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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Dorothy Sayers716 - Dorothy Sayers
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Fantastic collection of 21 letters from Sayers to various recipients, consisting of six ALSs and 15 TLSs, comprising over 30 pages, dated between 1914
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Dr. Seuss717 - Dr. Seuss
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Signed book: I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew. NY: Random House, 1965. Hardcover, 8.25 x 11.25. Signed and inscribed opposite the title page i
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Samuel Francis Smith718 - Samuel Francis Smith
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AQS on an off-white 5.75 x 8 sheet, signed at the conclusion in crisp ink, “S. F. Smith.” Smith quotes from his famous ‘America.’ In full: “My country
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn719 - Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Signed book: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. First edition. NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 160 p...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rabindranath Tagore720 - Rabindranath Tagore
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Signed book: Gitanjali and Fruit–Gathering. Later printing. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1918. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8, 221 pages. Signed on the first free
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alfred Lord Tennyson721 - Alfred Lord Tennyson
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ALS signed “A. Tennyson,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, Farringford, October 11, 1860. Letter to an unidentified recipient, in full: “I am much obliged to you
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henry David Thoreau722 - Henry David Thoreau
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Monumentally important and influential American author, philosopher, and naturalist (1817–1862) whose works take a place among the paramount texts of
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Tristan Tzara723 - Tristan Tzara
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Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist (1896–1963). ALS in French, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, May 27, 1947. Letter to an un
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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H. G. Wells724 - H. G. Wells
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Four ALSs, signed “H. G. Wells,” totaling four pages, ranging in size from 4.5 x 3.5 to 7 x 9, dated from 1903 to 1932 (two undated). Letters are all
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Paul Verlaine725 - Paul Verlaine
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Famed and highly influential French poet (1844–1896) who penned Poèmes saturniens and Romances sans paroles; likewise remembered for his tumult...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Wolfe726 - Thomas Wolfe
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Influential American writer (1900–1938) known for his poetic autobiographical fiction, best remembered for the 1929 novel Look Homeward, Angel. His li
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Emile Zola727 - Emile Zola
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, October 22, 1883. Letter to a writer regarding an appointment, in part (translated): “Since I want to save you the trip to Me
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Authors728 - Authors
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Collection of eight items, each signed by an author, including: James Fenimore Cooper (check), Zane Grey (signature), Edward Everett Hale (ALS), Erle
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Authors729 - Authors
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Collection of approximately forty-five items, primarily consisting of letters with a few signatures, each signed by an author, including: Alphonse de
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Authors730 - Authors
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Signed book: Lord John Ten. First edition, limited issue, numbered 172/250. Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1988. Hardcover, 7.25 x 9.75, 240
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James M. Barrie731 - James M. Barrie
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ALS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, January 17, 1932. In part: “I would do as you ask willingly but I have had no ‘comm
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Max Beerbohm732 - Max Beerbohm
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English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (1872–1956). ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, June 20, 1899. Brief letter of apology to Miss
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ray Bradbury733 - Ray Bradbury
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Signed book: Yestermorrow. First edition, first printing. Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8.5, 240 pages. Signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William S. Burroughs734 - William S. Burroughs
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Signed book: Naked Lunch. Twenty-fifth anniversary edition, limited issue, numbered 20/500. NY: Grove Press, 1984. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Arthur C. Clarke735 - Arthur C. Clarke
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Color glossy 3.25 x 5 photo of Clarke in near-profile, signed in blue ballpoint, “Arthur C. Clarke, 5/3/2001.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an un
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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