RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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

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

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

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

Prolific and important French novelist and playwright (1799–1850) best known for his complex 'cycle' La Comédie humaine. ALS in French,...

Two ALSs signed "J. M. Barrie," each one page, dated 1901–1902, both to John Henderson, secretary of the National Liberal Club. The first,...

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

Influential nineteenth-century French writer (1821–1867) best known for his highly imaginative and experimental verse, including the seminal 1857 coll

Rare and sought-after signed first edition book: Fahrenheit 451. First edition, first printing. NY: Ballantine Books, 1953. Hardcover with first issue

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,”

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal 'Tarzana' letterhead, March 7, 1938. Letter to Tarzan's Jane, the actress Maureen O'Sullivan, in f...

AMS, signed twice with her initials, "P. S. B.," nine pages, 8.5 x 11, circa March 1941. A series of drafts for book reviews by Buck to be...

English novelist (1775–1861) best remembered for her anonymous 1838 work, Diary Illustrative of the Times of George IV. Partial handwritten letter, un

Program for the Festival d'Art Dramatique in Angers, June 21–30, 1957, 8.25 x 10.5, signed and inscribed on a biographical page in French in blu...

ALS signed “Truman,” one page, 6.25 x 8.25, October 22, 1952. Letter to "Leonard," in part: "I have meant so long to write you, but h...

Fantastic original ink sketches of Truman Capote and his English bulldog Maggie accomplished by great New Yorker cartoonist Peter Arno on an off-white

Early French historian, poet, and painter (1553–1629) who was the son of the famed astrologer and reputed seer Nostradamus. LS in French, signed “Nost

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1954. Letter to Mr. Lovell, in full: "I'm now not sure I was right about the short story collections A...

TLS signed “Ray,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, September 10, 1947. Letter to "Swanie," his agent H. N. Swanson, in part: &quo...

Signed book: Povesti i Razskazy [Stories and Tales]. Moscow: I. D. Sytin, 1894. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.5, 285 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first fre

Writer, politician, diplomat, and historian (1768-1848) considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature. ALS in French, signed “Chateaubria

Exceptional 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Clemens by W. & A. H. Fry, circa 1872, signed below the image in black ink, “Yours truly, Mark T...

Small archive comprising four ALSs in French and one original sketch, totaling seven pages, most undated. In a letter to Rene Philipon, he writes, in

ALS, one page both sides, 8 x 5, Capel House letterhead, April 16, 1914. Letter to Mr. Doubleday, in full: "Many thanks for your letter and the...

ALS in French, signed “J. Fenimore Cooper,” one page, 5.25 x 7.5, March 22, 1827. Letter to the engineer Pierre-Alexandre Adolphe Jullien, thanking hi

French aristocrat and travel writer (1790–1857) known for the work entitled Empire of the Czar: A Journey Through Eternal Russia, a detailed account o

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, October 7, 1857. Letter to journalist and writer John Hollingshead, in full: "I am proceeding on a new plan with the Ch...

Italian poet (1642–1707) who studied under the Jesuits of Florence and at the University of Pisa. ALS in Italian, one page, 7.75 x 10.75, 1705. Letter

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 25, 1948. Letter to the principal of the University College of the South West in Exeter, England, in part: "I ...

Signed book: Notes on a Horsethief. First edition, limited issue, numbered 764/975. Greenville, MI: The Levee Press, 1950. Hardcover, 6 x 9.5, 71 page

Attractive booklet of The Symbol and the Saint; A Christmas Tale, apparently an offprint prepared for the author, 10 pages, 5.5 x 7, hole-punched and

TLS signed in pencil, “Scott Fitz,” one page, 8.5 x 11, September 19, 1939. Letter to literary agent H. N. Swanson, casually addressing him, "D...

Script for the motion picture Life Begins at Eight-Thirty, 84 pages, 9.25 x 11.5, July 11, 1942, with blue revision pages dated July 18, 1942. Bound i

Celebrated French novelist (1821–1880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbo, and A Sentimental Education. ALS in French, signed “Gu. Fl

Celebrated French novelist (1821-1880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbo, and A Sentimental Education. Lengthy handwritten manuscrip

TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian Fleming,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, April 11, 1950. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Terry

Signed book: Mountain Interval. Later printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1921. Hardcover in original green cloth with gilt lettering, 6 x 9, 75 pag

Important manuscript DS in German, signed “Carl Busse," "Dehmel," "Gustav Falke," "Arno Holz," "Paul Heyse,&...

ALS in German, signed “H. Krauter,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, October 17, 1853. Letter from Goethe’s secretary Theodor Kräuter, in part (translate...

Daughter-in-law of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1796–1872). Lengthy handwritten manuscript in German by Ottilie von Goethe, unsigned, 130 pages, 6.5 x

British children's author and illustrator (1846-1901) whose distinctively illustrated books were among the most popular 'juvenile' works...

Venetian critic and dramatist (1713–1786). ALS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 12, December 30, 1773. Letter to Antonio Rambaldo, Count di Collalto. In pa

Highly regarded Chinese intellectual and poet (1892–1978) who once called himself the Chinese answer to the German Goethe. Handwritten quotation in Ch

Incredible illustrated autograph manuscript in German by Hesse of his fairy tale "Piktor's Verwandlungen," 19 pages, beautifully prese...

AMS in German, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, New Year's 1940. On the front page, Hesse writes (translated)...

Norwegian writer (1859–1952), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Best remembered for his works Hunger, Mysteries, Pan, Victoria, a

American author (1836–1902) best known for his colorful tales of California pioneers, including the much-anthologized story 'The Outcasts of Pok...

ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, June 25, 1866. Letter to a landlord who recently opened a nearby bathhouse, in

Original 3.75 x 5.5 albumen portrait of the noted 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' author by the J. E. Purdy Studio of Boston, affixed to t...

ALS in French, signed “Victor H.,” one page, 5.25 x 7.75, April 23, [no year]. Letter to his close friend, the French poet Alfred de Vigny, in full (t

Two letters by Huxley to the Italian writer and journalist Ugo Ojetti: a TLS, one page, June 14, 1925, in part: "Briefly, then, this is the rea...

Collection of 24 autographs of mid-19th century Italian poets and politicians, comprised of letters and large album pages. Signers include: Prinz Cami

American writer (1916–1965) known primarily for her short stories in the horror and mystery genres, including the oft-anthologized 'The Lottery....

Signed book: Ulysses. Limited edition, numbered /250. NY: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12, 363 pages. Signed on the colophon in foun

Greek writer and philosopher (1883–1957) best known for his novel Zorba the Greek. Extremely rare ALS in French, one page both sides, 8 x 10, Organisa

TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, December 18, 1961. Letter to Lois Sorrells, in part (spelling and grammar retained): “Me’s weary, it'...

Fantastic triple-signed personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Kerouac, "Jack Kerouac," payable to "Jack Kerouac"...

Fascinating group of three letters from Kerouac to John Montgomery, one of his close friends who figured as the character 'Henry Morley' in ...

Signed book: Sometimes a Great Notion. First edition, first printing. NY: The Viking Press, 1964. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 6 x 8.75,

Signed book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. First edition. NY: The Viking Press, 1962. Hardcover with later-issue dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 31...

Russian writer, explorer, and adventurer (1870–1938) best known for his story The Duel. ALS in Cyrillic, signed “A. Kuprin,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 p

Prominent Russian theorist of narodism, philosopher, publicist, and sociologist (1823–1900) who endorsed revolutionary socialist ideals. Two ALSs in C

Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. Ninth impression. Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, ...

Important Italian poet, essayist, philosopher, and philologist (1798–1837). ALS in Italian, signed “Giacomo,” one page, 7.5 x 10.25, February 18, 1826

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, December 26, 1919. Letter to Dr. Smyth, in part: "The thank-you is for the bully review of 'Free Air' which t...

American poet (1917–1977) considered an important part of the confessional poetry movement. Lowell's hand-corrected draft for the poem "Wai...

Italian poet, translator, and librettist (1798–1885) whose work included collaborations with Giuseppe Verdi. Two autograph poems in Italian on an off-

Typed manuscript, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 22, 1946, in full: "A novel by so literary an author as Mr. Edmund Wilson ...

French naturalist writer (1850–1893) considered the greatest French author of short stories. ALS in French, signed “Maupassant,” two pages on two adjo

French naturalist writer (1850–1893) considered the greatest French author of short stories. ALS in French, signed “Guy de Maupassant,” one page, 4.5

Rare ANS, one page, 6 x 3.25, March 30, 1850. Letter to a gentleman, written from New York. In full: "Yours of the 25th was duly received."...

Russian theatre director and actor (1874–1940) known for his experimental works and the creation of a new acting system called biomechanics; he was ex

TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 3, 1948. Letter to Lucile von der Lieth, in full: "It ...

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

Naturalist and author (1838–1914) who helped establish Yosemite National Park. Signed book: The Mountains of California. Later printing. NY: The Centu

Signed book: Lolita. Eighth printing. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket (with $5.00 price), 6 x 8.75, 319 pages. Signed ...

Modernist writer (1903–1977) whose sexually explicit journals and correspondence with Henry Miller led to her popular resurgence in the 1970s as a fem

Rare ALS signed “George,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, May 11, 1949. Letter to novelist Anthony Powell, "Dear Tony," in part: "Thanks...

Irish playwright (1880-1964) best known for such working-class dramas as The Plough and the Stars and Juno and the Paycock. ALS, one page both sides,

Russian writer and translator (1890–1960) whose novel Doctor Zhivago takes a place among the central works of twentieth-century literature. Signed boo

An exceptional pair of items related to the publication of a collection of sheet music entitled The Peter Rabbit Music Books, comprised of Potter’s au

Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist (1875–1926) who takes a place among the most highly regarded figures in early modern literature. ALS in German, on

ALS in German, signed "Rilke," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8, January 22, 1919. Letter to Grete Gulbransson, Austrian write...

Italian poet and scholar (1783–1854) who was the father of Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. ALS, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7, no date

French poet, writer, and pioneering aviator (1900–1944) known for the classic book The Little Prince. While flying for the Free French Air Force in No

Uncommon TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1971. Letter to Maria DeSalvo, in full: "I'm an unsatisfactory and, at best, a one-shot lette...

ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, no date but noted as March 18, 1872 in Sand's published correspondence. Letter to ...

Signed book: Le Marquis de Villemer. First edition of the play as first performed at the Odeon on February 29, 1864. Paris: Michel Levy Freres, 1864.

Substantial handwritten manuscript fragment in French, unsigned, nineteen gridded pages, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. An untranslated and unpublished portion

Three autograph documents in French, consisting of two poems and a dialogue, untranslated, penned in ballpoint or ink by Sartre, deriving from the col

Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. First edition, first printing. NY: Harper & Row, 1963. Hardcover with first-issue dust jacket, 10 x 9.25...

Rare ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7.25, August 1, 1839. Written from Putney, a letter to friend and musician Vincent Novello, in f

Extremely desirable ANS signed “M. W. Shelley,” one page, 4.5 x 4.75, no date. In full: "Will you drink tea with me on Monday at 9 o'clock....

DS, signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, June 20, 1944. Contract amendment in which Shaw agrees to a change of schedule for his royalty pa

ALS signed "Gertrude," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.25, no date but notated 1908 in pencil. Letter to her old friend Horten...

ALS signed “Father,” three pages on two sheets, 7.75 x 13, no date. Letter to his son Thom, in part: "I will not go into the difficulty of writ...

Superb glossy 4.75 x 6.5 close-up publicity photo of Steinbeck, signed in the blank lower margin in black ink. In fine condition, with light brushing

Signed book: Of Mice and Men. Later printing. NY: Covici Friede, 1937. Hardcover with clipped dust jacket, 5 x 7.5, 186 pages. Boldly signed in founta

French writer born Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842) considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism. ALS in French, signed with a ps

Important Victorian British poet (1837–1909) whose ‘decadent’ subject matter (including sadomasochism and lesbianism) made him one of the most controv