RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Presidents

Irish poet (1904–1972) who was the British Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death. Handwritten poem by Cecil Day-Lewis entitled "Where are the...

English poet, short story writer and novelist (1873–1956) who is best remembered for his works for children, the poem The Listeners, and for subtle ps

Massachusetts poet who is perhaps best known for her poem entitled 'A Name in the Sand.' Scarce handwritten poem by Hannah Flagg Gould entit...

Four lines of verse by esteemed writer and poet Bret Harte, penned in purple ink on an off-white 5.5 x 8.25 sheet. The poem, in full: "And on t...

ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” two pages both sides, 4.5 x 7, January 15, 1864. In part: "When I wrote 'To Canaan' I sent it to Fields, who...

Handsome 7.5 x 9.5 print of John Elliott's 1901 chalk portrait of Howe, signed below in black ink, "Julia Ward Howe, March. 1902." Mou...

Signed book: The World According to Garp. First edition, first printing. NY: E. P. Dutton, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 437 pages. Si

ALS signed “W. Irving,” one page, 4.5 x 6.75, February 21, 1820. Letter to Thomas S. Norgate, in full: "I am preparing for an excursion into th...

American essayist, novelist, and friend of Mark Twain (1829–1900). AMS signed "Chas. Dudley Warner," five pages, 5.5 x 9, comprising his e...

American novelist (1921–1977) who won the 1952 National Book Award for his first published novel, From Here to Eternity. Two items signed by Jones: a

ALS signed “Harper,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5, personal letterhead, March 28, 2009. Letter to her friend Felice Itzkoff, in full: "You &...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, May 5, 1941. Letter to Atwood H. Townsend, chairman of the Committee on College Reading at New York University. In full: &q...

Bank of Hawaii check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Hawaiian Gazette Co. for $1.00, June 25, 1915. Encapsulated in a plastic

ALS in German, one page both sides, 8.5 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 9, 1936. Letter to a fellow doctor, in part (translated): "The desire...

TLS in German, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 7, 1954. Letter to Alice K. Orlan, in part (translated): "Obviously, you have read The Deceived in ...

Typed poem by John Masefield entitled in his own hand, "Seaman's Prayer," one page, 8 x 10.25, signed at the conclusion by Masefield. ...

Two TQSs, signed "W. Somerset Maugham," on individual off-white sheets. In the first, he comments on "Modern Poets," in full: &q...

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the bottom in fountain pen, "W. Somerset Maugham." An excerpt from A Writer's Noteb...

American author of frequent bestsellers (1907–1997) best known for Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii, The Drifters, The Fires of Spring, Alaska, and

Signed book: The French Connection. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 309 pages. Signed

ALS signed “Sean,” one page both sides of a light blue 7.75 x 9.5 aerogramme, September 10, 1956. Letter to Mr. Jo Young at the Kansas State Teachers

Signed book: The Emperor Jones. First edition, limited issue, numbered 614/775. NY: Boni & Liveright, 1928. Hardcover, 7.75 x 10.25, 90 pages. S...

First issue of The American Spectator: A Literary Newspaper from November 1932, four pages, 17.5 x 22.5, signed in fountain pen by its five editors an

Four lines of verse penned by James Whitcomb Riley on an off-white 6 x 3 sheet, signed and dated below, "J. W. Riley, New York, Nov. 26, —1887—...

AQS on a vellum 7 x 9 sheet, signed at the conclusion, "Edwin Arlington Robinson, July 1, 1930." Robinson quotes from his Pulitzer Prize–w...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, The Chicago Daily News, Editorial Rooms letterhead, January 14, 1922. Letter to poet and Smith College professor Grace Hazar

Austrian writer (1862–1931) best known for his sexually charged plays and stories. His 1926 novella Traumnovelle served as the basis for Eyes Wide Shu

Signed book: The Bat-Poet. Later printing. New York and London: Macmillan, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 43 pages. Signed on the first

Color 18.5 x 24 poster featuring a Wild Thing made for the tenth anniversary of the New York Book Fair in 1988, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip,

Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. 25th Anniversary Edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.25 x 9.25. Signed on the hal

Christmas card apparently originally sent by the Dumas family featuring a printed Christmas tree scene, 7.25 x 3.5, signed at the top in black ballpoi

Uncommon handwritten poem by Edith Sitwell entitled "A Young Girl's Song," one page both sides, 8 x 13, signed in the upper right corn...

American author (1896–1972) remembered for her classic 1943 novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. AQS on an off-white 5 x 5.5 album page, signed below in bl

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, March 20, 1954. Letter to Harry Ford of Alfred A. Knopf Publishers, in part: "I'm distressed to be so late in wr...

Handwritten poem by John Greenleaf Whittier on an off-white 4 x 3 sheet, signed and dated at the conclusion, "John G. Whittier, 12th 6 Jne, 186...

Unsigned first edition book: These Happy Golden Years. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1943. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 299 ...

ALS, one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 photo postcard depicting the El Castillo pyramid at Chichen Itza, March 11, [no year]. Letter to critic and arts theorist

Colophon from the 1929 limited edition of The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one page, 8 x 11, signed in fountain pen by author Thornton Wilder and illustrat

Souvenir typescript from the production notes for The Glass Menagerie, one page, 8.25 x 8.75, signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint by Williams.

Composer (1910–1981) whose Adagio for Strings is widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music. AMQS on a beige 5.25 x 3.25 gilt-edged car

ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, December 3, 1836. In full (translated): "I am enclosing herewith, sir, the ticket for a box seat with my sinc...

Noted Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher (1881–1955). AMQS on an off-white 5 x 3.25 card, signed and dated below in fountai

French composer (1818–1893) best remembered for his composition of 'Ave Maria.' Desirable handwritten musical manuscript in pencil, one page...

Armenian-American composer (1911–2000) who ranks among the most prolific of the 20th century. Fantastic full-page AMQS on an off-white 7.75 x 10.5 mus

Very appealing AMQS on an off-white 10.5 x 6 sheet, signed below in fountain pen, "P. Mascagni, Chicago 21 Decemb. 1902," who pens four ba...

French composer (1819–1880) best known for his popular stage works, most notably Orpheus in the Underworld (including the famous 'Can-Can') ...

Wonderful AMQS on an off-white 5.75 x 3.5 Italian autograph postcard, signed below in fountain pen, "Giacomo Puccini, 1917," who adds four...

Exceptional vintage pearl-finish 7.25 x 9.25 portrait of Rachmaninoff by the Kubey–Rembrandt Studios of Philadelphia, signed and inscribed in white in

Program for an "International Celebrity Subscription Concert" presented by Harold Holt in the 1937–38 season, 6.5 x 8.25, signed inside in...

Lovely AMQS on an off-white 7.25 x 9 sheet, signed and inscribed in French in black ink, "C. Saint-Saens, Geneva, Juillet 1892," who adds ...

Colorful French composer (1866-1925), who was one of the primary influences on the younger generation of avant-garde French composers in the early dec

Rare and sought-after ALS in Cyrillic, signed “P. Tchaikovsky,” six total pages, 6 x 4, September 18 [1880]. Written from the town of Kamenka, a lette

Distinguished British composer (1902-1983) best known for such works as Façade, a theatrical collaboration with Edith Sitwell, and the oratorio...

ALS signed “R. Vaughan Williams,” one page both sides, 7 x 9, February 8, [no year]. Letter to English composer Ernest John Moeran, in full: "M...

Versatile American jazz drummer (1910-1955) who made the transition from early swing into bebop. Glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Big Sid smoking a ci

Handwritten musical manuscript by Jerome Kern, titled and signed at the top, "Before I Met You, Jerome Kern," one page, 9 x 12, dated in a...

Three glossy publicity photos of jazz legends, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, individually signed by the subjects: Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Lionel Ham

TLS signed “Jerome David,” four pages, 7.25 x 10.5, 917 North Whittier Drive letterhead, March 24, 1938. Letter to the wife of Joseph Cooper, to whom

Archive of five items, comprising an ALS and handwritten set list by Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter, an ALS by his wife Martha, an unsigned p...

Group of three TLSs, each signed "Dick," totaling five pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated 1944–1964. Rodgers offers outstandin...

Born Nolan Alfred Rinehart (1911–1948), Cowboy Slim was one of the first of the 'singing cowboys' of the 1930s and 1940s who gained notoriet...

ALS, one page, 6 x 9.75, The Lakewood letterhead, December 18, 1898. Letter to F. Oswald Haumann, in full: "In concert I play my marches in var...

Hugely appealing Parlophone Records promo card, 3.5 x 5.75, showing the Beatles posing together behind their instruments, crisply and neatly signed on

Vintage ballpoint signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison on the reverse of a 4 x 6 British European Airways landi

Highly desirable display featuring a vintage Beatles signed promo card and a drumhead signed by their original drummer, Pete Best, matted and framed t

Vintage ballpoint signatures of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon on an off-white 6 x 4 sheet. In very good to fine condit

Menu for a Royal Hawaiian United Airlines flight from Maui to Los Angeles on September 26, 1986, 8.5 x 11, signed on the back cover in black ballpoint

Highly sought-after self-titled 'White Album' signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint by John Lennon and in red ballpoint by George Harr...

Very appealing color 20.5 x 27.5 photographic print by Bill Bernstein, which depicts Paul McCartney performing in Atlantic City, signed in the lower b

Glossy 4.25 x 6 postcard photo of McCartney posing behind a microphone with his arms crossed, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Lesle...

Limited edition 16.5 x 11.75 giclee print of Eric Clapton's artwork for the What Are You Like exhibition, showing Clapton on stage daydreaming o...

Unused Concensus Reality, Inc. (Jerry Garcia Band) business check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Jerry Garcia, payable to form

Elvis Presley's personally owned pair of gold-tone mesh cufflinks with swivel backs, each inset with a large yellowish green faceted stone encir...

Bold ink signature, "Elvis Presley,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card, with a typed collector's notation indicating that it was signed after an i...

Vintage ballpoint signatures of Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts on a beige 6 x 3.5 envelope. In very good to f

Vintage ballpoint signatures, "Mick Jagger" and "The Rolling Stones, Keith Richard," and "Bill Wyman," "Brian Jon...

Swiss conductor (1883–1969) who served as the principal conductor of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballet Russe from 1915 to 1923, and later became noted f...

Dramatic 5.75 x 9 paperstock photo of Bernstein conducting, affixed to an 8.5 x 12 mount, signed in the lower right in black felt tip. In fine conditi

Important British composer (1913–1976), widely regarded as the greatest since Purcell, whose works include the opera Peter Grimes, the War Requiem, an

ALS in French, one page on the reverse of a 3.5 x 5.5 postal card, October 22, 1914. Untranslated letter to Hungarian composer Emánuel Moó...

Group of three programs signed by Van Cliburn, including: one for the 1957–58 season at Carnegie Hall, signed inside in black felt tip; one for the 19

Group of four items signed by Cowell: an AMQS from one of his works penned on a piece of musically-lined paper, on which he notes, "This piece ...

French composer and teacher (1851–1931) best known for his 'Symphony on a French Mountain Air.' ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, black-bord...

Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of the noted Romanian composer, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "A Madame Florence Stark, en respectueu...

Two items: a vintage glossy 6.75 x 9 profile portrait of the great Norwegian opera singer, signed in fountain pen by Kirsten Flagstad; and an ALS, one

Great French composer and pianist (1822–1890) who won some official recognition as the nominated successor of Benoist as organ professor at the Conser

Great French composer and pianist (1822–1890) who won some official recognition as the nominated successor of Benoist as organ professor at the Conser

Italian composer known for his operas (1867–1948). AMQS on an off-white 5 x 2.75 slip, neatly signed below in fountain pen, "Umberto Giordano.&...

Pianist and conductor (1819-1895) and founder of The Halle orchestra in 1858. ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, November 2,

Irish composer, conductor, pianist, and organist (1879–1941). Two ALSs, totaling six pages on three sheets, 4.5 x 7, March–April 1935, both to fellow

Composer, cellist, and conductor (1859–1924) known for his Broadway operettas and Tin Pan Alley tunes. Interesting AQS, one page, 5.25 x 6, Camp Joyla

TLS signed “Jerome David,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 14, 1939. Letter to pianist Joseph Cooper, in full: "I'm afra...

Very desirable ink signature, "Aram Khatchaturian,” who adds two bars of music from his Sabre Dance with date and location, "7/1/1974, Mos...

Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Franz Lehar by Franz Lowy of Vienna, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Lehar.&quo...

Desirable AMQS penned on Franz Lehar's personal calling card, 3.75 x 1.75, signed and dated below, "Lehar, Wien, Juli 1844," with Leha...

Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 studio portrait of the great Irish tenor in an uncommon 'floating head' pose, signed and inscribed in the lower...

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Italian American composer (1911–2007) best known for such popular operas as The Consul, The Saint of Bleecker Street,

Uncommon AMQS in pencil on the reverse of an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 calling card, signed below, "I. J. Paderewski," who adds a brief sentim...

Mailing envelope, 5.75 x 4.5, addressed in Ravel's hand to "Madame Fernand Dreyfus, Lyons-la-Foret, (Eure)," and signed in the return ...

Italian baritone (1866–1939) who was a principal artist of the New York Metropolitan Opera for more than 33 seasons. Oval matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 profi