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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Sylvia Plath223 - Sylvia Plath
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Unsigned first edition book: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. First edition thus. London: Faber and Faber, 1966. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.5,
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Anne Rice224 - Anne Rice
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Nine books by Anne Rice, each hardcover with dust jacket, signed on an opening page in ink or felt tip, with titles including: a 1996 anniversary edit
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Sax Rohmer225 - Sax Rohmer
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English novelist (1883–1959) known for his series featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. Uncommon vintage glossy 6.75 x 9.25 photo of Rohmer pos
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Romain Rolland226 - Romain Rolland
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Signed book: Annette and Sylvie, Volumes I and II. First edition, limited issue, numbered 94/515. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1925. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5
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Edmond Rostand227 - Edmond Rostand
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Signed book: L'Aiglon. Paris: Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1900. Rebound in leather with original softcover contained inside, 5.75 x 8, 262 pages. ...
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Francoise Sagan228 - Francoise Sagan
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Important French writer (1935–2004) who attained international prominence with the publication of her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse, at the age of 18
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Carl Sandburg229 - Carl Sandburg
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Uncommon matte-finish 13.25 x 10 photo of musician Ethel Smith playing guitar alongside Sandburg, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Dear Ethel—We ar
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Jean-Paul Sartre230 - Jean-Paul Sartre
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Highly influential French writer and philosopher (1905–1980), most closely associated with existentialism, who refused the Nobel Prize in Literature i
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Dorothy Sayers231 - Dorothy Sayers
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British author (1893-1957) best known for her series of mysteries featuring fictional detective Lord Peter Wimsey. TLS signed “Dorothy L. Sayers,” one
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Budd Schulberg232 - Budd Schulberg
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American screenwriter, novelist, and sports writer (1914–2009) who wrote the Academy Award-winning screenplay for On the Waterfront. TLS signed “Budd,
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