RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Civil War

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RR Auction’s October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a diverse 1,000+ items from all fields of collecting, with a special focus on Civil War and Literature. In addition to an incredible assortment of autograph letters from luminaries like Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, Charles Dickens, Claude Monet, and J. R. R. Tolkien, a few highlights are a sketch by Pablo Picasso, hand-drawn survey map by George Washington, signed photograph of Leo Tolstoy, and beautiful portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Top artifacts are an officer’s sword presented to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, a scarce multi-level amputation kit, bullets fired in ballistic tests used as evidence against Bonnie and Clyde, and an incredible hand-engraved Colt revolver honoring Hollywood’s ‘Monster Legacy,’ just in time for Halloween. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in October 2018.
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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Carl Sandburg564 - Carl Sandburg
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Four items: a vintage glossy 5 x 6 half-length photo of Sandburg seated in an office, signed and inscribed in the upper border in black ink, “The Kenn
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eugene Scribe565 - Eugene Scribe
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French dramatist and librettist (1791–1861) who is known for the perfection of the so-called 'well-made play' and as the librettist of many ...
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Dr. Seuss566 - Dr. Seuss
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Limited edition color 13 x 10 hand-pulled lithograph of a drawing from Dr. Seuss' classic 1971 children's book The Lorax, entitled "I a...
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George Bernard Shaw567 - George Bernard Shaw
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ANS signed “G. B. S.,” one page, 3.5 x 4.5, personal letterhead, March 20, 1925. In full: "Yes, but dash it, you know you won't send me the...
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Madame de Stael568 - Madame de Stael
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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein (1766–1817), known as Madame de Stael, was a Swiss author who played an integral part in directing the literary
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck569 - John Steinbeck
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Desirable first edition book: The Long Valley. First edition. NY: The Viking Press, 1938. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 303 pages. Book cond
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James Thurber570 - James Thurber
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TLS, signed in pencil, one page, 8 x 10, July 10, 1958. Written from London's Stafford Hotel, a letter to E. Duthie, in full: "I am much to...
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Leon Uris571 - Leon Uris
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American author of historical fiction (1924–2003) who wrote the best-selling books, Exodus and Trinity. Scarce glossy 8 x 10.25 half-length photo of U
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Leon Uris572 - Leon Uris
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Signed book: Battle Cry. First edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 505 pages. Signed and inscribed on ...
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Alice Walker573 - Alice Walker
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Signed book: The Color Purple. First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 245 pages. Signed on the ti
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Thornton Wilder574 - Thornton Wilder
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Three ALSs signed “Thornton Wilder,” four total pages, dated between 1950 and 1969, each addressed to Ken and Joyce Browne. The earliest, postmarked O
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Tennessee Williams575 - Tennessee Williams
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Personal check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Williams, "Tennessee Williams," payable to Donald E. Brandon M. D. for $55, Oc...
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Writers576 - Writers
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Diverse group of six items signed by writers, including: Albert Camus (signature), Edgar Rice Burroughs (check), Erskine Caldwell (check), Will Durant
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Enrico Caruso577 - Enrico Caruso
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Fantastic original ink self-portrait profile sketch accomplished by Caruso on an off-white 3.5 x 5.5 album page, signed below, "Enrico Caruso, ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Gaetano Donizetti578 - Gaetano Donizetti
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ALS in Italian, signed “G. Donizetti,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8.75, August 28, 1842. Letter to his publisher in Milan, Giovanni R
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Georges Enesco579 - Georges Enesco
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Vintage 8.25 x 10.75 paperstock photo of Enesco removed from a concert program, signed and inscribed in French in black ink, "Pour Monsieur Per...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Antonin Dvorak580 - Antonin Dvorak
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ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, January 30, 1882. Letter to the music publisher Novello, Ewer & Co. in London. In full (translated): "M...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Wilhelm Furtwangler581 - Wilhelm Furtwangler
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Uncommon matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 postcard portrait of the German conductor, signed in pencil, "Furtwangler." Also signed in pencil by the ...
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Vladimir Horowitz582 - Vladimir Horowitz
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Scarce vintage matte-finish sepia 4.75 x 6.75 studio portrait of the Russian-born American classical pianist and composer in a handsome close-up pose,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Joseph Joachim583 - Joseph Joachim
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Hungarian violinist and composer (1831–1907) ranked second only to Paganini among 19th-century virtuosi. AMQS on an off-white 6.75 x 4.25 album page,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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