RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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D. H. Lawrence666 - D. H. Lawrence
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Interesting ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 10, November 28, 1918, from Mountain Cottage, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derby. Letter to publisher Cyr
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Russell Lowell667 - James Russell Lowell
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ALS signed “J. R. Lowell,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5, December 5, 1853. Letter to attorney and editor Francis Henry Underwood. In part
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henry Miller668 - 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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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Boris Pasternak669 - Boris Pasternak
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ALS in French, signed “B. Pasternak,” one page, 5 x 8, February 25, 1934. A brief note apologizing for his delay, which was caused by illness. In fine
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Margaret Mitchell670 - Margaret Mitchell
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Signed book: Gone With the Wind. First edition, first printing (with “Published May, 1936” on the copyright page, “1936” on the title page, and a pric
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Beatrix Potter671 - Beatrix Potter
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British author and illustrator (1866–1943) whose Edwardian-era tales of naughty rabbits, ‘bad’ mice, and other amusingly mischievous animals take a pl
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Alain Robbe-Grillet672 - 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, March 1, 1973
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Romain Rolland673 - Romain Rolland
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ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, October 3, 1927. Letter to Monsieur Schluter, the editor of Pantheon: Werke der Nobelprei
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Romain Rolland674 - Romain Rolland
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ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.25, October 2, 1924. Letter to Sridhar Rana, informing him that his Indian friends had sugge
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Leopold Sacher-Masoch675 - Leopold Sacher-Masoch
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LS in French, signed “Sacher Masoch,” one page, 4.25 x 7, July 15, 1886. Letter to a publisher from Republique Francaise, in part (translated): “Pleas
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery676 - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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French poet and writer (1900–1944) and pioneering aviator known for the classic book The Little Prince. While flying for the Free French Air Force in
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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J. D. Salinger677 - J. D. Salinger
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The 1936 edition of Crossed Sabres, the Annual of the Corps of Cadets of the Valley Forge Military Academy, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 8 x 10.75, 220 pages.
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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George Sand678 - George Sand
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Eminent French author (1804–1876), born Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, better known by the masculine pen name she adopted early in her career. ALS in F
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw679 - George Bernard Shaw
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ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page both sides, 7 x 4.5, November 7, 1920. Letter to ancient Greek scholar Gilbert Murray, in part: “I have been wa
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw680 - George Bernard Shaw
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Signed book: Traveller’s Manual of Conversation. London: Karl Baedeker, circa 1890. Hardcover, 4.5 x 6.5, 331 pages. Signed on the first free end page
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw681 - George Bernard Shaw
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Signed book: Man and Superman. First edition. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., Ltd., 1903. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7, 244 pages. Signed on the ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Shel Silverstein682 - Shel Silverstein
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Unsigned ink sketch of a nude couple on a galloping horse, with the woman pointing in horror to an unseen menace in front of the horse, drawn by Silve
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Francis Smith683 - Samuel Francis Smith
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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
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck684 - John Steinbeck
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Signed book: East of Eden. First edition, limited issue of 1500. NY: Viking Press, 1952. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 602 pages. Signed on the colophon in
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck685 - John Steinbeck
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, June 9, 1944. Letter to Mr. Smith, headed at the top “Confidential,” in part: “We invite you to join with us in marking Lion
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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