RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Much lauded and influential Czech-born writer (1883–1924) whose man-turned-insect story Metamorphosis (1915) and novel The Trial (1925) have earned a

Brilliant vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 9 head-and-shoulders portrait of London wearing a suit and tie, vertically signed within his shirt area in founta

Amusing group lot of four unrelated items, each annotated in ink by London, including: a trimmed 9.25 x 6 sheet bearing London’s personal address stam

French naturalist writer (1850-1893) considered the greatest French author of short stories. Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 4 x 6.5, personal l

British philosopher and civil servant (1806-1873) who was an influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy. ALS si

Major French symbolist poet and critic (1842–1898) whose work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of the early 20th centur

Signed book: Gone With the Wind. First edition, first printing (with "Published May, 1936" on the copyright page, and "1936" on ...

TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 4 x 5, July 27, 1943. Letter to "Mr. Orth-Pallavicini," in full: "I was so glad to ha...

Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 13, November 22, 1890. Superior Court of Contra Costa County legal document, in part: "John Muir is hereby app...

ALS signed “Beatrix Heelis,” 6.25 x 7.5, January 9, 1943. Written from Castle Cottage, a letter to Margaret "Hetty" Douglas, in full: &quo...

French writer (1871–1922) known for the monumental sixteen-volume In Search of Lost Time, regarded as one of the greatest achievements in world litera

Signed book: The Fountainhead. Later printing. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 8.5, 754 pages. Signe

French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian, and mystic (1866–1944) who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915. ALS in French, one

Important French writer (1935–2004) who attained international prominence with the publication of her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse, at the age of 18

French poet and writer (1900–1944) and pioneering aviator known for the classic book The Little Prince. While flying for the Free French Air Force in

Magnificent handwritten manuscript in French, unsigned, five pages, 8.5 x 11, no date. An interesting collection of handwritten mathematical expressio

ALS in French, signed “J. P. Sartre,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, Grand Bar de la Poste letterhead, no date but annotated in penci

Signed book: Nutcracker. Sixth printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 1984. Softcover with dust jacket, 10 x 9.75, 102 pages. Signed and inscribed on the tit

Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. NY: Harper & Row, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.25 x 9.25. Signed and inscribed on the half-title...

Original ink sketch by Sendak of Carol from Where the Wild Things Are on a white 10 x 8 piece of heavy cardstock, signed below by Sendak. In very fine