RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Signed book: Five Plays. Limited edition. Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1978. Hardcover, 6 x 8.75, 484 pages. Signed on the first free end pa

British author (1893–1957) best known for her series of mysteries featuring fictional detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Fountain pen signature, “Dorothy Sa

Two items by the writers known for their patriotic lyrics: an ALS signed “S. F. Smith,” one page, 5 x 8, November 13, 1893, in part: “Your two letters

AQS on an off-white 4 x 3.25 lightly-lined slip, in full: “A Direction Sure to produce Happiness, Here & Forever. Trust in the Lord, And do Good...

ALS signed “W. M. Thackeray,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, July 16. Letter to the secretaries of the Literary & Philosophical Institution, Newcastle. I...

Companion of writer Gertrude Stein who wrote about their life together in What Is Remembered (1877–1967). Collection of three ALSs, each one page, dat

Signed book: Sun Moon Star. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.25 x 12, 64 pages. Signed on the first free end...

Signed book: Mary Poppins from A to Z. First edition. London: Collins, 1963. Hardcover, 6 x 7.75. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in b

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, August 26, 1965. Letter to a professor at Olivet College in Michigan. In part (spelling and grammar retained): “Of course, I

Signed book: The Dream. First edition, second issue. London: Jonathan Cape, 1924. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 320 pages. Signed and inscribed on a free en

ALS signed “T. N.,” two pages, 5.75 x 8.25, February 12, 1970. Lengthy letter to noted author James “the lion” Herlihy, in part: “I’d go crazy if I we

Playbill for a performance of A Streetcar Named Desire at the St. James Theatre in October 1973, 5.5 x 9, vertically signed on the front cover in blue

Twice-signed Chase National Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Williams, “Tennessee Williams, (Special account),” payable to cash for $

TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7.25, January 14, 1975. Letter to Mr. Dennett, in full: “Many thanks for your letter. Much appreciated, as Jeeves would say.” Dou

Signed book: The Age of Anxiety: Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra. Revised version. NY: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1966. Paperback, 7.5 x 5, 105 pages.

Attractive vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 photo of Callas as Norma, signed in fountain pen, “Maria Meneghini Callas, 1957.” Matted and framed. In fi

Striking matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Caruso as the Duke in Rigoletto, boldly signed in black ink. Handsomely mounted, matted, and frame

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, February 3, 1895. Letter to his publisher Novello & Co., in part: “In accordance with your su...

Soviet Armenian composer and conductor (1903–1978) whose oeuvre includes the piano, violin, and cello concertos, as well as the Masquerade Suite and t

Astounding AMQS on both sides of an off-white 4 x 6.25 sheet, signed on the reverse in ink, “F. Liszt, April 58.” Liszt has transcribed bars 287–293,