RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

German poet, translator, and critic (1767–1845) known for his translations of Shakespeare. ALS in German, signed “A. W. v. Schlegel,” three pages on t

ALS signed “Walter Scott,” one page, 7.25 x 9, April 9, 1829. Letter to dramatist Frederick Mansel Reynolds. In part: “I cannot I think express myself

TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 7 x 7.5, personal letterhead, January 30, 1920. Letter to Gerald Gould at the offices of the Daily Herald. In

Uncommon 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Shaw seated outdoors, signed and inscribed to his biographer Henry Charles Duffin in blue ballpoint, “Dear Duffin

TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, January 10, 1936. Letter to Vernon Bartlett, in part: “On the 22nd we start on a

ALS signed “John,” one onionskin page, January 17. An effusive letter of thanks. In full, “You are a good friend. I always knew it but now I am doubly

Boston-born Baptist minister and academic (1808–1895) best known as the lyricist of ‘America’ (‘My Country, ’Tis of Thee’), written while he was a stu

DS, ten onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, June 11, 1963. Agreement between Steinbeck and David Merrick granting rights to turn his Viva Zapata! screenplay in

ALS signed “J. S.,” two lined pages, 8 x 12.5, September 9, 1965. Letter to advertising pioneer Howard Gossage, written in both pencil and felt tip. I

Lengthy AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7.5 sheet, signed at the conclusion, “Harriet Beecher Stowe, April 25, 1892.” Stowe quotes from the preface of Uncle

Bold fountain pen signature in Bengali on an off-white 8.5 x 10.75 sheet, with “2nd February, 1925” added in his own hand. In fine condition, with cen

TLS, one page, 6 x 9, personal letterhead, no date but postmarked May 1, 1972. Letter to Miss Donna Sadlier. In full: “It was most kind of you to writ

ANS in French, unsigned, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, no date but circa 1730s. Letter transmitting an address. In part (translated): “Monsieur Thiriet, c/o M

Handsome 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Verne at his desk, signed in the lower border in black ink. In fine condition, with minor toning and creasing to

TLS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, September 20, 1927. Letter to Ellery Sedgwick, in full: “Thank you for your letter. I certainly had no notion that th

Rare matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 formal portrait of Wells by renowned Washington studio Harris & Ewing, affixed to its original 9.5 x 13.5 mount, s...

Chinese writer (1915–1995) who was best known for the book Song of Youth in 1958, which was adapted into a film in 1959. Untranslated AQS in Chinese c

Boldly penned ANS in French on the front of Zola’s personal calling card imprinted with his name and address, 3.75 x 2.25, no date but circa 1900. In

Austrian novelist and playwright (1881–1942). Matte-finish 3.25 x 5 postcard photo of Zweig in profile, signed and inscribed in German in fountain pen

German-Jewish poet and author (1812–1882) known as the founder of the German ‘tendency novel,’ in which fiction is used as a means of influencing publ