RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Literature

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Boasting almost 1,000 lots, RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale features a robust literature section that includes autographs from authors across the ages—from Goethe to Kafka to Hemingway, a wide assortment of great writers and literary movements are represented. Other highlights in the sale include an important letter by Stephen Hawking, an extremely rare Mao Zedong autograph, a fully signed Led Zeppelin album, a wise autograph quote by Albert Einstein, and a letter by Thomas Jefferson on a political economics textbook. 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 September 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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Aaron Copland678 - Aaron Copland
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Two glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, both depicting Aaron Copland conducting with baton in hand, both signed and inscribed in ballpoint by the compos
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk679 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk
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Gifted pianist and composer (1829-1869) who was one of the first figures in American music to attain an international reputation. His colorful keyboar
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Ruggero Leoncavallo680 - Ruggero Leoncavallo
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AMQS signed "R. Leoncavallo," on the correspondence side of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard bearing images of Leoncavallo and Bellini. The composer p...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Eugene Ormandy681 - Eugene Ormandy
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Two vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photos of Eugene Ormandy, both signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Mr. Kenneth Browne, with best wishes—...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jean Sibelius682 - Jean Sibelius
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Jean Sibelius,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card affixed below a portrait to an overall size of 8.25 x 11.75. In v...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Arturo Toscanini683 - Arturo Toscanini
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Appreciation card with preprinted 'thank you' note, 6.75 x 4.25, signed in fountain pen, "Arturo Toscanini, New York, March 25—1934.&qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Luther Allison684 - Luther Allison
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Ballpoint signatures, "Blues = Love = Luther S. Allison," "Michael Morrison, Bass 1983," and "Michael Carras, Keyboards,&qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tony Bennett685 - Tony Bennett
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Group lot of nine albums signed on the front cover in silver ink or black felt tip by Tony Bennett, with titles as follows: Bennett & Basie Stri...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Irving Berlin686 - Irving Berlin
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I. B. Enterprises, Inc. business check, 8.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Irving Berlin, payable to N.Y. Telephone Co. for $22.55, September 20, 1927
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dave Brubeck687 - Dave Brubeck
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Five items signed in ink or felt tip by jazz pianist and bandleader Dave Brubeck, including: an off-white 5 x 3 card; an FDC with a "Peace Unit...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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