RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science Fiction

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Loaded with over 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s April Fine Autograph and Artifact sale features an amazing assortment of historic collectibles. This catalog begins with a featured section of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, exploring these popular genres across Hollywood and literature—from Forrest J. Ackerman’s Frankenstein posters to screen-used Star Trek props to first editions by Asimov, Bradbury, Heinlein, and King. Other top highlights in this sale are: a letter sent by George Washington from West Point during the Revolution; an exceedingly rare Martha Washington autograph letter boasting a presidential free frank; a significant letter by Martin Luther King, Jr., on Jackie Robinson; a fully-signed Beatles Parlophone Records promo card; and letters by renowned photographer Alfred Stieglitz. 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 April 2018.
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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Victor Hugo605 - Victor Hugo
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AQS in French on a 12.25 x 9.25 off-white cardstock sheet, signed and inscribed along the bottom in ink by Hugo, adding the date of December 16, 1876.
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Victor Hugo606 - Victor Hugo
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ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, blindstamped Camille Berru letterhead, October 20, [1854]. A dinner invitation to French socialist politician an
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Victor Hugo607 - Victor Hugo
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Exceptional 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Hugo seated in a chair by Garnier of Guernsey, boldly signed on the reverse in thick black ink, &quo...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Joris-Karl Huysmans608 - Joris-Karl Huysmans
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French novelist and art critic (1848–1907) most famous for the novel A rebours. Group of three ALSs in French, each signed "J. Karl Huysmans,&q...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Max Jacob609 - Max Jacob
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Important French poet, painter, writer, and critic (1876-1944) who converted from Judaism to Catholicism at age 39. AMS in French, three pages, 10.5 x
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Gaston Leroux610 - Gaston Leroux
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Unsigned first edition book: The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. First American edition. NY: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1911. Hardcover, 5.25 x
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Stephane Mallarme611 - Stephane Mallarme
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Major French symbolist poet and critic (1842–1898) whose work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of the early 20th centur
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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John Muir612 - John Muir
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Fascinating archive of material documenting John Muir’s appointment and management of the Contra Costa County estate of his close friend and father-in
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Vladimir Nabokov613 - Vladimir Nabokov
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 6 x 4.75, addressed by Nabokov to his French translator, "Monsieur Denis Roche, 11, Square de Port Royal, Pari...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Orwell614 - George Orwell
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ALS signed “George,” three pages on two sheets, 6.5 x 7.75, March 8, 1948. Letter to novelist Anthony Powell, written while recovering from a diagnosi
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Anna de Noailles615 - Anna de Noailles
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Romanian-French writer (1876–1933) friendly with the intellectual, literary, and artistic elite of the day including Marcel Proust, Andre Gide, Paul V
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Edgar Allan Poe616 - Edgar Allan Poe
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Large triangular swatch of floral-pattern wallpaper attributed to Edgar Allan Poe's cottage in Fordham, New York, measuring 10.5 x 5.5, affixed ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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H. A. Rey617 - H. A. Rey
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German-born author and illustrator (1898-1977) best known for the popular Curious George series of children's books. Signed book: Curious George...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Marquis de Sade618 - Marquis de Sade
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ALS in French, signed "Sade," one page, 5.75 x 7.75, no date. Letter to his son Armand. In part (translated): "You will admit, my dea...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery619 - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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French poet, writer, and pioneering aviator (1900–1944) known for the classic book The Little Prince. While flying for the Free French Air Force in No
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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George Sand620 - George Sand
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Acclaimed French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876) remembered for her romantic affairs with the composer Frederic Chopin and the writer Alfred de Mus
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Dorothy Sayers621 - Dorothy Sayers
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Fantastic collection of 21 letters from Sayers to various recipients, consisting of six ALSs and 15 TLSs, comprising over 30 pages, dated between 1914
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn622 - Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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TLS in Cyrillic, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, January 8, 1988. Letter to Mikhail Heifetz, in full (translated): "/ I apologize because I still don'...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck623 - John Steinbeck
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, November 12, 1962. Letter to Mrs. Bauer, in full: "I can't tell you how happy your letter of ...
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August Strindberg624 - August Strindberg
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Important Swedish novelist and playwright (1849–1912) who takes a place among the most influential figures in the development of modern theater. Untra
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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