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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Ayn Rand590 - Ayn Rand
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, May 5, 1971. Official letter addressed to Kay Nolte Smith, in part: "This letter will constitute the entire understandi...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Rainer Maria Rilke591 - Rainer Maria Rilke
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Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist (1875–1926) who takes a place among the most highly regarded figures in early modern literature. ALS in French, on
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve592 - Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve
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Influential French literary critic (1804–1869). ALS in French, signed "Sainte-Beuve," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, May ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery593 - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Magnificent handwritten manuscript in French, unsigned, five pages, 8.5 x 11, no date. An interesting collection of handwritten mathematical expressio
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George Sand594 - George Sand
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ALS in French, signed “G. Sand,” one page, 5.25 x 8, May 17, 1868. Letter to her old friend and fellow writer Gustave Flaubert, referencing the immine
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jean-Paul Sartre595 - Jean-Paul Sartre
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ALS in French, signed at the head of the first page, “J. P. Sartre,” six pages both sides, 6 x 7.75, annotated July 21, 1937. Lengthy untranslated let
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Friedrich von Schlegel596 - Friedrich von Schlegel
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German poet, critic, philologist, and scholar (1772–1829). ALS in French, signed “Schlegel, professeur de Cologne,” one page, 5 x 7.25, November 23,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Maurice Sendak597 - Maurice Sendak
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Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. First edition, with "Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-21253" on title page. NY: Harper ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Jean-Paul Sartre598 - Jean-Paul Sartre
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Handwritten manuscript in French by Sartre, unsigned, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Fragment of a manuscript relative to commitment, in part (transl
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Gertrude Stein599 - Gertrude Stein
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ALS signed “Gertrude,” four pages on two sheets, 8 x 10.5, April 30. Letter to Maurice, in part: "I am awfully sad that I had to return the pro...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw600 - George Bernard Shaw
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Questionnaire, signed at the conclusion, “’First serial right’ to International News Service, G. Bernard Shaw, 25 Jany 1948,” three pages on two sheet
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw601 - George Bernard Shaw
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TLS signed “G. B. S.,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, July 5, 1938. Letter to Sir Almoth Wright at St. Mary's Hospital, in full: "Y...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck602 - John Steinbeck
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ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 2, 1965. Letter to editor and artist Byron Dobell, in full: "Thank you for your invitati...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck603 - John Steinbeck
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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...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck604 - John Steinbeck
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Signed book: Of Mice and Men. Later printing. Stockholm: Zephyr Books, 1945. Softcover with dust jacket, 4.75 x 7.25, 186 pages. Signed on the half-ti
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Dylan Thomas605 - Dylan Thomas
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Splendid ALS, three pages, 5.25 x 7, January 6, 1953. Written from the "Boat House" in Laugharne, a letter to British author and editor Er...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ivan Turgenev606 - Ivan Turgenev
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Highly influential Russian author (1818–1883) whose 1862 novel Fathers and Sons remains one of the pillars of nineteenth-century literature. ALS in Ge
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Jules Verne607 - Jules Verne
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ALS in French, one page, 4 x 5.25, February 20, 1892. Letter about the translation of his Voyages Extraordinaires, in full (translated): "An un...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Voltaire608 - Voltaire
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ALS in French, signed “V,” one page, 4.25 x 6.5, no date. An intimate and charming letter to his close friend the Count d'Argental, in full (tra...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Oscar Wilde609 - Oscar Wilde
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Magnificent matte-finish 7.5 x 9.75 mounted portrait of Wilde in a near-profile close-up pose, signed in ink, "with best wishes from Oscar Wild...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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