RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the prime crew on a lunar rover, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Larry Hancher, Best Wishes, Ron

Suite of five original artist proof lithographs from ‘The Apollo Story,’ 22.5 x 30 and 30 x 22.5, created by Robert T. McCall at the Tamarind Institut

Appealing Russian commemorative cover, 6.25 x 4.5, with a cachet honoring the full crew of the landmark Apollo-Soyuz mission, signed in black ink by T

A 9 x 8.5 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3.5? diameter Skylab II (SL–3) mission insignia in the center, signed around the emblem in black ballpoint by

Two Beta cloth swatches, both approximately 9 x 9 and bearing a 3.5? diameter Skylab I (SL–2) mission insignia in the center, both signed in black fel

Kathy Thornton’s pink Land’s End polo long sleeve shirt worn and flown during the STS–33 mission, women’s size small, embroidered on the left chest in

Visually appealing double-sided checklist page flown aboard the STS-6 Challenger, 10 x 8.5, signed and flight-certified on one side in blue ballpoint,

Collection of four items, including: two small photos of Alexei Leonov, each signed in black felt tip; a commemorative cover signed in blue ink by Val

Two gorgeous celestial prints by famed cosmonaut and artist Alexei Leonov: a color limited edition 24 x 37 print depicting the approaching Apollo comm

American artist, author, and traveler (1796–1872) best known for his Indian Gallery, a monumental collection of paintings documenting the quickly vani

Uncommon glossy 7 x 9 photo of Chagall seated on the floor, signed in the lower border in ink, “Marc Chagall 1971.” In fine condition, with some light

Appealing color 16 x 12 print of Dali’s iconic 1931 painting ‘The Persistence of Memory,’ signed in the lower right in blue felt tip by Dali. Rolled a

Original felt tip sketch of artist Salvador Dali in near-profile, drawn by the caricaturist Jeff Sparks, on an off-white 14.5 x 21.75 sheet, prominent

Signed book: The World of Salvador Dali. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1962. Hardcover, 10.5 x 12, 228 pages. Elaborately signed and inscribe...

Fantastic original pencil and watercolor sketch of a man in an overcoat getting blown away by a boy with a trumpet on an off-white 11 x 8.5 sheet, cap

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, August 30, 1956. Letter concerning the lending of three works to the Liege Museum, detailing the conditions of

ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6.5, Giverny par Vernon letterhead, July 8, 1906. In full (translated): "Mademoiselle, an...

Son of the famous painter (1906–1983) who was a notable contributor to the development of the first self-developing camera at Dr. Edwin H. Land '...

Exceedingly rare fountain pen signature, “This seems easier—Jackson Pollock,” on a trimmed page from a 1949 Betty Parsons Gallery exhibition flyer, wi

Neatly penned ALS in French, signed “Rodin,” one page, 4 x 6.25, no date. An interesting letter thanking a patron for obtaining a commissioned work fo

Irish-born American sculptor (1848–1907) of the Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the ‘American Renaissance.’ Scarce Fifth Avenue Bank

British-born American painter of portraits and historical scenes (1783–1872) such as Washington's Passage of the Delaware. Uncommon pairing of A...

ALS in French, signed “H. de Toulouse Lautrec,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, no date but circa 1894–1896. Letter to “My dear Marty.” In

Magnificent pearl-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Wright deep in thought, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Phil—From Frank at 77—with a hope

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Wright, payable to Kay Davidson for $30, March 1, 1954. In fine

Eleven postcards featuring various artworks, approximately 4 x 6 and 6 x 4, each signed by the artist in various ink types and artist’s pencil, includ

Provocative 30 x 26 poster of a 1966 Richard Avedon photo of model Lauren Hutton revealing her breast on a beach, signed and inscribed in silver ink,

Two items: a limited edition hardcover book entitled Imaginary Promenades in Italy, numbered 515/850, signed on the colophon in black ink by Eugene Be

Exhibit catalog from a show at the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York in late 1969, 7 x 9.25, 44 pages, nicely signed on the title page in black felt

Collection of letters in French by French illustrators: an ALS by Adolphe Willette, signed “A. Willette,” one page both sides, featuring a wonderful s

Painter (1859–1935) who helped introduce Impressionism to Americans, best known for his urban and coastal scenes. ALS, two pages, 4.5 x 7, no date. Le

Ink signature, “Hirschfeld, Feb. 1978,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card, with Hirschfeld sketching two hands pointing to his name. In fine condition.

Amusing assemblage of eleven items signed by noted American caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, each individually signed in ink or felt tip, “Hirschfeld.” The

English painter (1827–1910) who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. ALS signed “W. Holman Hunt,” one page, 3.75 x 6, July 13,

Illustrated catalog for a 1962 exposition of Kokoschka’s works at the Tate Gallery in London, 8 x 8.25, 120 pages. Signed and inscribed in German oppo

Color 25.5 x 37.25 lithograph of a 1977 LeRoy Neiman painting entitled ‘New York Stock Exchange,’ signed in the lower right in black felt tip by Neima

Attractive copy of Interview magazine from September of 1982, featuring a large vivid image of Bette Midler, Vol. XII, No. 9, measuring 11 x 17, 108 p

Amusing postcard of Warhol’s 1962 work ‘Before and After,’ 6 x 4.25, vertically signed along the right border in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Unusual glossy 8 x 10 photo by Rupert Smith showing Warhol crouched and holding a piglet, vertically and boldly signed in black felt tip. In fine cond

Hand-painted animation cel of two anthropomorphic farmyard pigs, 10.75 x 8.25, signed in black felt tip by Mel Blanc. In fine condition.

Early and original complete comic strip, signed “R. Crumb,” on both sides of a 6.75 x 8.5 off-white lightly lined sheet, titled “A Sad Comic Strip,” d

Amusing matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Disney reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to two chimpanzees sitting on his desk, with one chimp in a dress

DS, two pages both sides, 8.5 x 11.5, February 14, 1952. Pledge and assignment of mortgage and chattels between the Walt Disney Company and the Bank o

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 29, 1960. Letter to Valerie How, in full: “It was nice of you to write me and I was especially p

Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Walt Disney—Special Acct. for $300, stamp-dat

Bold fountain pen signature, “Walt Disney,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card mounted to a same-size card. In fine condition, with a faint stain touching t

Wonderful collection of 52 sheet music booklets for songs heard in various Walt Disney and Warner Bros. productions. The Walt Disney titles include: S

(Turner, 1970) Limited edition original production drawing featuring a pair of kangaroos from Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who, numbered “015–09,” showin

Original signed pencil full-length sketch of an upset Donald Duck on an off-white 6.75 x 7.5 sheet, signed in black ballpoint, “Best wishes—Donald Duc

Original graphite and colored pencil sketch of Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian squaring off, accomplished by Ross on a white 12.5 x 10.5 sheet of an

Unusually large felt tip sketch of Snoopy sitting in the grass on a white 11 x 14 canvas board, signed “Schulz.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a p

Signed book: Peanuts. First edition. NY: Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1952. Paperback, 5.25 x 8. Signed and inscribed later on the first free end page ...

Signed book: Snoopy and His Sopwith Camel. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 64 pages. Sign

Original signed felt tip sketch of Mike Doonesbury in profile on an off-white 8.5 x 9.25 sheet, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For Lori Bart

Original graphite and felt tip sketch entitled ‘Soccer Practice,’ showing Popeye coaching his four nephews on the soccer field, accomplished by Waldma

Signed book: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Limited edition, numbered 33/1500. NY: Limited Editions Club, 1932. Hardcover, 6 x 9, 183 pages. Signed

Handwritten manuscript by Clemens, signed within the text, “Mark Twain,” one page, 5.75 x 8.75, circa 1908. Clemens writes down a ‘compliment’ on a sh

Extremely desirable ink signature, “Believe me, Yours sincerely, C. Bronte,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 slip clipped from the end of a letter. Affixed to

Ink signature, “Mark Twain,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 album page affixed to a larger scrapbook page above the original mailing envelope. In fine condit

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6, Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, October 22, 1863. Letter to the Earl Russell, in part: “Accept my most

Attractive ink signature, “Thursday Fourth February 1864, Faithfully yours, Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 4.5 x 7 sheet of his personal Gad’s Hill

Third-person ANS signed within the text, one page, 4.5 x 6.75, December 8, 1849. In part: “Mr. Charles Dickens regrets exceedingly that he is engaged

Signed book: Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. Later printing. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939. Hardcover, 8.75 x 6.25, 46 pages. Signed and

Ink signature, “F. Scott Fitzgerald,” on an off-white 6 x 1.5 slip clipped from the closing of a document dated December 29, 1938. Matted and framed w

Signed book: This Side of Paradise. First edition, third printing with tipped-in ‘Author’s Apology.’ NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Hardcove...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, July 9, 1951. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Terry of the British Press Centre. In full: “I atta

Boldly penned ALS, one page, 5 x 6.75, November 17, 1930. Letter to Martha E. Sacks, in full: “Suppose we make it February 6th then. That will be the

Matte-finish 4 x 5.75 photo of Frost in a suit and tie, affixed to the opening page of his 1944 essay The Four Beliefs, signed and inscribed on the pa

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 24, 1931. Scarce document sent to Edward Choate from Hammett concerning the royalties terms for the “dramatization of

Extremely scarce vintage glossy 10 x 8 group photo of Hemingway, his wife Mary, and others seated at a dinner party, signed and inscribed on the rever

Choice original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet bust portrait of the bespectacled and heavily whiskered Ibsen, boldly signed in the lower right in black ink. In ve

ALS signed “T. E. S.,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, September 17, 1929. Letter to his friend and neighbor Pat Knowles. In part: “I move to London on leave tom

TQS on an off-white 6 x 4 card, signed in black felt tip by Lee. An excerpt from To Kill a Mockingbird, in full: “‘Shoot all the bluejays you want, if

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but postmarked September 28, 1903, with London’s personal ink stamp. Letter to C. C. Buel, the editor of The Century

ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, November 5, 1878. In full: “It would give me pleasure to comply with your request, if

TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” two pages, 7 x 10.75, personal letterhead, February 19, 1940. Letter to Robert Saltmarsh, a New Bedford, Massach

Signed book: Gone With the Wind. First edition, first printing. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Hardcover with second-issue dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 10

Irish playwright (1880-1964) best known for such working-class dramas as The Plough and the Stars and Juno and the Paycock. ALS signed “Sean,” one pag

Georgia-born American writer (1925–1964), best known for her quintessentially ‘Southern Gothic’ stories and novels, who died of lupus at the age of 39

Signed book: Pastiches et Melanges. Second edition. Paris: Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1919. Rebound marbled hardcover with original wrappers inside, 5.

DS, signed “Thomas Pynchon,” one page, 7.75 x 12.75, November 24, 1966. Memorandum of an agreement in which Pynchon grants the publishing company Gyld

Signed book: The Fountainhead. Twenty-fifth anniversary edition. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 727 pages.

British physician and lexicographer (1779–1869) known for compiling his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases. ALS signed “P. M. Roget,” one page, 4.

Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8, blindstamped monogram letterhead, March 3, no year. In fine condition.

Signed book: Five Plays. Limited edition. Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1978. Hardcover, 6 x 8.75, 484 pages. Signed on the first free end pa

ANS signed “Walter Scott,” one page, 7 x 4, no date but docketed November 24, 1831 on the reverse. In full: “I enclose you the amount of my account up

ALS signed “John,” one page, 6.25 x 7, no date. Letter to editor Pascal Covici, in part: “I’m called out to a dinner I cannot avoid. I’ll be back as s

DS, three onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, January 11, 1963. Agreement between Steinbeck and David Merrick granting rights to turn his Viva Zapata! screenpl

ALS signed “R. L. S.,” one page, 4.25 x 4, no date. Letter to Alexander Ireland, in full: “Did I ever tell you with how great an interest I had read y

LS signed “Henry Irving,” written in the hand of his secretary, Dracula author Bram Stoker, one page, 5 x 8, Lyceum Theatre letterhead, April 6, 1894.

Sought-after handwritten manuscript contained within the first volume of the 1906 ‘manuscript edition’ of Thoreau’s works, one page both sides, 7.5 x

ALS, one page both sides, 6.5 x 5.5, June 7, 1889. Letter to H. E. Hadley. In full: “We shall arrive, in our best clothes & behaviour, with tick...

Unsigned transmittal envelope from Wells to H. E. Hadley, 4.75 x 3.5, addressed in Wells’s hand, “Hadley F.R.S., Physics,” with a note in the upper ri

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, blindstamped Spade House letterhead, April 6, 1904. Letter to aeronautical engineer John William Dunne, one of his close frien

Outstanding AQS in French on an off-white 5.25 x 8 sheet, prominently signed in the center. In full (translated): “A work of art is a corner of nature

TLS signed “Isaac,” one page, 8.5 x 11, May 13, 1968. Letter to Jeanne Malone, in part: “I am completely against the Vietnam war and sympathize with d

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, December 8, 1966. Letter to Maggie Rose, in part: “I have been writing science fiction since 1938, have

American writer (1842–c.1914) best known for his vivid short stories (including the classic ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’) and his satirical ‘Th

American writer (1842–c.1914) best known for his vivid short stories (including the classic ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’) and his satirical ‘Th

ALS signed “W. C. Bryant,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, January 22, 1875. Letter to political journalist George Harvey, regarding B