RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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William Carlos Williams648 - William Carlos Williams
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TLS signed “W. C. Williams,” one page, 6 x 6.75, personal letterhead, March 2, 1954. Letter to the Atlantic Monthly, in full: “The enclosed poem is su
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Stefan Zweig649 - Stefan Zweig
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Austrian novelist and playwright (1881–1942). Ink signature, “Stefan Zweig,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.75 sheet. In fine condition, with a vertical fold
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bela Bartok650 - Bela Bartok
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Boldly penned AMQS on an off-white 7.25 x 7.75 sheet, signed neatly in fountain pen, “Bartok Bela,” who pens two bars of music from his Suite for Pian
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Hector Berlioz651 - Hector Berlioz
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Boldly penned AMQS on an off-white 9.75 x 7.5 sheet, prominently signed, “H. Berlioz, 1 Dicembre 1856.” Berlioz neatly pens seven bars from the ‘Love
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Max Bruch652 - Max Bruch
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German composer (1838–1920) who wrote over 200 works, including staples of the violin repertoire. Musical manuscript on a 13.5 x 10 musically lined sh
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Enrico Caruso653 - Enrico Caruso
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ALS in Italian, signed “Enrico,” on both sides of a 3.25 x 5.25 photo postcard of Caruso, December 30, 1908. Untranslated letter to “Filippo,” signed
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Edward Elgar654 - Edward Elgar
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Leading English composer (1857–1934) and a significant figure among late Romantic European musicians. AMQS on an off-white 6 x 3.75 album page, signed
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Edward Elgar655 - Edward Elgar
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Leading English composer (1857–1934) and a significant figure among late Romantic European musicians. ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, June 26, 1897
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk656 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk
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Gifted pianist and composer (1829–1869) who was one of the first figures in American music to attain an international reputation. Uncommon ALS signed
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Franz Liszt657 - Franz Liszt
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ALS in German, signed “F. Liszt,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, June 7, 1878. Letter to a friend, presumably K. E. Edler, the co-author of The Legend of
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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