RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Group lot of six letters from Yaacov Agam, two ALSs and four TLSs, signed either “Y. Agam,” “Agam,” and “

Rare ALS signed “F. Brangwyn,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, Temple Lodge, Hammersmith letterhead, January 17, 1904. Letter to H. T. Clinto

Color 4.25 x 5.75 postcard of Chagall's 'The Red House,' signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint, "Marc Chagall, 1979." I...

Appealing 9.5 x 12.5 photo of Marc Chagall working on one of his murals, signed in bold blue artist's pencil. Framed to a slightly larger size. ...

Collection of five 6 x 4 postcards depicting different installations, each signed on the front in felt tip, "Christo." The subjects includ...

Group of four North River Bank checks, each signed by Draper, "Jno. W. Draper," dated between 1866 and 1879. In overall very good to fine ...

Menu for a dinner benefitting the "Cercle Ronsard" on May 21, 1935, featuring designs by Dufy inside and on the back, 9.25 x 11.75, signed...

Two signed books: a hardcover limited edition of MMVII in a deluxe alligator-patterned slipcase, published by Rizzoli in 2007, signed in black felt ti

Two items: an ALS signed “C. D. Gibson,” one page, 11 x 8.5, Seven Hundred Acre Island letterhead, no date, to Mr. LeMonte, in full:

FDC with a cachet depicting four artistic scenes of "Love," with the upper right corner bearing an affixed stamp of Indiana's famous &...

FDC with a stamp honoring early American painter John Trumbull, signed in black felt tip, "Jasper Johns—Nags Head—N.C.—30 J

Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Philip Johnson, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a light vertical bend touching the top of Johnson'...

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the great portrait photographer with his camera, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, "To: Dale P...

ALS in French, one page, 6.25 x 8.25, no date. Nicely penned letter in which Laurencin sends her thanks for a musical subscription. In fine condition.

Color 36 x 24 poster entitled 'Friends II / Century Ladies,' signed in black felt tip by the artist, "Max, 2000," who adds a large...

Color 24 x 36 poster for the 1993 Presidential Inaugural Gala honoring Bill Clinton, signed in black felt tip by the artist, "Max, 93." Ro...

Semi-glossy 3.75 x 5 photo of the English sculptor known for his semi-abstract works, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Henry Moor...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, March 25, 1927. Letter to Mrs. Andrew Wright Crawford, the director of The Print Center in Philadelphia.

Desirable 5.75 x 4 postcard of Richter's 1963 photograph 'Pedestrian,' signed in black felt tip, "Gerhard Richter." In very fi...

Vibrant color 31 x 16 print entitled 'Springtime in Stockbridge,' signed in the lower border in black felt tip, "Sincerely, Norman Rock...

Group lot of items related to Norman Rockwell’s ‘Grandfather Wheeling Baby,’ which was commissioned as an advertisement for

Wonderful oversized Christmas card with a colorful depiction of Norman Rockwell’s 1949 painting ‘Jolly Postman’ on the fron

Attractive color semi-glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard featuring Norman Rockwell's classic 1936 painting 'Tom Sawyer (Whitewashing the Fence),'...

Appealing color 8 x 10 print of Norman Rockwell's 1936 painting 'Puppy in the Pocket' or 'The Gift,' signed and inscribed in bla...

Block of two American Artists stamps issued for 'Sharjah & Dependencies,' 5.5 x 4.25, both featuring paintings by Norman Rockwell and Fr...

Two FDCs with cachets honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America and Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, both signed in blue ballpoint,...

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 5.25, personal letterhead, September 2, 1970. Letter to Mrs. Dennen, in full: "Here is my autograph, which you requested ...

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 6.75, personal letterhead, January 15, 1951. Letter to Ernest F. Manfred, in full: "Thank you very much for your Christma...

ALS signed “John S. Sargent,” two pages, 4.25 x 7, personal letterhead, no date. Letter replying to an invitation, in part: "It is m

ALS in French, signed “Vlaminck,” two pages taped together to an overall size of 8.5 x 6, no date. Letter to his friends, in full (t

ALS in French, signed “E. Vuillard,” one page, 4.5 x 5.5, no date. An untranslated letter to Polish pianist Misia Sert, who at the t

Interview magazine from March 1986, Vol. XVI, No. 3, 11 x 17, 198 pages, with Richard Pryor on the front cover, signed vertically on the front cover i

Signed book: Andrew Wyeth: An Exhibition Organized by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. NY: Abercrombie & Fitch, 1966. Softcover, 9.5 x 10,...

Exquisite vintage glossy 7 x 9.25 photo of a youthful Walt Disney at his desk with drawings of Mickey Mouse spread out in front of him, wonderfully si

DS, signed “Walter E. Disney,” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 30, 1960. Document for a meeting of the board of directors of WED Enterp

Tony Glover’s collection of 27 vintage comic books from Marvel, DC, and EC Comics, with the majority dated to 1972 and 1973. Comics include:

Two items: an ink signature, “Chas. Addams,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.75 card matted with a photo of the Addams Family to an overall

Limited edition color 25 x 20.5 lithograph of a Carl Barks oil painting entitled 'July Fourth in Duckburg,' numbered 197/350, printed in 11 ...

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of the voice acting legend, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "For Mel & Charlene, with Sincere go...

Color 8.5 x 11 paperstock print of Daffy Duck, signed in red felt tip by legendary voice actor Mel Blanc. In fine condition.

(Warner Brothers Studios) Original pair of production drawings of Bugs Bunny from an unknown Looney Tunes cartoon, both of which show Bugs with his ey

Group of three original color paintings of Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny, Speedy Gonzales, and Sylvester the Cat by artist Ola McQueen. Each is a

DS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 11.5, April 3, 1958. Pledge and assignment of mortgage and chattels between Walt Disney Productions and th

(Walt Disney Studios) Original production cel and drawing of Donald Duck from an unknown Disney short, which depicts Donald with his eyes closed and c

(Walt Disney Studios) Original production cel and drawing of Donald Duck from an unknown Disney short, which depicts Donald preparing to get into a co

Group of seven original hand-inked comic strips by Jack Elrod, ranging in size from 17 x 5.5 to 20 x 7, each signed and inscribed in the upper margin

(Warner Brothers Studios, 1992) Limited edition hand-painted cel entitled 'Draw!,' released in an edition of 750, signed at the bottom in bl...

Color 14.25 x 19.5 poster honoring the 50th birthday of Bugs Bunny, which shows the well-dressed rabbit in his director's chair and holding a ca...

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Hanna-Barbera characters Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble, Captain Caveman, and Huckleberry H

Two birthday cards featuring the Jetsons and the Flintstones, each signed in black felt tip by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, with one secretarially insc

Original sketch of Woody Woodpecker by Walter Lantz, accomplished in black ink on an off-white 5 x 3 card, which is signed, "Walter Lantz, 1984...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1992) Original production cel and production background featuring Ariel, Flounder, and Sebastian from The Little Mermaid TV show

(Walt Disney Studios, circa 1930s) Fantastic original production drawing of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy from an early Disney short, showing t

Desirable limited edition color 18 x 18 Peanuts lithograph of a Charles Schulz work entitled 'Sharing,' numbered 322/500, which shows Snoopy...

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Peanuts creator in a handsome up-close pose, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "For Jude—with every best...

Vintage paperstock print of Snoopy and Woodstock celebrating a birthday, 8.25 x 10.5, embellished in faded pink and green felt tip by Charles Schulz,

(1980s) Original production cel featuring Sugar Bear from a 1980s Super Sugar Crisp cereal television commercial. Image measures 8.25 x 6.5, with over

(Walt Disney Studios, 1960s) Original production cel featuring Professor Ludwig Von Drake from a Fourth of July special episode of Walt Disney's...

Two printed sketches of Smokey the Bear, 8.5 x 11, embellished with watercolor by Rudolph Wendelin, who signs both in either black ballpoint or red in

(Walt Disney Studios, 1933) Original production drawing featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse from Ye Olden Days, showing Mickey as the wandering minstrel

Desirable ALS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, Adelphi Terrace House letterhead, March 22. Addressed to "Mr. Br

Signed book: Ham on Rye. First edition, limited issue, numbered 64/100. Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 283 page

Press release of a speech by Faulkner given before the US National Commission for UNESCO, signed on the cover sheet in pencil, "William Faulkne...

Significant ALS in pencil, signed “Fitzgerald,” one page, 8.5 x 13, circa November 1935. Letter to his longtime secretary Isabel Owe

Large page proof of Hemingway's prose-poem "Part Two of The Soul of Spain with McAlmon and Bird the Publishers," one page, 9.5 x 11.5,...

Signed book: Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three. Limited 'letter' edition, issued as "G" of 26 lettered copies. NY: Grove Press / Evergr...

Signed book: Excerpts from Visions of Cody. Limited edition, numbered 321/750. NY: New Directions, 1959. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 128 pages. Signed on th

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Jack Kerouac, payable to Northport Water Works Co. for $15, May 12, 1958. In fine condition, with an

Signed book: Of Human Bondage. First illustrated edition, limited issue, numbered 748/751. NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1936. Clothbound hard...

Signed book: Gone with the Wind. First edition, first printing (with "Published May, 1936" on the copyright page, and "1936" on ...

DS, signed "Thomas Pynchon," one page, 7.75 x 12.75, November 24, 1966. Memorandum of an agreement in which Pynchon grants the publishing ...

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 13, 1950. Letter to Edgar Carter of the H. N. Swanson Agency, in part: "I am enclosing...

Appealing AQS on an off-white 9.75 x 7.75 sheet, signed at the conclusion in ink, "S. F. Smith, Written in 1832, This autograph Oct. 15 1894.&q...

Sought-after handwritten manuscript contained within the first volume of the 1906 'manuscript edition' of Thoreau's works, one page, 7.5...

ALS in French, signed “V,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, November 23, [no year but circa 1755–1760]. Letter written from Les Delic

Handsome 6 x 7 phototype print of a portrait of Whitman by Frederick Gutekunst, as used as the frontispiece for the 1889 pocket edition of Leaves of G

Typescript of the opening of 'Unique Is Where You Find It,' a short story from Isaac Asimov's 1985 science fiction compendium The Edge o...

TLS signed “Isaac,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 14, 1950. Letter to Erle M. Korshak of Shasta Publishers, in part: "You may remember

Two items: a satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Barker, signed in black felt tip; and a color 6.75 x 9 print of a nude one-eyed monster issued to promote an

Ink signature and inscription, "Pour Michael J. Robuck, Avec toute ma sympathie, S. de Beauvoir,” on an off-white 8.25 x 11.5 sheet. In f...

Glossy 8 x 10 United Artists publicity photo of Chayefsky in an up-close pose, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Marty, Paddy Chayefs...

Three items: two felt tip signatures and inscriptions on off-white 5 x 3 cards, "For Randall Sutherland, With best wishes, Nien Cheng, 1988,&qu...

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, an excerpt from the beginning of The Andromeda Strain. In part: "A man with binoculars. That is how it...

Signed book: Rebecca. First edition. NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1938. Hardcover with new facsimile dust jacket, 6 x 8, 457 pages. Neatly signed

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “A. Dumas f.,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, Avenue de Villiers letterhead, no

Signed book: Roots. NY: Doubleday, 1976. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 688 pages. Signed in black felt tip on a bookplate affixed to a free

TLS signed “Lillian,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, February 22, 1972. Letter to Miss Leah Salisbury, in part: "In the l

TLS in German, signed “H. Hesse,” one page, 8.5 x 5.5, April 5, 1926. Letter written from Montagnola, Switzerland, in part (translat

ALS signed “Oliver Wendell Holmes,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 5.75, December 18, 1878. Letter to Miss Richardson, in

Fantastic AQS from 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 slip, in full: "'Mine eyes have seen the glory of th...

Signed book set: Poems: 1886–1929, Volumes I–III. First edition, limited issue, numbered 142/525. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran

Alfred Henschke (1890-1928), known as Klabund, was a German writer who adapted and translated a number of far-eastern works. Original signed pencil sk

Unsigned handwritten verse by Johann Kaspar Lavater, one page, 2.25 x 3.5, untranslated but with a collector's note describing it as a 'dida...

Vintage fountain pen signature, "Heartfelt thanks, Thomas Mann,” on the reverse of a glossy 5.5 x 3.25 postcard picturing Mann's Paci...

Signed book: El General en su Laberinto [The General in his Labyrinth]. First edition, limited issue, numbered 852/1050. Caracas: Ediciones Maria Di M

TLS signed “W. S. Maugham,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Villa Mauresque letterhead, September 6, 1958. Letter to Mrs. McLaren, in part: "

Partly-printed DS in French, one page, 11.5 x 9, May 7, 1828. Untranslated financial document signed at the conclusion by Nodier. In very good conditi

Color 5.5 x 8.5 print of the Cat in the Hat, signed and inscribed in red ink, "With best wishes to Amy, Dr. Seuss." In very fine condition.

Sought-after ink signature, "Dr. Seuss,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very fine condition.

Glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of the beloved children's author, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "With best wishes to Irene O'Coin, Dr. S...