RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Signed book: Death of a Salesman. Later printing. NY: Viking Press, 1949. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 139 pages. Signed on the half-title

Signed book: Lazarus Laughed. Limited edition of 775 copies (this being number 484). NY: Boni and Liveright, 1927. Hardcover, 6 x 9.25, 179 pages. Sig

English playwright, screenwriter, and actor (1929–1994). Matte-finish 7.75 x 5.25 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in blue ballpoint, “Best wishes, Jo

Influential English art critic and writer (1819–1900). ALS signed “JR,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. In full: “Please see about the Frame yourself—but

Portuguese writer (1922–2010) and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature. Laserprint 3.75 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders photo of Saramago, signed

Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Sardou wearing a beret, signed and inscribed in French along the top in black ink, “Vict Sardou.” Published by Re

Signed book: The Gulag Archipelago. NY: Harper & Row, 1974. Softcover, 4.25 x 7, 660 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black ballpoint. In...

ANS, one page, 4.5 x 6, December 13, 1871. Brief note to Mrs. Fields, in full: “I will, with great pleasure.” In fine condition, with trivial soiling.

Neatly penned autograph address panel, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed by Thackeray to “His Grace, The Duke of Devonshire,” and signed in the lower left, “W. M

Versatile Peruvian writer (born 1936) who received the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. Laserprint 4 x 6 photo of Llosa, signed in the lower border in

ALS signed “H. G.,” one page, 7 x 8.75, Easton Glebe, Dunmow letterhead, no date. Letter to former head of the British War Propaganda Bureau, Charles

Collection of 26 items, consisting of letters and signatures, each signed by a notable writer, including: Albert Payson Terhune; Kenneth Roberts (2);

Italian opera composer (1801–1835) known for his extremely long, flowing melodic lines. Third-person ALS in French signed within the text, “Mr. Bellin

French composer (1838–1875) whose operatic masterpiece, Carmen, was completed just before his untimely death from heart disease. ANS in French, one pa

Norwegian violinist (1810–1880) often called Norway’s first international star. Enormous mounted oval 10.5 x 13.5 albumen photo of Bull affixed to its

Cardstock 3.5 x 5.75 photo of Caruso in costume, signed in thick pencil. Double-matted and framed with an unsigned image to an overall size of 22 x 18

Renowned Russian opera singer (1873–1938) regarded as the foremost bass of his era. Unsigned sketch of a wintery scene with a horse-drawn sleigh accom

Exceptional group of vintage AMQSs on a single off-white 7.75 x 9.25 sheet, with each composer penning a few bars of his music and signing below. Sign

ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, January 30, 1882. Letter to the music publisher Novello, Ewer & Co. in London. In full (translated): "M...

Austrian composer and music theorist (1883–1959) most famous for developing a method for composing with all twelve notes of the chromatic scale. Extra