RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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

Chinese novelist, playwright, and critic (born 1940) who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000. Clean ink signature in Chinese characters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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