AUCTION  / 

RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location236 Commercial St., Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109, United States In Person PreviewVisit www.RRAuction.com

Auction Details

With more than 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an impressive assortment of historic collectibles. This month includes a special Literature section, with rare and significant items such as an illustrated, autographed manuscript of Hermann Hesse’s "Piktor's Verwandlungen"; Anton Chekhov's “Stories and Tales,” inscribed; a handwritten quotation from Guo Moruo; and many more top authors like Joyce, Tolkien, Orwell, Sartre, Sendak and Whitman. The Music section features incredible original artwork by Frederic Chopin; a 350-page “Who’s Who in Rock & Roll,” signed by hundreds of the genre’s greatest musicians; and a fully signed Beatles autograph with additional, rare signature from Ray Charles. This catalog also includes items from US History, Space, Art, Entertainment and more. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in May 2018.

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
# Rows102050100Next >12345678. . .101102103
 Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Hans Christian Andersen1 - Hans Christian Andersen
RR Auction
Beloved Danish author (1805–1875) best known for such classic fairy tales as The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. Fabulous
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Hans Christian Andersen2 - Hans Christian Andersen
RR Auction
Scarce 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite portrait of Andersen in a distinguished profile pose, signed and inscribed in German on the reverse in ink (translat
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Hans Christian Andersen3 - Hans Christian Andersen
RR Auction
Beloved Danish author (1805–1875) best known for such classic fairy tales as The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. Hand-add
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Hans Christian Andersen4 - Hans Christian Andersen
RR Auction
Beloved Danish author (1805–1875) best known for such classic fairy tales as The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. Fantasti
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Honore de Balzac6 - Honore de Balzac
RR Auction
Prolific and important French novelist and playwright (1799–1850) best known for his complex 'cycle' La Comédie humaine. ALS in French,...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
 
 
Details...Bookmark
James M. Barrie7 - James M. Barrie
RR Auction
Two ALSs signed "J. M. Barrie," each one page, dated 1901–1902, both to John Henderson, secretary of the National Liberal Club. The first,...
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
James M. Barrie8 - James M. Barrie
RR Auction
Scottish novelist and playwright (1860–1937) best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. ALS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page, 5.5 x 7, Adelphi Terrac
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Charles Baudelaire9 - Charles Baudelaire
RR Auction
Influential nineteenth-century French writer (1821–1867) best known for his highly imaginative and experimental verse, including the seminal 1857 coll
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Ray Bradbury10 - Ray Bradbury
RR Auction
Rare and sought-after signed first edition book: Fahrenheit 451. First edition, first printing. NY: Ballantine Books, 1953. Hardcover with first issue
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark
Patrick Bronte11 - Patrick Bronte
RR Auction
Anglo-Irish priest and author (1777–1861) who was the father of the writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte. Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Bronte,”
No Online Bidding For This Lot
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
Details...Bookmark