RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

First National Bank of Hartford check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Clemens, “Saml. L. Clemens,” payable to Patrick Mulligan for $84, July 10

Bank check, 7.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Dickens, payable to The National Provident Institution for £3.1.0, January 3, 1859. Dickens cros...

German writer, scientist, and philosopher (1749–1832) who takes a place among the central intellectual and artistic figures of his day. His poetry and

Signed book: Green Hills of Africa. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Hardcover with dust jacket ($2.75 price), 6 x 8.5, 295 pa...

TLS signed “Yours, Ernest,” one onionskin page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Finca Vigia letterhead, no date but postmarked May 21, 1953. Letter to Charles Po

Collection of eight color candid Articolor slides of Hemingway at his Idaho hunting home, each 2 x 2, including two images of Hemingway with close fri

ALS, six total pages, 4.5 x 7, 34 De Vere Gardens letterhead, no date but circa 1897. Letter to Mrs. Seymour, in part: “How more than kind your note...

Highly desirable TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 19, 1965. Letter to John J. Geoghegan, in full: “Thanks a million for the beautiful leather–bound e

Remarkable 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Kipling by Elliott & Fry of London, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink. In fine condition. A ...

Signed book: A Wrinkle in Time. First edition, first printing. NY: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket ($3.25 price), 5.75 x 8

Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. First edition. Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1960. Hardcover (brown boards and light gr...

Artist’s watercolor scratch pad used by Miller when testing and creating colors to use in his paintings, one page, 13.5 x 19.5, signed and inscribed a

Signed book: Southern Treasury of Life and Literature. Authors edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9,...

German-born author and illustrator (1898–1977) best known for the popular Curious George series of children’s books. Signed book: Curious George. Fift

ALS signed “Maurice,” two pages inside a card featuring Where the Wild Things Are artwork, 4.75 x 5.75, no date. In part: “I’ve just come home from so

LS in French, signed “Leon Tolstoy,” five total pages, 8.25 x 10.5, October 23, 1901. Letter to “Mon Prince,” the former Persian ambassador to St. Pet

Signed book: Man and Superman. First edition. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., Ltd., 1903. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7, 244 pages. Signed on the ...

ALS in French, signed “V,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, May 4, [1755]. Letter to his friend Francois-Louis Defresney, written from his home Les Delices in Ge

Exquisite 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Wilde in a seated pose circa 1884, signed and inscribed in ink, “Stuart Merrill, from his friend Oscar Wilde.

Uncommon ALS signed “Tenn. Williams,” one page, 6.75 x 10, June 8, 1972. Letter to a teacher, written on the reverse of the initial letter to him. In

Matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Williams smiling, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Marshall, with my best wishes, Tennessee Williams,” above a

The Stanley Wiater archive of modern horror literature comprehensively documents the history of the world’s most terrifying genre. A three-time winner

Collection of seven books, each signed on an opening page by the author. Signers are: Rex Beach (Going Home), signed and inscribed, “To Mr. Mark Fende

French novelist best known for authoring The Bridge over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes (1912–1994). DS, signed “P. Boulle,” one page both side

Signed book: The Stories of Ray Bradbury. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 884 pages. Signed on the f

Uncommon typed manuscript, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date, signed at the conclusion in black ballpoint. Entitled “Dead on Arrival,” the opening chapter o

Uncommon ANS signed “T. Carlyle,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. Written from “Chelsea,” a note to Mr. Dalton, in full: “Call round to night. I wish you

American novelist, short story writer, and educator (1909–1971). Appealing AQS on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 slip, signed in black felt tip, “Walter V. T

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Short letter to Doctor Roethel. In fine condition, with light toning along the right edge.

Otsego County Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to Fitch & Paine for $67.49, January 15, 1845....

ANS, one page, 8.5 x 11, May 1965. Brief note on a guest page, in full: “With much affection and very many thanks for everything, Roald Dahl, May 1965

Swiss playwright and novelist (1911–1991) who was one of the founders of Gruppe Olten, and was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature

Signed book: Roots. Later printing. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 688 pages. Signed and inscribed on the f

Handsome 6.5 x 8.5 etching of Sinclair Lewis by Richard Hood, boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen by Lewis and Hood. Double-matted to an

Color 18.5 x 24 poster featuring a Wild Thing made for the tenth anniversary of the New York Book Fair in 1988, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip,

Stoker was an Irish author (1847–1912) best known for his horror classic Dracula. Irving (1838–1905) was a prominent British stage actor who was the

German playwright (1893-1939) best known for his expressionist plays and left-wing ideals. Signed book: I Was a German. London: John Lane the Bodley H

Unusual collection of six items, each signed by a notable writer, including: Ray Bradbury (inscribed program), Edgar Rice Burroughs (check), Mary Abig

Hungarian-born musician (1881–1945) who, through his far-reaching endeavors as composer, performer, educator, and ethnomusicologist, emerged as one of

Leading English composer (1857–1934) and a significant figure among late Romantic European musicians. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x

ALS in German, signed “J. Br.,” one page on the reverse of a 5.5 x 3.25 postcard, no date but postmarked Wieden, September 2, 1889. Letter to his copy

Two items: an ink signature, “With W. S. Gilbert’s compliments & thanks,” on a sheet of Grim’s Dyke letterhead, July 21, 1895; and an AQS from T...

American composer (1898–1979) who wrote copiously on American subject and lore; his Symphony No. 3 joined the American repertoire during the same era

Enormously popular Czech-born violin virtuoso (1880–1940). Striking early 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of the young Kubelik, signed in black ink. Publishe

AMQS on an off-white 1.75 x 5.25 promotional card bearing a small image of Franz Lehar, signed and inscribed below in black ink, “To Mrs. Irene Hyde,

Vintage circa early 1960s glossy 9.25 x 7.25 photo of the Philadelphia Orchestra in its original 16 x 20 presentation mat, signed on the mat in ink by

English composer (1842–1900) best known for his operatic collaborations with W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and Th

ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page, 5 x 7.75, July 2, 1877. In full (translated): “I have received the Chianti and shall send you a money ord

ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, June 27, 1849. Letter to Franz Liszt’s secretary Gaetano Belloni, in part (translated): "With all due app...

Vintage pencil signature, “Charlie Parker,” on an off-white 5.75 x 4.25 album page. Includes the original autograph album from late 1943, signed insid