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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Herman Melville72 - Herman Melville
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Rare ANS, one page, 6 x 3.25, March 30, 1850. Letter to a gentleman, written from New York. In full: "Yours of the 25th was duly received."...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Vsevolod Meyerhold73 - Vsevolod Meyerhold
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Russian theatre director and actor (1874–1940) known for his experimental works and the creation of a new acting system called biomechanics; he was ex
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Margaret Mitchell74 - Margaret Mitchell
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TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 3, 1948. Letter to Lucile von der Lieth, in full: "It ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Margaret Mitchell75 - Margaret Mitchell
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Signed book: Gone With the Wind. First edition, first printing (with "Published May, 1936" on the copyright page, and "1936" on ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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John Muir76 - John Muir
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Naturalist and author (1838–1914) who helped establish Yosemite National Park. Signed book: The Mountains of California. Later printing. NY: The Centu
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Vladimir Nabokov77 - Vladimir Nabokov
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Signed book: Lolita. Eighth printing. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket (with $5.00 price), 6 x 8.75, 319 pages. Signed ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Anais Nin78 - Anais Nin
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Modernist writer (1903–1977) whose sexually explicit journals and correspondence with Henry Miller led to her popular resurgence in the 1970s as a fem
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George Orwell79 - George Orwell
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Rare ALS signed “George,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, May 11, 1949. Letter to novelist Anthony Powell, "Dear Tony," in part: "Thanks...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Sean O'Casey80 - Sean O'Casey
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Irish playwright (1880-1964) best known for such working-class dramas as The Plough and the Stars and Juno and the Paycock. ALS, one page both sides,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Boris Pasternak81 - Boris Pasternak
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Russian writer and translator (1890–1960) whose novel Doctor Zhivago takes a place among the central works of twentieth-century literature. Signed boo
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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