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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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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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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