortgage and chattels between the Walt Disney Company and the Bank of Ame
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Walt Disney381 - Walt Disney
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Signed book: Dumbo of the Circus. Later printing. Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1948. Hardcover, 6.25 x 8.5, 90 pages. Signed and inscribed opposit
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Walt Disney382 - Walt Disney
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Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Walt Disney—Special Acct. for $350, stamp-dat
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Friz Freleng383 - Friz Freleng
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Box set entitled The Art of Friz Freleng. Includes one book examining the life and creative genius of Freleng, hardcover, 240 pages, limited edition (
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Matt Groening384 - Matt Groening
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Color glossy 10 x 8 Twentieth Century Fox publicity photo of The Simpsons, signed in red felt tip, “Your pals…and Matt Groening, 10–25–1990,” adding a
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Hergé385 - Hergé
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Famous Belgian cartoonist (1907–1983) best known for his comic book series The Adventures of Tintin. Signed book: Archives Herge. First edition. Tourn
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Chuck Jones386 - Chuck Jones
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Fantastic original ink and gouache sketch of Bugs Bunny in a specialized spacesuit holding a ray gun, accomplished by Jones on an off-white 9 x 11.5 s
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Jungle Book387 - Jungle Book
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(Walt Disney Studios, 1967) Original production cel featuring Mowgli and Flunkey the monkey from The Jungle Book, showing them outdoors with Flunkey h
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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