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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Vladimir Nabokov213 - Vladimir Nabokov
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Unsigned first edition book: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. First American edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1955. Hardcover with price-clipped dus...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Nobel Prize Winners: Literature214 - Nobel Prize Winners: Literature
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Group of six photos of Nobel Prize–winning authors, measuring approximately 4 x 6, each signed in ink by the subject, including: Harold Pinter, Gunter
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Nobel Prize Winners: Literature215 - Nobel Prize Winners: Literature
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Desirable collection of 23 items signed by Nobel Prize–winning writers, mostly comprising letters, signatures, and typescripts, with signers including
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Charles Nodier216 - Charles Nodier
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Influential French author and librarian (1780–1844) who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte fantastique, gothic literature, a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Baroness Emma Orczy217 - Baroness Emma Orczy
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British writer and artist (1865–1947) best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Fabulous matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard ph
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George Orwell218 - George Orwell
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Unsigned first edition book: Animal Farm by George Orwell. First American edition. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. Hardcover with clipped dust
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John Howard Payne219 - John Howard Payne
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American actor and author (1791–1852) who achieved theatrical success in London, best remembered as the creator of the song ‘Home! Sweet Home!’ in 182
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Walker Percy220 - Walker Percy
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Signed book: Bourbon. Limited edition, numbered 26/150. Winston-Salem, NC: Palaemon Press, 1981. Hardcover, 6.5 x 10.25, 8 pages. Signed on the coloph
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Luigi Pirandello221 - Luigi Pirandello
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Uncommon vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo postcard of Pirandello in profile, neatly signed across the top in fountain pen. Mounted and matted to a
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Sylvia Plath222 - Sylvia Plath
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Unsigned first edition book: The Colossus by Sylvia Plath. First edition. London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1960. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 88 pages. Book
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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