RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring JFK

Two original color 28 x 40 Office of War information posters published in 1943 by the Government Printing Office, including "Freedom of Worship...

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, February 24, 1976. Letter to art dealer and collector Charles G. Martignette, who later authored a bo

LS in French, one page, 5.25 x 7, March 14, 1915. Letter to Joseph H. Moore, discussing portraits of himself and his wife, as well as the Villa Medici

Uncommon glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Warhol reading his book 'a: A Novel,' signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue ballpoint...

Andy Warhol's personally-owned 14K gold E. Howard pocket watch, measuring 1.75? in diameter, with an ornate engraved pattern to the caseback. Th...

ALS signed "Ernest H. Shepard," one page, 5.25 x 7, October 26, 1967. Letter to Evelyn Byrne, in part: "I am indeed glad to know of t...

Group of seven signatures from influential cartoonists, each signing on cards or sheets ranging in size from 4.75 x 3.25 to 8.5 x 7.25, with five bear

(Walt Disney Studios, 1942) Original production cel featuring Pedro the airplane from Saludos Amigos, showing the small aircraft flying through the ai

Five items signed in felt tip by “R. H. Gurr,” the famed Disneyland amusement ride designer and Imagineer Bob Gurr, including: three color glossy phot

Terrific trio of original felt tip sketches by Chris Renaud on individual white 5 x 8 sheets, each signed by Renaud and depicting a character from one

Fabulous original vintage ballpoint sketch of a seated Snoopy on an off-white 5 x 3 card, signed on the right side, "Charles M. Schulz." I...

Color limited edition 26.5 x 21.5 artist's proof lithograph entitled 'Superman' issued to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the iconic...

Signed book: Beginning to End. First edition, limited issue, numbered 165/300. NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1988. Hardcover, 6 x 9, 32 pages. Signed on the c

AMS in Spanish, signed "Jorge Luis Borges," one page, 8 x 12.5, no date but likely circa 1945. An untranslated draft of the piece "No...

Neat ink signature, "Very truly yours, Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 slip affixed to a same-size card. In fine condition.

Major figure (1926–1968) of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s. Scarce signed book: On the

Three TLSs, each signed "Ray," totaling seven pages, dated 1957–1958, all to his English lawyer and fellow crime fiction writer Michael Gi...

Handwritten poem by Cocteau, unsigned, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. An untranslated poem entitled "La mort," composed in memory of the you...

Scarce signed book: Jurassic Park. Uncorrected galley proof of the first edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Softcover, 6 x 9, 413 pages. Signed and i

American writer (1928-1982) known for his works of science fiction, including The Man in the High Castle, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Ubik,

ALS, one page, 4.25 x 6.5, Gad's Hill Place letterhead, December 11, 1864. Letter to English lawyer and antiquary Frederic Ouvry, in full: "...

TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, July 22, 1964. Letter to ornithologist Robert Cushman Murphy, in part:

Partly-printed DS, signed “N. Hawthorne,” one page, 7 x 8, December 20, 1853. As consul of the United States at Liverpool, Hawthorne certifies that ...

Ink signature, "Ernest Hemingway,” on an off-white 4 x .75 slip affixed to a 5 x 3 card. The slip derives from a Waterman's autograph album...

Signed book: A Farewell to Arms. First edition, limited issue, numbered 498/510. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.25, 355 p...

A page of Washington Irving's handwritten draft for his popular 1828 work A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 4.5 x 7.5, ...

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...

TLS signed “Peggy Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 14, 1937. Letter to Doctor Boland, in part: "I thank you an...

French writer (1871–1922) known for the monumental sixteen-volume In Search of Lost Time, regarded as one of the greatest achievements in world litera

DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, July 13, 1938. Official letter addressed to Sidney R. Fleischer concerning the disposition of money to R.K.O Pictures from th

Desirable TLS signed “With love from, J. K. Rowling (Jo to you) X",” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, personal embossed 'owl' letterhead, Januar...

Important Victorian British poet (1837–1909) whose ‘decadent’ subject matter (including sadomasochism and lesbianism) made him one of the most controv

ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, personal letterhead, no date but circa 1887. Letter to "Mrs. Ewing," the much-admired children's writer Julia...

Signed book: The Handmaid's Tale. First edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 311 pages. Signed on t...

ANS on the inside of a greeting card featuring artwork inspired by Bradbury's 1972 novel The Halloween Tree, one page, 5.5 x 8.25, in full: &quo...

AQS on an off-white 5.25 x 8.25 sheet, neatly signed at the conclusion, "William Cullen Bryant, Copied February 10th, 1874." Bryant pens t...

Two unsigned first edition books: Carson on Venus, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. in 1939; and Escape on Venus, h

British-born American novelist and prolific author of popular fiction (1900–1985), also known by the pen names Marcus Holland and Max Reiner, whose be

Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer and collector of folklore (1881–1972) considered one of the leading figures of the Celtic Revival. ALS pen

Handwritten manuscript fragment by James Fenimore Cooper, one page, 7.75 x 1.75, headed "On Language." In full: "Language, the fit at...

Collection of 16 items signed by notable female authors, poets, historians, and essayists, with the majority signing in ink or ballpoint on individual

Signed book: J R. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 726 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title p

Victorian-era author (1810–1865) whose works detailed the lives of people in all classes of society, best known for her novel North and South. ALS sig

TLS, one page, 6 x 7.75, personal letterhead, February 26, 1986. Letter to "Mr. and Mrs. Browne," in full: "Many thanks for your cong...

Two unsigned first edition books: Monsignor Quixote, hardcover with dust jacket, published in 1982 by Simon & Schuster; and The Human Factor (wi...

Signed book: Arizona Ames. Later printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 310 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free ...

Attractive glossy 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo of the best-selling horror novelist, signed in black ink, "Best wishes, Stephen King." In...

Neat ink signature, "Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 slip, affixed to a slightly larger slip cut from a scrapbook. In fine condition...

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 15, 1990. Letter to Don Salter, in full: "What a beautiful book! I know about Alabama Memories but did not ow...

Signed book: The Last Picture Show. First edition. NY: The Dial Press, 1966. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 280 pages. Signed on the first fr

Signed book: Lonesome Dove. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 843 pages. Signed on the first fre...

Unsigned first edition book: Cool Hand Luke. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 304 page...

Two first edition books by Pulitzer Prize–winning Southern author Julia Peterkin: a first edition of Black April, hardcover with dust jacket, publishe

Desirable AQS on an off-white 7 x 8.75 sheet, signed at the conclusion, "James R. Randall." Randall quotes from his anthem honoring his na...

American journalist, poet, and socialist activist (1887–1920) known for his account of the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days That Shook the World. TLS si

Unsigned first edition book: The Trail of Fu Manchu. First edition. Garden City, NY: The Crime Club, Inc., 1934. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.7

Signed book: The Casual Vacancy. First edition. London: Little, Brown and Company, 2012. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 503 pages. Signed on

Nature writer (1860-1946) who founded the modern school of animal fiction and helped found the Boy Scouts of America. Group lot of three items signed

Signed book: The Shape of Me and Other Stuff. Book club edition. NY: Beginner Books, 1973. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.25. Signed and inscribed opposite the t

Bold AQS on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card, signed below, "S. F. Smith, Written in 1832, Feb. 5, 1894." Smith pens his famous lines from '...

Ballpoint signature, "John Steinbeck," on an off-white 3.75 x 2 calling card belonging to Steinbeck. In fine condition, with six small tap...

Personal check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Williams, "Tennessee Williams," payable to Hotel Elysee for $753.63, August 10...

Collection of 35 signatures of notable authors and critics, with the majority signing in ink or ballpoint on individual slips or cards, with the major

Important French composer (1862–1918) whose colorful, evocative works, particularly those for keyboard and for orchestra, exemplified the 'impre...

Appealing AMQS on an off-white 8 x 5 sheet, signed and dated below in ink, "R. Leoncavallo, Milano, 26 ottobre 1897." Leoncavallo pens two...

ALS in German, signed “F. Liszt,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, December 11, 1852. Letter recommending Heinrich Huss, a talented youn

Scarce untranslated ANS in German, signed “F. Lz.,” one page on the reverse of a 4.25 x 2.75 visiting card marked "F. Liszt," no date. In ...

Uncommon early 4.25 x 6.25 cabinet photo of the young composer, neatly signed in ink, "P. Mascagni," and dated at the top, "Wien. 30....

Prodigiously gifted German Romantic composer (1809–1847) whose musical output represents virtually every form and genre of the era. Untranslated ALS i

French composer (1819–1880) best known for his popular stage works, most notably Orpheus in the Underworld (including the famous 'Can-Can') ...

ALS in Italian, signed “G. Puccini,” one page, 5.5 x 3.25, postcard letterhead, no date. Early untranslated letter to the French-Italian painter Ferru

Eminent Russian composer (1844-1908) best known for such brilliantly orchestrated works as Scheherazade and for operatic staples like Sadko, The Tale

ALS in German, signed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, "Ich sonst wie bin Mozart Wolfgang," and by his father Leopold Mozart, "dein alter ...

Extraordinary early 20th century guest book from the Hotel Du Soleil in Arnhem, Netherlands, 6.25 x 9.25, featuring a deluxe binding with spine and co

Brilliant 2.25 x 3.5 seated portrait of Rossini affixed to its original 4.25 x 6.25 souvenir card, with French text commemorating the 500th performanc

Composer and one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era (1819-1896). She and her husband, composer Robert Schumann, were early champio

Eminent Viennese composer (1825–1899), known as the 'Waltz King,' best known for such all-time favorites as 'The Beautiful Blue Danube&#...

ALS in Russian, signed “P. Tchaikovsky,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, September 10, 1883. Letter to the important Russian composer and

Highly important German composer and pianist (1810–1856) whose distinctively lyrical musical language, especially evident in his keyboard works and ar

ALS in German, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, December 12, 1857. Important letter to his "honored friend" Johann Hoffmann ...

German composer and conductor (1869–1930) who was the son of Richard Wagner; he served as the opera composer and artistic director of the Bayreuth Fes

Influential English composer (1872–1958) of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. Uncommon AMQS on an off-white 8.75 x 11.2

My Favorite Things album signed on the back cover in black ballpoint by John Coltrane, and in blue ballpoint by pianist McCoy Tyner. In fine condition

Huge AMQS on an off-white 8.25 x 9 sheet, signed in ballpoint, "The Finger of God Controls the Wheel of Destiny, Duke Ellington," with a t...

Innovative and highly regarded jazz pianist (1929-1980) who worked briefly with Miles Davis before forming his own trio in the late 1950s. Plagued by

Cream-bodied Affinity series Fender Squier Stratocaster electric guitar, nicely signed on the body in blue felt tip by B. B. King. In fine condition.

Circa 1967 pencil signatures and inscription, "To Ingrid, love Paul McCartney," "John Lennon," "Ringo Starr," and &quo...

Circa 1964 vintage glossy 8.5 x 6.5 Dezo Hoffman publicity photo of the Beatles seated inside a 1902 Renault automobile, signed in fountain pen by Joh

Wonderful glossy 10 x 8 photo of George Harrison in a peaceful close-up pose from circa 1976, signed in blue ink. In very good to fine condition, with

Please Please Me album signed and inscribed on the back cover in black ballpoint, "To Daureen, Paul McCartney" and "To Daureen, love ...

Bold ink signature, "Yes, you may!! All the best, from Paul McCartney,” on the reverse of an off-white 5 x 3.75 membership application card for...

Superb glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Dylan wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a Hawaiian shirt during the late 1970s, signed and inscribed in blue felt

Fantastic glossy 5 x 7 paperstock photo of Orbison seated on a couch and playing the guitar, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Sheila...

Vintage blue ballpoint signatures, "Mick Jagger," "Keith Richard," "Brian Jones, x," "Charlie Boy, xxx," and...

Sought-after vintage 8 x 10 publicity photo of The Who, signed in black ballpoint, "Keith," "Pete," and "John," and in...

Destiny promotional album signed and inscribed on the inner gatefold above their respective images in ink or ballpoint, "To Reg, your the nic...

Lovesexy album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip, "'Love God,' —P '88." In very good to fine condition, with some cre...

Physician, editor, and songwriter (1836–1898) best known as the lyricist for the hymn 'The Sweet Bye and Bye.' AQS on an off-white 5 x 7.75 ...

American clergyman (1835–1893) best known as the lyricist of the popular Christmas carol 'O Little Town of Bethlehem.' TLS, one page, 4.75 x...

French composer of operas, string quartets, symphonies, and choral works (1734–1829). ALS in French, signed “Gossec,” one page, 6.5 x 8.25, April 26,