RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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