RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

Collection of 100 items consisting primarily of signatures and bookplates, with a few letters, prints, checks and other items mixed in. Signers includ

Prolific and important French novelist and playwright (1799–1850) best known for his complex ‘cycle’ La Comédie humaine. Very scarce ALS in Fre...

Art historian (1865–1959) specializing in the Renaissance, he established the market for paintings by the ‘Old Masters.’ ALS, one page both sides, 8.2

Exceptional matte-finish 7.75 x 10.25 photo of workers rappelling the face of George Washington while carving Mount Rushmore, signed in the lower righ

Signed book: The Da Vinci Code. First edition, first printing. NY: Doubleday, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 454 pages. Signed on the t

One of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century (1890–1938) who introduced and made popular the word ‘robot,’ which first appeared in hi

TLS signed “Buk,” one page, 8.5 x 10.75, July 11, 1978. Letter to R. Soring. In full: “Thanks for your review, I mean thanks for sending the reviews.

ALS signed “T. Capote,” one page both sides, 7 x 10, personal letterhead, no date, but postmarked November 25, 1964. Letter to William Gray. In full:

American painter (1830–1900) who resided with Lincoln at the White House for six months and is best known for his 1864 painting, ‘First Reading of the

Crystal-clear vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.75 portrait of Clemens seated at his desk and holding a cigar, signed in the upper right in fountain pen, “Ma

Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Clemens, “Samuel L. Clemens,” payable to John Welch for $117.75, June 28, 1875. In fine condition, w

ADS, signed “J. Fenimore Cooper,” one page, 7.75 x 1.5, May 6, 1846. Receipt reads, in full: “Rec’d of W. A. Comstock & Co., Forty three 75/100 ...

Photographer (1868–1952) known for his photos of the American West and stylized portraits of Native Americans. Fabulous original hand-pressed photogra

American author and journalist (1871–1900) best known for his novels Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and The Red Badge of Courage. ALS, one page, 5.25 x

Signed book: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Limited edition, numbered 1346/2500. NY: Maecenas Press-Random House, 1969. Loose portfolio-style softc

French novelist (1840–1897) known for his controversial political and social views. ALS in French, signed “Alph. Daudet,” one page, 3.75 x 6, no date.

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein (1766–1817), known as Madame de Stael, was a Swiss author who lived in Paris among various other locations abro

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, November 29, 1864. Letter to General C. B. Phipps. In full: “I have been in France this last twel

Signed book: Jennie Gerhardt. First edition. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1911. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 433 pages. Signed and inscribed on the second free

Five untranslated ALSs in French, each signed “A. Dumas,” totaling nine pages, ranging in size from 4.5 x 3.5 to 4 x 5.25, no dates. In overall fine c