RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Boasting almost 1,300 lots, RR Auction’s massive August Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features highlighted World War II and Animation sections, in addition to a vast array of material spanning history, entertainment, and the arts. The historic World War II section features uniforms, autographs, and weapons from the conflict, including a surrendered Japanese sword. Animation includes original Disney production cels, beautiful hand-painted concept artwork, and autographs from the greatest names in the industry. Other top lots in the sale include an autograph letter from revered economist Adam Smith, an amazing original sketch by Paul Cezanne, an oversized portrait of Oscar Wilde, and multiple pieces signed by Marilyn Monroe. 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 August 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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Virginia Woolf610 - Virginia Woolf
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Sought-after ink signature, "Virginia Woolf,” on a blue 3.25 x 1.75 slip affixed to a beige 4.75 x 8 sheet; attached below the signature is a b...
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Emile Zola611 - Emile Zola
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, October 22, 1883. Letter to a writer regarding an appointment, in part (translated): "Since I want to save you the tri...
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Sholem Asch612 - Sholem Asch
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American-Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist (1880–1957). Glossy 5 x 7 bust portrait of Asch in his library, neatly signed in the lower border in
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Authors and Artists613 - Authors and Artists
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Group of four items signed by authors and artists: Rudyard Kipling - Signature English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist (1865–1936)
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Saul Bellow614 - Saul Bellow
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Influential Canadian-American writer (1915–2005) who counted the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts among
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Heinrich Boll615 - Heinrich Boll
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German writer (1917–1985) who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972. Glossy 4 x 5.75 photo of the revered author, signed in black felt ti
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Ray Bradbury616 - Ray Bradbury
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Uncommon oversized glossy 16 x 20 half-length photo of Bradbury with his arms crossed, signed and inscribed in silver ink, "For James Gore! Lov...
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Charles Bukowski617 - Charles Bukowski
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Prolific poet, novelist, and short story writer (1920–1994) known for his alcoholism, love of women, and vulgar style. Desirable glossy 8 x 10 photo o
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Edgar Rice Burroughs618 - Edgar Rice Burroughs
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 13, October 18, 1922. Contract between Edgar Rice Burroughs and A. C. McClurg & Company, in which the former "hereby g...
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Dale Carnegie619 - Dale Carnegie
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Signed book: How to Win Friends and Influence People. Later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1940. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 312 pa...
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Raymond Chandler620 - Raymond Chandler
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Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, "To John, with my best, Raymond Chandler,” on a pink 5.5 x 4.25 album page. In fine condition.
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Colette621 - Colette
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Pen name of the French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873–1954), best known for such works as the Claudine series, La Chatte, and Gigi. ALS in F
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James Fenimore Cooper622 - James Fenimore Cooper
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Two Otsego County Bank checks, 5.75 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Cooper, "J. Fenimore Cooper": one payable to "R. Cooper" fo...
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Michael Crichton623 - Michael Crichton
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Signed book: The Andromeda Strain. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 295 pages. Signed and inscribed o
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Theodore Dreiser624 - Theodore Dreiser
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Signed book set: An American Tragedy in two volumes. Special limited edition, numbered 553/795. NY: Boni & Liverlight, 1925. Hardcover, 6 x 9.25...
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Alexandre Dumas, fils625 - Alexandre Dumas, fils
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French writer and dramatist (1824–1895) best known for Camille and for being the illegitimate son of famed novelist Alexandre Dumas. Untranslated ALS
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T. S. Eliot626 - T. S. Eliot
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 25, 1948. Letter to the principal of the University College of the South West in Exeter, England, in part: "I ...
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Allen Ginsberg627 - Allen Ginsberg
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AQS on an off-white 5.75 x 7.75 sheet, in full: "Bee stings on the farmer's brown breast in June—." Signed below by Ginsberg, who adds...
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Dashiell Hammett628 - Dashiell Hammett
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Desirable unsigned book: The Maltese Falcon. Later printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.75, 267 pages. Boo...
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Bret Harte629 - Bret Harte
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American author (1836–1902) best known for his colorful tales of California pioneers, including the much-anthologized story 'The Outcasts of Pok...
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Joseph Heller630 - Joseph Heller
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American author (1923–1999) best known for his classic absurdist novel Catch-22. Semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of the author by Sheila Yurman, signed and i
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Michael Herr631 - Michael Herr
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American writer and war correspondent (1940–2016) who is best known as the author of Dispatches, a memoir of his time as a correspondent for Esquire m
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Hermann Hesse632 - Hermann Hesse
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Signed booklet: Lektüre für Minuten: Ein paar Gedanken aus meinen Büchern und Briefen. Limited airmail edition, one of 650 unnumbered...
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William Dean Howells633 - William Dean Howells
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American author and editor (1837–1920) best known as the editor of the influential periodical Atlantic Monthly. ALS signed “W. D. Howells,” one page,
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Langston Hughes634 - Langston Hughes
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Signed book: The Weary Blues. Eighth printing. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.75, 109 pages. Signed and inscribed on t
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Eugene Ionesco635 - Eugene Ionesco
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Distinguished Romanian-born playwright (1909–1994) best known as a leading figure in the 'Theatre of the Absurd.' Untranslated ALS in French...
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Jack Kerouac: Larry Rivers636 - Jack Kerouac: Larry Rivers
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Signed book: Lonesome Traveler by Jack Kerouac. First edition. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 183 pages. Signed on the fi
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Timothy Leary637 - Timothy Leary
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Two first edition books, both hardcovers with dust jackets: Flashbacks, published in 1983 by J. P. Tarcher, signed and inscribed on the first free end
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Harper Lee638 - Harper Lee
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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...
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Jack London639 - Jack London
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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...
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow640 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Ink signature, "Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 slip. Double-cloth-matted and framed with a cabinet portrait of the ...
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Pierre Louys641 - Pierre Louys
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French poet and writer (1870–1925) most renowned for the lesbian and classical themes in some of his works. Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 4.75
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W. Somerset Maugham642 - W. Somerset Maugham
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Signed book: A Writer's Notebook. First edition, limited issue, numbered 915/1000. London: William Heinemann, 1949. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5...
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Thomas Moore643 - Thomas Moore
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Famed Irish poet and songwriter (1779–1852) best known for such verses as ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ and ‘Believe Me If All These Endearing Young Charm
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Nobel Prize Winners: Literature644 - Nobel Prize Winners: Literature
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Desirable collection of 23 items signed by Nobel Prize–winning writers, mostly comprising letters, signatures, and typescripts, with signers including
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Nobel Prize Winners: Literature645 - Nobel Prize Winners: Literature
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Group of six photos of Nobel Prize–winning authors, measuring approximately 4 x 6, each signed in ink by the subject, including: Harold Pinter, Gunter
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James Whitcomb Riley646 - James Whitcomb Riley
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ALS signed “J. W. Riley,” one page, 3.75 x 2.25, April 20, 1896. Letter to J. B. Wright, in full: "Would gladly write in your first edition cop...
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Francoise Sagan647 - Francoise Sagan
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Important French writer (1935–2004) who attained international prominence with the publication of her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse, at the age of 18
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Carl Sandburg648 - Carl Sandburg
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Desirable ink signature, "Carl Sandburg,” on an off-white 5.5 x 8.5 book page bearing a preprinted intro to his 1939 book Storm Over the Land, ...
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Carl Sandburg649 - Carl Sandburg
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Signed book: Always the Young Strangers. First edition. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 445 pages. Neatly
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Carl Sandburg650 - Carl Sandburg
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TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, March 22, 1940. Letter to Mr. Shapiro, in full: "You are thoughtful to send me your fine tribute...
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George Santayana651 - George Santayana
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ALS signed “G. Santayana,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5, November 18, 1930. Letter to Theodore Sedgwick, in part: "It is a pleasant surprise...
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Maurice Sendak652 - Maurice Sendak
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Early TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, April 7, 1965. Letter to Miss Jane Ellison Gilboa in Beverly Hills, in part: "I am so pleased with your using yo...
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Maurice Sendak653 - Maurice Sendak
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Signed book: The Art of Maurice Sendak. First edition. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1980. Hardcover with lettered acetate dust jacket, 11.75 x 10.75, 278 page
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William Shakespeare654 - William Shakespeare
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Five appealing small enameled items made by Halcyon Days in Bilston, England: a limited edition cylindrical pill box commemorating the 400th anniversa
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Claude Simon655 - Claude Simon
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French novelist (1913–2005) who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1985. Glossy 7 x 9.5 portrait of Simon, signed in brown felt tip. In fine co
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Tasha Tudor656 - Tasha Tudor
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Signed book: Mr. Stubbs. First edition. NY: Ariel Books / Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 8, 48 pages. Signed ...
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E. B. White657 - E. B. White
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Signed book: The Trumpet of the Swan. Later printing. NY: Harper & Row, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 210 pages. Signed and insc...
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Alexander Borodin658 - Alexander Borodin
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Important Russian composer (1833–1877) dedicated to producing a specifically Russian kind of art music. ALS in French, signed “A. Borodin,” four pages
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Claude Debussy659 - Claude Debussy
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ALS in French, signed “Cl. Debussy,” one page, 4.75 x 8, no date. Letter to a gentleman, asking to return a book on Goya to the concierge (translated)
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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