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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Max Desfor687 - Max Desfor
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Group of four laserprint photos signed in ballpoint by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Max Desfor, 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 8.5, with images including: J
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John Draper688 - John Draper
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Scientist and pioneer daguerreotypist (1811–1882) who took the first detailed photograph of the moon in 1840. Group of four North River Bank checks, e
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Raoul Dufy689 - Raoul Dufy
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ALS in French, two pages, 5.25 x 7, April 23, 1919. Letter to poet and art critic Andre Salmon. In full (translated): "Upon my return to Paris ...
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Max Ernst690 - Max Ernst
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German artist (1891–1976) who was one of the principal figures of the Surrealist and Dada movements. Card for an exhibition of Ernst's works ent...
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David Hockney691 - David Hockney
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Color 5.75 x 4 postcard of a David Hockey painting from circa 1970–71, entitled 'Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy,' signed in blue felt tip by H...
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Karl Lagerfeld and Pierre Cardin692 - Karl Lagerfeld and Pierre Cardin
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Two signed photos of noted fashion designers: a glossy 8.25 x 11.75 photo of Karl Lagerfeld, signed in black felt tip in German, "Kindest regar...
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Annie Leibovitz693 - Annie Leibovitz
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Signed book: A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005. NY: Random House, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.5 x 13.75, 472 pages. Signed and inscribed...
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Roy Lichtenstein694 - Roy Lichtenstein
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Color 7.25 x 10.5 print of one of Lichtenstein's abstract artworks removed from an exhibition catalog, signed in the lower right in black ink, &...
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Norman Rockwell695 - Norman Rockwell
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Signed book: Poor Richard's Almanacks: 1733–1758. Limited edition, numbered 789/1500. Philadelphia: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover with ...
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Norman Rockwell696 - Norman Rockwell
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Wonderful color 18.5 x 24.5 print of Rockwell's 'Shuffleton's Barber Shop,' which was originally painted for the cover of the Saturd...
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