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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Voltaire703 - Voltaire
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LS in French, signed “Voltaire,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 7.75, February 26, 1775. Letter to a gentleman, in full (translated): "An old man ...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Henry David Thoreau704 - Henry David Thoreau
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Fantastic handwritten manuscript, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, no date but circa 1854. A page from Thoreau’s draft for his ‘Moonlight’ le
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Walt Whitman705 - Walt Whitman
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ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9, October 30, 1885. Boldly penned letter from his house in Camden, New Jersey. In part: “Thanks for the copy of ‘Bryant and his
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Walt Whitman706 - Walt Whitman
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Ink signature, “Walt Whitman,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.75 slip affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition, with small tears to top edge and
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Tennessee Williams707 - Tennessee Williams
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Glossy 8 x 10 ICM publicity close-up photo of Williams, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ballpoint, “For Irwin M. Schuett, Tennessee
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William Butler Yeats708 - William Butler Yeats
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Partial TLS signed “W. B. Yeats,” one page, 7 x 2, no date. Interesting conclusion of a letter with publishing content. In full: “Watt, my conscience
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Virginia Woolf709 - Virginia Woolf
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ANS signed “V. W.,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, personal letterhead, no date but postmarked June 18, 1934. Short note to her friend Lyn Irvine, writer and ed
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William Wordsworth710 - William Wordsworth
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ALS signed “Wm. Wordsworth,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5, no date but circa 1838. Letter to his daughter Dora, in part: “It is well you
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Elizabeth Akers711 - Elizabeth Akers
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American writer (1832–1911) best known for such verses as ‘Rock Me to Sleep, Mother.’ AMS, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date. A full autograph copy of Ak
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louisa May Alcott712 - Louisa May Alcott
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Ink signature, “L. M. Alcott,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 card. In fine condition, with trivial soiling, and toned adhesive remnants to reverse. Acco
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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