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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P. L. Travers697 - P. L. Travers
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Australian novelist, actress, and journalist (1899–1996) best remembered for writing Mary Poppins. TLS, one page, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, October
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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J. R. R. Tolkien698 - J. R. R. Tolkien
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ALS, five pages on three sheets, 7.5 x 9.5, no date. Letter to admirer H. Cotton Minchin regarding publication of The Lord of the Rings, his interests
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Voltaire699 - Voltaire
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LS in French, one page, 7.25 x 9, July 11, 1764. Letter to Antoine Maillet du Clarion in Paris, thanking him for the work he sent. In part (translated
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Giuseppe Ungaretti700 - Giuseppe Ungaretti
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Italian modernist poet, journalist, and essayist (1888–1970) considered one of the most prominent contributors to 20th century Italian literature. ALS
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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William Carlos Williams701 - William Carlos Williams
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TLS signed “Bill,” one page, 8 x 11.25, no date. Letter to Harvey. In full: “O’Hara is much too modest, Hemingway is not only the most important write
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Emile Zola702 - Emile Zola
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ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8, July 18, 1884. Letter to dramatist William Bertrand Busnach. In part (translated): "I leave in a few hours. ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Stefan Zweig703 - Stefan Zweig
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Austrian novelist and playwright (1881–1942). TLS in German, one page both sides, 9 x 11.5, July 23, 1923. Untranslated response to a lady who wanted
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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American Authors704 - American Authors
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Four hardcover books: B Is for Burglar by Sue Grafton, signed on the title page in black felt tip, “Warmly, Sue Grafton”; The Bluest Eye by Toni Morri
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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American Authors705 - American Authors
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Collection of six items signed in ink by a diverse group of American authors, including: Henry W. Longfellow (signature), Erskine Caldwell (signature)
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James M. Barrie706 - James M. Barrie
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ALS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, March 22, 1922. Letter to Bax, in part: “I have visitors staying here just now but
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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