RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Signed book: The Sirens of Titan. Collector’s edition. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1990. Leatherbound hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 315 pages. S

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, August 26, 1965. Letter to a professor at Olivet College in Michigan. In part (spelling and grammar retained): “Of course, I

Author and lexicographer (1758-1843) who published the first comprehensive dictionary of American English. Ink signature, “Your Obed’t Servt, N. Webst

TLS, one page, 4.5 x 7, 13, Hanover Terrace, Regent’s Park letterhead, September 2, 1943. Letter to Eustace B. Griffiths, in full: “Very many thanks f

Two letters: an ALS, one page, 7 x 5, June 25, 1974, in part: “I am so glad you like my books. I have a really cool Jeeves and Bertie one coming out i

Four items: an ALS from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, signed “H. W. L.,” one page, May 11, 1868, addressed to “My Dear Fields,” in full: “The name shoul

Circa 1912 sheet music for the song “Dreams of Long Ago,” 10 x 13, signed and inscribed in the upper left in fountain pen by Caruso. Double-matted and

Collection of six items signed by noted composers, including: Charles Gounod (signature), Jules Massenet (ANS), Henry Brinley Richards (AMQS and ALS),

Signed book: The Concert of the Century at Carnegie Hall. Limited edition, numbered 412/1000. NY: Carnegie Hall Society, 1977. Softcover with slipcase

British lyricist (1836–1911) best known for his 14 comic operas written in collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan. ALS signed “W. S. Gilbert,” on

Fantastic vintage 4.5 x 6.5 program page depicting the child prodigy, signed in fountain pen, “Yehudi Menuhin.” Matted and framed to an overall size o

Colorful French composer (1866–1925), who was one of the primary influences on the younger generation of avant-garde French composers in the early dec

Ink signature, “With every good wish of I. J. Paderewski, 17/II 1908,” on an off-white 5 x 2.5 sheet. Double-matted and framed with an engraved portra

German composer and conductor (1869–1930) who was the son of Richard Wagner; he served as the opera composer and artistic director of the Bayreuth Fes

Essex County Symphony Society program for a special guest performance by Gershwin in Newark, New Jersey, on July 7, 1936, measures 6 x 9.5, signed in

Ink signature, “Billie Holiday,” on the reverse of an off-white 5 x 3 promo card for New York’s Club Downbeat. In fine condition, with tape along left

Vintage glossy 8.25 x 10 MCA publicity photo of the handsome young crooner from his days singing with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, signed and inscr

Desirable early Parlophone Records promo card depicting the Beatles posing behind their instruments, 3.5 x 5.75, signed upside down on the reverse in

Sought-after 1963 Beatles promo card produced by Topstar, 5 x 3.5, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint circa October 1964, “John Lennon,” “Paul Mc

Vintage ballpoint signatures and inscriptions, “To Evelyn, love Paul McCartney,” “Ringo Starr,” “To Evelyn from George Harrison,” and “John Lennon, xx