RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring WWII

Signed book: Homage to Clio. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 91 pages. Signed on the t

Typescript of a poem entitled "Aspirations," one page, 8 x 13, signed at the conclusion in fountain pen, "Willa Sibert Cather." ...

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, November 26, 1957. Written from Winterbrook House, a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne, in full: "Thank you so much ...

FDC with a cachet honoring the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare, signed in blue ballpoint by Agatha Christie. In fine condition.

Two Otsego County Bank checks, 5.75 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Cooper, "J. Fenimore Cooper": one payable to "R. Cooper" fo...

Two items: a TLS signed “T.D.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The American Spectator letterhead, October 4, 1932, addressed to author and romantic interest Marg

ALS signed “Zane,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, April 4. Letter to "Bill" about Western films based on his work, in part: "The picture Wago...

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and journalist (1914-1993) considered one of the earliest practitioners of 'New Journalism.' Three items: an A...

Desirable pairing of ink signatures from New England's great 'Fireside Poets,' "Yours very truly, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Boston, Oc...

Novelist and playwright (1863–1933) best remembered for The Prisoner of Zenda. Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Hawkins by Rockwood, boldly signed

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.5, January 17, 1876. In part: "I am much obliged for your kind and gratifying note. We are all pa...

Two ALSs from Aldous Huxley, both addressed to Ken Browne. The earlier letter, dated May 24, 1956, one page, both sides, 5.5 x 7, in part: "My ...

ALS signed “W. Irving,” one page, 4.5 x 6.75, February 21, 1820. Letter to Thomas S. Norgate, in full: "I am preparing for an excursion into th...

TLS signed “Louis,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, February 2, 1966. Letter to "Bill," in part: "Thanks very much for the piece on paper-making...

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in black felt tip by Harper Lee. The opening of To Kill a Mockingbird, in part: "When he was ne...

Desirable signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. 40th Anniversary Edition, first printing. NY: HarperCollins, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.2

Three items: page 15 from the galley proof for London’s classic 1911 work The Cruise of the Snark, 9.25 x 11.75, hand-corrected in pencil by London, w

The Merchants National Bank of San Francisco check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Jack London, payable to C. J. Twomey for $10, November 29, 1

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the bottom in fountain pen, "Somerset Maugham." An excerpt from The Summing Up, his lit...

British novelist and philosopher (1919–1999) whose novels concerned good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious. C

Signed book: The Emperor Jones. First edition, limited issue, numbered 614/775. NY: Boni & Liveright, 1928. Hardcover, 7.75 x 10.25, 90 pages. S...

ALS, one page, 8.75 x 11, June 9. Written from Österreichischer Hof in Vienna, a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune, in full: "I ...

TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, March 22, 1940. Letter to Mr. Shapiro, in full: "You are thoughtful to send me your fine tribute...

Limited edition color 13 x 10 hand-pulled lithograph of a drawing from Dr. Seuss' classic 1971 children's book The Lorax, entitled "I a...

Rare original issue of The Nation from May 17, 1965, Vol. 200, No. 20, 30 pages, 8.5 x 10.75, with front cover showing motorcycle artwork next to bold

Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize award-winner, and author (1928–2016). Three ALSs in Hebrew, each one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Boston University letterhe

Colophon from the 1929 limited edition of The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one page, 8 x 11, signed in fountain pen by author Thornton Wilder and illustrat

American author (1915–2019) who is best known for historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny, which won the Pulitzer Prize. Vintage glossy 8.25 x 10

Writer (1895-1976) whose compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English were bestsellers in the West. TLS, one page, 7.5 x 10.75,

Durable and highly regarded Russian-born pianist (1911–1995) who mastered a wide-ranging repertoire of Romantic and modern works. Shura Cherkassky&#...

Canadian pianist, composer, and commentator (1932-1982) revered as one of the foremost classical pianists of the 20th century, and renowned for his in

Vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.25 head-and-shoulders portrait of Puccini, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in Italian, "Giacomo Puccini, New...

ALS in Italian, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, Orbetello letterhead, July 4, 1920. Letter to "Renzo," in full (translated)...

Desirable AMQS on an off-white 6 x 3.5 sheet, signed below in ink, "Giacomo Puccini, Torre del Lago, 1906." Puccini pens three bars from h...

ALS, signed "Puccini" in the cramped right margin, one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, June 6, 1896. Letter to composer Carlo Clausetti of t...

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

Very desirable DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, November 27, 1931. Contract between RKO Radio Pictures and George and Ira Gershwin, in which the latter part

Rare ALS signed “H. Ledbetter,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Hotel Pokegama letterhead, January 20, 1949. Written from New York City, Ledbetter pens a letter

Rare original French-language program for a "Soiree Musicale" with Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter on May 6, 1949, four pages, 6.25 ...

Vintage 6.5 x 9.25 handbill for a performance by Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter at New York's Times Hall on February 9, 1948, with text b...

ALS signed “Love, Angus, xxxxxxx,” penned on the reverse of a color 6 x 4.25 postcard of The Village Owl in German Village, postmarked at Cleveland, O

Exceptional ballpoint signatures, "Beatles, love, Paul McCartney," "John Lennon," "Ringo Starr," and "George Harr...

Vintage pencil signatures, "John Lennon," "George Harrison," "Ringo Starr," and "Love, Paul McCartney," who ...

Original program for 'Another Beatles Christmas Show,' presented at the Hammersmith Odeon from December 24, 1964, to January 16, 1965, 8.25 ...

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. Official letter addressed to Selmur Productions and the American Broadcasting Company, in full: "You are hereb...

Vintage glossy 6 x 7.75 Top Star promotional photo of the Beatles posing in the studio with their instruments, signed on the reverse in black ballpoin

Scarce partly-printed DS, signed twice “J. W. Lennon,” three pages on two sheets, 8 x 10, June 4, 1965. A memorandum of agreement between Lennon and t

Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.25 promotional card bearing a front-facing image of John Lennon, who signs and inscribes on the reverse in black ballpoint, “Lo

Please Please Me album (black-and-yellow UK mono Parlophone pressing) signed prominently on the back cover in blue ballpoint by Paul McCartney. In ver

Amusing set of Beatles autographs on a light yellow 5 x 3.75 album page, penned in blue ballpoint entirely in the hand of Paul McCartney, who adds &...