RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

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RR Auction’s February Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction will host over 750 lots of historical memorabilia from all genres, ranging from America’s presidents to the starlets of Hollywood. Among the highlights offered for sale are rare autograph letters by Alan Turing and Albert Einstein, a signed photo of Emperor Hirohito, a Roman Olympic torch, and Peter Finch’s Golden Globe for Network. 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 February 2017.
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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Ambrose Bierce449 - Ambrose Bierce
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American writer (1842–c.1914) best known for his vivid short stories (including the classic ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’) and his satirical ‘Th
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ray Bradbury450 - Ray Bradbury
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Signed book: The Illustrated Man. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1951. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 251 pages. Signed and inscribed on the f
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William Cullen Bryant451 - William Cullen Bryant
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ALS signed "Wm. C. Bryant," one page, 4.5 x 7, June 2, 1852. Letter to Jonathan M. Lenox, in full: "I am sorry not to be able to send...
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Thornton Burgess452 - Thornton Burgess
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Two books: a copy of The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk, hardcover, signed on the half-title page in black ink, "By his friend and yours, Thornton W...
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Jean Cocteau453 - Jean Cocteau
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ALS in French, signed “Jean,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Untranslated letter offering both praise and criticism on some writing. In fine conditio
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James Fenimore Cooper454 - James Fenimore Cooper
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Otsego County Bank check, 6 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Cooper, "J. Fenimore Cooper," payable to Self for $10, July 7, 1845. In fine ...
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Roald  Dahl and Patricia Neal455 - Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal
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Two items: a felt tip signature, "This is my 205th autograph today, Roald Dahl, 11 May 1970," on an off-white 8.5 x 11 guest book page; an...
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Thomas de Quincy456 - Thomas de Quincy
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British author (1785–1859) best remembered for his now-classic memoir of his experiments with drugs, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. ALS signed
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Dunning457 - John Dunning
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Signed book: Booked to Die. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 321 pages. Signed on the h...
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Walter Farley458 - Walter Farley
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American author (1915–1989) known for his children's horse stories, best remembered for The Black Stallion. Collection of six items, including: ...
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Tony Hillerman459 - Tony Hillerman
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Felt tip signature, "Tony Hillerman,” on a light yellow 4 x 2.5 bookplate. Includes a first edition of The Boy Who Made Dragonfly. In fine cond...
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Julia Ward Howe460 - Julia Ward Howe
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Outstanding AQS from 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' on an off-white 7.75 x 5 sheet, in full: "'Mine eyes have seen the glory of the ...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jack London461 - Jack London
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Bank check, 6.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Bergstrom Music Co. for $9.75, June 5, 1916. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA au
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow462 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Longfellow in a bust-length pose, signed and inscribed on the reverse in ink, and dated January 10, 1879. Publish
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Maurice Maeterlinck463 - Maurice Maeterlinck
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Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist (1862–1949) awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. Ink signature, "Maeterlinck, Nov. 1940,” on a...
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Maurice Maeterlinck464 - Maurice Maeterlinck
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Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist (1862–1949) awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Maeterlinck,” on
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Henry Miller465 - Henry Miller
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, June 12, 1976. Letter to the novelist Chayym Zeldis, in full: "First off, why the double y in Cha...
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Thomas Moore466 - Thomas Moore
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Famed Irish poet and songwriter (1779–1852) best known for such verses as 'The Last Rose of Summer' and 'Believe Me If All These Endeari...
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William Nolan467 - William Nolan
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American author (born 1928) best known for his prolific output of science fiction, fantasy, horror and crime fiction stories. Appealing brad-bound typ
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Ernie Pyle468 - Ernie Pyle
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Pulitzer Prize–winning war correspondent (1900–1945) best known for his work during World War II. Bank check, 7.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Pyle,
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