RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Art and Animation

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RR Auction's first Fine Autograph and Artifact sale of 2019 features nearly 1,000 rare and remarkable lots, with a special focus on Art and Animation. Highlights from traditional artists include sketches by Paul Cezanne and Pablo Picasso, an oversized screen print by Andy Warhol, and a letter by Claude Monet, while the animation section features extraordinary original production artwork from Disney classics like Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Fantasia, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Other top items include a magnificent signed portrait of Albert Einstein, a Civil War draft order signed by President Abraham Lincoln, a presentation copy of Walt Whitman's works, and a variety of other important historical autographs from across the ages. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in January 2019.
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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George Sand459George Sand
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Acclaimed French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876) remembered for her romantic affairs with the composer Frederic Chopin and the writer Alfred de Mus
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Dr. Seuss460Dr. Seuss
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Signed book: The King's Stilts. Early printing. NY: Random House, 1939. Hardcover with second state dust jacket, 9.25 x 12. Signed and inscribed...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Mary Shelley461Mary Shelley
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British author (1797–1851) whose first and best-known novel, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, takes a place among the most enduring classics of
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
John Steinbeck462John Steinbeck
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ALS, one page, 6.25 x 8, The Cottage letterhead, September 12, 1959. Letter to a "Mr. Weatherly," in full: "The explanation is simple...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
August Strindberg463August Strindberg
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Important Swedish novelist and playwright (1849-1912) who takes a place among the most influential figures in the development of modern theater. ALS i
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Isaiah Thomas464Isaiah Thomas
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Important colonial-era American printer and publisher (1749-1831), second in renown only to Benjamin Franklin. In addition to authoring a massive Hist
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
J. R. R. Tolkien465J. R. R. Tolkien
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Desirable ink signature, "J. R. R. Tolkien, Exeter," on an off-white and lightly lined 7 x 8.25 guest book page, with upper left corner pa...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,800.00
Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy466Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
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Russian and Soviet writer (1883–1945) who wrote in many genres but specialized in science fiction and historical novels. Partly-printed DS in French,
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa467Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
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Italian writer and the last Prince of Lampedusa (1896–1957) who is most famous for his only novel, Il Gattopardo, which was made into an award-winning
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Noah Webster468Noah Webster
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Author and lexicographer (1758–1843) who published the first comprehensive dictionary of American English. Pamphlet entitled "Message from the ...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Walt Whitman469Walt Whitman
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Definitive autographed first edition of Complete Poems & Prose of Walt Whitman, 1855...1888, limited to 600 copies printed for the author's ...
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Walt Whitman470Walt Whitman
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Large and bold ink signature, "Walt Whitman, Dec: 8 1885," on an off-white 4 x 2.25 card; the original description noted that it is also s...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sholem Asch471Sholem Asch
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American-Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist (1880–1957). Glossy 5 x 7 bust portrait of Asch in his library, neatly signed in the lower border in
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Saul Bellow472Saul Bellow
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Influential Canadian-American writer (1915–2005) who counted the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts among
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ray Bradbury473Ray Bradbury
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Signed book: The Illustrated Man. First Avon Books edition. NY: Avon Books, 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.25, 275 pages. Signed on the hal
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Charles Bukowski474Charles Bukowski
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Prolific poet, novelist, and short story writer (1920–1994) known for his alcoholism, love of women, and vulgar style. Desirable glossy 8 x 10 photo o
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Lord Byron: Countess Guiccioli Teresa475Lord Byron: Countess Guiccioli Teresa
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Lover (1800–1873) of Lord Byron while he was living in Ravenna, Italy, who later wrote the biographical account Lord Byron's Life in Italy; Alex...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jonathan Carver476Jonathan Carver
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Desirable book: Three Years Travels Throughout the Interior Parts of North America by Capt. Jonathan Carver. Later printing. Charlestown and Boston: P
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Samuel L. Clemens477Samuel L. Clemens
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First edition book: The Curious Republic of Gondour. First edition. NY: Boni and Liveright, 1919. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 140 pages. Book condition: VG/VG
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Samuel L. Clemens478Samuel L. Clemens
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Handsome book: Eve's Diary by Mark Twain. First edition. London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1906. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 109 pages. Boo...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Paulo Coelho479Paulo Coelho
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Signed book: The Alchemist. First English edition. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8.5, 177 pages. Signed
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Cyrano de Bergerac480Cyrano de Bergerac
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Unsigned book: Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, translated into English by Charles Renauld. First edition thus. NY: Frederick A. Stokes, 1899. Ha
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Malcolm Cowley, Berenice Abbott, and Morrill Cody481Malcolm Cowley, Berenice Abbott, and Morrill Cody
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Two signed books: a Limited Editions Club hardcover entitled Exile's Return, numbered 1371/2000, signed on the colophon ink by Malcolm Cowley an...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
August Derleth482August Derleth
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Signed book: Dark of the Moon. First edition, limited issue of 2500 copies. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1947. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
T. S. Eliot483T. S. Eliot
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 25, 1948. Letter to the principal of the University College of the South West in Exeter, England, in part: "I ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Camille Flammarion484Camille Flammarion
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French astronomer and author (1842–1925) who authored several notable early science fiction novels, and several works about Spiritism. ALS in French,
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
John Fowles485John Fowles
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Signed book: The Collector. First edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.75, 283 pages. Signed on the title page i
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jean Genet486Jean Genet
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Prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist (1910-1986). ANS in French, one page, 4.25 x 6.5, no d
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Joel Chandler Harris487Joel Chandler Harris
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Sought-after book: Uncle Remus. His Songs and His Sayings. The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. First edition, third state. NY: D. Appleton and Compan
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Frank Herbert488Frank Herbert
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Signed book: Heretics of Dune. First edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 480 pages. Signed on the ti...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr489Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
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ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, January 28, 1870. Letter to Dr. Minot, in full: "Will you have the kindness to come in and vac...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Aldous Huxley490Aldous Huxley
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 26, 1959. Letter to Mr. Nathan, in full: "Thank you very belatedly for your invitation to come to Lowell Hous...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Thomas Keneally491Thomas Keneally
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Signed book: Schindler's Ark. First edition. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 432 pages. Signed and ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Stephen King492Stephen King
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Official Rawlings Major League (Selig) baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot by famous horror author Stephen King. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Rudyard Kipling493Rudyard Kipling
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Fountain pen signature, "Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip, affixed to an off-white 7 x 8.75 sheet bearing a biography and small ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Benjamin Lincoln Lear494Benjamin Lincoln Lear
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Collection of 11 books from the library of Benjamin Lincoln Lear, the son of George Washington's personal secretary Tobias Lear, all bearing sim...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Harper Lee495Harper Lee
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ALS signed “H,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5, personal letterhead, July 18, 2008. Letter to her friend Felice Itzkoff, in part: "Thank you f...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Harper Lee496Harper Lee
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Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. 35th Anniversary Edition, 21st impression. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with "40th Anniversary Editio...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Lexicographers and Journalists497Lexicographers and Journalists
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Group lot of five items signed by a notable journalist or lexicographer, including: an ALS in French from Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire, signe...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Jack London498Jack London
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Bank of Hawaii check, 6.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Ethel M. Taylor for $11.50, stamp-dated April 1, 1916. Encapsulated in
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Pierre Louys499Pierre Louys
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French poet and writer (1870–1925) most renowned for the lesbian and classical themes in some of his works. Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 4.75
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Curzio Malaparte500Curzio Malaparte
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Italian writer born Kurt Erich Suckert (1898–1957) whose chosen surname is a play on Napoleon's family name 'Bonaparte.' Uncommon untran...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Grace Metalious501Grace Metalious
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American author (1924–1964) known for her controversial novel Peyton Place, one of the best-selling works in publishing history; after years of heavy
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Edna St. Vincent Millay502Edna St. Vincent Millay
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ALS signed “Vincent,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, no date. Letter to "Max, child," probably her friend and fellow writer...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Frederic Mistral503Frederic Mistral
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French poet (1830–1914) who shared the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature. Handsome matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Mistral in formal attire, sig
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
James Whitcomb Riley504James Whitcomb Riley
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AQS on an off-white 4 x 2.5 sheet, from the poem 'Afterwhiles,' in full: "From the stifling city streets, / To the country's cool r...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Christina Rossetti505Christina Rossetti
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British poet (1830–1894) who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems. ALS signed “Christina G. Rossetti,” one page both si...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dante Gabriel Rossetti506Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Prominent British painter and writer (1828–1882) who was one of the founders and central figures of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. ALS signed “D. G. Ros
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Carl Sandburg507Carl Sandburg
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Vintage glossy 4.5 x 6 half-length photo of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, signed and inscribed in the upper border in fountain pen, "Rex Bea...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Arthur Schnitzler508Arthur Schnitzler
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Austrian writer (1862–1931) best known for his sexually charged plays and stories. His 1926 novella Traumnovelle served as the basis for Eyes Wide Shu
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00