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

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 promotional photo of Ellington tickling the ivories, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To ‘Mush’ Best wishes, Duke Ellington

Rare unsigned handwritten lyrics to an apparently unpublished song entitled ‘Dance,’ on both sides of an 8.5 x 11 sheet. Franklin writes the title at

Vintage fountain pen signature, “George Gershwin, Chicago, 1933,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 custom-made collector’s card with a clipped June 17, 1933, C

Songwriter, composer, and actor (1920–2001) known primarily for his work on Broadway. Facsimile manuscript sheet music for ‘The Words Unspoken,’ 9.5 x

DS, one page, 8 x 13, November 4, 1968. Agreement for Harper to play one 60-minute show at the Magic Village for a salary of £80.0.0. Signed tw...

Vintage glossy 6.75 x 9.5 photo of Redding holding a bottle of beer, taken in Sweden in the late 1960s, signed vertically in black felt tip, “Love, No

DS, signed “Jerome D. Kern,” one page, 8.5 x 10, October 2, 1944. Kern assigns the copyrights of eight works from his musicals with P. G. Wodehouse to

Prolific American composer (1894–1969) of such popular songs as ‘On the Sunny Side of the Street’ and ‘I’m in the Mood for Love.’ AMQS on a 3.5 x 2 of

Vintage ballpoint signature and inscription, “To Anne, Love, Roy Orbison,” on a light green 4 x 5 album page. A diagonal crease passing through signat

DS, one page, 8.25 x 11, June 8, 1945. Music library release granting C. P. MacGregor to use ‘Short Circuit’ by the Les Paul Trio. Signed at the concl