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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John Singer Sargent653 - John Singer Sargent
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ALS signed vertically on the reverse of the first page, “John S. Sargent,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, no date.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gianni Versace654 - Gianni Versace
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Color satin-finish 3 x 4.25 photo of Versace, signed in the lower border in black ink. In fine condition, with trivial soiling and evenly trimmed edge
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Korczak Ziolkowski655 - Korczak Ziolkowski
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American designer and sculptor (1908–1982) of the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota. Uncommon glossy 10 x 8 photo depicting the dimensions of the 5
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Douglas Adams656 - Douglas Adams
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Four hardcover books, all first editions: a copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, signed and inscribed on the title page in blue ink, “F...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Bettina von Arnim657 - Bettina von Arnim
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German writer and novelist (1785–1859) best known for her social circle that included the likes of Goethe, Beethoven, and Puckler. ALS in German, sign
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Guillaume Apollinaire658 - Guillaume Apollinaire
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Influential French poet and playwright (1880–1918) credited with coining the word ‘surrealism,’ and writing some of the earliest works to be described
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Authors659 - Authors
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Extensive collection of over 150 books, mostly hardcover, each signed by a different author, including: Isabel Allende; Margaret Atwood; Kay Boyle; Wi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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L. Frank Baum660 - L. Frank Baum
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American author (1856–1919) best known for the children’s classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Signed book: Father Goose, His Book. First edition, seco
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Bertolt Brecht661 - Bertolt Brecht
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German playwright, poet, and theatre director (1898–1956). Uncommon AQS in German on a thin off-white 5 x 4.25 onionskin sheet, signed below and dated
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Truman Capote662 - Truman Capote
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Signed book: One Christmas. First edition, limited issue, numbered 164/500. NY: Random House, 1983. Hardcover with slipcase, 6 x 9.5, 41 pages. Signed
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Giosue Carducci663 - Giosue Carducci
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Influential Italian poet (1835–1907) regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906. ALS
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Truman Capote664 - Truman Capote
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ALS signed “Truman,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 9.75, personal letterhead, September 3, 1952. Letter to noted journalist Leonard Lyons, in part: “I wa
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Raymond Chandler665 - Raymond Chandler
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TLS signed “R. C.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, April 14, 1952. Letter to James Keddie, Jr., in full: “Thanks ever so much for your g
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens666 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Ink signature and inscription, “To Miss Anna Frank—with best wishes. Truly yours, Mark Twain, Aug/08,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2 slip. Cloth-matted and
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens667 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Beautiful bold ink signature, “Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 card. Triple-matted and framed with a portrait of Clemens to an overall size of 10
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens668 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Unusual ink signature, “Truly yours, S. L. Clemens,” with the author signing over the first signature with his pen name, “Mark Twain,” on an off-white
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge669 - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Ink signature, “God bless you & your affectionate bride, S. T. Coleridge, 3 April, 1826, Grove, Highgate,” on an off-white 7 x 2.75 slip clipped...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens670 - Charles Dickens
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Ink signature, “Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.25 clipped slip. Matted and framed with a portrait and nameplate to an overall size of 6.25
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens671 - Charles Dickens
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Third-person ALS signed “Mr. Charles Dickens,” one page, 4.5 x 7, February 27, 1846. Letter concerning the chronology of his principal publications. I
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens672 - Charles Dickens
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Desirable hand-addressed and signed panel removed from a mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed by Dickens to “Tom Taylor Esquire, Local Government
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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