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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Edmond Rostand635 - Edmond Rostand
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Handwritten testimonial in French, one page, lightly-lined, 6.5 x 8.5, no date. A letter, headed “Dickens,” in full (translated): “He is a marvelous g
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John Ruskin636 - John Ruskin
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Influential English art critic and writer (1819–1900). ALS signed “J. Ruskin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Denmark Hill letterhead, no date. In part: “I am so
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Bertrand Russell637 - Bertrand Russell
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, Plas Penrhyn, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth letterhead, January 28, 1963. Letter to Ernest Schwartz, in full: “Thank you for
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Maurice Sendak638 - Maurice Sendak
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Handsome pencil sketch done by an aspiring artist, 5.5 x 8.5, signed below in ballpoint by Sendak. In fine condition.
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George Bernard Shaw639 - George Bernard Shaw
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ANS signed “GBS,” one page on a 4.25 x 2 personal correspondence card, July 13, 1943. In full: “As the Allen article is now forgotten I doubt if the e
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Hunter S. Thompson640 - Hunter S. Thompson
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Signed book: Hell’s Angels. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1967. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 278 pages. Signed and inscribe
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Anne Tyler641 - Anne Tyler
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Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist (born 1941). Signed book: The Tin Can Tree. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. Hardcover with dust jac
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Bela Bartok642 - Bela Bartok
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Boldly penned untranslated ALS in German, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, February 25, 1929. In very good to fine condition, with light staining to the upper rig
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Pablo Casals643 - Pablo Casals
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Revered Spanish cellist and composer (1876–1973) widely regarded as the greatest player in the history of the instrument. Matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 pho
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Cesar Franck644 - Cesar Franck
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Composer and pianist (1822–1890) who won some official recognition as the nominated successor of Benoist as organ professor at the Conservatoire. Untr
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