RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

Hand-painted animation cel featuring Scooby-Doo, Daphne, and Shaggy walking warily through a Middle Eastern town, used in the 1985 production of ‘The

Original graphite and colored pencil sketch entitled ‘Popeye Takes a Swing,’ showing the large-armed sailor in a baseball uniform moments after connec

Limited edition sericel entitled ‘Tallstacks,’ numbered 7/2500, 16.75 x 13, depicting Popeye, Olive Oyl, Wimpy, and his four nephews about to board a

Exceptional 2.25 x 3.75 carte-de-visite photo of Andersen, signed along the bottom in black ink, “H. C. Andersen.” Reverse bears a pencil notation dat

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, April 25, 1883. Letter to “Lady Violet.” In full: “Had I only known your wish before! As it is, if I can possibly catch one of

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 13, 1939. Letter to Jean B. Richard, in full: “In reply to your letter of February 9, I am sorr

Wonderful vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.25 bust-length portrait of a middle-aged Clemens, signed and inscribed on the reverse in black ink, “For Mr. B

Unusual ink signature featuring his pen name, “Mark Twain,” penned across his given name, “Truly Yours, S. L. Clemens,” on a slip affixed to a 6 x 9.5

Ink signature, “Mr. & Mrs. Charles Dickens, London, England,” on an off-white 9.25 x 1.5 slip clipped from a housing register, dated January 22,...

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, January 12, 1850. Letter to reference book editor Joseph T. Haydn, best known for compiling Haydn’s

Outstanding ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, May 29, 1857. Letter to writer Henry Morley, in part: “Many thanks for your book, which I hope and believe will do

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Alr. Dumas,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date but postmarked November 13, 1855. Addressed on the reverse of the second

Handsome portrait etching of Frost by Richard Hood, 6.25 x 7.25, signed in the lower border in fountain pen by the poet, “Robert Frost,” and in pencil

ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 6.75, no date but postmarked November 4, 1930, Amherst, Massachusetts. Letter to Martha Ellen Sachs, in full: “I should

Sought-after ink signature in Cyrillic on an off-white card with an attractive 6 x 9.5 album page hand-embellished with a calligraphic title and posta

Very bold ink signature, “Henrik Ibsen, 1893,” on a clipped slip with an attractive 6 x 9.5 album page hand-embellished with a calligraphic title and

Annotated article in French, unsigned, one page, 4.25 x 6.5, July 22, 1870. Printed version of Hugo’s open letter entitled “To the Women of Guernsey,”

ALS in French, signed “Maupassant,” one page on a 5 x 3 postcard, January 30, no year. In part (translated): “I am taken with a migraine, and it is im

Fantastic ALS signed “T. E. Shaw,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6.75, December 11, 1928. Letter to writer Henry Williamson, written from M

ALS signed “Walter Scott,” one page, 7.25 x 6.25, no date. Letter concerning a quarrel between Lord Byron and Samuel Rogers. In part: “I never heard R

TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 6, 1947. Letter to Josephine Chandler, in part: “Some of t

ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8 x 10, The Christian Science Monitor letterhead, December 16, 1925. Response at the bottom of a letter writte

Fantastic felt tip sketch and handwritten draft on both sides of a 8.25 x 10 manilla envelope. On one side, Silverstein has drawn a large and whimsica

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

Teacher, journalist, and minister (1815–1891) who is said to have written ‘Go west, young man’ in an 1851 editorial in the Terre Haute Express. ALS si

Signed book: East of Eden. First edition, limited issue of 1500. NY: Viking Press, 1952. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.25, 602 pages. Nicely signed

ALS signed “A Tennyson,” one page, 4.25 x 7.25, May 26, 1848. In full: “Wordsworth’s direction is Rydal Mount, Grasmere in Westmoreland or Cumberland—

TLS, one page, 6 x 9, personal letterhead, no date but postmarked May 1, 1972. Letter to Miss Donna Sadlier, in full: “It was most kind of you to writ

Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 6.75, October 7, 1898. In fine condition. An appealing, boldly penned example.

ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 5.25, December 30, 1892. Letter to the artist Raymond Ducrest de Villeneuve. In part (transla

ALS signed “N. Webster,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 24, 1841. Letter to Gideon Hawley in Albany. In full: “Mr. Medfield, the bearer, goes to Albany

ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, Chiltern Court stationery card, September 16, 1934. Letter to Herbert W. Mansfield, in part: “If you are interest

ALS signed “V. W.,” one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, no date but postmarked June 19, 1934. Letter to her friend Lyn Irvine, writer and editor of the

Signed book: Beau Brummell. Limited edition, numbered 543/550. NY: Rimington & Harper, 1930. Hardcover with slipcase, 9.5 x 12.75, 8 pages. Cris...

Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8, February 23, 1895. In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Accompanied by a letter from the Univer

Attractive ink signature, “Yrs. truly, L. M. Alcott,” on an off-white slip affixed to an appealing 6 x 9.5 album page hand-embellished with a calligra

Signed book: The Stories of Ray Bradbury. First edition, first printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 884 pages.

DS, one page both sides, 6 x 8.75, December 3, 1964. Bradbury’s AFTRA membership application, filled out and signed by Bradbury twice, “Ray Bradbury,”

Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Burroughs, “E. R. Burroughs,” payable to E. R. Andrews DDS for $25, February 2, 1939. In fine condit

Desirable ballpoint signature, “Agatha Christie,” on a white card attractively matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 11 x 13. In fin

ALS in French, one page, 7 x 10, Santo-Sospir letterhead, August 3, 1959. Untranslated letter to Monsieur Carrand. Double-matted with the original mai

Pen name of the French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873–1954), best known for such works as the Claudine series, La Chatte, and Gigi. Untransl

ALS, two pages, 5.5 x 8.5, March 14, 1920. Letter to Jeremiah Cullen. In part: “If you still have the copy of Sister Carrie you mention, 1st edition,

French astronomer and author (1842–1925) who authored several notable early science fiction novels, and several works about Spiritism. ALS in French,

ALS, one page both sides, 7 x 9, King’s College letterhead, October 28, 1958. Thoughtful letter to writer Rex Warner. In part: “My glimpse of you yest

Lawyer-turned-writer (1889–1970) best known as the creator of fictional defense attorney Perry Mason. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, Fe

Partly-printed DS, signed “Nath. Hawthorne,” one page, 8.75 x 6.5, May 26, 1848. Customs document for the district of Salem and Beverly, in part: “We

ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” one page, 4.25 x 6.75, November 26, 1889. Letter to Secretary of the Commonwealth Henry B. Pierce, in full: “Please accept

ALS signed “Oliver Wendell Holmes,” one page, 8.5 x 9.25, April 11, 1888. Letter to Wyatt W. Randall, in full: “I must take the pen myself to thank yo

Vintage glossy 7 x 5 photo of Hughes signing autographs for a crowd of adoring African-American youth, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Clif