RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

An exceptional pair of items related to the publication of a collection of sheet music entitled The Peter Rabbit Music Books, comprised of Potter’s au

Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist (1875–1926) who takes a place among the most highly regarded figures in early modern literature. ALS in German, on

ALS in German, signed "Rilke," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8, January 22, 1919. Letter to Grete Gulbransson, Austrian write...

Italian poet and scholar (1783–1854) who was the father of Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. ALS, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7, no date

French poet, writer, and pioneering aviator (1900–1944) known for the classic book The Little Prince. While flying for the Free French Air Force in No

Uncommon TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1971. Letter to Maria DeSalvo, in full: "I'm an unsatisfactory and, at best, a one-shot lette...

ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, no date but noted as March 18, 1872 in Sand's published correspondence. Letter to ...

Signed book: Le Marquis de Villemer. First edition of the play as first performed at the Odeon on February 29, 1864. Paris: Michel Levy Freres, 1864.

Substantial handwritten manuscript fragment in French, unsigned, nineteen gridded pages, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. An untranslated and unpublished portion

Three autograph documents in French, consisting of two poems and a dialogue, untranslated, penned in ballpoint or ink by Sartre, deriving from the col

Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. First edition, first printing. NY: Harper & Row, 1963. Hardcover with first-issue dust jacket, 10 x 9.25...

Rare ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7.25, August 1, 1839. Written from Putney, a letter to friend and musician Vincent Novello, in f

Extremely desirable ANS signed “M. W. Shelley,” one page, 4.5 x 4.75, no date. In full: "Will you drink tea with me on Monday at 9 o'clock....

DS, signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, June 20, 1944. Contract amendment in which Shaw agrees to a change of schedule for his royalty pa

ALS signed "Gertrude," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.25, no date but notated 1908 in pencil. Letter to her old friend Horten...

ALS signed “Father,” three pages on two sheets, 7.75 x 13, no date. Letter to his son Thom, in part: "I will not go into the difficulty of writ...

Superb glossy 4.75 x 6.5 close-up publicity photo of Steinbeck, signed in the blank lower margin in black ink. In fine condition, with light brushing

Signed book: Of Mice and Men. Later printing. NY: Covici Friede, 1937. Hardcover with clipped dust jacket, 5 x 7.5, 186 pages. Boldly signed in founta

French writer born Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842) considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism. ALS in French, signed with a ps

Important Victorian British poet (1837–1909) whose ‘decadent’ subject matter (including sadomasochism and lesbianism) made him one of the most controv