RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

German poet, critic and scholar (1772-1829). Ticket, in German, for Count Reuß-Greitz for Schlegel's “Lectures about the Philosophy of Life...

Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard portrait of Shaw, bearing an ANS on the reverse in fountain pen, in full: “Here is Sebastiano considering ho

ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, no date. Letter to Arthur Maitland. In part: “The American Play Co. have now accounted

Scarce ALS, two pages both sides, lightly-lined, 5.25 x 7.5, October 10, 1946. Letter to Alexander Dorner, former curator of the Lower Saxony State Mu

ANS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 5.25 x 4, May 8, 1924. Opinionated note to an autograph seeker. In full: “Sing, you young idiot: sing to the L

English artist and book illustrator (1879–1976) known especially for his human-like animals in illustrations for Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne. ALS,

AQS on an off-white 3.75 x 2.75 card, signed “S. F. Smith,” and dated November 20, 1894. Smith pens the famous stanza from ‘America.’ In full: “My cou

Signed book: Portraits and Prayers. Later printing. NY: Random House, 1934. Hardcover, 6 x 8.25, 264 pages. “For Ban Fuller who will always be what he

ALS signed “John,” one onionskin page, January 17. An effusive letter of thanks. In full, “You are a good friend. I always knew it but now I am doubly

Scarce and boldly penned ink signature and inscription, “An autograph for Siegfried Rahn, from Robert Louis Stevenson, Feb. 19th 1893, at sea,” on an

Bank check, 8 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Stevenson, payable to A. J. Hale for £2.12.6, August 18, 1887. In fine condition, with several v...

AQS on an off-white 6.75 x 4.5 card, signed “Harriet Beecher Stowe, Feb’y 20, 1888.” Stowe pens a religious quote. In full: “A noble Life-Rule—For thi

Important Swedish novelist and playwright (1849–1912) who takes a place among the most influential figures in the development of modern theater. ALS i

Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. Vintage mat

Signed book: A Commentary Upon the Whole Booke of Judges. Preached First and Delivered in Sundrie Lectures. London: Imprinted by Felix Kyngston for Th

Third-person ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, December 11, 1889. In full: “Lord Tennyson presents his compliments to Mr. Grey and begs to say that he lives so

Three ALSs to Emile Forgues, signed “W. M. Thackeray,” each one page, circa 1843. The longest, in part: “I am only just arrived from an unlucky journe

Autograph manuscript of ‘The Assabet,’ three pages on two 7.75 x 9.75 sheets, July 18, 1839. Unsigned handwritten manuscript originally sent to Ellen

Dutch Post-Impressionist artist (1853-1890). He was a pioneer of Expressionism with enormous influence on 20th century art, especially on the Fauves a

ALS in French, signed “H. T. Lautrec,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Bordeaux, no date, but July 1900. Lautrec writes to the famous actor and director Andr...