RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Arifact Auction

TLS signed “W. S. Maugham,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Villa Mauresque letterhead, February 11, 1965. Response to a collector, in full: “Thank you for your n

Famed Irish poet and songwriter (1779–1852) best known for such verses as ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ and ‘Believe Me If All These Endearing Young Charm

Signed book: People of the Deer. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 344 pages. Signed an

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

Signed book: Mourning Becomes Electra. Special limited edition, numbered 92/550. NY: Horace Liveright, 1931. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.75, 257 pages. Neatly

Scottish novelist and journalist (1800–1865) who penned one of the first British werewolf short stories, The Man-Wolf. ALS, one page, 4.75 x 8, no dat

Collection of five hardcover books with dust jackets, each signed on the first free end page in ink by Sandburg. Titles include: Prairie-Town Boy; Poe

ALS, one page, 3.25 x 5.5, January 14, 1973. A postcard to Roger Verhulst of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company regarding a newly released book. In pa

Boston-born Baptist minister and academic (1808–1895) best known as the lyricist of ‘America’ (‘My Country, ’Tis of Thee’), written while he was a stu

Ink signature, “John Steinbeck,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 calling card belonging to Steinbeck. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a transmittal le

Signed book: Lie Down in Darkness. First edition. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1951. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.25 x 8.5, 400 pages. Signed and ins

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 29, 1997. Letter to “Dearest Kitty,” in part: “My big brother Bernard, ten years my senior, who knows more about thunde

Boldly penned ANS in French on the front of Zola’s personal calling card imprinted with his name and address, 3.75 x 2.25, no date but circa 1900. In

Bold AMQS on an off-white 6.5 x 4 album page, signed below by Bartok and dated at Budapest, November 9, 1930. Bartok pens four bars, probably from ‘Ni

Uncommon ALS in French, signed “H. Berlioz,” one page, 5.25 x 8, July 17, 1864. Letter to his publisher Gustave Heinze, in part (translated): "...

French composer (1838–1875) whose operatic masterpiece, Carmen, was completed just before his untimely death from heart disease. ALS in French, signed

Collection of approximately 100 items signed by composers and musicians, consisting of a variety of signatures, letters, programs, and photos, with so

Army officer and composer (1835–1918) and a member of the group of Russian composers known as ‘The Five.’ Uncommon AMQS on a beige 6.75 x 9 sheet, sig

Important Spanish composer (1876–1946) who takes a place among the most distinguished figures in twentieth-century music. ALS in French, seven pages o

Untranslated ALS in French, one black-bordered page, 5.25 x 3.5, no date, 80 Avenue du Bois de Boulogne stationery. Debussy writes a list of instrumen