RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Original graphite and colored pencil master drawing for the hand-painted cel ‘Sindbad,’ showing Popeye delivering two massive uppercuts to Sindbad Blu

Limited edition original hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘Tales of the Sea,’ 12.5 x 10.25, numbered 37/500, showing Popeye reading Swee’ Pea a bed

Original hand-painted ink and watercolor artwork entitled ‘Popeye Jumps for Olive,’ depicting a water-skiing Popeye being pulled over a jump by Bluto

Original mixed media sketch entitled ‘Afternoon Fun,’ depicting three of Popeye’s nephews scaring Olive Oyl with a snake jack-in-the-box while she res

Graphite and colored pencil sketch entitled ‘Popeye Baseball,’ showing Popeye wearing a baseball uniform and tipping his cap, accomplished by Waldman

Original graphite sketch entitled ‘Big Brown Bag,’ depicting Popeye and Olive Oyl on a shopping spree, while Swee’ Pea snags a freshly grilled hamburg

Original signed graphite and felt tip sketch of Smokey the Bear holding a sign that reads, “Help prevent Forest Wildfires,” on an off-white 7 x 11 car

Partly-printed DS, signed “Rob’t Burns,” one page, 6 x 4, March 1, 1793. An official document filled out by Burns as the exciseman for Dumfries, Scotl

Autograph manuscript written in the hand of Clemens, unsigned, one page, lightly lined, 5 x 8, no date but circa 1873. An extract from his novel The G

Fabulous handwritten manuscript, unsigned, one page both sides, 9.5 x 14.25, no date but circa 1832–1833. A page from Cooper’s manuscript for The Head

AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 sheet. Cooper pens a quote from chapter 16 of his work The Headsman, in full: “‘Silenus rolled from his ass, to the grea

ALS signed “CD,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Gads Hill Place letterhead, June 30, 1865. Letter to The Sun journalist Charles Kent, in full: “Can you come down

Magnificent large 5.5 x 7.5 albumen portrait of Dickens taken by Herbert Watkins of London in 1858, affixed to its original 9.5 x 11.25 mount, signed

ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, Tavistock House, January 6, 1854. Brief letter to Sir James Emerson Tennent, in full: “You may rely on me most implicitly.” I

ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 4.75 x 6, Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex letterhead, January 2, 1922. Letter to Mr. Pond, in full: “I am sorry

Two rare inscribed first editions of Dr. Seuss’s classic children’s books. First is The Cat in the Hat. NY: Random House, 1957. Hardcover (matte board

TLS signed “Yours sincerely, Ian Fleming,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, October 13, 1949. Letter to journalist and spy Anton

TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, September 11, 1962. Letter to Albert D. Cohen, in full: “Thank you very much inde

Desirable TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 26, 1935. Letter to Arnold Samuelson, in part: “I am waiting for Gingrich to send me the Mss. money to sen

Typed poem on an off-white 5.5 x 9 sheet, signed at the conclusion in green ink by Hughes. The poem, entitled “Snob,” in full: “If your reputation / I

Contemporary manuscript copy of Victor Hugo’s birth certificate, in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, February 27, 1802. Document headed (translated),...

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 20, 1995. Letter to Don Salter, in full: “I apologize for being so loud on the page, but this is my only working pen

Two original typescript drafts for the story ‘The Green Rock,’ totaling 23 pages, 8.5 x 11, dated 1949, one of them extensively hand-corrected through

Handwritten manuscript fragment, unsigned, one page, 8 x 10, no date but circa 1830. A page from the draft for Scott’s Letters on Demonology and Witch

Signed book: The Art of Maurice Sendak. First edition. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1980. Hardcover with lettered acetate dust jacket, 11.75 x 10.75, 278 page

DS, eight pages, 8.5 x 11, June 11, 1963. Agreement between Steinbeck and David Merrick for a stage adaptation of the film Viva Zapata!, in which Stei

Signed book: The Viking Portable Library of Steinbeck. Later printing. NY: Viking Press, 1943. Hardcover with dust jacket, 4.5 x 7, 568 pages. Signed

AQS on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card, in full: “Trust in the Lord and Do good Faith and Works. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Sept. 8th 1893.” Nicely cloth-matt

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, May 24, 1968. Letter to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him paintings of several scenes from Lord of the

Scarce ALS in French, signed “le vieux malade Voltaire votre ancien serviteur [the old sick Voltaire, your old servant],” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7

TLS, two pages, 5.25 x 5.75, February 5, 1965. Letter to Mrs. Raymond, in part: “How kind of you to send me the snapshots of the Sleeping Beauty Castl

Midland Bank Limited check, 5.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Woolf, payable to her husband Leonard Woolf for £1, November 30, 1927. Endorsed o...

ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, November 24, 1898. Letter concerning an edition of his novella Angeline. In part (translated): "I find the pr...

Ink signature, “L. M. Alcott,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.5 slip affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In very good to fine condition, with light show-thro

Educator and poet (1859–1929) best known for the lyrics to the iconic patriotic song “America the Beautiful.” ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets,

Belgian-born American author and illustrator (1898–1962) best known for his now-classic series of Madeleine children’s books. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 9.

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

Rare mimeographed and hand-stapled Futuria Fantasia ‘magazine,’ Winter 1940, 8.5 x 11, 19 pages, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ball

Three first edition books, each hardcover with dust jacket, and signed on an opening page in ink or felt tip by Bradbury, with two inscribed. Titles i

Signed book: The Martian Chronicles. 40th anniversary edition. NY: Doubleday, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 205 pages. Signed and insc

Signed book: Fahrenheit 451. 40th anniversary edition, first edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 190 p...

AQS on an off-white 5 x 8 sheet, signed “William Cullen Bryant.” Bryant pens a quote from his poem ‘A Forest Hymn,’ in full: “The groves were God’s fi

Three ALSs, each signed “W. C. Bryant,” four pages in total, lightly-lined, ranging in size from 3.75 x 6 to 5 x 8, dated between 1865 and 1871. The f

Scarce group of three items: a limited edition oversized book entitled Bukowski: 24 Photographs, 1977–1987, hardcover with slipcase, published by Buks

Signed book: My Several Worlds. Later printing. NY: The John Day Company, 1954. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 407 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title

Signed book: Navajo Tribes. First edition, first printing. New Mexico: Buffalo Medicine Books, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 8.5, 216 pages

British writer (1917–1993) best known for his novel A Clockwork Orange; he was also an accomplished musician and composed over 250 works. Uncommon 5.7

Artist, poet, and humorist (1866–1951) who was an early supporter of modern art in America. Original pen and ink line drawing of a man reading a book

Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Burroughs, “E. R. Burroughs,” payable to E. R. Andrews DDS for $25, February 2, 1939. In fine condit

Glossy 4 x 6 Random House publicity photo of Capote, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 10.5

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