RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Literature

ALS in French, signed “H. Berlioz,” one page, 5.25 x 8, August 25, 1852. Letter to Richard Otto Spazier, nephew and biographer of the German writer Je

Exceptional vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 12.5 portrait of the celebrated Italian tenor, signed and inscribed in bold fountain pen, "To Mr. John ...

Italian composer (1797-1848) known as a leading composer of the bel canto opera style. ALS in French, signed "Donizetti," one page, 4.75 x...

Boldly penned AMQS on an off-white 10 x 5.5 musically-lined sheet, beautifully signed at the conclusion, "Edward Elgar, March 17th 1927." ...

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...

ALS in Italian, signed “Michele Glinka,” one page, 4.75 x 7, December 6, [1832]. In full (translated): "When I asked you to give me the pleasur...

Untranslated ALS in Norwegian, one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, July 5, 1887. Grieg writes from Bergen to music publisher Carl Warmuth, Jr. In fine t

ALS in French, signed “F. Liszt,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, no date. Letter to "Monsieur l'Abbé Luigi Minichini," in full (translate...

Sought-after AMQS on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of Puccini's villa in Chiatri, boldly signed and dated below in ink, "Giacomo Puccini, 29.4.06,&q...

Brief ALS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 5.25, Caffe Biffi Milano letterhead, January 11, 1902. Puccini writes to Pillora, inquiring as to why he did not