RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, January 13, 1920. Letter to Miss McKinstry, in part: “My Milt might work out as yours did. But there are variations in Milts

Two ink signatures: “Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow, Cambridge, June 6, 1865,” on an off-white 5 x 2.5 slip, and “Henry W. Longfellow, June 11, 1880

Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist (1862–1949) awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. Vintage glossy 8.5 x 11.5 portrait of Maeterlinck by

Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist (1862–1949) awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. ALS in French, signed “Maeterlinck,” one page both s

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, personal letterhead, October 6, no year. Letter to Mr. Carney, in full: “Thanks very much for the Academy, with the article

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 3, 1964. Letter to director George Cukor, in full: “Here is the letter to Ava Gardner which I t

Souvenir typescript, seven pages, 8.5 x 11, signed at the conclusion in black ballpoint, “From An Octopus, Marianne Moore.” Moore’s famous poem, begin

Three items: a TLS, one page, Collier’s letterhead, December 22, 1954, in part: “Except for the well known fact that I am a mush-mouth, I see no reaso

American playwright (1906–1963) known for his powerful works of the Depression era, including Waiting for Lefty and Golden Boy. ALS, one page, 7.25 x

ALS signed “Gene,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 4.75, Le Plessis letterhead, July 15, 1930. Letter to Terence Holliday. In part: “Thank you for the raz

British mystery and adventure novelist (1863–1950). TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Heathcote letterhead, November 12, 1900. Letter to John Foster Fraser. In f

English writer, social commentator, and broadcaster (1894–1984) who is remembered for the novel The Good Companions, and whose left-wing beliefs influ

Two signed books by early sci-fi writers: a first edition of Slan by A. E. van Vogt, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Arkham House, 1946, limi

ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page on the reverse of a 3.5 x 5.25 postcard, July 14, 1943. Letter to James Shirvell, in full: “I had hoped that th

Ink signature, “John Steinbeck,” on a white 2.75 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a light rusty paperclip mark to top edge, approaching but not affec

Signed book: Portraits and Prayers. First edition. NY: Random House, 1934. Hardcover, 6.25 x 8.25, 264 pages. Signed on the first free end page in bla

Ink signature, “H. B. Stowe, Hartford, Conn., Sept. 20, 1875,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 autograph slip. In fine condition.

ALS signed “W. M. Thackeray,” one page, 4.5 x 7, February 4, no year. Letter to Irish novelist Charles James Lever, in part: “Pray do not send your Dr

Two items: an ALS signed “John G. Whittier,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, in part: “I was glad to hear from thee, but have not bee

ALS signed “T. N.” (Wilder’s middle name was ‘Niven,’ and he occasionally signed with his first and middle initials for close friends), one page both