RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction's April Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale features a remarkable selection of classical music pieces, highlighted by a handwritten church cantata manuscript by Johann Sebastian Bach, an autograph letter by Ludwig van Beethoven regarding his 'Missa Solemnis,' and rare and significant musical quotations from the likes of Giuseppe Verdi, Gioachino Rossini, and Aaron Copland. Other highlights include a one-of-a-kind painting signed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a remarkable cache of documents from John Dillinger's first arrest, and an incredible letter by Nikola Tesla on the success of his inventions. 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 April 2023.
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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Tim O'Brien Signed Book486 - Tim O'Brien Signed Book
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Signed book: Northern Lights. First edition. NY: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 356 pages. Signed a
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John Boyle O'Reilly Autograph Letter Signed487 - John Boyle O'Reilly Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS, two pages, 5.5 x 9, The Pilot Editorial Rooms letterhead, February 4, 1888. Handwritten letter to "Mrs. Porter," in part: "You w...
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Joyce Carol Oates and Larry McMurtry (3) Signed Books488 - Joyce Carol Oates and Larry McMurtry (3) Signed Books
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Three books: A first edition of The Movie That Changed My Life: Edited by David Rosenberg, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Viking in 1991,
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Otto Penzler (2) Signed Books489 - Otto Penzler (2) Signed Books
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Two first edition books edited by Otto Penzler—The Great Detectives (1978) and Whodunit? Houdini: Thirteen Tales of Magic, Murder,
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George Plimpton Signed Book490 - George Plimpton Signed Book
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Signed book: An uncorrected proof of The Norton Book of Sports, Edited by George Plimpton, with a publisher's label to front cover noting a publ...
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Terence Rattigan Signed Photograph by Angus McBean491 - Terence Rattigan Signed Photograph by Angus McBean
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Vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 8.25 photo of the adored British dramatist by Angus McBean, affixed to its original 7.75 x 11.75 studio mount, which is si
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Philip Roth Signed Photograph492 - Philip Roth Signed Photograph
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Glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of the award-winning author for the PBS series American Playhouse, signed in black ink, "Philip Roth, 11/1/88.&qu...
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George Sand Autograph Letter Signed493 - George Sand Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, November 27, 1859. Untranslated handwritten letter by George Sand. In very good to fine condition, wi
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William Saroyan Typed Letter Signed494 - William Saroyan Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed “Bill Saroyan,” one page, 5.75 x 9, Park Oteli (Istanbul) letterhead, May 25, 1964. Letter to John Appleto...
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Budd Schulberg Signed Photograph495 - Budd Schulberg Signed Photograph
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Attractive glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Oscar-winning screenwriter, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue ink, "For Matt Stiller, Holi...
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Sir Walter Scott Autograph Letter Signed496 - Sir Walter Scott Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS signed twice, “Walter Scott,” one page, 5.75 x 6.75, November 20, 1820. Handwritten letter extending an invitatio...
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan Signed Free Frank497 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan Signed Free Frank
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Hand-addressed and free-franked envelope panel, 4.5 x 2.75, addressed by Sheridan to a gentleman in London, and franked in the lower left, â...
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Georges Simenon (2) Signed Books498 - Georges Simenon (2) Signed Books
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Two uncommon books signed by Georges Simenon: An uncorrected proof of Maigret and the Yellow Dog, 5.5 x 8.25, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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Neil Simon (2) Signed Photographs499 - Neil Simon (2) Signed Photographs
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Two photos signed in black ink or felt tip by Neil Simon: a color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo and a glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo, both depicting the acc
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Madame de Stael Autograph Letter Signed500 - Madame de Stael Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in French, signed “N. de Stael,” one page, 4.5 x 5.5, no date. Untranslated handwritten letter by Madame de Stael...
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Tom Stoppard Signed Photograph501 - Tom Stoppard Signed Photograph
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Matte-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of the award-winning playwright and screenwriter, signed in silver ink by Tom Stoppard. In very fine condition.
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Tom Stoppard Signed Broadside for 'The Real Thing'502 - Tom Stoppard Signed Broadside for 'The Real Thing'
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Limited edition souvenir broadside containing a section from Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play The Real Thing, 8.25 x 11.75, numbered 140/5
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Rex Stout (2) Typed Letters Signed503 - Rex Stout (2) Typed Letters Signed
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Two TLSs from Rex Stout, both 8.5 x 11, The Author’s Guild, Inc. letterhead, dated to August 20 and 29, 1973, both addressed to po
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Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin Expense Account504 - Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin Expense Account
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Expense account for a dramatic performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin, one page, 7.75 x 6.25, October 14, 1853. The account, totaling 29 cents, is for...
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August Strindberg Autograph Letter Signed505 - August Strindberg Autograph Letter Signed
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ALS in Swedish, signed “Aug. Strin.,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, March 6, 1908. Handwritten letter to his translator, the w...
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