RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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