RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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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
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Georg Kaiser183 - Georg Kaiser
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German dramatist (1878–1945) of the Expressionist movement. Pencil sketch of a caricature portrait of Kaiser by Emery Gondor on an off-white 10 x 14 s
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Ken Kesey184 - Ken Kesey
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Highly displayable souvenir typescript of the opening from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in purple felt tip by Kes...
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Stephen King185 - Stephen King
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Color 27 x 40 one sheet movie poster for the 2003 science fiction horror film Dreamcatcher, signed in blue felt tip by Stephen King. Rolled and in fin
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Kenneth Koch186 - Kenneth Koch
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Group of three books signed by Kenneth Koch: a limited edition softcover booklet entitled Poems from 1952 and 1953, numbered 54/300, published by the
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Maxine Kumin187 - Maxine Kumin
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Group of four books signed by Maxine Kumin: a first edition of The Nightmare Factory, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Harper & Row in 1...
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Louis L'Amour188 - Louis L'Amour
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Signed book: The Haunted Mesa. First edition, limited issue of 150 (this example unnumbered). NY: Bantam Books, 1987. Leatherbound hardcover with slip
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Selma Lagerlof189 - Selma Lagerlof
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Swedish writer (1858–1940) who, in 1909, became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. ALS, one page, 5.5 x 7, January 15, 1932. Lager
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Selma Lagerlof190 - Selma Lagerlof
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Swedish writer (1858-1940) who, in 1909, became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Scarce ink signature, "Labor omnia vinci...
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Ursula K. Le Guin191 - Ursula K. Le Guin
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Signed book: The Left Hand of Darkness. First edition thus. NY: Harper & Row, 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 213 pages. Signed on...
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Harper Lee192 - Harper Lee
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Souvenir typescript of the opening from To Kill a Mockingbird, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in black felt tip by Lee. In part: "When he was nearl...
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Harper Lee193 - Harper Lee
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Uncommon glossy 8 x 10 photo of the iconic author of To Kill a Mockingbird, signed in black felt tip, "Harper Lee." In fine condition.
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Harper Lee194 - Harper Lee
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Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. Thirty-fifth Anniversary edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 323 pages. Sig
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Harper Lee195 - Harper Lee
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FDC with a cachet honoring Edith Wharton, signed in black felt tip by Harper Lee. In very fine condition.
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Elmore Leonard196 - Elmore Leonard
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Original typescript for the 1987 novel Bandits by Elmore Leonard, 408 pages, 8.5 x 11, with approximately 40 pages featuring ink notations and emendat
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Denise Levertov197 - Denise Levertov
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Group of three books by Denise Levertov: an 'author's edition' of Overland to the Islands, numbered 30/50, published by Jonathan William...
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Lexicographers and Journalists198 - Lexicographers and Journalists
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Group lot of five items signed by a notable journalist or lexicographer, including: an ALS in French from Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire, signe...
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Jack London199 - Jack London
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The Merchants National Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, "Jack London," payable to Andre Caster for $3.75, stamp-d...
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow200 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Third-person ALS signed within the text, “Mr. Longfellow,” 4.5 x 7, January 30, 1880. In full: "Mr. Longfellow accepts with great pleasure Mrs....
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Anita Loos201 - Anita Loos
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Screenwriter, playwright, and author (1888–1981) best remembered for her blockbuster comic novel, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which earned even greater
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Lord John Press202 - Lord John Press
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Signed book: Lord John Signatures. Limited edition, numbered 27/150. Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1991. Hardcover with slipcase, 10.75 x 7
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