RR Auction: Literary Rarities

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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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George Sand4011 - George Sand
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ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, no date but noted as March 18, 1872 in Sand’s published correspondence. Letter to Hebrew
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Carlyle4012 - Thomas Carlyle
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Exceptional unsigned 4 x 5.5 albumen photograph of Carlyle in a contemplative profile pose. Affixed to its original 8 x 10 mount. In fine condition. T
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William Makepeace Thackeray4013 - William Makepeace Thackeray
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Rare original pen and ink sketches of two holiday scenes on an off-white 4.25 x 3.25 sheet, with one depicting several children gathered around a chai
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charlotte Bronte4014 - Charlotte Bronte
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Rare ALS signed “C. Bronte,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, January 19, [1853]. Letter to David Waldie, written while staying at Gloucest
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens4015 - Charles Dickens
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ALS signed “Wilmot,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, December 5, 1863. Letter to Peter Cunningham, reenacting a play they had performe
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Hardy4016 - Thomas Hardy
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Esteemed author (1840–1928) who takes a place among the towering figures of British literature with classic novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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H. G. Wells4017 - H. G. Wells
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ALS signed “The good-not-great Wells,” one page both sides, 7 x 9, no date. An interesting letter to H. E. Hadley featuring a large sketch of a party
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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H. G. Wells4018 - H. G. Wells
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ALS in book: The Invisible Man. First edition, first printing. London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1897. Hardcover beautifully rebound in full red leather, wit
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T. E. Lawrence4019 - T. E. Lawrence
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ALS signed “T. E. S.,” one page, 7 x 9, January 15, 1926. Letter to J. B. Acres. In full: “Your letter upon Dostoevsky was most excellent. I’ve always
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Joseph Conrad4020 - Joseph Conrad
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TLS signed “for your thoughtful kindness, Believe me, Yours J. Conrad,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 6.75, Spring Grove letterhead, September 13, 1919.
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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