RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

ALS in French, signed “C. B.,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date [but 1862]. Letter to his publisher, Auguste Poulet-Malassis, describing the complicated

Crisply-penned handwritten poem, in Spanish, signed at the conclusion, “Jorge Luis Borges 1926,” entitled “Elegia de Palermo.” Poem is dedicated to Ar

Author and illustrator (b. 1925) best known for continuing the Babar the Elephant series of children's books, created by his father. Four fabulo...

Souvenir typescript, one page, 6 x 7, October 16, 1990. A typed copy of his poem ‘The Movies,’ the last lines reading: “the people waste their lives a

Russian writer (1870–1953) best known for his poems and stories, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1933. Rare ALS in French, signed “Ivan Bouni

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

ALS signed “Byron,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, November 10, 1820. Letter to Signor Albaghetti. In full: “I have heard of no change of English Ministry—and

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. letterhead, April 6, 1937. Letter to the managing editor of the Galveston News-Tribune. In full: “

TLS signed “Agatha Christie Mallowan,” one page, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, September 28, 1968. Letter to Mr. Nuttall. In part: “I was most interes

ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, September 29, 1967. Letter to E. B. Byrne, in part: “I am so glad your project met with such w

Color postcard depicting the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland’s County Antrim, 5.5 x 3.5, signed in fountain pen, “Mark Twain.” Collector’s notation below

Exceptional matte-finish 4.5 x 6.25 H. Walter Barnett portrait of Twain, affixed to its original 9.5 x 12 photographer’s mount, signed and inscribed i

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page, 4.5 x 7, personal Farmington Avenue letterhead, June 20, no year but circa 1874. Letter to a bookseller, written

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10, January 29, 1962. Untranslated letter discussing the Eiffel Tower, adding two fabulous sketches of the iconic land

Italian poet, novelist, and dramatist (1863–1938) who distinguished himself as a heroic aviator in WWI. ALS in Italian, three pages on two adjoining s

Important early French surrealist author (1900–1935) who committed suicide at age 35. Wonderful ballpoint sketch on a 8.25 x 10.5 sheet showing a crou

Pseudonym of prominent Danish author Karen Blixen (1885–1962), best known for her account of life in Kenya, Out of Africa, later adapted into an Acade

Ink signature, “Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 2.25 x 1 slip. Double-matted with an image of the author to an overall size of 11 x 17. In very good

Boldly signed ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, May 16, 1843. Letter to “N.W., Senior Esquire,” marked “Private” at the top, in full: “Circumstances have com

Color postcard depicting Pittville Gardens of Cheltenham, 5.5 x 3.5, signed in fountain pen, “X Arthur Conan Doyle,” with a collector’s date notation