RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

British children's author and illustrator (1846-1901) whose distinctively illustrated books were among the most popular 'juvenile' works...

Venetian critic and dramatist (1713–1786). ALS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 12, December 30, 1773. Letter to Antonio Rambaldo, Count di Collalto. In pa

Highly regarded Chinese intellectual and poet (1892–1978) who once called himself the Chinese answer to the German Goethe. Handwritten quotation in Ch

Incredible illustrated autograph manuscript in German by Hesse of his fairy tale "Piktor's Verwandlungen," 19 pages, beautifully prese...

AMS in German, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, New Year's 1940. On the front page, Hesse writes (translated)...

Norwegian writer (1859–1952), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Best remembered for his works Hunger, Mysteries, Pan, Victoria, a

American author (1836–1902) best known for his colorful tales of California pioneers, including the much-anthologized story 'The Outcasts of Pok...

ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, June 25, 1866. Letter to a landlord who recently opened a nearby bathhouse, in

Original 3.75 x 5.5 albumen portrait of the noted 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' author by the J. E. Purdy Studio of Boston, affixed to t...

ALS in French, signed “Victor H.,” one page, 5.25 x 7.75, April 23, [no year]. Letter to his close friend, the French poet Alfred de Vigny, in full (t

Two letters by Huxley to the Italian writer and journalist Ugo Ojetti: a TLS, one page, June 14, 1925, in part: "Briefly, then, this is the rea...

Collection of 24 autographs of mid-19th century Italian poets and politicians, comprised of letters and large album pages. Signers include: Prinz Cami

American writer (1916–1965) known primarily for her short stories in the horror and mystery genres, including the oft-anthologized 'The Lottery....

Signed book: Ulysses. Limited edition, numbered /250. NY: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12, 363 pages. Signed on the colophon in foun

Greek writer and philosopher (1883–1957) best known for his novel Zorba the Greek. Extremely rare ALS in French, one page both sides, 8 x 10, Organisa

TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, December 18, 1961. Letter to Lois Sorrells, in part (spelling and grammar retained): “Me’s weary, it'...

Fantastic triple-signed personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Kerouac, "Jack Kerouac," payable to "Jack Kerouac"...

Fascinating group of three letters from Kerouac to John Montgomery, one of his close friends who figured as the character 'Henry Morley' in ...

Signed book: Sometimes a Great Notion. First edition, first printing. NY: The Viking Press, 1964. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 6 x 8.75,

Signed book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. First edition. NY: The Viking Press, 1962. Hardcover with later-issue dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 31...