RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Original graphite and colored pencil master drawing for the hand-painted cel ‘Sindbad,’ showing Popeye delivering two massive uppercuts to Sindbad Blu

Limited edition original hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘Tales of the Sea,’ 12.5 x 10.25, numbered 37/500, showing Popeye reading Swee’ Pea a bed

Original hand-painted ink and watercolor artwork entitled ‘Popeye Jumps for Olive,’ depicting a water-skiing Popeye being pulled over a jump by Bluto

Original mixed media sketch entitled ‘Afternoon Fun,’ depicting three of Popeye’s nephews scaring Olive Oyl with a snake jack-in-the-box while she res

Graphite and colored pencil sketch entitled ‘Popeye Baseball,’ showing Popeye wearing a baseball uniform and tipping his cap, accomplished by Waldman

Original graphite sketch entitled ‘Big Brown Bag,’ depicting Popeye and Olive Oyl on a shopping spree, while Swee’ Pea snags a freshly grilled hamburg

Original signed graphite and felt tip sketch of Smokey the Bear holding a sign that reads, “Help prevent Forest Wildfires,” on an off-white 7 x 11 car

Partly-printed DS, signed “Rob’t Burns,” one page, 6 x 4, March 1, 1793. An official document filled out by Burns as the exciseman for Dumfries, Scotl

Autograph manuscript written in the hand of Clemens, unsigned, one page, lightly lined, 5 x 8, no date but circa 1873. An extract from his novel The G

Fabulous handwritten manuscript, unsigned, one page both sides, 9.5 x 14.25, no date but circa 1832–1833. A page from Cooper’s manuscript for The Head

AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 sheet. Cooper pens a quote from chapter 16 of his work The Headsman, in full: “‘Silenus rolled from his ass, to the grea

ALS signed “CD,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Gads Hill Place letterhead, June 30, 1865. Letter to The Sun journalist Charles Kent, in full: “Can you come down

Magnificent large 5.5 x 7.5 albumen portrait of Dickens taken by Herbert Watkins of London in 1858, affixed to its original 9.5 x 11.25 mount, signed

ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, Tavistock House, January 6, 1854. Brief letter to Sir James Emerson Tennent, in full: “You may rely on me most implicitly.” I

ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 4.75 x 6, Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex letterhead, January 2, 1922. Letter to Mr. Pond, in full: “I am sorry

Two rare inscribed first editions of Dr. Seuss’s classic children’s books. First is The Cat in the Hat. NY: Random House, 1957. Hardcover (matte board

TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Ian Fleming,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, October 13, 1949. Letter to journalist and spy Anton

TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, September 11, 1962. Letter to Albert D. Cohen, in full: “Thank you very much inde

Desirable TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 26, 1935. Letter to Arnold Samuelson, in part: “I am waiting for Gingrich to send me the Mss. money to sen

Typed poem on an off-white 5.5 x 9 sheet, signed at the conclusion in green ink by Hughes. The poem, entitled “Snob,” in full: “If your reputation / I

Contemporary manuscript copy of Victor Hugo’s birth certificate, in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, February 27, 1802. Document headed (translated),...

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 20, 1995. Letter to Don Salter, in full: “I apologize for being so loud on the page, but this is my only working pen

Two original typescript drafts for the story ‘The Green Rock,’ totaling 23 pages, 8.5 x 11, dated 1949, one of them extensively hand-corrected through

Handwritten manuscript fragment, unsigned, one page, 8 x 10, no date but circa 1830. A page from the draft for Scott’s Letters on Demonology and Witch

Signed book: The Art of Maurice Sendak. First edition. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1980. Hardcover with lettered acetate dust jacket, 11.75 x 10.75, 278 page

DS, eight pages, 8.5 x 11, June 11, 1963. Agreement between Steinbeck and David Merrick for a stage adaptation of the film Viva Zapata!, in which Stei

Signed book: The Viking Portable Library of Steinbeck. Later printing. NY: Viking Press, 1943. Hardcover with dust jacket, 4.5 x 7, 568 pages. Signed

AQS on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card, in full: “Trust in the Lord and Do good Faith and Works. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Sept. 8th 1893.” Nicely cloth-matt

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, May 24, 1968. Letter to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him paintings of several scenes from Lord of the

Scarce ALS in French, signed “le vieux malade Voltaire votre ancien serviteur [the old sick Voltaire, your old servant],” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7

TLS, two pages, 5.25 x 5.75, February 5, 1965. Letter to Mrs. Raymond, in part: “How kind of you to send me the snapshots of the Sleeping Beauty Castl

Midland Bank Limited check, 5.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Woolf, payable to her husband Leonard Woolf for £1, November 30, 1927. Endorsed o...

ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, November 24, 1898. Letter concerning an edition of his novella Angeline. In part (translated): "I find the pr...

Ink signature, “L. M. Alcott,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 slip affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In very good to fine condition, with light show-thro

Educator and poet (1859–1929) best known for the lyrics to the iconic patriotic song “America the Beautiful.” ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets,

Belgian-born American author and illustrator (1898–1962) best known for his now-classic series of Madeleine children’s books. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 9.

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

Rare mimeographed and hand-stapled Futuria Fantasia ‘magazine,’ Winter 1940, 8.5 x 11, 19 pages, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ball

Three first edition books, each hardcover with dust jacket, and signed on an opening page in ink or felt tip by Bradbury, with two inscribed. Titles i

Signed book: The Martian Chronicles. 40th anniversary edition. NY: Doubleday, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 205 pages. Signed and insc

Signed book: Fahrenheit 451. 40th anniversary edition, first edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 190 p...

AQS on an off-white 5 x 8 sheet, signed “William Cullen Bryant.” Bryant pens a quote from his poem ‘A Forest Hymn,’ in full: “The groves were God’s fi

Three ALSs, each signed “W. C. Bryant,” four pages in total, lightly-lined, ranging in size from 3.75 x 6 to 5 x 8, dated between 1865 and 1871. The f

Scarce group of three items: a limited edition oversized book entitled Bukowski: 24 Photographs, 1977–1987, hardcover with slipcase, published by Buks

Signed book: My Several Worlds. Later printing. NY: The John Day Company, 1954. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 407 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title

Signed book: Navajo Tribes. First edition, first printing. New Mexico: Buffalo Medicine Books, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 8.5, 216 pages

British writer (1917–1993) best known for his novel A Clockwork Orange; he was also an accomplished musician and composed over 250 works. Uncommon 5.7

Artist, poet, and humorist (1866–1951) who was an early supporter of modern art in America. Original pen and ink line drawing of a man reading a book

Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Burroughs, “E. R. Burroughs,” payable to E. R. Andrews DDS for $25, February 2, 1939. In fine condit

Glossy 4 x 6 Random House publicity photo of Capote, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 10.5