RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Ink signature, “Very truly yours, Mark Twain,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.25 card. Matted with an engraving of Twain to an overall size of 11.75 x 15. I

ALS in French, signed “Jean,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, January 5, 1953. Letter to “My Valentine,” in part : “I do not really like this cele

Signed book: Pomp and Circumstance. First edition. NY: Doubleday & Company, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 308 pages. Signed and ...

Appealing matte-finish 8.75 x 11.5 photo of Coward, signed in blue ballpoint, “With my best wishes, Noel Coward.” In fine condition.

Original signed ink and water color profile sketch of the Cat in the Hat on an off-white 6.5 x 3.5 First Day Cover bearing a Christmas cachet and seas

Page from a 1970 issue of Weekend Magazine, 9.75 x 12, featuring a color image of the Cat in the Hat looking at a group of tigers, signed at the botto

Signed book: Horton Hatches the Egg. Later printing. NY: Random House, 1940. Hardcover, 8.25 x 11.25. Signed and inscribed opposite the title page in

Signed book: The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. First edition, later printing. NY: The Vanguard Press, 1938. Hardcover, 9 x 12. Signed opposite the

Glossy 3.5 x 4.75 photo of Dr. Seuss, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 21, 1938. Letter to Mr. Kowan, in part: “I think creative writing has more to do with emotion

French writer and dramatist (1824–1895) best known for Camille and for being the illegitimate son of famed novelist Alexandre Dumas. Two items: an ALS

American writer (1850–1895) best known for his poems of childhood, including ‘Wynken, Blynken, and Nod’ and ‘Little Boy Blue.’ ALS, one page, 5 x 8, N

French author (1844–1924) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 6 x 7.75, Editions d’Art Edouard Pellet

Signed book: Selected Poems. Second printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1924. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 143 pages. Signed on the first free end page in fo

Two photos: a glossy 4.25 x 6.5 half-length photo of Harold Pinter holding a glass, signed in black ink; and a semi-glossy 4.25 x 6 postcard photo of

British children’s author and illustrator (1846–1901) whose distinctively illustrated books were among the most popular ‘juvenile’ works of the Victor

AQS on an off-white 7 x 8.5 sheet of letterhead with a vignette of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, signed at the conclusion by Grey. In full: “In thi

Signed book: The Thundering Herd. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1925. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 400 pages. Signed and inscribed on the firs...

Handwritten letter, unsigned, one page, 8 x 10, no date. Letter to his “Predatory Wife,” in part: “ I ‘lof’ you very much, as Romer says—now, don’t ge

A section of one of Grey’s diaries, five pages on three sheets, 6 x 9.5, chronicling May 3 to June 7, 1928. Grey describes numerous hikes at length an

Journalist, writer, and folklorist (1848–1908) best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 9.5,

American writer and war correspondent (1940–2016) who is best known as the author of Dispatches, a memoir of his time as a correspondent for Esquire m

ALS, one page, 8 x 10.5, December 27, 1909. Letter discussing changes in her soon-to-be-published poem ‘The Capitol.’ In part: “Now will this do—‘A Me

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, May 9, 1904. Letter to J. M. Ward, in full: “I see no possible objection to your embroidering my name as proposed in your letter

Signed book: The World According to Garp. Later printing. NY: Henry Robbins, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 437 pages. Signed and inscri

Signed book: Bag of Bones. Advance reader’s copy. NY: Scribner, 1998. Softcover, 6 x 9.25, 529 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page

Delightful glossy 8 x 10 photo of King wearing a robe and holding a raven and candle, signed in red felt tip. In fine condition.

Signed book: Different Seasons. First edition. NY: Viking Press, 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 527 pages. Signed on the back of the du

Signed book: The Dead Zone. First edition. NY: Viking Press, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 426 pages. Signed and inscribed on the firs

Signed book: Christine. First edition. NY: Viking Press, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 526 pages. Signed on the back of the dust jacke

Signed book: The Dark Half. First edition, first printing. NY: Viking, 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 431 pages. Signed and inscribed o

ALS, one page, 3.75 x 5, Bateman’s Burwash, Sussex letterhead, January 16, 1925. Letter to Mitchell Banks, in full: “Just a line to thank you very muc

Jewish-Hungarian author (1905–1983) best known for the anti-Stalinist novel Darkness at Noon. TLS signed “A. Koestler,” one page, 6.25 x 8, personal l

DS, one page, 3.75 x 4, December 3, 1898. Loan payment of $5.50 in US gold coin for a “Rambler Wheel,” filled out entirely in black ink by Jack London

London’s personal calling card, 3 x 1.75, bearing his printed name on the front and nicely signed on the reverse in fountain pen, “Jack London.” In fi

Exceptional vintage matte-finish 6 x 9 soft-focus portrait of Maugham by Pirie MacDonald of New York, affixed to its original 10.75 x 13.75 studio mou

American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet (1917–1967) whose work is often described as Southern Gothic; she is best rememb

TLS signed “Edna Millay,” one page, 5.25 x 6.5, March 30, [1936]. Letter to H. J. Webster, in part: “Thank you for the book. I read it with care, (And

Group lot consisting of two TLSs, two ALS, an ANS, and a signed envelope, signed “Arthur Miller,” “A. Miller,” and “Arthur,” dated between 1967 and 19

Rare signed book: Reveries of a Bachelor. First edition, presentation copy. NY: Baker and Scribner, 1850. Leather-bound hardcover with slipcase, 5.5 x

Collection of three ALSs, each one page, dated from 1939 to 1956. The first, dated March 20, 1939, in part: “Enclosed is a review of ‘Cavalcade.’ I ho

ALS signed “Gene,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 4.75, Le Plessis letterhead, July 15, 1930. Letter to Terence Holliday. In part: “Thank you for the raz

Signed book: Fight Club. First edition. NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1996. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 208 pages. Signed and inscribed o...

British mystery and adventure novelist (1863–1950). TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Heathcote letterhead, November 12, 1900. Letter to John Foster Fraser. In f

Pulitzer Prize–winning American writer (1890–1980) best known for such enduring stories as ‘The Jilting of Granny Weatherall’ and the novel Ship of Fo

Handwritten manuscript in pencil, unsigned, four pages, no date. The first five stanzas of Riley’s popular poem “The Old Man and Jim,” with each page

Signed book: Grimus. First edition. NY: The Overlook Press, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 9, 319 pages. Signed on the first free end page i

Signed book: The Gold of Mayani. First edition, limited issue, letter ‘O’ of a lettered series of 26. Gallup, NM: Buffalo Medicine Books, 1995. Hardco

Original study for the dust jacket of A Perfect Friend by Reynolds Price, accomplished by Sendak on a white 9 x 12 sheet of heavyweight tracing paper,

Fantastic color limited edition 17 x 20 print of Maurice Sendak waving hello to a reflection of Mickey Mouse in a mirror, entitled ‘Mickey and Me,’ nu