RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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Eugene O’Neill611 - Eugene O’Neill
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Signed book: The Hairy Ape. Special limited edition, numbered 320/775. NY: Horace Liveright, 1929. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.75 x 10.25, 114 pages
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Eugene O’Neill612 - Eugene O’Neill
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Signed book: The Complete Works of Eugene O’Neill, Volume I. Limited edition, numbered 1097/1200. NY: Boni & Liveright, 1924. Hardcover, 6.25 x ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Howard Payne613 - John Howard Payne
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American actor and author (1791–1852) who achieved theatrical success in London, best remembered as the creator of the song ‘Home! Sweet Home!’ in 182
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ezra Pound614 - Ezra Pound
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Bold ink signature, “Ezra Pound,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 clipped slip, affixed to a 4.25 x 6.5 book page printed with Pound’s poem ‘An Immorality.’
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Maurice Sendak615 - Maurice Sendak
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Signed book: Nutcracker. First edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.25 x 10.25, 102 pages. Signed and inscribed on the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dr. Seuss616 - Dr. Seuss
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Glossy 7.25 x 9.5 photo of Dr. Seuss in front of a feline-inspired background, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “With very best wishes, Dr. Seu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Wallace Stegner617 - Wallace Stegner
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Signed book: Angle of Repose. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 569 pages. Signed in black ballpoint on a bo
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Leo Tolstoy: Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya618 - Leo Tolstoy: Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya
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The eldest daughter (1864–1950) of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, who served as the director of the Tolstoy Museum in Moscow during the early 1920s. A
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Kurt Vonnegut619 - Kurt Vonnegut
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Signed book: Breakfast of Champions. First edition, first printing. Tennessee: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.7
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Tennessee Williams620 - Tennessee Williams
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TLS signed “Tom” (with “Tenn” previously written and struck through), one onionskin page, 8 x 11, Hotel Colon letterhead, July 21, 1956. Letter to Jam
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William Butler Yeats and Aldous Huxley621 - William Butler Yeats and Aldous Huxley
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Ink signature, “W. B. Yeats,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 clipped slip, affixed to a 4.25 x 6.5 book page printed with Yeats’s poem ‘The Lake Isle of Inni
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bela Bartok625 - Bela Bartok
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Hungarian-born musician (1881–1945) who, through his far-reaching endeavors as composer, performer, educator, and ethnomusicologist, emerged as one of
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Bela Bartok626 - Bela Bartok
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Pencil sketch of Bartok by a talented artist on an off-white 3.5 x 4.5 card, signed below by the composer in fountain pen, “Bela Bartok,” and signed i
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Oscar Berger: Thomas Beecham627 - Oscar Berger: Thomas Beecham
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Signed pencil sketch of the British conductor by acclaimed caricaturist Oscar Berger on an off-white 10.25 x 14.75 sheet, signed by the artist, “Berge
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Oscar Berger: Lauritz Melchior628 - Oscar Berger: Lauritz Melchior
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Signed pencil sketch of the great operatic tenor by acclaimed caricaturist Oscar Berger on an off-white 11 x 13.75 sheet, signed by the artist, “Berge
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hector Berlioz629 - Hector Berlioz
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Partial handwritten letter in French, lacking the final leaf with the signature, one page, 5.25 x 7.5, no date [but circa 1858]. Letter to “Mr. Mory,”
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Johannes Brahms630 - Johannes Brahms
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Ink signature, “Johs. Brahms, Wien 24 April 94,” on an off-white 3 x 1.75 slip. The reverse bears a four-bar AMQS by Ignacy Paderewski. Double-matted
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Maria Callas631 - Maria Callas
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Pretty glossy 4.5 x 7 publicity photo of the renowned soprano, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Maria Callas, 1973.” Some brushing and i
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Frederic Chopin632 - Frederic Chopin
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Polish composer (1810–1849) considered one of the great masters of Romantic music. Exceedingly rare handwritten notes in French, unsigned, one page, 5
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Composers633 - Composers
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An exceptional leatherbound guest book, 7.5 x 9.25, compiled between 1900 and 1930, signed inside by a multitude of figures including over thirty comp
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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