RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Beloved Danish author (1805–1875) best known for such classic fairy tales as The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. Fantasti

Influential French poet and playwright (1880–1918) credited with coining the word ‘surrealism,’ writing some of the earliest works to be described as

Extraordinary collection of over 150 letters, both ALSs and TLSs, addressed to officers of the London School of Economics by dozens of important write

Collection of approximately 70 items, consisting of a variety of formats such as signatures, letters, envelopes, AQSs, and souvenir typescripts, each

Influential nineteenth-century French writer (1821–1867) best known for his highly imaginative and experimental verse, including the seminal 1857 coll

German playwright, poet, and theatre director (1898–1956). Uncommon AQS in German on a thin off-white 5 x 4.25 onionskin sheet, signed below and dated

English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the World War I, who tragically passed away at age 27 due to an infected mosquito bit

Prolific poet, novelist, and short story writer (1920–1994) known for his alcoholism, love of women, and vulgar style. Original signed black felt tip

TLS signed “Buk,” written on both sides of a letter sent to him from publisher Herb Yellin, 5.5 x 8.5, with a sketch of a dog and a drunken portrait o

Striking satin-finish 7 x 9.5 close-up photo, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint, “William S. Burroughs, 5/23/1997.” In fine condition.

ALS signed “Your uncle Mark,” one page, 4.75 x 6.5, personal letterhead, May 15, 1908. Letter to his honorary niece, Mary Rogers, the daughter-in-law

Desirable hand-addressed and signed address panel removed from a mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.5, addressed by Dickens to “Professor Felton, Cambridge, M

Ink signature, “Monday, Second August 1869, Faithfully yours, Charles Dickens,” adding the recipient, “Miss Edmonds,” in the lower left, on an off-whi

ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 5.25 x 3.25, personal letterhead, November 3. Letter to Mrs. Harcourt Rose. In part: “You should make a party t

ALS in French, signed “A. Dumas,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date but likely circa mid to late 1840s. In full (translated): “Are these coupons which I hav

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Untranslated letter to French journalist Andre Parinaud, asking for more time to write an article and e

Manuscript DS in German, signed “G,” one page, 5 x 5.75, no date but circa 1822. Goethe acknowledges receipt of a remittance. A note on the reverse in

Handwritten manuscript, unsigned, two lined notebook pages, 3.75 x 6.75, March 24, 1919. Grey’s manuscript for a short piece entitled “Death Valley.”

Prolific Norwegian novelist, dramatist, and poet (1859–1952) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920. ANS in German, one page on a 4.25 x 3.25

Eminent German poet (1797–1856), one of the leading literary figures of the Romantic era, whose verses were set to music by such composers as Schubert

Bank check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to his friend and assistant Roberto Herrera for $150, Febru

ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 6.75, January 14, 1841. A brief letter to French writer and historian Alfred Michiels. In full (translated): “I will c

Signed book: Ulysses. First edition, fourth printing. Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1924. Hardcover, 6.75 x 8, 736 pages. Neatly signed and inscribe

French author (1885–1970) who received the 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature. Desirable autograph manuscript in French, signed in the title, “por Francoi

Jewish-Hungarian author (1905–1983) best known for the anti-Stalinist novel Darkness at Noon. Exceptional handwritten manuscript for an article introd

Poet and scholar (1779–1863) remembered for his classic poem ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas,’ beginning with the iconic line, ‘’Twas the night before Chri

Very rare DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, August 4, 1969. Document extending a deadline for an option agreement between Nabokov and McGraw Hill International

British naval administrator (1633–1703) best remembered as the author of a nine-year, multi-volume diary, one of the essential documents of 17th centu

French writer (1866–1944) who won the 1915 Nobel Prize for Literature. ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, January 11, 1923

Important Swiss-French philosopher and writer who held that the individual is essentially good but usually corrupted by society (1712–1778). Rare unsi

Important French writer (1935–2004) who attained international prominence with the publication of her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse, at the age of 18

Austrian writer and journalist (1836–1895) from whose name the word masochism is derived. Collection of four letters in German by Sacher-Masoch, compr

French poet and writer (1900–1944) and pioneering aviator. While flying for the Free French Air Force in North Africa during World War II, he disappea

Rare TNS signed “JS,” at the close of a letter sent to him from publisher Herb Yellin, one page, 8.5 x 11, October, 2, 1977. Response to Yellin’s prop

Rare TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 28, 1979. In full: “In my family’s collective use there are several motor vehicles, both foreign and domestic,

Handwritten manuscript fragment in French, unsigned, two lightly gridded pages, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Sartre pens some thoughts on his existentialist

ALS in French, signed “J. P. Sartre,” one gridded page, 8.25 x 10.5, June 27, 1967. Letter to dramatist Georges Michel, who had sent a tin tobacco box

Scarce paperstock 4.5 x 7.5 book photo of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir side-by-side, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip by both in

German poet, critic, philologist, and scholar (1772–1829). ALS in German, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7.25, no date. Letter to a publish

TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8 x 5, personal letterhead, September 19, 1949. Letter to Robert M. MacGregor of Theatre Art Books. In full: “

Russian novelist (1905–1984) who won the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature, best known for his four-volume epic And Quiet Flows the Don. Title page remov

Boston-born Baptist minister and academic (1808–1895) best known as the lyricist of ‘America’ (‘My Country, ’Tis of Thee’), written while he was a stu

Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. LS in Engli

Two ALSs signed “Dylan,” both to English cricket commentator and journalist John Arlott. The first is one page, 6.5 x 8, no date but likely circa 1945

British author and scholar (1892–1973) whose Lord of the Rings trilogy became one of the towering classics of fantasy literature and inspired a series

Highly influential Russian author (1818-1883) whose 1862 novel Fathers and Sons remains one of the pillars of nineteenth-century literature. ALS in Fr

LS in French, signed “Voltaire,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 7.75, February 26, 1775. Letter to a gentleman. In full (translated): "An old man ...

Magnificent oversized 8.75 x 12.75 cabinet card–style bust portrait of Zola wearing his pince-nez glasses, prominently signed and inscribed at the bot

Collection of four checks, each filled out and signed by a different author, including: James Russell Lowell, Zane Grey, Will Durant, and Alex Haley.

Signed book: Lord John Ten. Limited first edition, unnumbered presentation copy. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1988. Hardcover, 7.25 x 9.75, 240 pa