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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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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4022James Joyce and Henri MatisseRR Auction
Signed book: Ulysses. Limited edition, numbered /250. NY: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12, 363 pages. Signed on the colophon in foun
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
4023James JoyceRR Auction
Two ALSs to Madame Yasushi Tanaka [Louise Gebhart Cann]: an ALS, one page, 4.5 x 6.25, November 24, 1920, in full: “I reply to your letter I shall cal
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
4024Aldous HuxleyRR Auction
ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, May 18, 1960. Letter to Philip Dale, in full: “Thank you for your letter. I find it hard to answer your questions
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
4025C. S. LewisRR Auction
TNS, one page, 8 x 2.5, October 11, 1944. From Oxford’s Magdalen College, Lewis writes a note to Miss Herdman, in full: “Thanks for your letter
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
4026T. H. WhiteRR Auction
English author (1906–1964) best known for his Arthurian tetralogy The Once and Future King, which includes the popular story The Sword in the Stone. A
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
4027J. R. R. TolkienRR Auction
ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, personal Oxford letterhead, September 4, 1968. Letter to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him paintings of severa
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
4028Maxim GorkyRR Auction
Rare matte-finish 4.5 x 6 portrait of Gorky holding a cigarette, affixed to an 8 x 11.75 mount, boldly signed on the mount in black ink in Cyrillic, “
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
4029Leo TolstoyRR Auction
Uncommon high-quality 5 x 7 paperstock photo of the great Russian author in near-profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “A I. Silvestre, Leon
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
4030Hermann HesseRR Auction
Uncommon vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 4.75 bust-length photo of Hesse in later age, signed neatly on his collar in fountain pen, “H. Hesse.” In fine con
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
4031AuthorsRR Auction
Fine collection of sixteen limited edition softcover books published by Eurographica, each signed by the author, including: William Styron (A Tidewate
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
4032Edith WhartonRR Auction
Ethan Frome. First edition, first printing (with “wearily” unbroken on page 135). NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. Hardcover, 5 x 7.75, 195 pa...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
4033James Fenimore CooperRR Auction
ALS signed “J. Fenimore Cooper,” one page, 7.75 x 7.5, May 30, 1841. Letter to Archibald Campbell, in part: “This morning early, I returned your visit
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
4034Herman MelvilleRR Auction
Choice ALS signed “H. Melville,” one page, 5 x 8, December 4, 1857. Letter to a gentleman written from Boston. In full: “Your note is received and in
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
4035Harriet Beecher StoweRR Auction
Lengthy AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7.5 sheet, signed at the conclusion, “Harriet Beecher Stowe, April 25, 1892.” Stowe quotes from the preface of Uncle
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
4036Louisa May AlcottRR Auction
ALS signed “L. M. Alcott,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, July 17, no year. Letter to Mrs. Lamb, in full: “I shall be glad to see you on
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
4037Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” two pages, 4.5 x 5.75, August 13, 1902. Letter to Colonel Charles Fairchild, in full: “14 W. 10th is well enough, for a da
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
4038Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
Crystal-clear matte-finish 6.5 x 9 photo of Clemens wearing one of his classic white suits in a seated three-quarter-length pose, affixed to an 8 x 11
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
4039Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
Desirable AQS on an off-white 4 x 4.75 slip. In full: “Do your duty to–day, and repent to–morrow, Truly yours, Mark Twain.” In fine condition. A crisp
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
4040Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, October 10, 1898. Letter to composer Caro Smith Senour, affixed to a free end
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
4041Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
Unsigned book: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. First American edition, first printing (containing all traditional points of issue as well as the erron
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00