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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Cormac McCarthy645 - Cormac McCarthy
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Unsigned first edition book: Suttree by Cormac McCarthy. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Arthur Miller646 - Arthur Miller
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Two photos signed by Arthur Miller: a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Miller standing in a doorway with his wife Marilyn Monroe, actress Vivien Leigh, and her
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Henry Miller647 - Henry Miller
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, "February 6th or 7th," [no year]. Letter to Jack Hines, in part: "If all the paintings are not there yet the...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas Moore648 - Thomas Moore
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Famed Irish poet and songwriter (1779-1852) best known for such verses as 'The Last Rose of Summer' and 'Believe Me, if All Those Endear...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Jacob Riis649 - Jacob Riis
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Danish-American writer, photographer, and social activist (1849–1914) best known for his work in exposing and improving the squalid conditions endured
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alain Robbe-Grillet650 - Alain Robbe-Grillet
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French writer and filmmaker (1922–2008) associated with the Nouveau Roman. ALS in French, signed "Robbe-Grillet," one page, 8.25 x 10.5, ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Romain Rolland651 - Romain Rolland
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French writer (1866-1944) who won the 1915 Nobel Prize for Literature. ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.25, June 23, 1925. Wr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Carl Sandburg652 - Carl Sandburg
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, March 22, 1940. Letter to Mr. Shapiro, in full: "You are thoughtful to send me your fine tribute...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Maurice Sendak653 - Maurice Sendak
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Color 14 x 20 poster for the musical Really Rosie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "For Reed L. Orenstein—happy Really Rosie! Maurice S...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Shakespeare654 - William Shakespeare
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Group of six enameled pieces made by Halcyon Days in Bilston, England: Three beautiful small enameled trinket boxes made by Halcyon Days in Bilston,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tennessee Williams655 - Tennessee Williams
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Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Williams, payable to Mills Hyatt House for $250, June 12, 1978. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DN
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Owen Wister656 - Owen Wister
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American writer (1860-1938) best known for his Western novel The Virginian. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, black-bordered Butler
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tom Wolfe657 - Tom Wolfe
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Two items: an ANS on an off-white 7.25 x 10.5 sheet, in full: "Dear Mr. Stiller, Alas, I have no pictures of myself, but I enclose my best wish...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alexander Borodin658 - Alexander Borodin
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Important Russian composer (1833–1877) dedicated to producing a specifically Russian kind of art music. Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.5 x 4.25, a
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Maria Callas659 - Maria Callas
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Vintage pearl-finish 4 x 5.75 photo of Callas as Violetta in Giuseppe Verdi's classic opera La Traviata, signed in fountain pen, "Maria Cal...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Maria Callas660 - Maria Callas
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Glossy 3.75 x 5.75 promotional photo of Callas in a lovely head-and-shoulder pose, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Maria Callas,...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Frederic Chopin661 - Frederic Chopin
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Extremely rare partly-printed DS, signed twice, “Fred. Chopin,” one page, 10 x 16, September 20, 1846. Assignment of copyright for three of his works,
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Franz Liszt662 - Franz Liszt
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Romantic era composer and pianist (1811–1886) whose prowess at the keyboard earned him a cachet as perhaps the greatest virtuoso in the history of the
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy663 - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
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Prodigiously gifted German Romantic composer (1809–1847) whose musical output represents virtually every form and genre of the era. ALS in German, one
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Niccolo Paganini664 - Niccolo Paganini
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ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8, July 12, 1832. Letter written to the governess of his son, in full (translated): "Thank you for all the good...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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