Auction Details
Bid online at www.rrauction.com.
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
Choose Your Layout >
513Chuck YeagerRR Auction
Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Yeager shaking hands with General Hoyt Vandenberg after receiving the Mackay Trophy in 1948, signed in black felt tip, “Chuck Y
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
514Chuck YeagerRR Auction
Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Yeager posing with Harry S. Truman and two other men after receiving the Mackay Trophy in 1948, signed in black felt tip, “Char
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
515John YoungRR Auction
Mailing envelope, 6.5 x 3.75, with several commemorative stamps affixed along top, signed in black ballpoint by Young. Scattered soiling, some mild ri
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
516Ansel AdamsRR Auction
TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, November 18, 1980. Adams declines an invitation from a California chapter of the Daughters of the Americ
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
517ArtistsRR Auction
Collection of 66 items consisting of postcards, sketches, signatures, book and magazine pages, and small color prints, each signed in ink or felt tip
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
518ArtistsRR Auction
Expansive collection of 72 items including full-color (clipped) bookplate and magazine reproductions individually signed by John Chamberlain, Claes Ol
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
519James M. BarrieRR Auction
Scottish author and dramatist (1860–1937) best known for the classic children’s play Peter Pan. Ink signature, “Yours truly, J. M. Barrie,” on an off-
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
520Peter BenchleyRR Auction
Signed book: Jaws. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1974. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 311 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page, “To D
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
521Georges BraqueRR Auction
Visually striking print, 9.75 x 12.5, of a swan in flight, signed in the lower border in pencil, “G. Braque,” adding “H.C.” Print is affixed to a 16 x
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
522Arno BrekerRR Auction
German sculptor (1900–1991) best known for his public works in Nazi Germany. Two 4.25 x 5,75 postcard photos of Breker posing with some of his sculptu
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
523Edward Bulwer-LyttonRR Auction
English politician, poet, playwright, and prolific novelist. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of best-selling novel
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
524Paul CadmusRR Auction
Three exhibition notices, ranging in size from 5.5 x 7.75 to 9 x 6 and each signed “Paul Cadmus”; and a color candid 5 x 3.5 photo of Cadmus in the sn
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
525Leslie CharterisRR Auction
Author and creator of the suave Robin Hood-like thief Simon Templar, better known as The Saint. Printed Saint bibliography, 6 x 8.25, listing all the
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
526Howard Chandler ChristyRR Auction
Illustrator and painter who developed the popular image of the Christy Girl. ALS signed “Howard,” two pages, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, September 5,
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
528Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
ALS signed “Mark Twain,” one page, 4.5 x 5.75, March 8. While in New York, Clemens writes “Mr. Lloyd,” most likely progressive political activist and
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
529Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
ALS signed “Mark Twain,” two pages, 4.5 x 7, written vertically on his personal embossed letterhead, May 3. Clemens sends a letter to the editor of th
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
530Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
Original and rare unsigned ink illustration of a gentleman fishing, captioned in Clemens’ hand, “Joe Jefferson,” on a 5.75 x 7 off-white illustrator’s
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 4,500.00
531Samuel L. ClemensRR Auction
Ink signature, “Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. A uniform block of toning over signature from previous display, and scattered toning and
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
532Wilkie CollinsRR Auction
British author regarded as the first British detective story writer (1824-1889). ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8, personal letterhead, January 1, 1
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
533Joseph ConradRR Auction
Signed book: Notes on My Books. Limited edition of 250 copies (this being No. 127). Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1921. Hard...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
534George CruikshankRR Auction
British caricaturist and illustrator (1792–1878) best known for his works satirizing contemporary politics and his illustrations for the works of Char
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
535Salvador DaliRR Auction
Color glossy 6 x 4.5 postcard photo of Dali’s work entitled The Battle of Tetuan, signed in purple ink. In fine condition, with some light contrast to
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
536L. Sprague de CampRR Auction
Science fiction and fantasy author (1907–2000). TLS, one page, 7.5 x 11, ornate dinosaur-themed personal letterhead, May 4, 1971. In part: “I should i
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
537Charles DickensRR Auction
Third-person ALS, signed in the text as both “Mr. Charles Dickens” and “Mr. Dickens,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Gads Hill Place letterhead, December 20, 1869
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
538Arthur Conan DoyleRR Auction
ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 4.5 x 7.5, personal letterhead, July 18. Brief letter to an unidentified gentleman. In full: “The Censor will n
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
539Charles DickensRR Auction
Ink signature, “Yours faithfully and obliged, Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.5 slip, clipped from a larger letter, most likely to Dickens.
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
540Alfred EisenstaedtRR Auction
Signed book: The Eye of Eisenstaedt. Later printing. NY: Viking Press, 1971. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 8.5, 199 pages. Signed and inscribed on
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
541ErteRR Auction
Russian-born French artist and designer (1892–1990) who was one of the leading figures of the Art Deco movement. ALS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, personal
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
542William FaulknerRR Auction
TLS signed “Faulkner,” one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, April 20 [early 1950s]. In a scarce letter, Faulkner crosses between French and English while wri
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
543Edna FerberRR Auction
Signed book: So Big. Later printing. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1954. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5. Signed on the half title page in blue ballpoint “E
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
544Daniel Chester FrenchRR Auction
American sculptor (1850–1931) best known for his monumental historical works, most notably the sculpture that forms the centerpiece of the Lincoln Mem
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
545Martha GellhornRR Auction
Novelist, travel writer, and journalist (1908-1998), considered to be one of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th century. She was also the thi
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
546Edward GoreyRR Auction
Two items: signed book, The Gashlycrumb Tinies. New York: Peter Weed Books, 1962. Hardcover, 7.25 x 7. Signed on the half-title page in black felt tip
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
547Keith HaringRR Auction
ANS in which Haring has written out his address and phone number on 5.5 x 8 piece of personal stationery featuring his famous ‘Radiant Baby’ image, “K
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
548Alex HaleyRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed in black felt tip, “Brotherly love! Alex Haley.” In fine condition, with trivial soiling to one corner.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
549Maxim GorkyRR Auction
Important Russian/Soviet author and activist (1868–1936). Though his criticism of the Communist government led to a relationship marked by conflict an
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
550Ernest HemingwayRR Auction
Vintage fountain pen signatures, “Ernest Hemingway,” and also signing for his wife “Mary Hemingway,” on a 4.5 x 3.5 card, with collector’s notations a
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
551Al Hirschfeld and the Smothers BrothersRR Auction
Book page, 8 x 10, bearing a Hirschfeld image of the Smothers Brothers, signed in red felt tip, “Hirschfeld 7/3/2000,” and also signed in black felt t
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
552Al HirschfeldRR Auction
Attractive 9.5 x 12 book page of Hirschfeld’s drawing of photographer Yousuf Karsh, signed in black ink “Hirschfeld 12/30/94.” In fine condition with
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
553Sidney HowardRR Auction
Playwright (1891–1939) who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925 and a posthumous Academy Award in 1940 for the screenplay for Gone With the Wind. ALS, two p
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
554George Hurrell: Clark GableRR Auction
Stunning oversized limited edition silver gelatin 16 x 20 photo of Gable in a tuxedo, #25/250, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Hurrell.” In
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
555Robert IndianaRR Auction
American artist associated with the Pop Art movement. Color 4.75 x 6.5 postcard photo of Indiana’s ‘Love’ work, signed in the lower border in black fe
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
556Ken KeseyRR Auction
Signed book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Later printing. NY: Penguin Books, 1976. Softcover, 5 x 7.75, 311 pages. signed on the first page in blu
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
557Stephen KingRR Auction
TLS signed “Steve King,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, December 27, 1989. Letter to an aspiring writer. In part: “Your girlfriend…writes a mean letter. She mus
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
560Marie LaurencinRR Auction
French painter (1885–1956). ALS in French, signed “Marie,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5, no date but circa 1935. Letter to Paule. In full
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
561John le CarreRR Auction
Souvenir typescript, signed at the bottom in blue ink, “John le Carré,” one page, 8.5 x 11. Two paragraphs from the opening of Chapter One of T...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
562Annie LeibovitzRR Auction
Signed book: Olympic Portraits. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1996. Hardcover, 8.75 x 11.25. Signed on the half-title page in blac
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
563Ira LevinRR Auction
American author, dramatist and songwriter (1929-2007). Sheet music cover for ‘She (He) Touched Me,’ 8.25 x 11, seven pages signed in black ballpoint “
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
564Sinclair LewisRR Auction
ALS, one page, 7.25 x 8, personal letterhead, November 22, 1947. Brief letter of thanks to his bank. In full: “The check books have all come, very han
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
565Roy LichtensteinRR Auction
Postal cover with a small clipped portrait of Lichtenstein’s ‘Girl with Ball’ affixed, signed in ink by Lichtenstein. Postmarked July 7, 1989, in Bost
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00