RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Ernest Hemingway’s personally-owned and -worn baseball cap, given to his longtime friend and biographer A. E. Hotchner during a fishing trip on the Pi

LS in French, one page, 8.5 x 13.5, July 22, 1870. Hugo’s open letter entitled “To the Women of Guernsey,” written from his home at Hauteville House o

Signed book: The Weary Blues. Later printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.75, 109 pages. Signed and inscribed on t

ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, January 4, 1920. Written from Palazzo Ferraro in Capri, a letter to New York publisher B. W. Huebsch, in full: “To

ALS signed “T. E. Shaw,” one page, 5.5 x 8, no date. Interesting letter on one of his works. In full: “‘Revolt in the Desert’ is not a book, on its ow

Choice ALS signed “H. Melville,” one page, 5 x 8, December 4, 1857. Letter to a gentleman written from Boston. In full: “Your note is received and in

Rare pearl-finish 7.75 x 9.5 portrait of O’Casey smoking a pipe, signed in fountain pen, “Yours sincerely, Sean O’Casey.” In very good to fine conditi

ALS, one page, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, August 27, 1960. Letter to Frank M. Flack, in part: “Plays are written for enjoyment—not for study. For

ALS in French, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8.25, June 26, 1926. Letter to publisher Gaston Gallimard, telling him that he has received “the 7 volumes

Signed book: The Making of Americans. Second printing. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 416 pages. Neatly signed on the f

Signed book: East of Eden. First edition, limited issue of 1500. NY: Viking Press, 1952. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 602 pages. Signed on the colophon in

ALS, one page, 8 x 12.5, no date but circa mid-1940s. Letter to an admirer, apparently about his 1945 novel Cannery Row. In full: “Thanks very much fo

ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, personal Oxford letterhead, September 4, 1968. Letter to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him paintings of severa

ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 5.25, August 2, 1903. Letter to his nephew Andre. In part (translated): "I received your two articles on Pasteu...

ALS in French, signed “V,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, May 4, [1755]. Letter to his friend Francois-Louis Defresney, written from his home Les Delices in Ge

LS in French, signed “Voltaire,” one page both sides, 6.75 x 9, April 12, 1754. Letter to Jesuit priest Joseph de Menoux. In full (translated): &quo...

Extremely rare Midland Bank Limited check, 5.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Woolf, payable to The Principal Brighton Technical College for £sd...

Influential American writer (1900–1938) known for his poetic autobiographical fiction, best remembered for the 1929 novel Look Homeward, Angel. TLS si

Massachusetts author (1832–1899) best remembered for young adult novels characterized by ‘rags-to-riches’ narratives, such as the Ragged Dick, Luck an

TLS signed “Isaac,” one page on the reverse of 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard, April 28, 1967. Letter to Maggie Rose, in full: “Forgive postcard, plea

Signed book: The Collected Poetry of W. H. Auden. Fifth printing. NY: Random House, 1945. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 466 pages. Signed on th

Collection of seven books, each signed on an opening page by the author. Signers are: Rex Beach (Going Home), signed and inscribed, “To Mr. Mark Fende

Group of seven items signed by notable authors and poets, consisting mostly of TQSs signed in various ink types. Signers include: Allen Ginsberg (sign

Collection of five checks signed by different authors, including: Tennessee Williams, Dorothy Heyward, Henry Miller, Alex Haley, and Zane Grey. In ove

Collection of seven checks signed by notable authors, including: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jack London, Zane Grey (4), and Manfred B. Lee (who wrote under

Collection of six checks signed by authors, including: Tennessee Williams, Louis Bromfield, and Zane Grey (4). In overall fine condition.

Two items: an AQS on an off-white 4.25 x 4.75 clipped sheet, reading, in full: “Our spiritual eyes are only open’d when we try to see spiritual things

ALS in French, one page, 5.5 x 4.25, April 12, 1960. Letter to “Alain,” possibly Alain Bosquet, requesting copies of a book. In very fine condition.

Belgian-born American author and illustrator (1898–1962) best known for his now-classic series of Madeleine children’s books. Signed book: The Donkey

DS, two pages, 8.5 x 14, February 18, 1971. Contract between American Broadcasting Company and Bradbury in which the latter agrees to sell, transfer,

Two ALSs, each signed “W. C. Bryant,” one page, dated 1854 and 1870. The first, in part: “It is our intention to leave New York by the eight o’clock t

Signed book: God’s Little Acre. Later printing. NY: The Modern Library, 1933. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5 x 7.25, 303 pages. Signed and inscribed on

Signed book: The Grass Harp. Third printing. NY: Random House, 1951. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 181 pages. Signed on the first free end p

Convicted murderer and author of Papillon (1906–1973), an account of his time in a penal colony in French Guiana, later turned into a film starring St

Ballpoint signature, “Agatha Christie,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Christie adds on the reverse, “Purely a mistake! No mystery.” In fine condition. A

Untranslated ALS in French, signed at the conclusion and within the text, “Jean Cocteau,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, July 17, 1952. In fine condition. An

Versatile French writer and artist (1889–1963) whose spectrum of work included novels, poems, plays, illustrations, films, and set designs. Signed boo

British author (1824–1889) regarded as the first British detective story writer. Ink signature, “Wilkie Collins, New York, October 1873,” at the top o

Otsego County Bank check, 6 x 2, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to Self for $10, September 4, 1843. In fine condition.

Signed book in German: Gedichte . Ebenhausen: Langewiesche-Brandt, 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8.25, 76 pages. Signed and inscribe

Christmas card featuring a woodcut nativity scene and printed greeting, 3.75 x 4.25, signed at the bottom in fountain pen, “T. S. Eliot.” In fine cond

Bank check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Emerson, “R. Waldo Emerson,” payable to M. Cheney, Cash’r, for $100, October 2, 1860. In very good to

Signed book: Mountain Interval. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1921. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 75 pages. Signed on the first free end page in

Signed book: The Princess Bride. First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 308 pages. Signed

Signed book: Roots. NY: Doubleday, 1976. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 688 pages. Signed in black felt tip on a bookplate affixed to a free

ALS in pencil, signed “Lillian,” one page, 6 x 9.25, Hotel William Penn letterhead, no date. Letter to Jack, in part: “I am sorry our correspondence h

ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, January 21, 1868. Letter to Dr. Hunt, in part: “I have been looking through th

Sharp 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Howe, signed and inscribed on the mount in black ink, “Julia Ward Howe, for Miss Laura A. Charsley.” Published by L.

Illuminated vellum manuscript leaf, one page both sides, 5 x 6.75, circa 15th century. A page from a religious book featuring fifteen lines in Latin o

Yellow bookplate, 4.25 x 2.75, signed in black ink by King. Also includes a 1989 hardcover with slipcase copy of My Pretty Pony. In fine condition.

Popular American novelist (1876–1916), best known for such adventure classics as The Call of the Wild, The Sea-Wolf, and White Fang, who drew his writ

Signed book: The Book-Bag. First edition, limited issue, numbered 68/725. Florence: G. Orioli, 1932. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.25, 109 page

Signed book: Treatise on the Gods. First edition, limited issue, numbered 120/375. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Hardcover with wooden slipcase, 6.25 x 9

Signed book: The King’s Henchman. Later printing. NY: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1928. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 132 pages. Signed on the title pag

Signed book: Through the Looking–Glass (And What Alice Found There). Pennyroyal Edition. Berkeley, CA: The University of California Press, 1983. Hardc

Signed book: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Pennyroyal Edition. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.7

ANS on an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 card, in full: “May God give grace of patience to all those who have blundered into a condition of having their autogr

Pulitzer Prize–winning American writer (1890–1980) best known for such enduring stories as ‘The Jilting of Granny Weatherall’ and the novel Ship of Fo

Handwritten notes, unsigned, one page both sides, 5 x 8.5, no date. A sheet of notes written by Pound containing contact information for his various b

Collection of five books signed by Sandburg, including: a limited edition of Lincoln Collector, numbered 2267/2425, signed on the colophon; a first ed

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,

ALS in French, one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard depicting Westminster Abbey, January 31, 1934. Letter written to Germaine Delaunay, written from Londo

LS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, La Floride letterhead, July 29, 1933. Letter declining a proposal for work, citing his decl

LS signed “G. Rossini,” one page, 5.75 x 8.25, January 17, 1841. Letter to the Marquis of Lasmarismas, regarding gourmet food from the House of Rothsc

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, March 17, 1961. Letter to Mr. L. Arnold Weissberger, in part: “Thank you for your letter of March 15, w

Untranslated ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, August 27, 1880. Mounted and matted beside a portrait. In very good to fine con

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, August 27, 1941. Bartok agrees to extend his contract and confirms it “has been transferred with all its benefits and obligati

Program for a special concert featuring the Czech Quartet held in Prague to honor the one hundredth anniversary of the death of Ludwig von Beethoven,

TLS, one onionskin page, 8.25 x 10.75, Ecoles d’Art Americaines letterhead, October 2, 1974. Letter to Mrs. Barbara Saul Jacobson. In full: “How kind

Italian composer of modernist tendencies (1883–1947) perhaps best known for his retrospective works, ‘Scarlattiana’ and ‘Paganiniani.’ Vintage semi–gl

Untranslated ALS in German, one page both sides, 8.75 x 5.5, personal letterhead, May 12, 1923. In fine condition, with writing showing through from o

Armenian composer (1903-1978) of the spirited ‘Sabre Dance.’ TLS in Cyrillic, one page, 6.5 x 6, no date. Letter to Vasily Pavlovich of the Moscow Mus

Collection of six items signed by classical musicians or composers, including: Ernst Krenek (AMQS), Jan Kubelik (SP), Agnes Huntington (SP), Alexander

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 photo of Ormandy with his arms crossed, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Mrs. Edith Tigert, with my appreciation for

French composer, conductor, and organist (1863–1937) who won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1882, and was taught by other such masters as Antoine Fra

Italian violinist and composer (1879–1936) who is best remembered for his trilogy of orchestral tone poems Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome, and Roman

Uncommon 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Strauss by Ursula Richter of Dresden, signed in the lower border in black ink. In fine condition, with a light cr

Blue ink signature and inscription, “To Jean Feldman, Every good wish, George Gershwin, Sept. 2, 1930” on an off-white 7.5 x 7 trimmed sheet of person

Vintage glossy 10.25 x 8 MGM publicity photo of Sinatra and a young Dean Stockwell in the 1945 film Anchors Aweigh, signed in fountain pen by Sinatra.

Vintage 8 x 10 Rush Studio portrait of Cline in a dark dress with a polka-dot collar, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to her cousin Earl Allanson

Amazing ALS signed “Patsy & All,” seven pages, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 8, October 11, 1961. Written from Nashville, Tennessee, a letter to friends...