RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Among the highlights of this month’s sale are a special autograph sheet from Abraham Lincoln and his ‘Team of Rivals’ cabinet, a handwritten letter by the heroic Oskar Schindler, a massive signed photo of Charles Dickens, and a silver medal from the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in September 2016.
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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Myron Waldman403 - Myron Waldman
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Original graphite and colored pencil master drawing for the hand-painted cel ‘Sindbad,’ showing Popeye delivering two massive uppercuts to Sindbad Blu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Myron Waldman404 - Myron Waldman
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Myron Waldman405 - Myron Waldman
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Original hand-painted ink and watercolor artwork entitled ‘Popeye Jumps for Olive,’ depicting a water-skiing Popeye being pulled over a jump by Bluto
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Myron Waldman406 - Myron Waldman
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Myron Waldman407 - Myron Waldman
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Graphite and colored pencil sketch entitled ‘Popeye Baseball,’ showing Popeye wearing a baseball uniform and tipping his cap, accomplished by Waldman
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Myron Waldman408 - Myron Waldman
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Original graphite sketch entitled ‘Big Brown Bag,’ depicting Popeye and Olive Oyl on a shopping spree, while Swee’ Pea snags a freshly grilled hamburg
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rudolph Wendelin409 - Rudolph Wendelin
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert Burns410 - Robert Burns
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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
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens411 - Samuel L. Clemens
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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James Fenimore Cooper412 - James Fenimore Cooper
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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
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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James Fenimore Cooper413 - James Fenimore Cooper
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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
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens414 - Charles Dickens
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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
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens415 - Charles Dickens
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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
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens416 - Charles Dickens
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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
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Arthur Conan Doyle417 - Arthur Conan Doyle
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Dr. Seuss418 - Dr. Seuss
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ian Fleming419 - Ian Fleming
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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
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Ian Fleming420 - Ian Fleming
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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
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway421 - Ernest Hemingway
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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
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Langston Hughes422 - Langston Hughes
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Victor Hugo423 - Victor Hugo
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Contemporary manuscript copy of Victor Hugo’s birth certificate, in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, February 27, 1802. Document headed (translated),...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Harper Lee424 - Harper Lee
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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
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Sylvia Plath425 - Sylvia Plath
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Sir Walter Scott426 - Sir Walter Scott
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Maurice Sendak427 - Maurice Sendak
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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
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck428 - John Steinbeck
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck429 - John Steinbeck
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Harriet Beecher Stowe430 - Harriet Beecher Stowe
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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
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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J. R. R. Tolkien431 - J. R. R. Tolkien
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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
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Voltaire432 - Voltaire
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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
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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P. L. Travers433 - P. L. Travers
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Virginia Woolf434 - Virginia Woolf
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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...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Emile Zola435 - Emile Zola
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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...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Louisa May Alcott436 - Louisa May Alcott
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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
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Katherine Lee Bates437 - Katherine Lee Bates
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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,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ludwig Bemelmans438 - Ludwig Bemelmans
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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.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ambrose Bierce439 - Ambrose Bierce
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Ray Bradbury440 - Ray Bradbury
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Ray Bradbury441 - Ray Bradbury
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ray Bradbury442 - Ray Bradbury
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ray Bradbury443 - Ray Bradbury
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Signed book: Fahrenheit 451. 40th anniversary edition, first edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 190 p...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Cullen Bryant444 - William Cullen Bryant
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Cullen Bryant445 - William Cullen Bryant
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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
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Charles Bukowski446 - Charles Bukowski
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Scarce group of three items: a limited edition oversized book entitled Bukowski: 24 Photographs, 1977–1987, hardcover with slipcase, published by Buks
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Pearl S. Buck447 - Pearl S. Buck
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ernie Bulow448 - Ernie Bulow
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Anthony Burgess449 - Anthony Burgess
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gelett Burgess450 - Gelett Burgess
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Rice Burroughs451 - Edgar Rice Burroughs
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Truman Capote452 - Truman Capote
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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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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