RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

TLS in German, signed in pencil, “H. Hesse,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postal card, September 27 [1943]. Letter to his friend Georg Goetz in Copenhagen,

Signed book: The Blessing Way. First edition, first printing (with “First edition” printed on copyright page and numberline ending in 1 on last page).

TLS signed twice, “Jack (over)” and “JK,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, September 27, 1968. Letter to literary agent Sterling Lord in New York concer

ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 6.75, January 15, 1841. Hugo pens a brief letter to Alfred Michiels, in full (translated): “I will certainly have grea

Signed book: Sometimes a Great Notion. First edition. NY: Viking Press, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 628 pages. Signed and inscribed on

ALS, two pages, 4.5 x 7, Naulakha letterhead, December 20, 1893. Letter to author William H. Rideing, in part: “It is very difficult for me to invent

French surrealist writer and ethnographer (1901–1990). Five ALSs in French, signed “Michel,” totaling six pages on five sheets, dated from September 2

Czech-born writer (born 1929) best known for his novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being. ALS in Czech, one page, 8.25 x 11.5, no date. Untranslated l

Writer (1895–1976) whose compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English were bestsellers in the West. ANS, one page, 5.75 x 9, no

ALS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 5, 1943. Letter to Madonna, in part: “My new book is called ‘Between Tears and Laughte

French poet and writer (1870–1925) most renowned for the lesbian and classical themes in some of his works. ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.5 x

American poet (1917–1977) considered an important part of the confessional poetry movement. Handwritten manuscript, one page, 8.25 x 11.5, no date. Lo

Interesting archive of correspondence between the Mann family and Doris Dana, the long-time companion of Gabriela Mistral, comprising three TLSs by Th

Signed book: Gone With the Wind. First edition, first printing (with “Published May, 1936” on the copyright page, “1936” on the title page, and a pric

Irish playwright (1880-1964) best known for such working-class dramas as The Plough and the Stars and Juno and the Paycock. ALS, one page both sides,

ALS in French, signed “B. Pasternak,” one page, lightly–lined, 5 x 8, February 25, 1934. A brief note apologizing for his delay, which was caused by i

ALS in pencil, signed “EP,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, August 30, no year. Letter to an unidentified recipient, in part (spelling and grammar reta

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

TLS signed “Ayn,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 30, 1948. Letter to H. N. Swanson, in full: “I am enclosing a copy of the notice

Handwritten manuscript, unsigned, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Interesting page of notes on class struggle, seemingly relating to a sociological st