RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

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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
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Edwin Markham779 - Edwin Markham
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Two identical printed broadsides of Markham’s beloved ‘The Man with the Hoe,’ one page, 8.5 x 13, both signed at the conclusion in blue ink, “Your fri
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Reginald Marsh780 - Reginald Marsh
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Signed book: Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser. Limited edition of 1500 copies (this being No. 1092). NY: Spiral Press, 1939. Hardcover with slipcase,
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Frans Masereel781 - Frans Masereel
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Belgian-born artist (1889–1972) best known as one of the 20th century’s most skilled practitioners in the art of the woodcut. ALS in French, one page,
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Peter Max782 - Peter Max
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Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed and inscribed in black ballpoint across the sweet spot and adjoining side panels, “For Matt, Love Max 2
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H. L. Mencken783 - H. L. Mencken
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TLS signed “Mencken,” one page, 8.25 x 5.5, personal letterhead, February 6. Letter to a friend. In part, “My best thanks for the Methodist list. I ca
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Edna St. Vincent Millay784 - Edna St. Vincent Millay
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American lyrical poet and playwright (1892-1950) and the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Choice ink signature, “Edna St. Vincent
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Arthur Miller785 - Arthur Miller
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Signed book: Echoes Down the Corridor. First edition, first printing. NY: Viking Press, 2000. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 332 pages. Signed
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Henry Miller786 - Henry Miller
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Souvenir typescript from ‘The Old Neighborhood,’ one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the top in black ballpoint. In part: “It’s there in ‘the halls of money
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William Mulready787 - William Mulready
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Irish genre painter (1786–1863) known for his romanticizing depictions of rural scenes and for creating Mulready stationery letter sheets. ALS signed
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Thomas Nast788 - Thomas Nast
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LS signed “Th. Nast,” one page, 4.75 x 7.5, November 15, 1892. Letter to C. Dillingham. In full: “I have received your letter enclosing one from Mr. B
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Thomas Nast789 - Thomas Nast
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American political cartoonist and illustrator (1840–1902) best known for devising the donkey and elephant symbols of the Democratic and Republican par
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LeRoy Neiman790 - LeRoy Neiman
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Color 23 x 22 print entitled ‘Iroquois 1993,’ signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Barbara, ‘There is only one Barbara,’ Leroy Neiman 1993.” R
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LeRoy Neiman791 - LeRoy Neiman
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Kayo Cards 1991 trading card featuring Neiman’s painting of a boxer, signed on the reverse in blue felt tip. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authent
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Richard Neutra792 - Richard Neutra
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Important Austrian-American modernist architect (1892–1970). Matte-finish 3.25 x 4.75 photo, signed and inscribed along the bottom in blue ballpoint,
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Eugene O’Neill793 - Eugene O’Neill
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Hand-addressed envelope, 6.5 x 3.5, addressed by O’Neill to actress, “Miss Jeanie Begg, 158 West 106th Street, New York City, c/o Emma Billeb,” and si
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John Osborne794 - John Osborne
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English playwright, screenwriter, and actor (1929–1994). ANS, one page on a 11.5 x 8.25 cardstock sheet bearing an affixed photo, March 15, 1992. Resp
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Dorothy Parker795 - Dorothy Parker
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Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Harriet Kennedy, Whether or not she has money on something to advertise—Gratefully, Dorothy Parker
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Pulitzer Prize Drama796 - Pulitzer Prize Drama
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Collection of 75 items, primarily consisting of signatures and photos, each signed by a winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Drama from between 1918 and 19
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Anne Rice797 - Anne Rice
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Seven hardcover books, each signed on an opening page in ink or felt tip. Titles are: The Witching Hour, Taltos (ins), Memnoch the Devil (ins), Lasher
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Mary Roberts Rinehart798 - Mary Roberts Rinehart
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Mystery novelist (1876–1958) known as the ‘American Agatha Christie.’ Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Underwood and Underwood photo of Rinehart posing by a wind
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Mary Roberts Rinehart799 - Mary Roberts Rinehart
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Two TLSs, both one page, 7 x 10.25, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Inc. letterhead, both dated September 26, 1925. One is to Carolyn Wells Houghton and reads,
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Norman Rockwell800 - Norman Rockwell
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Signed book: Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator. First edition. NY: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 12.75 x 17.5, 328 pag
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Norman Rockwell801 - Norman Rockwell
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FDC with a cachet honoring Tom Sawyer, signed in blue ballpoint, “Sincerely, Norman Rockwell.” Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder
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Norman Rockwell802 - Norman Rockwell
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TLS, one page, 5.25 x 6, February 4, 1971. Letter to an admirer. In full: “Thank you for your birthday greetings. You were thoughtful to remember.” Ma
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Romain Rolland803 - Romain Rolland
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French writer (1866–1944) who won the 1915 Nobel Prize for Literature. Signed book: Annette and Sylvie. First edition, limited issue, numbered 278/500
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J. K. Rowling804 - J. K. Rowling
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Scarce color glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by three color candid photos of Rowling taken at time of si
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Maurice Sendak805 - Maurice Sendak
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Signed book: Nutcracker. First edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.25 x 10.25, 99 pages. Signed on the half-title page
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Ernest Thompson Seton806 - Ernest Thompson Seton
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Nature writer (1860–1946) who founded the modern school of animal fiction and helped found the Boy Scouts of America. Ink signature, “Ernest Thompson
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Ernest Thompson Seton807 - Ernest Thompson Seton
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TLS, one page, 6.25 x 9, decorative Seton Institute letterhead, April 9, 1941. Brief letter reads, in full: “Audubon’s fame was due to the magnitude o
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Dr. Seuss808 - Dr. Seuss
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Signed book: Horton Hears a Who! NY: Random House, 1954. Hardcover, 8.25 x 11. Signed and inscribed on the reverse of the first free end page, “For th
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Richard B. Sheridan809 - Richard B. Sheridan
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Irish playwright and poet (1751–1816), longtime owner of the London Theatre Royal, and a member of Parliament. ALS signed “R. B. Sheridan,” one page,
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Alan Sillitoe810 - Alan Sillitoe
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English writer and one of the ‘Angry Young Men’ of the 1950s (1928–2010). Lengthy AQS signed at the top, “Alan Sillitoe,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, no d
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Harriet Beecher Stowe811 - Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Ink signature, “Yours truly, H. B. Stowe,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1 slip. In fine condition, with scattered light toning, a few spots, and mounting rem
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Albert Payson Terhune812 - Albert Payson Terhune
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Author and dog breeder (1872–1942). TLS, one page, 9 x 5.75, personal letterhead, October 3, 1923. Letter to an admirer reads, in part, “Yes, my dogs
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Anthony Trollope813 - Anthony Trollope
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One of the most successful, prolific, and respected English novelists of the Victorian era (1815–1882). Ink signature, “With pleasure, Anthony Trollop
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John Trumbull814 - John Trumbull
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American poet (1750-1831) whose poem M’Fingal earned him recognition as one of the most important American political satirists of the Revolutionary Wa
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Leonard and Douglas Volk815 - Leonard and Douglas Volk
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American father and son artists, Leonard (1828–1895) was a sculptor notable for making one of only two life masks of Abraham Lincoln, and Douglas (185
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Andy Warhol816 - Andy Warhol
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Extremely desirable color postcard of Warhol’s famous 1962 portrait of Marilyn Monroe, 4 x 5.75, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In fine
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Andy Warhol817 - Andy Warhol
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Signed book: Exposures. First paperback printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1980. Softcover, 9.25 x 11.25. Signed vertically on the front cover in t...
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Andy Warhol818 - Andy Warhol
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Signed book: America. First edition, first printing. NY: Harper & Row, 1985. Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 223 pages. Signed vertically on the front cove...
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Andy Warhol819 - Andy Warhol
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Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. Later printing. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 241 pages. Si
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Andy Warhol820 - Andy Warhol
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Color 10 x 8 print entitled ‘Pears,’ from a 1979 art gallery booklet entitled ‘Space Fruit: Still Lifes,’ signed in the lower border in black felt tip
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Benjamin West821 - Benjamin West
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Distinguished Anglo-American artist (1738–1820) best known for his large-scale paintings of historical scenes. ANS signed “Benj’n West,” one page on a
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James Whitcomb Riley822 - James Whitcomb Riley
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Vintage ink signature, “The Golden Age of NOW. Very truly, James Whitcomb Riley,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. In fine condition.
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John Greenleaf Whittier823 - John Greenleaf Whittier
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Vintage 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Warren’s of Boston, signed in the lower border in black ink. In very good to fine condition, with some toning to l
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Kate Douglas Wiggin824 - Kate Douglas Wiggin
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American author (1856–1923) best known for the juvenile classic Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. ALS, one page, 5 x 6.25, no date. Letter to an unidentifie
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Thornton Wilder825 - Thornton Wilder
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, MacDowell Colony Endowment Fund letterhead, May 7, 1937. Letter to Professor Charles S. Skilton. In part: “The property at Pe
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Tennessee Williams826 - Tennessee Williams
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Uncommon glossy 5 x 8 publicity photo, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Tom Wolfe827 - Tom Wolfe
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Signed book: The Bonfire of the Vanities. First edition, first printing. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 6
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Dick Calkins830 - Dick Calkins
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Artist (1895–1962) best known as the first person to draw the Buck Rogers comic strip, beginning in 1929. Original vintage signed pencil sketch of Wil
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