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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Allen Ginsberg163 - Allen Ginsberg
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Box set of four CDs entitled Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems and Songs, 1949–1993, 6 x 10.25, signed inside the cover in black felt tip, "Allen Gin...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Allen Ginsberg164 - Allen Ginsberg
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Uncommon 4.25 x 5.5 postcard showing a facsimile music and poetry manuscript for The Rune, signed below in black ink, "Allen Ginsberg, 1/2/84.&...
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William Golding165 - William Golding
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Signed book: Lord of the Flies. Later printing. NY: Coward-McCann, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 243 pages. Signed and inscribed on a fre
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Zane Grey166 - Zane Grey
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Signed book: The Vanishing American. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1925. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.5, 308 pages. Signed and i...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Zane Grey167 - Zane Grey
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Typed manuscript draft edited in purple ink by Grey, unsigned, seven pages, 8.5 x 11, September 24, 1932, personal stationery. The draft is entitled...
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Zane Grey168 - Zane Grey
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Vintage pearl-finish 6.25 x 10.5 full-length photo of Grey with rod and reel posing next to a huge suspended tuna during a Nova Scotia fishing trip in
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Thom Gunn169 - Thom Gunn
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Three books by Thom Gunn: a softcover first edition of Fighting Terms published by Hawk's Well Press in 1958, signed and inscribed on the title ...
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Thom Gunn170 - Thom Gunn
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Two first edition poetry books by Thom Gunn, paired with their respective uncorrected proofs: a first edition of Touch, hardcover with dust jacket, pu
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H. Rider Haggard171 - H. Rider Haggard
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Prolific British novelist (1856-1925) best known for such adventure fare as King Solomon's Mines and Allan Quatermain. LS, one page both sides, ...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson172 - Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Two sharp carte-de-visite portraits of great American authors: a 2.25 x 4 portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Warren's of Boston; and a 2.5 x 4 p...
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