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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Science Fiction: Brown and Pohl233 - Science Fiction: Brown and Pohl
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Two books: an unsigned first British edition of What Mad Universe by Fredric Brown, hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 5 x 7.5, 223 pages, publ
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Shakespeare234 - William Shakespeare
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Five appealing small enameled items made by Halcyon Days in Bilston, England: a limited edition cylindrical pill box commemorating the 400th anniversa
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George Bernard Shaw235 - George Bernard Shaw
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Splendid unsigned original 6.75 x 8.75 photogravure portrait of George Bernard Shaw by Alvin Langdon Coburn, who the Irish playwright would later deem
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw236 - George Bernard Shaw
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 portrait of Shaw by the Tornquist Studio, affixed inside its original 9 x 11 presentation folder, signed and inscribed
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Sidney Sheldon237 - Sidney Sheldon
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Four documents signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint by Sheldon, including: a pair of official letters to H. N. Swanson, Inc., dated September 24
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Clifford D. Simak238 - Clifford D. Simak
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Unsigned first edition book: City by Clifford D. Simak. First edition. NY: Gnome Press, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 224 pages. Book
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Upton Sinclair239 - Upton Sinclair
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Signed book: Boston, Volumes I and II. First edition. NY: Albert and Charles Boni, 1928. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5. Signed and inscribed on the title page
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Isaac Bashevis Singer240 - Isaac Bashevis Singer
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Signed book: The Collected Stories. First edition, first printing. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 610 pag
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William Stafford241 - William Stafford
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Signed book: Down in My Heart. First edition. Elgin, IL: Brethren Publishing House, 1947. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.75, 94 pages. Signed and
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Tom Stoppard242 - Tom Stoppard
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Renowned playwright and screenwriter (born 1937) known for such plays as Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Professional Fo
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