RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Distinguished British poet (1809–1892) who was one of the most highly regarded and influential literary figures of the Victorian era. Exquisite 2.5 x

Two ALSs signed “Dylan,” both to English cricket commentator and journalist John Arlott. The first is one page, 6.5 x 8, no date but likely circa 1945

Signed book: Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown Ups. Ninth printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 11.25, 65 page...

Signed book: Eloise in Paris. Second printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1957. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 11.25. Signed on the title page in bl...

Remarkable pairing of letters to Baronne A. Baeyens, including an ALS and a TLS: The ALS, two pages both sides, 7 x 9, blindstamped personal letterhe

Extraordinary pairing of letters from Tolkien to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him paintings of several scenes from Lord of the Rings: TLS, one p

ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, January 7, 1960. Letter to K. F. Mawson in Wakefield, in full: "Thank you very much in...

ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, Merton College letterhead, October 22, 1955. Letter to "Mr. Mitchell," about reading Lord of the Rings....

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, May 9, 1967. Letter of thanks to British Ambassador Oscar Morland at The High Hall. In full: "Thank ...

Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 Russian cabinet photo of Tolstoy dressed in a traditional belted tunic and seated in a half-length pose with his hands clasped toget

Highly influential Russian author (1818–1883) whose 1862 novel Fathers and Sons remains one of the pillars of nineteenth-century literature. ALS in Ge

Famed and highly influential French poet (1844–1896) who penned Poèmes saturniens and Romances sans paroles; likewise remembered for his tumult...

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “F. M. Arouet de Voltaire,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, January 4, 1752. Untranslated document signed at the conclu

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, October 22. Written from Lenox, Massachusetts, a letter to the American astronomer Edward Singleto

Desirable AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7 sheet of personal letterhead, signed at the conclusion in bold ink, "W. B. Yeats, July 2, 1924." Yea...

Definitive autographed first edition of Complete Poems & Prose of Walt Whitman, 1855...1888, limited to 600 copies printed for the author's ...

Collection of five handwritten letters from Friderike Zweig, the first wife of Austrian novelist and biographer Stefan Zweig, fourteen total pages, ra

Notable collection of seven TLSs in German, each signed “Stefan Zweig,” ten total pages, ranging in size from 7.75 x 5.5 to 9 x 11.5, dated between 19

Irish poet and Celtic mythologist (1867–1956) active in the Gaelic and Celtic Revival literary movement. Collection of seven ALSs, totaling 32 pages o

Very desirable ALS in German, signed “Stefan,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, no date. Penned in bold purple ink, a letter to the older

Signed book: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1969. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 5.75 x

American-Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist (1880–1957). Glossy 5 x 7 bust portrait of Asch in his library, neatly signed in the lower border in

German-Jewish poet and author (1812-1882) known as the founder of the German 'tendency novel,' in which fiction is used as a means of influe...

Group of 16 unsigned carte-de-visite portraits of noted 19th-century writers, including: Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Wilkie Collins, Thomas Carlyle,

Excellent collection of 145 books from some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction, mostly hardcover, each signed by the author, including: T. C

Group of five items signed by noted American writers: Sinclair Lewis Two items: ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, July 23, 1937. Letter

French cookbook author and cooking teacher (1904–1991) who, along with colleagues Julia Child and Louisette Bertholle, played a significant role in th

Signed book: Footfalls. First edition. London: Faber and Faber, 1976. Softcover, 4.75 x 7.75, 13 pages. Neatly signed and inscribed on the title page

Group of three unsigned books by John Berryman: a limited edition softcover printing of His Thought Made Pockets & The Plane Bukt, numbered 380/...

Signed book: The Complete Poems. Second printing. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970. Softcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 216 pages. Signed on the title page in b

DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, February 18, 1971. American Broadcasting Company document hiring Bradbury "to write story and teleplay for one (1) e...

Prolific poet, novelist, and short story writer (1920–1994) known for his alcoholism, love of women, and vulgar style. Desirable glossy 8 x 10 photo o

Signed book: Tarzan and the Ant Men. Later printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1924. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 346 pages. Signed and inscribed on the f...

Signed book: Apache Devil. First edition. Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1933. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 310 pages. Signed and inscribed on the

One of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century (1890–1938) who introduced and made popular the word 'robot,' which first appe...

Collection of 41 original vintage silver gelatin photographs of an exotic vacation, ranging in size from 6 x 6 to 9.25 x 7, eight of which show author

TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 10, 1947. Letter to "Swanie," his agent H. N. Swanson, in part: "...

Signed book: Rendezvous with Rama. First edition, first printing. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 303 pag

Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Clemens in a handsome left-facing profile pose, unsigned and published by Warren's Portraits of Bos...

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, November 19, 1961. Letter addressed to "Theatre Artists" in Toronto, in which Cocteau expresses his ...

Signed book: The Manchurian Candidate. First edition. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1959. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 311 pages. Prominently

Otsego County Bank check, 5.75 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Cooper, "J. Fenimore Cooper," payable to self for $10, August 14, 1840. En...

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, an excerpt from the beginning of The Andromeda Strain. In part: "A man with binoculars. That is how it...

Signed book: Going Solo. First edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 208 pages. Signed and inscribed on the ha

Signed book: The BFG. First American edition, limited issue, numbered 84/300. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.5

Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet portrait of Dickens in a full-length pose, showing the adored scribe seated at his desk with pen in hand, unsigned and pub

Classic 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Dickens writing at his desk, originally taken by Herbert Watkins in 1858; bookshelves have been a

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 27, 1933. Letter to Anthony Gudaitis, in part: "Thank you for your solicitude and you...

TLS signed “Regards & best wishes, Thedore Dreiser,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 29, 1934. Letter to William Sulzer in Ne...

Distinguished French novelist (1802-1870) of such historical classics as The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Man in the Iron Mask

Splendid collection of 17 special edition books published by the Easton Press of Norwalk, Connecticut, all leather-bound hardcover copies, with each s

Italian novelist and literary critic (1932–2016) who is best known for his novels The Name of the Rose, Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the D...

American novelist, literary critic, scholar, and writer (1914-1994) best known for his novel Invisible Man. Souvenir typescript, one page, 7.25 x 10.5

Signed book: The Lovers. First edition thus, first printing. NY: Del Rey, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 219 pages. Signed on the title pa

Group of five limited first edition books from The Franklin Library, each leather-bound hardcover and signed on an opening page in ink or felt tip by

Signed book: The Book of Knowledge, Vol. XVII. Later printing. NY: The Grolier Society, 1947. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 802 pages [page numbers 6037-683

Signed book: North of Boston. Later printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1926. Hardcover, 6 x 8.75, 137 pages. Signed on the title page in fountain p

Chinese novelist, playwright, and critic (born 1940) who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000. Glossy 8.25 x 11.5 close-up photo of Gao

Prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist (1910–1986). ALS in French, signed “Genet,” one page,

Souvenir typescript of the opening from Howl, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in black ink, "Allen Ginsberg, 1/31/95." In part: "I saw the...

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...

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.&...

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

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...

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...

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

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 ...

Two first edition poetry books by Thom Gunn, paired with their respective uncorrected proofs: a first edition of Touch, hardcover with dust jacket, pu

Prolific British novelist (1856-1925) best known for such adventure fare as King Solomon's Mines and Allan Quatermain. LS, one page both sides, ...

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...

Unsigned book: Space Cadet by Robert Heinlein. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 424 p...

Group of three books signed by Herbert: a softcover edition of Ein Barbar in einem Garten 2, published by Suhrkamp in 1970, signed on the first free e

ALS in German, one page, 5.25 x 8.5, October 13, 1927. An untranslated letter written from the Hotel Verenahof in Baden, Switzerland. In fine conditio

Prolific English novelist and playwright (1863–1933) who is best remembered for the minor classic The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel Rupert of Hentz

American author and editor (1837–1920) best known as the editor of the influential periodical Atlantic Monthly. ALS signed “W. D. Howells,” one page,

Pulp and science-fiction author (1911–1986) who became a lightning rod for controversy as the founder of the Church of Scientology. TLS, one page, 8 x

Limited edition signed booklet: The Martyrdom of Bishop Farrar. First edition, limited issue, numbered 59/100. Devon, England: Richard Gilbertson, 197

Rare original 9.5 x 7.25 albumen photo of the famous funeral procession of Victor Hugo, attended by more than two million people on June 1, 1885 in Pa

Signed book: Vulgarity in Literature. First edition, limited issue, numbered 113/260. London: Chatto and Windus, 1930. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 59 page

Spanish writer and politician (1867–1928) who achieved renown for his novels dealing with WWI, the most famous of which is The Four Horsemen of the Ap

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

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...

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

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

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...

Signed book: The Haunted Mesa. First edition, limited issue of 150 (this example unnumbered). NY: Bantam Books, 1987. Leatherbound hardcover with slip

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

Swedish writer (1858-1940) who, in 1909, became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Scarce ink signature, "Labor omnia vinci...

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...

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...

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.

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

FDC with a cachet honoring Edith Wharton, signed in black felt tip by Harper Lee. In very fine condition.

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

Group of three books by Denise Levertov: an 'author's edition' of Overland to the Islands, numbered 30/50, published by Jonathan William...

Group lot of five items signed by a notable journalist or lexicographer, including: an ALS in French from Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire, signe...

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...

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....

Screenwriter, playwright, and author (1888–1981) best remembered for her blockbuster comic novel, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which earned even greater

Signed book: Lord John Signatures. Limited edition, numbered 27/150. Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1991. Hardcover with slipcase, 10.75 x 7