RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Presidents and Animation

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With well over 1,000 lots spanning a dozen genres, RR Auction's July Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by special Animation Art section, plus an assortment of Founding Fathers to honor America's Independence Day. Among the top lots are a handwritten letter by Karl Marx, an amazing Lewis Carroll letter about "Alice," an early Winston Churchill portrait, a marvelous double-signed Beatles program, rare letters by artists like Claude Monet and Gilbert Stuart, and fully signed Apollo 11 insurance covers. The animation feature boasts original production artwork from classics like Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, Bambi, and Dumbo, in addition to several Walt Disney autographs. Founders include important letters by Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, a Force print of the Declaration of Independence, a John Hancock document from 1776, and a collection of signers of the US Constitution. Join us as we make history selling history in July 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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Rudyard Kipling543 - Rudyard Kipling
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, personal Bateman's letterhead, October 4, 1926. Letter to N. F. Grant of the Daily Telegraph, in part: "Thank you ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Klabund544 - Klabund
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Alfred Henschke (1890-1928), known as Klabund, was a German writer who adapted and translated a number of far-eastern works. Original signed pencil sk
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Pierre Klossowski545 - Pierre Klossowski
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French writer, translator, and artist (1905–2001). ALS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, February 2, 1970. Letter to an unnamed recipient, in part (t
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Elmore Leonard546 - Elmore Leonard
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TLS signed “Dutch,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 9, 1981. Letter to "Swanie," his agent H. N. Swanson, in full: "...
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Jack London547 - Jack London
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Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, "Jack London," payable to P. N. Hanrahan & Co. for $74, January 6, 1910. In ...
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier548 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier
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Attractive leather-bound 'Floral Album' autograph book, 7.5 x 4.75, signed inside on separate pages in black ink, "Henry W. Longfellow,...
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Bernard Malamud549 - Bernard Malamud
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Unsigned first edition of Malamud's debut novel: The Natural. First edition. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacket, ...
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez550 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Unsigned first edition book: One Hundred Years of Solitude. First edition (stated on copyright page, no number line on last page), in a second issue d
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Henry Miller551 - Henry Miller
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Wonderful ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 14, 1967. Letter to a photographer named Bishop, in part: "Got your...
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Frederic Mistral552 - Frederic Mistral
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French poet (1830-1914) who shared the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature. Wonderful matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of Mistral seated, smoking, an
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Siddhartha Mukherjee553 - Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Indian-American physician, biologist, oncologist, and author (born 1970) who is best known for his 2010 book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography
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Poets554 - Poets
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Collection of 13 items signed by a notable writer and poet, consisting mostly of clipped signatures and letters ranging in size from 2.75 x 1 to 8.5 x
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Salvatore Quasimodo555 - Salvatore Quasimodo
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Italian novelist and poet (1901–1968) who received the 1959 Nobel Prize in Literature 'for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire express...
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Maurice Sendak556 - Maurice Sendak
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Signed book: In the Night Kitchen. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket (retaining the correct "$4.95" pr...
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Shel Silverstein557 - Shel Silverstein
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Desirable unsigned true first edition book: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. First edition (stated on copyright page). NY: Harper & ...
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn558 - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Unsigned first edition book: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. First English edition (with Gollancz notice curiously blacked out on copyright pa
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Hunter S. Thompson559 - Hunter S. Thompson
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Signed book: Hey Rube. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 9.5, 246 pages. Signed on the title page in ...
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H. G. Wells560 - H. G. Wells
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ALS signed “H. G.,” one page, 5.5 x 7, Hanover Terrace letterhead, no date. Letter to Mary, in part: "I've been in bed with a cold & no...
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Bela Bartok561 - Bela Bartok
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Hungarian-born musician (1881–1945) who, through his far-reaching endeavors as composer, performer, educator, and ethnomusicologist, emerged as one of
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jussi Bjorling562 - Jussi Bjorling
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 portrait of the acclaimed Swedish tenor, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Robert Beshore, Sincerely yours, Jussi...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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