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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Thomas Mann689 - Thomas Mann
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Highly influential, Nobel Prize–winning German novelist and social critic (1875–1955). Signed book: Betrachtungen eines Unpolitischen (Observations of
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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A. A. Milne690 - A. A. Milne
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ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 6.75, Cotchford Farm letterhead, 1949. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “Not only do you know all about films, but you ar
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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A. A. Milne691 - A. A. Milne
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Vintage glossy 3.5 x 4.75 photo of Milne resting his chin on his hand, affixed to an 8 x 10 mount, signed on the mount in blue ballpoint, “A. A. Milne
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Margaret Mitchell692 - Margaret Mitchell
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TLS, one page, 7 x 11, personal letterhead, January 29, 1937. Letter to an admirer. In part: “Thank you so much for your letter and thank you, too, fo
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Nast693 - Thomas Nast
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Original 4 x 6.25 cabinet photo of Nast, boldly signed in the lower border in black ink, “Th: Nast, April 20, 1885.” Published by Sarony of New York.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Anna de Noailles694 - Anna de Noailles
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Romanian-French writer (1876–1933) friendly with the intellectual, literary, and artistic elite of the day including Marcel Proust, Andre Gide, Paul V
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Maxfield Parrish695 - Maxfield Parrish
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.75, December 18, 1924. Letter to a young admirer recovering from an illness. In part, “It is ever s
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso696 - Pablo Picasso
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Letter in French by his wife, endorsed at the conclusion, “A moi ami, Picasso,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 5.25, October 8, 1957. Untranslated letter
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Pop Artists697 - Pop Artists
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Collection of 20 postcards depicting different works of pop art, all approximately 4.25 x 5.75 or 5.75 x 4.25, each signed in ink by the associated ar
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Katherine Anne Porter698 - Katherine Anne Porter
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Pulitzer Prize–winning American writer (1890–1980) best known for such enduring stories as ‘The Jilting of Granny Weatherall’ and the novel Ship of Fo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ezra Pound699 - Ezra Pound
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ALS signed “Ezra,” one onionskin page, 7.25 x 10.5, January 21, 1972. Letter to Lester Littlefield. In full: “Thanks for the London. You heap generosi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ezra Pound700 - Ezra Pound
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Crystal-clear vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 12 photo of Pound sitting in an elaborate circular chair, signed in fountain pen, “‘My chair,’ Ezra Pound, Ve
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Arthur Rackham701 - Arthur Rackham
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British artist and illustrator (1867–1939) best known for his Art Nouveau–influenced illustrations. Signed book: The Romance of King Arthur and the Kn
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Gerhard Richter702 - Gerhard Richter
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German artist (born 1932) whose works have achieved world-record prices at auction. Original signed and inscribed pencil sketch of three stars on an o
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Rainer Maria Rilke703 - Rainer Maria Rilke
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Influential poet (1875–1926) who takes a place among the most highly regarded figures in early modern literature. ALS in French, signed “R. M. Rilke,”
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin and Rainer Maria Rilke704 - Auguste Rodin and Rainer Maria Rilke
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ALS in French, signed “Aug Rodin,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.5, November 27, 1905. Letter written in the hand of Rainer Maria Rilke to
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Bertrand Russell705 - Bertrand Russell
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Plas Penrhyn letterhead, February 27, 1964. Russell writes to Miss Joep Verchagen in Rotterdam. In part: “I am…enclosing some l
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bertrand Russell706 - Bertrand Russell
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TLS, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation letterhead, March 25, 1964. Brief letter to Mrs. Moritz Schlick. In full: “Thank you ver
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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J. D. Salinger707 - J. D. Salinger
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Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Erwin H. Jache, payable to J. D. Salinger for $912.55, October 8, 1973, endorsed on the reverse by
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Jean-Paul Sartre708 - Jean-Paul Sartre
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ALS in French, signed “J. P. Sartre,” one page, 4.5 x 5.5, no date, but postmarked Paris, March 7, 1944. Letter to Madame Lucie Ville in Paris. In par
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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