Auction Details
Opening with a section commemorating President John F. Kennedy's life and legacy, RR Auction's November Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale features a multitude of rare and remarkable pieces of the past. Boasting well over 1,100 items spanning all fields, some top auction items include JFK's personally-worn presidential suit; incredible letters from artists like Cezanne, Renoir, Dali, Monet, and Toulouse-Lautrec; and great signed Hollywood photographs of the Our Gang cast, the Marx Brothers, and Grace Kelly. Also featured is a section comprised of items belonging to the late Boston drummer Sib Hashian, which will culminate in a LIVE sale of headlining lots on November 7th. 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 November 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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667Jack KerouacRR Auction
Three original vintage semi-glossy 11.75 x 8 silver gelatin photos of Jack Kerouac reading poetry and speaking at the Seven Arts Coffee Gallery in New
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
668Harper LeeRR Auction
Ink signature, "Harper Lee,” on an unused off-white 4.25 x 3 bookplate with floral border. In very fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
669Sinclair LewisRR Auction
ALS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, November 9. Letter to "Doc Smyth," in part: "I'm now starting work on the article &...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
670Sinclair LewisRR Auction
Fountain pen signature, "Sinclair Lewis, Katonah, N.Y., August 6, 1925,” on an off-white 4 x 1.75 card. In fine condition, with old tape stains...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
671Jack LondonRR Auction
Two items, comprising two hand-corrected pages of London's manuscript for The Cruise of the Snark, along with a signed check from the author. Th...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
672Jack LondonRR Auction
Central Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, "Jack London," payable to A. L. C. Patterson for $5, stamp-dated August 4...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
673Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRR Auction
Two items: an ALS signed "Henry W. Longfellow," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, November 4, 1854, to "Miss Bruce," ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
674Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRR Auction
Ink signature, "Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow, 1876,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 slip. Includes a faded clipped signature of fellow poet John...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
675Maurice Maeterlinck and Thomas MooreRR Auction
Maeterlinck (1862-1949) was a Belgian playwright awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. Moore (1779-1852) was a famed Irish poet and songwrite
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
676Thomas MannRR Auction
Vintage fountain pen signature, "Thomas Mann,” on an off-white 4 x 1.5 sheet. Double-matted with a photo of the Nobel Prize-winning author to a...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
677Larry McMurtryRR Auction
Signed book: Lonesome Dove. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 843 pages. Signed ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
678Larry McMurtryRR Auction
Signed book: Terms of Endearment. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 410 pages....
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
679H. L. MenckenRR Auction
Two TLSs, both one page, 8.25 x 5.25, personal letterhead, both addressed to Willis Stork. The earlier letter, November 22, 1934, in part: "You...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
680Toni MorrisonRR Auction
Signed book: Beloved. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 275 pages. Signed on the title page in black fe
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
681Raymond RadiguetRR Auction
French novelist and poet (1903–1923) associated with the Modernists who died of tuberculosis at age 20. Very rare ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
682Robert RipleyRR Auction
Vintage glossy 8 x 9.75 photo of Robert Ripley holding a sketch board, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To—Mrs. W. A. Elliott—with very g...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
683John RuskinRR Auction
ALS signed “J. Ruskin,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Brantwood letterhead, no date. In part: "Yes, my dear lady—it's just be...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
684Dorothy SayersRR Auction
British author (1893–1957) best known for her series of mysteries featuring fictional detective Lord Peter Wimsey. ALS signed “Dorothy L. Sayers,” one
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
686Sir Walter ScottRR Auction
ALS signed “Walter Scott,” one page, 7.5 x 8.75, October 1, 1830. Letter to Alexander Young, in part: "I had the pleasure of your letter and wi...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00