RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Kerouac, "Jack Kerouac," payable to cash for $100, June 17, 1959; also endorsed on t...

Typed manuscript for the article "In the Ring" by Jack Kerouac, six pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1968, initialed on the last page in...

Exceptional handwritten acrostic poem by Charles Lamb, who signs at the bottom, “Ch’s Lamb, Enf

TLS, one page, 8 x 9.75, stamped personal letterhead, March 29, 1906. Letter to Mabel Applegarth, his 'first love' from his late-teen years,...

Scarce ALS signed "H. Melville," one page, 4.75 x 6.75, November 25, 1854. Melville writes to his publisher, G. P. Putnam & Co. in New...

Two ALSs, signed "Blue" and "A. A Milne," three pages in total, dated July 2, 1920, and November 27, 1942. Both letters are addr...

ALS, one page, 5 x 7.75, Hotel Timeo letterhead, February 24, 1931. Handwritten letter from Sicily, to his literary agent Nancy Pearn. In part: &quo...

Significant archive of rare and important materials related to the experimental American poet and novelist Kenneth Patchen, from the collection of mus

Sought-after ink signature and inscription, "[From:] Wm. and Beatrix Heelis, [To:] Christopher and Phyllis Le Fleming and the young man, from P...

DS, one page, 8.5 x 13, March 10, 1967. Rider to an agreement between Thomas Pynchon and the Italian publisher Valentino Bompiani & C., concerni...

Intriguing TLS signed “Jerry,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1972. Letter to Eileen Paddison,

DS, signed “J. D. Salinger,” one page, 6 x 4, February 20, 1964. Official card from the Post Off

Signed book: Oh, the Places You'll Go! First edition. NY: Random House, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.25 x 11.25, 44 pages. Signed and ins...

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 22, 1947. Official letter addressed to Liberty Films, Inc., regarding a supplement to an earlier Letter-Agreement for

ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8.25, December 1957. Handwritten letter to John Ciardi, an established poet and the longtime poetry editor at the Saturday Review

ALS, one page, 8 x 12.5, October 25, 1948. Handwritten letter to a teacher, in part: "I am sorry I have neither books nor pictures. The first I...

Intense glossy 4.75 x 6.5 close-up publicity photo of author John Steinbeck, signed in the lower border in black ink. In fine condition, with light br

Bold and neat ink signature, "Robert Louis Stevenson, 1893,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip, affixed to a mount below an ori

TLS, two pages, 8 x 10.25, June 22, 1957. Letter to Andrew Schiller, commenting on the classic medieval tale 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight...

ALS in Cyrillic, signed "Count L. Tolstoy," two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.5, no date. Letter to Prince Dmitry Dmitrievich, i...

Very rare ALS in Spanish, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, November 26, 1923. Lengthy handwritten letter to writer and critic Lewis Mumford,

ALS, one page, 7 x 9, 120 Whitehall Court letterhead, September 30, 1921. Handwritten letter to Fran Duschinsky, in full: "I'd like to get ...

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.5, 52 Tavistock Square letterhead, December 3, 1930. Letter to Mr. Hapgood, presumably editor and author Norman Hapgood, in f

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.25, June 25, 1917. Handwritten letter to American poet Orrick Johns, responding to a comparison of his

Printed copy of W. H. Auden's 1969 poem 'Natural Linguistics (for Peter Salus),' one page, 6.25 x 10.25, signed at the bottom in black b...

Group of 11 softcover books from the Beat Generation, including: - Seven issues of The Evergreen Review (issue no. 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 25) - The

TLS signed “Fond love, Sam,” two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 28, 1970. Letter

TLS signed “S. Bellow,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, University of Chicago letterhead, January 19, 196

TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 8.5 x 11, June 18, 1961. Letter to poet and critic John Ciardi, dire

Signed book: Septuagenarian Stew. First edition, limited issue, numbered 89/225. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. Hardcover handbound in boards

ANS signed “Henry,” one page, 8.5 x 8, Black Sparrow Press letterhead, July 23, 1982. Brief hand

Signed book: You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense. First edition, limited issue, numbered 81/100. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1986.

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 29, 1944. Letter to literary agent H. N. Swanson, in full: "I have an inquiry from my wife, w...

Desirable unsigned book: The High Window. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Hardcover with dust jacket (publisher's printed price of $2....

ALS signed “Noel,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, no date but postmarked August 2, 1947. Lett

Signed book: The Andromeda Strain. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 295 pages. Signed on the title page

Signed book: Eaters of the Dead. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 193 pages. Signed on the title pag

Signed book: The Great Train Robbery. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 266 pages. Signed and inscribed

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of author Michael Crichton in an up-close pose, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

ALS, one page, 5.75 x 7.75, July 15, 1946. Letter to poet Sanders Russell, stylishly written with parentheticals and line breaks evocative of his poet

TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Gipsy House letterhead, September 5, 1984. Brief letter to Mr. Pearson, in full: "Many thanks for your letter but I'...

ALS signed “Charles Dickens,” one page, 4.25 x 7, All the Year Round letterhead, October 27, 187

Signed book: Ragtime. First edition. NY: Random House, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 270 pages. Signed on the title page in black ink

ALS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but postmarked March 24, 1946. Handwritten letter to Gene McNerney, about philosophical differences of opinion betwe

ALS signed "A. Conan Doyle," one page, 5 x 7, personal letterhead, December 9, 1922. Letter to R. D. Blumenfeld, who served as the editor ...

LS in French by Jean-François Mocquard, signed "Mocquard," one page, 8 x 12.25, Cabinet de l'Empereur letterhead, May 13, 1...

Two letters by Farrell: a TLS signed in pencil, "James T. Farrell," one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, March 14, 1946, in part: "It is cl...

Three TLSs, two signed "Edna" and one signed "Ferb," each one page, personal letterhead, all making reference to Hollywood icons...

ALS in French, one page, 6 x 7.75, Editions d'Art Edouard Pelletan letterhead, no date but annotated 1909 in pencil. Cryptic handwritten letter ...

Exceptional matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 close-up photo of the esteemed poet, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To John Ci

Signed book: Collected Poems of Robert Frost. First printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1939. Clothbound hardcover, 6.25 x 8.75, 436 pages. Signed o

AMS in French, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date. Gide gives a discourse on the 1912 play 'The Post Office' by Nobel Prize–winni

Collection of 26 erotica and glamour books from the personal archives of Tony Glover, which includes several publications dedicated to American pin-up

Collection of 35 books from the personal archives of Tony Glover, which is highlighted by a total of 14 works by or inspired by writer and diarist Ana

Semi-glossy 8.5 x 6.5 silver gelatin photo of Gunter Grass with a pipe in his mouth, affixed to the original 11 x 13.75 mounting sheet, signed on the

ALS, one page both sides, 6.5 x 8, 1927. Letter to Sir Henry Newbolt, in part: "Many thanks for your letter, and for the return of the proofs. ...

Civil War–dated LS signed “Edw. E. Hale,” three pages on two sheets,

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, November 17, no year. Handwritten letter to “Miss Blue.” In full:

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, September 24, [1873]. Letter to a S. S. Conant, editor of Harper's Weekly. In full: "I am glad to be able to accept...

ALS signed “Love, L.,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 6.75, Caneel Bay Plantation letterhead, Decem

Two items: an AMS signed "from L. Houseman" and "Laurence Houseman," four pages, 8.25 x 10.5, being the "Preface to Og and ...

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 9.5, April 22, 1835. Literary letter to German-American jurist and political philosopher Francis Lieber,

TLS signed “Chris,” one page, 8.5 x 11, April 25, 1960. Letter to poet, novelist, and screenwrit

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1955. Letter to Ben W. Griffith of Bessie Tift College, in part: "In sorting and preparing to put away my ...

Untranslated ALS in French, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, no date. In fine condition.

Two copies of Ken Kesey's Sailor Song: one is a first edition review copy published by Viking in 1992, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and in...

Signed book: The Haunted Mesa. First edition, limited issue of 150 (this example unnumbered). NY: Bantam Books, 1987. Leatherbound hardcover with slip

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, illustrated The Strater Hotel letterhead, August 4, 1973. Letter to H. H. Mathisen, in full: "Thanks for the kind w...

ALS signed “C. Lamb,” one page, 7.5 x 5.75, no date. Letter introducing biographer Walter Wilson

Signed book: The Boys from Brazil. First edition. NY: Random House, 1976. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 312 pages. Signed and inscribed on t

ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, January 21, 1851

Vintage glossy 5 x 6.75 photo of Thomas Mann, who has signed on the reverse in fountain pen. In very good condition, with overall creasing.

Impressive group lot of three items signed by noted American poet Edwin Markham, which is highlighted by a handwritten poem entitled â

Signed Spanish-language book: El general en su laberinto (The General in His Labyrinth). Limited edition, numbered 396/1050. Madrid: Ediciones Turner,

ALS, one page, 8 x 10, April 26, 1907. Handwritten letter to Allan Wade of the Court Theatre, in full: "Many thanks for your kind letter. I am ...

Handwritten poem by John Masefield, signed and inscribed at the bottom, "For Grace H. Macurdy, from John Masefield, 16th Jan. 1916." The o...

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of W. Somerset Maugham seated with an open book on his lap, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, w

Vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 6.25 photo of Maugham in profile, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "W. Somerset Maugham." Attractive...

ALS signed “Willie,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 9.25, Villa Mauresque letterhead, January 29, 1

ALS signed “Henry,” one page, 8.5 x 11, February 15, 1954. Handwritten letter to "Bob," in full:

ALS signed “Anais,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.5, no date. Handwritten letter

Eight unsigned books by Anais Nin, including: House of Incest (A Swallow Paperback, 1958), Cities of the Interior (Swallow, 1959), Cities of the Inter

Two TLSs and one ALS in pencil, each signed “Clifford,” six total pages, each addressed to

Uncommon vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo, signed across the top in fountain pen. In very good to fine condition, with light silvering to

Typescript souvenir of the opening of Robert Bloch's 1959 novel Psycho, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in blue felt tip by the author. In fine condi...

Uncommon 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Schnitzler, signed in the lower border in ink. Addressed on the reverse in another hand. In fine condition, with

Signed book: The Tough Cough as He Ploughs the Dough: Early Writings and Cartoons by Dr. Seuss. First edition, first printing. NY: William Morrow and

Signed book: The Seven Lady Godivas. Commemorative edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.5 x 10.25. Signed an

ANS signed “GBS,” penned at the bottom of a typed letter from F. H. Fisher of the United Press A

Unsigned ink sketch of a nude couple on a galloping horse, with the woman pointing in horror to an unseen menace in front of the horse, drawn by Silve

Two TLSs from Georges Simenon, both addressed to his editor at Doubleday & Company. The first, four pages, May 2, 1954, written to Timothy Selde...

Three items: a first edition (review copy) of A Simple Plan, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1993, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and inscribed on

ALS signed “A. C. Swinburne,” 4.5 x 7, The Pines, Putney Hill letterhead, no date. Handwritten l

ALS signed “A. Tennyson,” one page, 4.25 x 7.25, postmarked July 5, 1847. Letter to Jane Scott,

ALS signed “W. M. Thackeray,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, June 1, 1859. Handwritten letter

Signed book: With Lawrence in Arabia. First edition. NY: The Century Co., 1924. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 408 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free

Signed book: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 217 pages. Sig

ALS signed “E. Waugh,” one page, 8.75 x 10.75, Combe Florey House letterhead, August 7 (no year

ALS, one page, 6 x 8, Piers Court letterhead, January 22, 1953. Handwritten letter to publisher Stanley Salmen, in full: "i have just returned ...

Signed book: The Optimist's Daughter. First edition. NY: Random House, 1972. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 180 pages. Signed on the ti...