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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Anatole France706 - Anatole France
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French author (1844–1924) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 6.5, no date. Short untranslated letter to a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gao Xingjian707 - Gao Xingjian
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Chinese novelist, playwright, and critic (born 1940) who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000. Clean ink signature in Chinese characters
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr708 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
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Clean ink signature, “Very truly yours, O. W. Holmes. 21 Charles St.,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.5 slip clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Double
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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James Russell Lowell and John Greenleaf Whittier709 - James Russell Lowell and John Greenleaf Whittier
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Three items: an ALS by James Russell Lowell, two pages on two adjoining sheets, December 12, 1862, in part: “I have written these trifles for you this
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Norman Mailer710 - Norman Mailer
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Color glossy 6 x 9.25 Deutsche Presse-Agentur publicity photo of Mailer in Berlin, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with trimmed edges and
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Arthur Miller711 - Arthur Miller
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Signed book: Death of a Salesman. Limited edition, numbered 238/500. NY: Viking Press, 1981. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8.75, 139 pages. Signed o
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Kenzaburo Oe712 - Kenzaburo Oe
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Japanese author (born 1935) who won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature. Bold and clean ink signatures in Japanese and English on a white 5.75 x 8.25 c
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Dr. Seuss713 - Dr. Seuss
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Signed book: The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. Later printing. NY: Beginner Books, 1958. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.25, 63 pages. Signed and inscribed on the re
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Alfred Lord Tennyson714 - Alfred Lord Tennyson
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London & Westminster Bank check, 7 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Tennyson, “A. Tennyson,” payable to Mr. Charles for £3.14....
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Paul Valery715 - Paul Valery
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French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945). ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 5.75, February 15, 1927. Untranslated letter to Henri-Robert, accep
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Ludwig van Beethoven716 - Ludwig van Beethoven
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A relatively substantial collection of several curly strands of Beethoven's hair, most appearing to be at least 3? long. The hair has been kept ...
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Alban Berg717 - Alban Berg
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Austrian composer (1885–1935) who produced compositions that combined Mahlerian Romanticism with a personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-to...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Bohemian Quartet718 - Bohemian Quartet
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AMQS on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, dated April 27, 1918, signed in pencil by the four members of the quartet: Karel Hoffmann, Josef Suk, Jer
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Nadia Boulanger719 - Nadia Boulanger
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Composer, conductor, and influential music teacher (1887–1979) who wrote many vocal and instrumental works. Collection of sixteen ALSs, three TLSs, an
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Benjamin Britten720 - Benjamin Britten
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Important British composer (1913–1976), widely regarded as the greatest since Purcell, whose works include the opera Peter Grimes, the War Requiem, an
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Anton Bruckner721 - Anton Bruckner
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Important Austrian composer (1824–1896) whose symphonies are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism. Autograph musical
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Anton Bruckner722 - Anton Bruckner
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Important Austrian composer (1824–1896) known for his symphonies, masses, and motets. Extremely desirable 4.25 x 6.75 cabinet photo of Bruckner in pro
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Claude Debussy723 - Claude Debussy
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ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.5, September 18, 1906. Letter about casting the role of the title character for the upcomin
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Maria Callas724 - Maria Callas
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Glossy 4.5 x 7 publicity photo of the opera singer, signed in black felt tip, “Maria Callas, 1970.” Attractively double-matted and framed to an overal
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Clara Haskil725 - Clara Haskil
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Romanian classical pianist (1895–1960), renowned for her interpretational performances and recordings of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, and Scarlatti. V
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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