RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Prominent author (1478–1529) most famous for The Book of the Courtier, considered the definitive account of Renaissance court life. Extremely rare LS

Marvelous ALS signed “Agatha Christie Mallowan,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, April 6, [1960]. Letter to Samuel Tupper, in part:

Signed book: The Innocents Abroad. Later printing. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 446 pages. Signed and inscribed on the front pas

AQS on an off-white 5 x 7 sheet, signed and inscribed at the bottom in black ink, “Truly yours, Mark Twain, Jan/06, To Charles D. Reid.” Twain pens a

American author and journalist (1871–1900) best known for his novels Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and The Red Badge of Courage. ALS, one page, 5.25 x

Untranslated handwritten manuscript in French, unsigned, one page both sides, 8.75 x 13, no date. A handwritten essay in blue ink, penned by de Beauvo

ALS signed “CD,” one page, 7.25 x 7.25, no date but postmarked 1844. Letter to Dr. Southwood Smith. In part: “Here is the speech. Word for word, and l

Choice AQS on an off-white 8.75 x 10.5 sheet, prominently signed at the conclusion, “Charles Dickens, Tremont House, Boston, Twenty ninth January 1842

Scarce ALS signed “C. L. D.,” one page, 5.25 x 3.5, Ch Ch , March 17. Letter to Ursula Mallam, in full: “Please tell your mother I’ll meet

Pseudonym of the French author Frédéric-Charles Bargone (1876–1957). Scarce fountain pen signature, “hommage de sympathie, Claude Farrere,...

Vintage ink signature, “Yrs. in Xt., F. Scott Fitzgerald,” on an off-white 4 x 3.25 slip affixed to a 6.75 x 3.75 album page. In very good condition,

TLS signed “Scott Fitzgerald,” one page, 8 x 10, November 25, 1940. Letter to his secretary, Isabel Owens. In full: “It’s occurred to me that Bill War

Celebrated French novelist (1821–1880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbô, and A Sentimental Education. Boldly penned ALS in F...

Former British intelligence officer (1908–1964) whose novels featuring suave spy James Bond have attained unprecedented and seemingly indestructible p

Italian novelist (1842–1911) known as part of the scapigliatura movement. Uncommon 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Fogazzaro in a three-quarter-length pos

Signed book: A Masque of Mercy. Limited edition, numbered 666/751. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. Hardcover with slipcase, 7.25 x 10, 46 pages. Sig

Broadsheet of his poem “Die Feier des siebenten Novembers 1825 dankbar zu erwidern” [The celebration of the seventh of November 1825 grateful to recip

Signed book: Red Harvest. Second printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Hardcover with a facsimile dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.75, 270 pages. Signed and inscri

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to Roberto Herrera for $30.22, June 13, 19

Uncommon hand-addressed and signed mailing envelope, 6.5 x 4.25, addressed by Hemingway to “Madmoiselle Monique Lange de chez Gallimard, 5 Rue Sebasti

Document in Spanish, unsigned, one page, 8.25 x 11, July 8, 1960. Insurance policy issued to Hemingway covering fire and cyclone damage. In part (tran

Unsigned document in Spanish, two pages, 8.5 x 13.5, July 15, 1960. Hemingway’s last automobile insurance policy for the three cars at his Finca Vigia

Two items: a colorful 5.5 x 3 unsigned ticket for a bullfight at the Plaza Toros de Malaga, August 8, 1959; and an unsigned folding schedule for the b

Spectacular AMS in German, comprised of seven sets of adjoining 6 x 8.5 sheets, with the first titled and signed on the front within a hand-painted wr

German poet (1798–1874) best known as the author of ‘Das Lied der Deutschen,’ the national anthem of Germany. Two ALSs in German, both signed “Dr. Hof

Austrian writer (1874–1929) who authored novels, operas, poems, and essays, best remembered as the librettist for Richard Strauss. ALS in German, sign

Signed book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. First British edition. London: Methuen & Co, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8, 311 pages....

DS, two pages, 8.5 x 13, May 1, 1929. A contract between Lawrence and publisher Jonathan Cape for the publication of “the manuscript of a work at pres

Scarce ALS signed “Nelle Harper Lee,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.5, personal monogrammed letterhead, February 2, 2000. Letter to Don Salter in Mobi

ALS in Italian, signed “Giacomo,” one page, 7.5 x 10.25, February 18, 1826. A letter thanking his father for the presents of figs in oil, and discussi

Influential Irish author and scholar (1898–1963), a former atheist who became an eloquent convert to Christianity, best known for his juvenile fantasy

Uncommon matte-finish 3.5 x 4.5 photo of Jack London and his wife Charmain, apparently looking over a map, signed in ink, “Charmain and” and “Jack Lon

Highly influential, Nobel Prize–winning German novelist and social critic (1875–1955). Signed book: Konigliche Hoheit [Royal Highness]. Limited editio

ALS in English, one page, 11.25 x 7, personal folding airmail letterhead, June 18, 1959. Letter to John Goodwin in New York. In full: “Wishing this le

Two ALSs in pencil written to Philip Rice, co-editor of The Kenyon Review. The first is a bizarre letter by Ezra Pound sent while confined in St. Eliz

American journalist, poet, and socialist activist (1887–1920). TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, July 28, no year but likely 1919. Letter to economist and jour

Felt tip signature and inscription, “To Ulrich Kolvenbach—I can always do with an obedient servant (I have none)…J. K. Rowling,” on a white 5.75 x 4 c

Choice LS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 20, 1973. Letter to Mr. Allen, in part: “Thanks so much for taking the trouble and bother of sending me all th

Glossy sepia 4.25 x 5.25 photo of Sandburg in profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Robley Durham Stevens, with good wishes, Carl Sandbu

Eminent French author (1804–1876), born Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, better known by the masculine pen name she adopted early in her career. An early

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

Signed book: Lord John Ten. Limited first edition, unnumbered presentation copy. Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1988. Hardcover, 7.25 x 9.75

Collection of seven items, each signed by an author, including: Stephen Vincent Benet (TLS), Fitzroy Maclean (signature), A. E. Housman (signature), J

Collection of seven ink signatures of British poets affixed to 4.25 x 6.5 book pages printed with one of his or her poems, most affixed back-to-back,

Influential Italian poet (1835–1907) regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906. Unc

African-American poet (1903–1946) who came to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance. Signed book: Copper Sun. Limited first edition, number 91/100.

Two books: a hardcover first edition of The Name of the Rose, signed and inscribed on the title page in black ink, “For Joe Collins, Umberto Eco”; and

Romantic modernist poet and essayist (1911–1996) who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979. Glossy 7 x 9.5 photo of Elytis, signed and ins

Signed book: Tappan’s Burro. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1923. Hardcover, 7.25 x 9.5, 253 pages. Signed on the first free end page in ...

German writer notable in the ‘Young Germany’ movement (1811–1878). A 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Gutzkow, lengthily signed and inscribed on th

Chinese-American poet and novelist (born 1956). Two items: first, ballpoint signatures in English and Chinese characters on an off-white 5.75 x 4 card

Pen name of Elizabeth Comber (1916–2012) whose novels and autobiographical memoirs covered the span of modern China, gaining her a reputation as an ar

Ink signature, “T. Hardy,” on an off-white 1.25 x .75 slip clipped from the close of a letter, affixed to a 4.25 x 6.5 book page printed with Hardy’s

English poet and children's writer (1930–1998), who was married to Sylvia Plath from 1956 until her suicide in 1963. FDC, 6.25 x 4.25, with a ca...

French actress (1806–1883) who abandoned her career after becoming the mistress of Victor Hugo, to whom she acted as a secretary and traveling compani

Ink signature, “Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1 clipped slip, affixed to a 4.25 x 6.5 book page printed with Kipling’s poem ‘Cities and Thro

Swedish writer (1858–1940) who, in 1909, became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 signed head-an

Satin-finish 8 x 10 headshot photo of Lee, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Ink signature, “Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.25 slip bearing a red wax seal, affixed to a slightly larger album page. I

Signed book: The Naked and the Dead. First edition. NY: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1948. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 626 pages. Signe...

Signed book: No Country for Old Men. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 309 pages. Signed on a free end pa

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

Signed book: The Complete Works of Eugene O’Neill, Volume I. Limited edition, numbered 1097/1200. NY: Boni & Liveright, 1924. Hardcover, 6.25 x ...

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

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.’

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

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

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

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

Signed book: Breakfast of Champions. First edition, first printing. Tennessee: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.7

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

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

Hungarian-born musician (1881–1945) who, through his far-reaching endeavors as composer, performer, educator, and ethnomusicologist, emerged as one of

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

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

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

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,”

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

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

Polish composer (1810–1849) considered one of the great masters of Romantic music. Exceedingly rare handwritten notes in French, unsigned, one page, 5

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