RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Literature

Signed book: El General en su Laberinto [The General in his Labyrinth]. First edition, limited issue, numbered 853/1050. NY: Ediciones del Equilibrist

ALS, on both sides of a 3.5 x 5.5 postal card, July 23, 1920. Letter to Hubert Loss, the assistant editor of Land and Water. In part: "Have you...

Signed book: Pansies. First edition, limited issue, numbered 250/250. London: Martin Secker, 1929. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 9, 154 pages. Signe

ALS in pencil, signed “T. E. S.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8.5, January 16, 1933. Letter to Wing Commander T. B. Marson, written fr

Sought-after signed book: Babbitt. First edition, first printing (with "Supposing Purdy" and "my fellow human" on page 49). NY: ...

Signed book: Death of a Salesman. First edition. NY: Viking Press, 1949. Hardcover with dust jacket (containing all first issue points, including a $2

ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 6, 11 Mallord Street, Chelsea letterhead, March 5, [1921]. Letter to longtime friend Vincent Seligman, in full: &quo...

Rare signed book: Tuulen Viemaa [Gone With the Wind], Volume I. First Finnish edition. Helsinki, Finland: Otava, 1937. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x

Manuscript DS, signed "S. Pepys," one page, 7 x 7, July 31, 1667. Document reads, in full: "I doe hereby assigne & transferr all ...

Rare AMS, five pages, 7.75 x 10.5, December 14, 1894. A full autograph copy of Randall's Civil War Anthem, "My Maryland!" In part: &qu...

Signed book: Im Westen Nichts Neues [All Quiet on the Western Front]. First edition thus. Berlin: Propylaen Verlag, 1929. Leatherbound hardcover, 5.5

Complete set of seven deluxe hardcover books from the Harry Potter series, all first edition, first printing, published in London by Bloomsbury. Inclu

ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, October 10, 1905. Letter to E. J. Flynn, in part: "I am afraid it is quite impossible for me...

ALS in French, signed “H. Beyle,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.25, June 20, 1826. Untranslated letter to an English businessman, &q...

Signed book: In Country Sleep. First edition. NY: New Directions, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 34 pages. Boldly signed on the first fre

Scarce vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Stein in profile by her close friend Carl Van Vechten, signed and inscribed in fountain pen,...

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Spade House, Sandgate letterhead, March 17, 1902. Letter to Miss Mary Rawlings.Toning, in part: &...

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, June 20, [no year]. Letter to Miss McAfee, the editor of the Yale Review. In full: “I am so sorry that we

ALS signed “Wm. Wordsworth,” one page, 4.5 x 8, no date. Letter to a gentleman, in part: "At twelve o'clock on Tuesday it will suit me to m...

TLS signed “W. B. Yeats,” one page, 8 x 10, May 26, 1903. Letter to the wife of writer G. K. Chesterton, in full: "I am very sorry not to have ...

ALS, one page both sides, 3.75 x 5.75, Pains Hill Cottage letterhead, December 31, 1874. Letter to a gentleman, in part: "I shall certainly rea...

Signed book: Pebble in the Sky. 40th anniversary edition, limited to 1,500 copies (this example marked as no. "P.C."). Garden City, NY: Do...

Group of five items signed by authors, including: library catalog cards signed in ink by E. L. Doctorow, Nikki Giovanni, Erica Jong, and Marge Piercy;

Three items signed by authors who incorporated animals into their work: a limited edition hardcover of Santana: The Hero Dog of France by Ernest Thomp

ALS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page, 4.5 x 7, June 5, 1917. Letter to Robert McClure, in part: "In answer to your letter, I have made arrangeme...

Group lot of four glossy photos, ranging in size from 8 x 8 to 10 x 8, with two depicting L. Frank Baum, the creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, an

Signed book: The Illustrated Man. First Avon Books edition. NY: Avon Books, 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.25, 275 pages. Signed on the hal

Ink signature, "shortly. Pray believe me, Dear Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Yours very sincerely, Robert Browning,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.25 slip cli...

AQS, one page, 8.5 x 4, December 12, 1950. In full: "To William Vincent Sieller, appreciative greetings. Our mutual friend Peter Rabbit says: &...

TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, March 15, 1929. Letter to James J. Carmichael in New York, in full: "In accordance with your req...

Signed French-language book: Si par une nuit d'hiver un voyageur [If on a winter's night a traveler]. Paris: Editions du Seuil, 1981. Softco...

ALS signed “T.,” penned on the reverse of a 5.75 x 4.25 postcard from Verbier, Switzerland, postmarked February 10, 1972. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Irvin

Unsigned first edition book: Under the Sea-Wind by Rachel Carson. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1941. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 8...

Desirable book: Three Years Travels Throughout the Interior Parts of North America by Capt. Jonathan Carver. Later printing. Charlestown and Boston: P

First edition book: The Curious Republic of Gondour. First edition. NY: Boni and Liveright, 1919. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 140 pages. Book condition: VG/VG

Handsome book: Eve's Diary by Mark Twain. First edition. London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1906. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 109 pages. Boo...

ALS in French, signed “Jean,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.75, October 20, 1956. Letter to Margaret Brusset, the wife of acclaimed French painter Je

Two signed books: a Limited Editions Club hardcover entitled Exile's Return, numbered 1371/2000, signed on the colophon ink by Malcolm Cowley an...

Signed book: Dark of the Moon. First edition, limited issue of 2500 copies. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1947. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5

ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, August 5, 1937. In part: "The best address I can give for Evelyn Light at this writing is…I do not find her in the te...

French writer and dramatist (1824-1895) best known for Camille and for being the illegitimate son of famed novelist Alexandre Dumas. Superb 4.25 x 6.5

Color glossy portraits of writers Will and Ariel Durant affixed to a black 19 x 12 cardstock mount, signed and inscribed in white crayon by the husban

Signed book: Quinx, or The Ripper's Tale. First edition. London: Faber and Faber, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8, 201 pages. Signed ...

Three books: a hardcover copy of Blue Thirst by Lawrence Durrell, published by Capra Press in 1975, numbered "G" of 250, signed on the col...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Faber & Faber letterhead, January 18, 1935. Letter to Robert J. Swan, in part: "I should be glad in principle to giv...

TLS signed “Jim,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, June 6, 1939. Letter to George Stevens of the Saturday Review of Literature, in part: &qu...

Signed book: The Town. First edition, limited issue, numbered 93/450. NY: Random House, 1957. Hardcover in acetate jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 371 pages. Sig

Unsigned first edition book: These Thirteen by William Faulkner. First edition. NY: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931. Hardcover with dust ja...

Signed book: The Man in the Ceiling. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 185 pages. Signed on the first f

ALS signed “Morgan,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, King's College letterhead, April 27, 1960. In part: "Great minds move together!! Here is...

ALS in French, four pages, 8.25 x 12.25, February 2, 1917. Untranslated letter to his friend, the art critic Eugene Richtenberger, with latter portion

Rare ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date [September 25, 1846]. Letter to "Desrez," in part (loosely translated): "If you wa...

Prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist (1910-1986). ANS in French, one page, 4.25 x 6.5, no d

Signed book: Allen Verbatim: Lectures on Poetry, Politics, Consciousness. First edition. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.7

Signed book: The Temple of Gold. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 278 pages. Signed and inscribed on

Signed book: The Great Jowett. First edition, limited issue, numbered 81/525. London: The Bodley Head, 1981. Hardcover with acetate jacket, 5 x 8.25,

Personal check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Zane Grey, payable to Keystone Engineering, Co. for $34.50, July 7, 1928. Double-matted and frame

Sought-after book: Uncle Remus. His Songs and His Sayings. The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. First edition, third state. NY: D. Appleton and Compan

Sought-after first edition book: Rocket Ship Galileo. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket...

Very desirable pairing of bullfight tickets for a contest at the Plaza Toros Monumental in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on Monday, June 29, 1959, both

Handsome vintage matte-finish 4 x 6 postcard portrait of Hesse by Fritz Eschen, signed on the reverse in fountain pen, "H. Hesse." In very...

Signed book: What is Scientology?. First edition. Los Angeles: Church of Scientology of California, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.75 x 11.25, 34

Three items: a color glossy 10 x 8 photo of E. L. James posing with limited edition leather ankle cuffs, signed in black felt tip; a color glossy 10 x

Signed book: Such Counsels as You Gave to Me & Other Poems. First edition, limited issue, numbered 176/300. NY: Random House, 1937. Hardcover wi...

Signed book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. 30th anniversary edition. NY: Penguin, 1992. Softcover, 5 x 7.75, 311 pages. Signed inside the fro...

Signed book: Pet Sematary. NY: Doubleday, 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 373 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in black ink,

TLS signed “A. Koestler,” one page, 6.25 x 8, 8 Montpelier Square, London letterhead, May 8, 1979. Letter to journalist Adelbert Reif, in full: &quo...

Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 4.5 x 3.75, addressed by D. H. Lawrence to New York publisher B. W. Huebsch: "B. W. Huebsch, Esq., 32 West 58t...

Collection of 11 books from the library of Benjamin Lincoln Lear, the son of George Washington's personal secretary Tobias Lear, all bearing sim...

ALS, one page, 5.75 x 7.25, personal 'Thorvale Farm' letterhead, August 20, 1946. Letter to publisher and editor William Targ, in full: &quo...

Group lot of five items signed by a notable journalist or lexicographer, including: an ALS in French from Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire, signe...

Three slipcased hardcover books published by the Limited Editions Club, each signed on the colophon by the illustrator: The Baster of Ballantrae by Ro

Popular American novelist (1876-1916), best known for such adventure classics as The Call of the Wild, The Sea-Wolf, and White Fang, who drew his writ

Signed book: Burning Daylight. First edition. NY: Macmillan, 1910. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 361 pages. Signed on an off-white slip clipped from a check,

Two items: an ALS signed "Henry W. Longfellow," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, August 16, 1860, to James Topham Brady, in ...

Signed book: Ah King. First edition, limited issue, numbered 109/175. London: William Heinemann, 1933. Hardcover with acetate jacket, 6 x 9, 339 pages

Signed book: The Covenant. Later printing. NY: Random House, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 873 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-

ALS, one page, 7.5 x 5.5, May 12, 1948. Letter to art dealers, in which Miller expresses interest in buying one of his own paintings, in full: "...

Signed book: Paradise. Later printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 318 pages. Signed on the title page in black

TLS signed “John,” one page, 5.75 x 8.75, October 30, 1957. Letter to "Swanie," his agent H. N. Swanson, in full: "I received your te...

Four poetry books: a slipcased limited edition of Rumor Verified by Robert Penn Warren, numbered 111/250, signed on the colophon in ink by Warren; a f

Signed book: The Collected Essays and Occasional Writings of Katherine Anne Porter. Second printing. NY: Delacorte Press, 1970. Hardcover with dust ja

ALS, one page, 5.5 x 3.25, August 9, 1961. Letter to John A. Fischback, in part: "This is only a word to say I am islanded again, this time up ...

TLS in French,, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, May 8, 1946. Letter to Roland Stragliati, in part (loosely translated): "It is true that one is entitle...

Nine books by Anne Rice, each hardcover with dust jacket, signed on an opening page in ink or felt tip, with titles including: a 1996 anniversary edit

Signed book: Old-Fashioned Roses. Seventh edition. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892. Hardcover, 4 x 6.5, 145 pages. Signed on a free end page in

Uncommon unsigned book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Advance reader's copy of the first American edition. NY: Arthur A. Levine/Sch...

Signed book: The Dragons of Eden. First edition. NY: Random House, 1977. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 263 pages. Signed and inscribed on the

Vintage ink signature, "J. P. Sartre,” on an off-white 4 x 3.25 album page, with two collector's notations; reverse signed by actor Felix M...

Signed book: Maurice Sendak's Really Rosie, starring the Nutshell Kids. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1975. Softcover, 10.75 x 8.75, 64 p...

Signed book: Skylark of Valeron. First edition, limited issue, numbered 130/500. Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1949. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7

Signed book: The Crock of Gold. First edition. London: Macmillan, 1912. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 312 pages. Signed on the title page in ink by Stephens.

Signed book: In the Arena. Second printing. NY: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1905. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 276 pages. Signed on the first free end pa...

ALS signed “W. M. Thackeray,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, February 10, 1835. In part: "Allow me to thank you for your propos...

ALS signed “Jim Thurber,” eight pages, 8.5 x 11, June 28, 1943. Letter of condolences to the widow of Eugene F. Saxton, a longtime editor at Harper ...

Vintage ink signature, "Mary E. Tyler, Somerville, Mass., Oct. 10–1888,” on an off-white 3 x 2 card. Double-matted and framed with a color phot...

Signed book: The Coup. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 299 pages. Signed on the first free end page in

Signed book: Rabbit Redux. First edition, limited issue, numbered 226/350. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. Hardcover with acetate jacket and slipcase, 5.75

Signed book: Jumanji. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11.25 x 10. Signed on the half-title page in black f

Three photos, glossy and satin-finish, ranging in size from 8 x 8 to 10 x 8, each signed in red ink by Erich Von Daniken, who adds the date to each. I