RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Among the premier items in this monthly sale are an autograph letter by Albert Einstein on his Unified Field Theory, a scarce signed suite of Salvador Dali’s Divine Comedy woodcuts, and an incredible signed photo of Ty Cobb’s notorious ‘spiking of Baker.’ RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in rare and remarkable documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historical artifacts. Join us as we prepare to make history selling history in October 2016.
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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Rainer Maria Rilke553 - Rainer Maria Rilke
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AQS in German, one page, 8.75 x 5.5, February 1, 1907. In full (translated): "Basically, there’s only one form of existence: Becoming. God, too...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Robert Louis Stevenson554 - Robert Louis Stevenson
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ALS signed “R. L. S.,” one page, 4.25 x 4, no date. Letter to Alexander Ireland, in full: “Did I ever tell you with how great an interest I had read y
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Thurber555 - James Thurber
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Original ink sketch of a man and dog on an off-white 6.5 x 4.5 sheet, signed in the lower left, “James Thurber.” In fine condition, with some scattere
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Leo Tolstoy556 - Leo Tolstoy
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Extremely desirable 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the esteemed Russian author, signed in black ink, “Leo Tolstoy, 1907, 1 October.” Encapsulated in a pl
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Voltaire557 - Voltaire
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ALS in French, signed “V,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. Letter to “Monsieur Crammer,” possibly one of the Cramer brothers from Geneva, who were Voltair
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Walt Whitman558 - Walt Whitman
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Scarce vintage 4 x 5.5 photo of Whitman resting his head in his hand, signed below in black ink, “Walt Whitman, 1876.” Mounted to a heavy piece of car
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Oscar Wilde559 - Oscar Wilde
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ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 6.75, Union Club letterhead, August 20, no year. Letter to poet Edgar Fawcett, in full: “I hope you will give me the p
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
 
 
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Oscar Wilde560 - Oscar Wilde
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Crisp ink signature, “Oscar Wilde, London,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 clipped slip. In fine condition, with a ding to top edge and trivial mounting rem
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Isaac Asimov561 - Isaac Asimov
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TLS signed “Isaac,” one page, 8.5 x 11, May 13, 1968. Letter to Jeanne Malone, in part: “I am completely against the Vietnam war and sympathize with d
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Ray Bradbury562 - Ray Bradbury
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DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, February 18, 1971. American Broadcasting Company document hiring Bradbury “to write story and teleplay for one (1) episode
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William Cullen Bryant563 - William Cullen Bryant
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ALS signed “W. C. Bryant,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, January 22, 1875. Letter to political journalist George Harvey, regarding B
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Pearl S. Buck564 - Pearl S. Buck
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Signed book: The Kennedy Women. First edition, limited issue, numbered 235/575. NY: Cowles Book Company, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 21
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Edgar Rice Burroughs565 - Edgar Rice Burroughs
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, December 4, 1929. Letter to Russell M. Wood, in part: “Yes, I am constantly writing the new stories; on
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James M. Cain566 - James M. Cain
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American novelist (1892–1977) best known as the author of such crime/noir classics as The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. TLS, one pa
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Walter Van Tilburg Clark567 - Walter Van Tilburg Clark
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American novelist, short story writer, and educator (1909–1971). Signed book: The Ox-Bow Incident. Third printing. NY: Random House, 1940. Hardcover w
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Noel Coward568 - Noel Coward
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Columbia Pictures publicity photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Paul—Noel Coward.” In very good to fine condition,
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Noel Coward569 - Noel Coward
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TLS signed “xx, Noel,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, March 5, 1959. Letter to Radie, in full: “Thank you ever and ever so much for your
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Roald Dahl570 - Roald Dahl
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Scarce ALS, one page, 7.75 x 11, November 1969. Letter to Blanche, in full: “It is always such an enormous pleasure to come and see you—Though I come
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Dr. Seuss571 - Dr. Seuss
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Signed book: You’re Only Old Once. First edition. NY: Random House, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.25 x 11.25. Signed opposite the title page in
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Dr. Seuss572 - Dr. Seuss
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Signed book: The Cat in the Hat. Later printing. NY: Random House, 1957. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.25, 61 pages. Signed opposite the title page in red ink,
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Alexandre Dumas, fils573 - Alexandre Dumas, fils
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French writer and dramatist (1824–1895) best known for Camille and for being the illegitimate son of famed novelist Alexandre Dumas. AQS in French on
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Alexandre Dumas, fils574 - Alexandre Dumas, fils
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French writer and dramatist (1824–1895) best known for Camille and for being the illegitimate son of famed novelist Alexandre Dumas. Untranslated ALS
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Ralph Waldo Emerson575 - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Ink signature, “With respect, Your obed’t Servant, R. W. Emerson,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 slip. Matted and framed with a portrait of Emerson to an
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Edna Ferber576 - Edna Ferber
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8, 812 Park Avenue letterhead, January 8, 1949. Letter to Gar and Ruth, in full: “How good of you to have set aside two seats fo
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Robert Frost577 - Robert Frost
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Signed book: A Masque of Mercy. Limited edition, numbered 666/751. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. Hardcover, 7.25 x 10.25, 46 pages. Signed on the
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Robert Frost578 - Robert Frost
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Signed book: Aforesaid. Limited edition, numbered 626/650. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1954. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.75, 114 pages. Signed on
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Elizabeth Gaskell579 - Elizabeth Gaskell
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Victorian-era author (1810–1865) whose works detailed the lives of people in all classes of society, best known for her novel North and South. ALS sig
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Zane Grey580 - Zane Grey
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 13, January 26, 1910. Agreement between Grey and A. C. McClurg for the publication of “a manuscript entitled ‘The Last of the Pla
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Zane Grey581 - Zane Grey
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Frank A. Munsey Company business check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by the treasurer, payable to Zane Grey for $200, January 7,
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Zane Grey582 - Zane Grey
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Signed book: Forlorn River. First edition. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1927. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.75, 338 pages. Signed and inscribed on
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Colette de Jouvenel583 - Colette de Jouvenel
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The daughter of French writer Colette and her second husband, Henri de Jouvenel. Untranslated ALS in French, one page both sides, 10.5 x 8.25, Le Mati
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Jack Kerouac584 - Jack Kerouac
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Bankers Trust Company check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Kerouac, payable to Schlossman’s, Inc. for $100, August 6, 1958. Double-matted and fram
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Stephen King585 - Stephen King
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Signed book: Misery. First edition. NY: Viking Press, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 310 pages. Signed on the title page in black ballp
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Stephen King586 - Stephen King
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Signed book: Carrie. Deluxe 40th anniversary edition, numbered 948/974. England: PS Publishing, 2014. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 8.75, 214 pages.
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Stephen King587 - Stephen King
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Magazine cover for the October 6, 1986, issue of Time Magazine, 7.5 x 9.5, signed and inscribed in black ink, “For Michael, All best, Stephen King, 10
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Stephen King588 - Stephen King
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Signed book: Gerald’s Game. First edition, first printing. NY: Viking, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 332 pages. Signed on the first fre
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Stephen King589 - Stephen King
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Signed book: Rose Madder. First edition, first printing. NY: Viking, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 420 pages. Signed and inscribed on t
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Stephen King590 - Stephen King
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Signed book: Black House. First large print edition. NY: Random House, 2001. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 1044 pages. Signed on the first fr
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Stephen King and Peter Straub591 - Stephen King and Peter Straub
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Signed book: The Talisman. NY: Random House, 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 652 pages. Signed on the first free end page in blue ink by
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Harper Lee592 - Harper Lee
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Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in black felt tip by Lee. The opening of To Kill a Mockingbird, in part: “I maintain that the Ewells s
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Sinclair Lewis593 - Sinclair Lewis
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ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, September 16, 1932. In full: “By all means write of the ministry as good shepherds. But why would th
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Sinclair Lewis594 - Sinclair Lewis
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TLS, one page, 5.25 x 7, 17 Wood End Lane letterhead, December 31, 1935. Letter to Viola Lima, in full: “Thank you very much for your letter and I sen
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow595 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, November 5, 1878. In full: “It would give me pleasure to comply with your request, if
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow596 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Ideal ink signature, “Henry W. Longfellow, 1869,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1 slip. Double-matted and framed with a profile of Longfellow to an overall si
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W. Somerset Maugham597 - W. Somerset Maugham
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ANS, one page, 4.25 x 3.5, no date. In full: “Thank you for your charming letter. Here is the autograph. Yours sincerely, W. Somerset Maugham.” Matted
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W. Somerset Maugham598 - W. Somerset Maugham
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TLS signed “W. S. Maugham,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Villa Mauresque letterhead, December 17, 1960. Letter to an admirer, in full: “Thank you for your c
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Henry Miller599 - Henry Miller
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ALS signed “Henry,” one page, 8.5 x 11, March 21, 1951. Letter to “Jim and Marian,” in part: “You must forgive me for overlooking you about those reco
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Thomas Moore600 - Thomas Moore
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Famed Irish poet and songwriter (1779–1852) best known for such verses as ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ and ‘Believe Me If All These Endearing Young Charm
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Eugene O’Neill601 - Eugene O’Neill
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Signed book: The Complete Works of Eugene O’Neill, Volumes I and II. Limited edition, numbered, 55/1200. NY: Boni and Liveright, 1924. Hardcover, 6 x
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Katherine Anne Porter602 - Katherine Anne Porter
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Signed book: The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter. Later printing. NY: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x ...
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