RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Civil War

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, September 23, 1952. Letter to "Mr. Gold," an editor at Life Magazine. In full: "I enclo...

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, December 3, 1962. Letter to "Louis," in full: "Voila, contracts signed—Glad to hear too of Deutsch London repri...

Personal check, 5.75 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Kerouac, "Jack Kerouac," payable to Schlossman's, Inc. for $100, August 6, 1958. ...

ALS signed “F. S. Key,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, September 9, 1823. Letter to "Rev'd & dear Sir" on the subject of coloni...

Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist, and theologian (1741–1801). Untranslated ALS in German, signed “J. K. Lavater,” one page, 5 x 7.5, no

ALS signed “Harper,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5, personal monogrammed letterhead, April 1, 2009. Letter to her friend Felice Itzkoff, in full: ...

Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. 35th Anniversary Edition, first printing (with "1" in the number line). NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardc...

Signed book: The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems. Later printing. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1920. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 127 pages. Signed and i

Desirable collection comprising three pages of London's galley proof for The Cruise of the Snark, three black-and-white cardstock photo illustra...

Uncommon glossy 4.5 x 6.25 photo of the elderly British scribe in a formal half-length seated pose, signed and inscribed in the lower border in bold b

Naturalist and author (1838–1914) who helped establish Yosemite National Park. Signed book: The Mountains of California. Later printing. NY: The Centu

Archive of four unsigned autograph love letters from Edna St. Vincent Millay to fellow Pulitzer Prize–winning poet George Dillon, totaling seventeen p

ALS signed "A. A. M.," one page, 5.5 x 7.5, personal letterhead, January 23, 1937. Letter to his friend Vincent Seligman, alluding to one ...

Archive of seven ALSs (one in Russian and six in German), signed "B. Pasternak," totaling fifteen pages on nine sheets, dated 1959–1960. A...

Three TLSs from Mitchell, totaling four pages, personal letterhead, dated 1937 and 1948, all to friend and fellow writer Sadie Temple. The first, sig

Exceptional ALS signed “E. Pound,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 4.25, personal portrait stationery, July 12, 1959. Unusual handwritten letter from Poun

French writer (1871–1922) known for the monumental sixteen-volume In Search of Lost Time, regarded as one of the greatest achievements in world litera

TLS, one page, 6.75 x 10.75, July 7, 1937. Letter to "Mr. Abbott," written from Sony Creek, Connecticut. In part: "I am very sorry th...

TLS signed “As ever, Jerry,” one page, 8.5 x 11, [April 1965]. Letter to Joyce Miller Hodgins, formerly a staff writer at The New Yorker and Salinge...

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the 100th birthday anniversary of author Joel Chandler Harris, signed vertically in fountain pen, "B...

DS, one page, 2.75 x 7, June 3, 2002. Credit card receipt for a purchase of two books—"Round the Fire" and "Best Cat Stories"—at...

Two ALSs in French, one signed "George Sand" and one signed "G. Sand," totaling five pages on sets of adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8...

TLS in French, signed “J. P. Sartre,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, May 20, 1970. Letter to Jacques Debu-Bridel, in part: "Our policy positions are ve...

Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. First edition, with "Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-21253" on title page. NY: Harper ...

Handwritten responses to a questionnaire, signed "GBS, 21/1/35," one page, 8.5 x 11, returned to University of Rochester English professor...

Signed book: The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza. First edition. London: Constable and Company, 1930. Hardcover, 5 x 7, 78 pages. Signed and insc

Signed book: The Giving Tree. Later printing. NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 7.5 x 9, 54 pages. S...

Signed book: The Making of Americans. Second printing. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 416 pages. Neatly signed on the f

ALS, one page, 5.25 x 5, no date. Letter to to Michael Powell, written from "The Boat House" in Laugharne. In full: "Roger Burford ga...

Scarce and immensely desirable 4.25 x 6.5 Russian cabinet photo of Tolstoy dressed in a traditional belted tunic and seated in a half-length pose with

Extraordinary pairing of letters from Tolkien to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him paintings of several scenes from Lord of the Rings: TLS, one p

Correspondence archive consisting of 28 letters from beloved children’s author and Mary Poppins creator P. L. Travers, featuring 16 TLSs and 12 ALSs s

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, personal letterhead, October 16, 1987. Letter to "Mr. Hedborg," in part: "I am glad you like the Mary Pop...

ALS in French, signed “Ivan Tourgueneff,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, February 20, 1877. Letter to Sophie D

Desirable set of four ALSs in French, three signed “Paul Valery” and one signed “PV,” nine total pages, dated between 1923 and 1943. The first, from M

Boldly penned ADS in French, one page, 6.25 x 3.75, February 28, 1776. In full (translated): "I received from the Marquis of St. Tropez, throug...

Unsigned handwritten note in French, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, no date. Untranslated letter written by Voltaire, mentioning Alexandre Le Riche de La Poupl

Signed book: Player Piano. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 295 pages. Signed verticall...

Vintage glossy 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of a young Evelyn Waugh wearing a bowler hat and holding a cigar, signed in the lower border in fountain pen

Spectacular 6 x 9.5 paperstock photo of Whitman in profile, boldly signed in the lower margin in ink, "Walt Whitman, from life 1891, May 31, 18...

German poet and writer (1733–1813) best remembered for having written the first Bildungsroman (Geschichte des Agathon), as well as the epic Oberon. In

Scarce ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8, Tavistock Square letterhead, March 5, 1934. Woolf writes to author and editor Logan Pearsall Smith. In part: "I ...

Educator and poet (1859–1929) best known for the lyrics to the iconic patriotic song 'America the Beautiful.' ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 ...

English children's writer (1897–1968) whose books have been among the world's best-sellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million co...

Uncommon signed book: Go Set a Watchman. Limited first edition prepared by The Alabama Booksmith, numbered 190/714. NY: HarperCollins, 2015. Hardcover

Convicted murderer and author of Papillon (1906–1973), an account of his time in a penal colony in French Guiana, later turned into a film starring St

Exceptional vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 close-up portrait of Noel Coward by the Nicholas Muray Studio of New York, signed in fountain pen. Reverse bea

Influential English writer (1857–1903) known for his realist novels about the lower middle class; George Orwell was one of Gissing's greatest ad...

Pair of items signed by the outdoorsy American authors, including an AQS by Bret Harte and a check signed by Jack London: Bret Harte American author

Novelist and playwright (1863–1933) best remembered for The Prisoner of Zenda. ALS signed “Anthony H. Hawkins,” one page, 4.5 x 3.5, personal letterhe

ALS signed “Julia W. Howe,” one page, 4.5 x 7, June 7, 1872. In part: "Here I am, quite ignorant of what you may or may not have done. Please l...

American author and screenwriter (1926–2005), who wrote under a handful of pen names, including Ed McBain, Richard Marsten, Hunt Collins, and Curt Can

Signed book: Carrie. First Cemetery Dance edition, limited issue, numbered 258/750. Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2014. Hardcover with dust

Interesting paperstock portrait of the author affixed to a 4.5 x 6.5 mount, boldly signed on the mount in ink, "Rudyard Kipling." In very ...

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.25, Bateman's Burwash, Sussex letterhead, August 6, 1920. Marked "Private" in the upper left corner, a letter...

Signed book: The Log of the Snark. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1925. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 487 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 5.5, personal letterhead, October 4, 1948. Letter to Mr. Browne, in part: "Thanks very much for your most amiable letter....

TLS, two pages, 5.5 x 8.5, The American Mercury letterhead, June 23, 1926. Letter to a Mr. Gray, in part: "Tell your mother to disregard my con...

Signed book: The Sojourner. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 327 pages. Signed on the c...

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the great Harry Potter author in front of a bookcase, signed in blue felt tip, "J. K. Rowling." In fine condi...

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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 ...

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

Three ALSs signed “Thornton Wilder,” four total pages, dated between 1950 and 1969, each addressed to Ken and Joyce Browne. The earliest, postmarked O

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...

Diverse group of six items signed by writers, including: Albert Camus (signature), Edgar Rice Burroughs (check), Erskine Caldwell (check), Will Durant

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, ...

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

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...

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...

Uncommon matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 postcard portrait of the German conductor, signed in pencil, "Furtwangler." Also signed in pencil by the ...

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,

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,

Italian composer (1857–1919) best known for his operas, particularly the beloved repertoire staple Pagliacci. Crisp AMQS on an off-white 7.25 x 5 albu

Rare ALS in German, signed “Mahler,” one page both sides, 5 x 6.5, [annotated in pencil, August 10, 1908]. Letter to Emil Gutmann, outlining plans for

Wife (1817–1853) of composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and mother of historian Carl Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and chemist Paul Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. A

Romanian-born French composer (1898–1985) who was a strong proponent of neoclassicism. Handwritten musical manuscript, one page both sides, 10 x 12.5,

Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso (1794–1870), whose career after his early years was based initially in London, and later at Leipzig, where he suc

Important Danish composer (1865–1931) best known for his six grandly scaled symphonies, a number of which bear such evocative subtitles as 'The ...

Comprehensive collection of private letters from Puccini to his last love, Rose Ader, comprised of twenty-one handwritten letters, most signed, totali

ALS in Italian, one page, 8.25 x 12, June 24, 1914. Interesting letter signed within the text and at the conclusion, written from Torre del Lago. In f

Eminent Russian composer (1844–1908) best known for such brilliantly orchestrated works as Scheherazade and for operatic staples like Sadko, The Tale

Academy Award-winning Hungarian-born composer (1907–1995) best known for his scores to such classic films as Spellbound, Double Indemnity, and Ben Hur

TLS signed in pencil, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, December 30, 1949. Letter to Frank Black, in part: "You have been extremely kind in remembering me...

ALS in French, signed “P. Tschaikovsky,” three pages on two sheets, 5.25 x 7, March 11/23, 1884. Letter to Alfred Bruneau, president of the Internatio

Sought-after vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 photo of Eldridge playing the trumpet by James J. Kriegsmann of New York, signed and inscribed in black felt tip

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Fitzgerald by Bruno of Hollywood, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, "To 'Louise,' Sin...

Rare TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, October 6, 1934. Gershwin lauds a young admirer. In full: "Thank you very much for your ...

Program for 'The Concert' featuring Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Count Basie at Uris Theatre from September 8–20, 1975, six pages, 5....

Fantastic program for the 1954 Festival of Modern American Jazz presented by Stan Kenton, 9 x 12, boldly signed and inscribed inside on his image in b

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, June 10, 1958. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne, in part: "So sorry to take so long in getting the picture to you but ju...

Sought-after vintage 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Cline in a studded vest, beautifully signed in blue ballpoint, "Many Thanks, Patsy Cline." ...

Autograph lyrics for an unrecorded song entitled "Why," signed three times, "Woody Guthrie," two pages, 8 x 12.5, May 1956. Writ...