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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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667Giacomo LeopardiRR Auction
Italian poet, essayist, philosopher, and philologist (1798-1837). Rare ALS in Italian, signed “Leopardi,” one page, 6.25 x 8.5, December 17, 1828. Unp
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
668Jack LondonRR Auction
Handsome matte-finish 4.25 x 3.25 portrait of London wearing a broad-brimmed outdoorsman’s hat and tie, signed across his chest in black ink. Double-m
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
669Jack LondonRR Auction
Color postcard portraying horse-racing on the Filipino island of Cebu, 5.5 x 3.5, signed in fountain pen, “Jack London, Jan 29/13.” Some light wear to
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
670Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRR Auction
Scarce oval matte-finish 4.5 x 5.5 formal bust portrait of the poet in his younger years, affixed to a 10 x 13 mount, signed on the mount in black ink
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
671Jean-Baptiste Louvet de CouvraiRR Auction
French novelist, playwright, and politician (1760–1797) who was prominent during the Revolution. Handwritten manuscript in French, one page, 4 x 6.5,
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
672H. P. LovecraftRR Auction
ALS signed “Viceroy of Rhode Island,” two pages both sides, 5.75 x 6.5, personal letterhead, February 14, [1928]. Letter to Walter J. Coates, editor o
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
673Stephane MallarmeRR Auction
Major French symbolist poet and critic (1842–1898) whose work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of the early 20th centur
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
674Thomas MannRR Auction
TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, April 27, 1939. Letter to Joseph Cupples in New York. In full: “Thank you very much for your sympath
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
675Guy de MaupassantRR Auction
French naturalist writer (1850–1893) considered the greatest French author of short stories. ALS in French, one page, 4 x 5, no date but circa April 1
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
676Beatrix PotterRR Auction
An exceptional pair of items related to the publication of a collection of sheet music entitled The Peter Rabbit Music Books, comprised of Potter’s au
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00