RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's March Fine Autograph and Artifact sale is highlighted by a featured literature section, offering a remarkable array of autographs from literary legends—from American icons like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, and Henry David Thoreau, to world-renowned authors such as Leo Tolstoy, Boris Pasternak, Victor Hugo, Vladimir Nabokov, and Maxim Gorky, it is a robust selection of exemplary material. Political leaders are also well-represented, with outstanding items including signatures of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, autograph letters by Vladimir Lenin, a letter signed by Sun Yat-sen, and a superb George Washington document associated with the Revolutionary War. Rounding out the catalog are items from the realms of music, Hollywood, sports, art, space, and aviation. 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 March 2019.
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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Francis Bacon353 - Francis Bacon
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Important British painter (1909–1992) best known for his grotesque, sometimes violent imagery often incorporating flayed human figures. Uncommon ballp
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Cruikshank354 - George Cruikshank
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British caricaturist and illustrator (1792–1878) best known for his works satirizing contemporary politics and his illustrations for the works of Char
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali355 - Salvador Dali
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Signed book: Dali's Mustache. First edition. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1954. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7, 126 pages. Prominently signed and inscribed acro...
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali356 - Salvador Dali
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 5, 1965. Dali agrees to loan his painting "Spectre of Sex Appeal" to "The Gallery of Modern Art inclu...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Hubert de Givenchy357 - Hubert de Givenchy
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French fashion designer (1927–2018) who founded the House of Givenchy in 1952, famous for designing clothes for the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Jacque
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Keith Haring358 - Keith Haring
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Highly desirable 4 x 5.75 promotional postcard for a Keith Haring exhibit entitled 'Recent Work,' held at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New Y...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Keith Haring359 - Keith Haring
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TLS signed boldly in black felt tip, “K. Haring,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal 'Radiant Baby' letterhead, April 12, 1985. Letter to noted ar...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Keith Haring360 - Keith Haring
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Scarce and sought-after color 8 x 10.25 silkscreen print of a Keith Haring work entitled '1988 Man,' vertically signed and inscribed along t...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Keith Haring361 - Keith Haring
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Fantastic color 8.25 x 10.25 silkscreen print of a Keith Haring work entitled 'New Years Invitation 1988 (Nude),' vertically signed and insc...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Al Hirschfeld362 - Al Hirschfeld
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Color limited edition 9.25 x 12.25 print entitled 'Lindy Hop,' numbered 6/50, signed in the lower left corner in pencil, "Hirschfeld.&q...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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David Hockney363 - David Hockney
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Renowned British-born artist (born 1937) best known for his portraits and for his paintings that incorporate swimming-pool imagery. ANS, penned in bla
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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David Hockney364 - David Hockney
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Spiral-bound exhibition catalog for Hockney's "Some Very New Paintings" at the Andre Emmerich Gallery in New York from January 7–Febru...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Daniel Huntington365 - Daniel Huntington
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American artist (1816–1906) who studied at Yale with Samuel F. B. Morse, and later with Henry Inman. ALS signed “D. Huntington,” one page, 7.75 x 6.5,
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Robert Indiana366 - Robert Indiana
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Catalog for a Robert Indiana show at the Denise Rene Gallery between November–December 1972, 12 pages, 8.25 x 10.25, with the opening page featuring a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Roy Lichtenstein367 - Roy Lichtenstein
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Color 21 x 27 poster showing Roy Lichtenstein's 1965 painted ceramic bust entitled 'Head with Blue Shadow,' signed in black felt tip, &q...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse368 - Henri Matisse
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Signed book: Ulysses. Limited edition, numbered 529/1500. NY: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12, 363 pages. Signed on the colophon in
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse369 - Henri Matisse
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ALS in French, signed “H.,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10.25, no date. Letter to his daughter Marguerite, "My dear Marg," in part (transl...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse370 - Henri Matisse
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TLS in French, signed “H. Matisse,” one page, 7.75 x 10, November 22, 1949. Written from Nice, a letter to Monsieur Duchemin, in full (translated): ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse371 - Henri Matisse
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ALS in French, signed “H. Matisse,” one page, 6 x 7.25, Hotel Terminus letterhead, June 8, 1934. Letter to Emile Kas, in full (translated): "I ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Claude Monet372 - Claude Monet
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ALS in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6.5, [February 20, 1893]. Letter to his wife Alice, written from Rouen while working on his cat
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Edvard Munch373 - Edvard Munch
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Influential Norwegian painter and printmaker (1863–1944) known for his intense and evocative treatment of psychological themes, most famous for '...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso374 - Pablo Picasso
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Signed book: Ceramiques de Picasso. Paris: Albert Skira, 1948. Stiff cardstock wrappers, 11 x 15.25, 19 pages plus 18 colorful plates. Impressively si
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso375 - Pablo Picasso
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Exquisite original ballpoint sketch of two hearts with an arrow passing through them accomplished by Pablo Picasso on an off-white 8 x 5 collage card
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso376 - Pablo Picasso
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Desirable color postcard depicting Picasso’s 1901 painting ‘La Corrida,’ 5.75 x 4, signed vertically in the left border in black ballpoint, “Picasso.”
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso377 - Pablo Picasso
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Original softcover catalog for a series of Pablo Picasso exhibitions held in Japan between May and August 1964, published by the National Museum of Mo
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Camille Pissarro378 - Camille Pissarro
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Influential Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter (1830–1903). ALS in French, signed “C. Pissarro,” one page, 4.5 x 7, July 7, 190
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell379 - Norman Rockwell
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Two items: a TLS, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, February 4, 1975, addressed to Roy F. Leckron, in full: "Thank you for your lette...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol380 - Andy Warhol
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Very desirable color 22 x 28.5 poster showing Andy Warhol's serigraph entitled 'Cantaloupes I,' as part of his 'Space Fruit: Still L...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Garth Williams381 - Garth Williams
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Artist best known for his illustrations in children's books (1912–1996). Original vintage signed pencil sketch of mice dressed in Navy uniforms ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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[Frank Lloyd Wright]382 - [Frank Lloyd Wright]
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Incredibly rare set of five original pencil and colored pencil developmental architectural drawings of Wright's Fallingwater masterpiece, on lar...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Cartoon Critters383 - Cartoon Critters
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Original felt tip sketches by four acclaimed comic strip cartoonists on individual off-white sheets ranging in size from 12 x 9 to 11 x 14, including:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Walt Disney384 - Walt Disney
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Original production cel of Donald Duck as a hunter, posing with a shotgun and with a hand on his hip against an idyllic forest backdrop, presented in
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Walt Disney385 - Walt Disney
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Fabulous vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Disney posing casually with his arms folded on the back of his chair, signed and inscribed in fountain p
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Jose Carioca production cel from a Disney TV Show386 - Jose Carioca production cel from a Disney TV Show
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(Walt Disney Studios, 1960s) Original production cel featuring Jose Carioca of Three Caballeros fame from a 1960s Disney TV show, showing the cigar-ch
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Friz Freleng387 - Friz Freleng
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Original pencil sketch of the Pink Panther accomplished by Freleng on a white 5 x 3 card, signed below, "Friz Freleng, '86." Encapsula...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Matt Groening388 - Matt Groening
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Awesome original felt tip sketch of Bender the robot from Futurama, accomplished by Matt Groening on the reverse of a 24 x 12 poster for the show Futu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bob Kane389 - Bob Kane
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Sought-after signed book: Batman & Me. Limited first edition, numbered 929/1000. Forestville, CA: Eclipse Books, 1989. Clothbound hardcover with...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bob Kane390 - Bob Kane
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Brilliant original felt tip sketch of Batman in a cheerful close-up pose, accomplished on an off-white 7.5 x 10 sheet in black felt tip by Dark Knight
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Walter Lantz391 - Walter Lantz
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Original graphite and felt tip sketch of a smiling Woody Woodpecker, accomplished on a yellow 5.75 x 8.75 sheet by Walter Lantz, who signs below and a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Chris Renaud392 - Chris Renaud
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Wonderful trio of original ink and felt tip sketches by Chris Renaud on individual white 5 x 8 sheets, each signed by Renaud and depicting a character
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Charles Schulz393 - Charles Schulz
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Signed book: Peanuts Classics. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.75 x 11.25. Signed and inscribed on
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz394 - Charles Schulz
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Original signed felt tip sketch of Snoopy in a wonderful full-length walking pose, accomplished by Charles Schulz on an off-white 7 x 9.5 sheet of Pea
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Princess Aurora production cel from Sleeping Beauty395 - Princess Aurora production cel from Sleeping Beauty
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(Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Original production cel of Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, showing her as Briar Rose in her peasant outfit, with a p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grandma Duck production cel from This is Your Life, Donald Duck396 - Grandma Duck production cel from This is Your Life, Donald Duck
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(Walt Disney Studios, 1960) Original production cel featuring Elvira Duck from This is Your Life, Donald Duck, showing the elderly duck in a half-leng
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sabine Baring-Gould397 - Sabine Baring-Gould
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British author of the hymn 'Onward, Christian Soldiers' (1834–1924). Desirable AQS on an off-white 4 x 4.5 sheet, signed below, "S. Bar...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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L. Frank Baum398 - L. Frank Baum
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Rare ALS, one page, 5.5 x 9.5, Hotel Walton letterhead, September 30, 1904. Letter to author and friend Emerson Hough, in full: "Send me Mr. Ac...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Samuel Beckett and Edward Gorey399 - Samuel Beckett and Edward Gorey
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Signed book: Beginning to End. First edition, limited issue, numbered 165/300. NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1988. Hardcover, 6 x 9, 32 pages. Signed on the c
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lord Byron400 - Lord Byron
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Free franked address panel, 5.5 x 3, addressed by Byron, “London, March ninth 1812, Mrs. Moore, Kilmainham Lodge, Dublin,” and franked in the lower le
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Truman Capote401 - Truman Capote
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Signed book: In Cold Blood. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket (with $5.95 price intact and 1/66 date o
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Truman Capote402 - Truman Capote
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Signed book: The Muses Are Heard. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket (with $3.00 price intact and 11/56
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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