RR Auction: January Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
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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Tsuguharu Foujita725 - Tsuguharu Foujita
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Japanese painter and printmaker (1886–1968) whose work combined Japanese techniques with Western style. ANS in French, signed “Foujita,” one page on a
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Anatole France726 - Anatole France
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French author (1844–1924) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. Collection of 15 photo postcards, of French cities and monuments, 13 bearing
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Robert Frost727 - Robert Frost
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Signed book: In the Clearing. Limited edition of 1500 copies (this being No. 1174). NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962. Hardcover, 6.5 x 10, 101 pag
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Erle Stanley Gardner728 - Erle Stanley Gardner
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Thoughtful TLS, two onionskin pages, 8 x 11, illustrated personal letterhead, May 31, 1966. Letter comforting an ill admirer. In part: “You either hav
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Erle Stanley Gardner729 - Erle Stanley Gardner
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Lawyer-turned-writer (1889–1970) best known as the creator of fictional defense attorney Perry Mason. Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 4.75 photo of Gardne
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Erle Stanley Gardner730 - Erle Stanley Gardner
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Vintage ballpoint signature, “Erle Stanley Gardner,” on an off-white 6.25 x 3.5 sheet, inscribed in type to “Jane Mulford,” and dated October 23, 1964
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Hugo Gellert731 - Hugo Gellert
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Illustrator and muralist (1892–1985) whose work was quite agitational in nature. ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 16, 1960. L
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Allen Ginsberg732 - Allen Ginsberg
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Signed book: Mind Breaths. First edition, later printing. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1978. Softcover, 4.75 x 6.25, 123 pages. Signed on the tit
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe733 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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German writer, scientist, and philosopher (1749–1832) who takes a place among the central intellectual and artistic figures of his day. His poetry and
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Allen Ginsberg734 - Allen Ginsberg
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Great 6 x 4.25 postcard photo of Ginsberg on his apartment roof in 1953, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint. In fine condition.
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Julien Green735 - Julien Green
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American author (1900-1998) who wrote primarily in French, best known for Léviathan, Each in His Own Darkness, and his extensive journals. Vint...
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Kate Greenaway736 - Kate Greenaway
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British children’s author and illustrator (1846–1901) whose distinctively illustrated books were among the most popular ‘juvenile’ works of the Victor
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Zane Grey737 - Zane Grey
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ALS signed “Doc,” two pages both sides, 6 x 9.25, illustrated Grand Hotel and New Annex letterhead, New York, February 3, 1910. Letter to his wife, Do
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William Gropper738 - William Gropper
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Jewish-American painter and cartoonist (1897–1977) known for his radical political views and contributions to left wing publications. Program for a sh
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Chaim Gross739 - Chaim Gross
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Signed book: Chaim Gross. First edition. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11.75 x 11, 235 pages. Signed and inscribed on the fir
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Keith Haring740 - Keith Haring
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Original signed felt tip sketch of a flailing Haring figure on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card, signed “K. Haring.” Double-matted with two color glossy
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Gerhart Hauptmann741 - Gerhart Hauptmann
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German dramatist (1862–1946) who won the 1912 Nobel Prize in Literature. Bust portrait print, 5.5 x 8.5, signed in the lower border in black ink. In f
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Joseph Heller742 - Joseph Heller
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Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, from the opening of his masterpiece, Catch 22, signed at the conclusion in black ink, “Joseph Heller.” In fin
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Al Hirschfeld743 - Al Hirschfeld
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Limited edition 13 x 17.5 print of Hirschfeld’s portrait of Fred Astaire, numbered #41/150, signed in pencil in the lower border, “Hirschfeld.” Triple
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Hermann Hesse744 - Hermann Hesse
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Partial partly-printed DS, in German, signed “H. Hesse,” one page, 3.75 x 3.5, no date. Partial untranslated document in German regarding reprint fees
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