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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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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