RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Military

Sought-after ink signature, "Virginia Woolf,” on a blue 3.25 x 1.75 slip affixed to a beige 4.75 x 8 sheet; attached below the signature is a b...

TQS on an off-white 6 x 4 card, signed below in black ballpoint by Asimov. In full: "I have been avid to learn and avid to teach. When I was se...

American writer (1842–c.1914) best known for his vivid short stories (including the classic 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge') and his sat...

Desirable unsigned book: A Clockwork Orange. First American edition. NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 184 ...

TLS signed “E. R. Burroughs,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, October 13, 1926. Letter to John M. Stahl of Radio W. L. S., in full: "T...

TLS signed “Jim,” two pages, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, June 29, 1958. Letter to famed Hollywood agent H. N. Swanson, in part: "I am deep into...

Signed book: 2010: Odyssey Two. First edition, limited issue, numbered 156/650. Huntington Woods, MI: Phantasia Press, 1982. Hardcover with dust jacke

ALS signed “Jean,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, November 27, 1957. Short letter to a friend, in part (translated): "I send you the letter I send to o...

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, November 19, 1961. Letter addressed to "Theatre Artists" in Toronto, in which Cocteau expresses his ...

British author (1824–1889) regarded as the first British detective story writer. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhea

American lawyer and politician (1815–1882) best known as the author of the best-selling 1840 nautical memoir Two Years Before the Mast. ALS signed “R

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

Two items: an ink signature, "Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow, 1875.," on an off-white 4 x 2 slip; and an ALS signed "Oliver Wendell...

American author (1836–1902) best known for his colorful tales of California pioneers, including the much-anthologized story 'The Outcasts of Pok...

Fountain pen signature, "Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 2.25 x .5 slip affixed and pinned to a transmittal letter in another hand. The lette...

TLS, one page, 5 x 8, Burwash, Etchingham letterhead, September 28, 1935. Letter to Captain A. B. Kennair, in full: "Thank you very much for yo...

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

Writer (1895–1976) whose compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English were bestsellers in the West. Signed book: The Importance

Vintage ink signature, "Lin Yutang,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card bearing an affixed image of the Chinese scribe. In fine condition, with ton...

ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, March 17, 1874. Letter to British poet Alfred Austin, in part: "...

TLS in German, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 30, 1938. Letter to the Hungarian-born conductor Zoltan Fekete, in part (loosely translated): "Thank...

Signed book: If I Die in a Combat Zone. First British edition. London: Calder & Boyars, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8, 199 pages. Si...

Signed book: The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth. First edition. NY: Ballantine Books, 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5 x 7.25

AQS on an off-white 6.5 x 7.5 sheet, signed at the conclusion, "Gradually thawing out, your old-time spring and summer friend, James Whitcomb R...

English poet, author and soldier (1886-1967). Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. A

Three fine items made by Halcyon Days in Bilston, England, including: a 2.25? tall miniature hand-painted porcelain bust of William Shakespeare; a lim

Signed book: Cosmic Engineers. First edition. NY: Gnome Press, 1950. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 224 pages. Signed on the title page in b

Russian writer (1866–1933) and son of Leo Tolstoy. ALS signed “Count Ilya Tolstoy,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, embossed crest let

Signed book: Jumanji. First edition. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11.25 x 10, 28 pages. Signed and inscribe

ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, Spade House, Sandgate letterhead, April 5, 1901. Wells forwards his work to a "damned magazine," in part: "P...

ALS signed “Old ('Sagebrush Joe') Thornton,” one page both sides, 6 x 7, 50 Deepwood Drive letterhead, January 16, 1962. In full: "Many...

Signed book: Androgyne, Mon Amour. Limited edition, numbered 5/200. NY: New Directions, 1977. Clothbound hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8.5, 92 pages

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. Letter to "Mr. Pape," in part: "You have a good eye. The excerpt is indeed different from the chapt...

ALS in French, signed “H. Berlioz,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date. Letter to his friend Edouard Alexandre, an organ manufacturer, on moving his piano

Partly-printed DS in French, one page, 6 x 5, August 25, 1910. Payment receipt from the Kursaal d'Ostende for "the concert of 21 August 191...

Italian composer (1797–1848) known as a leading composer of the bel canto opera style. ALS in French, signed “Donizetti,” one page, 4.25 x 6.75, no da

Polish-American composer (1903–1951). Autograph musical manuscript, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 10.5 x 13.5, signed at the conclusion, "...

Excessively rare and extremely desirable manuscript DS in German, one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, July 21, 1801. Untranslated contract in which Haydn c

Desirable AMQS on an off-white 8.25 x 5.25 sheet, crisply signed in bold ink, "Edvard Grieg, Warschau," and dated April 14. Grieg pens thr...

German composer and conductor (1780–1849) best remembered for his romantic opera Das Nachtlager in Granada. Interesting autograph document in German,

ALS in French, signed “F. Liszt,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.75, August 6, 1840. Letter to a friend, in part (translated): "...

Eminent and prolific Russian composer (1891–1953) best known for his colorful, rhythmically vigorous works, including symphonies, operas, and much mus

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Puccini in a bust-length pose, signed vertically in fountain pen. Reverse postmarked June 25, 1905. I

ALS in French,, one page, 4.25 x 5.75, June 7, 1919. Letter to his friend, the poet Rene Chalupt, in part (translated): "That holds, your prefa...

Distinguished pianist (1819–1896) of the Romantic era. Scarce ALS in German, six pages, 4.5 x 7, August 27, 1894. Written from Chalet Heschi, a letter

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 7, 1950. Letter to Mr. H. Bittner of New York, in part: "I have received your letter ...

AMQS on an off-white 7.5 x 5.75 sheet, signed at the bottom in ink, "John Philip Sousa, 1903." Sousa pens three bars of music from his mil...

ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, [annotated February 9, 1877 on the reverse]. Letter to his close colleague Mauro Corticelli,

ANS in Italian, signed “G. V.,” one page, 8 x 6, no date. Handwritten telegram in which Verdi thanks the orchestra of Rome and its great master for th

Brilliant AMQS on a beige-colored 6 x 4.5 album page, signed boldly in fountain pen, "Good wishes, George Gershwin, Feb. 20, 1932," who be...

Signed book: George Gershwin’s Song-Book. First edition, limited issue, numbered 236/300. NY: Random House, 1932. Hardcover, 9.75 x 13, 167 pages. Bol

Scarce and highly desirable cover and title page for sheet music to Porgy and Bess, measuring 17 x 11.75 open, signed and inscribed below his frontisp

Fantastic program for the 1954 Festival of Modern American Jazz presented by Stan Kenton, 9 x 12, boldly signed and inscribed inside on his image in b

Desirable AMQS on an off-white 4.5 x 1.75 musically lined sheet, signed in fountain pen, "Cole Porter." Porter pens the opening bars of mu...

TLS signed “Cole,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Waldorf-Astoria letterhead, February 17, 1956. Letter to "Ernie," in part: "It was a stroke...

Incredible autograph lyrics for an apparently unpublished song, titled and signed at the top, "Married Prisoner, Woody Guthrie, 12–14–1949, FDH...

Very desirable Parlophone Records promo card, 3.5 x 5.75, showing the Beatles posing together behind their instruments, signed and inscribed on the re

Business card for The Pickwick Club of Great Newport Street, London, 4.25 x 2, signed upside down in blue ballpoint by Harrison. Reverse of card featu

Original ticket stub from the Beatles' 8:40 PM show at the Odeon Theatre in Southport on August 26, 1963, 2.25 x 2.25, signed on the reverse in ...

Desirable DS, signed “John Lennon, President!,” one page, 8.5 x 14, no date but circa 1969–1970. Final page of an Apple Records contract, in which Len

Business card for The Pickwick Club of Great Newport Street, London, 4.25 x 2, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint by Lennon. In fine condition. A

Early vintage glossy 4.75 x 3 photo of Lennon in a leather jacket taken by Paul McCartney’s brother Mike in 1962, signed and inscribed on the reverse

Amazing single reel of 8mm color film of John Lennon performing at the One to One concert at Madison Square Garden on August 30, 1972. The reel is wit

Impressive signed book: Linda McCartney: Life in Photographs. Limited first edition, numbered 644/1000. Cologne, Germany: Taschen, 2011. Clothbound ha

Menu for the Lister Hospital in Chelsea, London, 6.5 x 11.75, signed on the reverse in red ballpoint, "Ringo Starr" and "Barbara Bach...

Sought-after DS, 24 pages, 8.5 x 13, August 28, 1980. Agreement between Warner Bros. Records Inc., and Fleetwood Mac, in which the latter agree to a s

In Through the Out Door album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. In fine condition, with some corner wear. The

Attractive vintage Paul McCartney and Wings program for their 1975 UK tour, 8.25 x 11.75, signed on the front cover in ballpoint by Paul McCartney, Li

Vintage Decca Records promo card of the Rolling Stones, 5.5 x 4.25, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "Love to Bimbo, Brian Jones," ...

Rare ALS signed “Keith, xxx,” one page, 5.25 x 7, circa December 1963. Letter to Shirley Arnold, the secretary for the Rolling Stones Fan Club, in ful

Issue of the German magazine Musik Parade from May 1, 1965, forty-six pages, 8.5 x 11.25, signed on the back cover in felt tip by Jeff Beck, Alan Glen

Amazing color semi-glossy 7.5 x 9.5 Five Brothers Music publicity photo of The Jacksons, signed in black felt tip by Michael Jackson. Also includes an

Thriller album signed and inscribed on the front cover in red ballpoint, "Love, Michael Jackson, Bruce," and in faded black ink, "Bru...

Destiny album signed and inscribed on the inner gatefold in blue ballpoint, "Love to Cindy, Michael Jackson," "To Cindy, Love song, M...

Austrian composer (1885–1935) who produced compositions that combined Mahlerian Romanticism with a personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-to...

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Cav. Enrico Caruso, Via Velasco, Italia, Milano,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 Russian postal card, postmarked Ma...

Versatile and prolific German-born composer and performer (1895-1963) whose best-known works include 'Mathis der Maler,' 'Nobilissima Vi...

Italian composer (1875–1952) best known for his opera L'amore dei tre re [The Love of the Three Kings]. Handsome matte-finish 9 x 11.75 portrait...

French conductor (1875-1964) who conducted the world premiere of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring in 1913 and went on to direct orchestras around...

Pianist and composer (1873–1943) who takes a place among the last great figures of the Russian romantic school. Vintage fountain pen signature, &quo...

Imposing matte-finish 10.25 x 15.25 photo of Rubinstein at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Paris, 19 July, 61, To lovely Jean ...

Four TLSs, each one page, ranging in size from 5.25 x 8.25 to 8.5 x 11, dated between 1942 and 1946, all addressed to the Hungarian-born conductor Zol

Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of Stokowski, signed and inscribed in maroon grease pencil, "Jean, Leopold." Matted and framed to an ...

Five TLSs, each one page, ranging in size from 7.25 x 7.25 to 8.5 x 11, dated between 1941 and 1946, all addressed to the Hungarian-born conductor Zol

Glossy 8.25 x 10 publicity photo of Basie at his piano by James J. Kriegsmann, signed in black felt tip, "Best wishes, Count Basie." In fi...

Glossy 8 x 10.25 close-up photo of the great composer, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Jim Larson, Sincerely—Hoagy Carmichael.” In ...

American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1910-1981), who wrote and arranged for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and was a friend, mentor, and

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 RCA Records publicity photo of Denver on a sunny day, signed in black felt tip, "Peace! John Denver." In fine con...

Group of three signed items from 1950s rock 'n' roll icons: a paperstock 5.25 x 8.25 photo of Little Richard at the piano, signed in blue ba...

Excellent glossy 11.5 x 8 band photo of AC/DC posing side-by-side, signed in blue felt tip by Angus and Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams,

Group of five petty cash voucher receipts, ranging in size from 3 x 5 to 5.5 x 3.5, dated between 1972 and 1973, each filled out in another hand and s

Color 20.5 x 39.5 promotional poster for Pacific Ocean Blue, the debut album from Dennis Wilson, signed vertically in black felt tip. Poster is affixe

Unassembled Beatles CD record store display from 1992. The two-piece display features a 30.5? high base with a 26? upper section which features a die-

Five signed photos: an 11 x 8.5 laserprint photo of George Martin in the studio with the Beatles, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, "For...

Attractive 16.25 x 25 poster for a Rock & Roll Supershow featuring Chuck Berry. Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis at the Blaisdell Arena in Ho...

Color glossy 11.75 x 8 photo of Bono and Milla Jovovich playfully arm-wrestling during a promotion for the 2000 film The Million Dollar Hotel, signed

Glossy 7 x 5 promotional photo of the Boomtown Rats from 1980, signed in red felt tip by Johnnie Fingers, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott, Simon Crowe, Bob

Color 20 x 30 poster for a series of Bread concerts in October and November of 1996, showing a large image of the band, with bold text reading: &quo...

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, September 10, 1976. Standard Independent Contractor Agreement between Top Notch No. Two and Burt Sugarman, Inc., in which the

Color 18 x 18 poster showing the front cover for Soundgarden's sixth studio album, King Animal, signed in black felt tip by Cornell. Rolled and ...