RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

Signed book: The Illustrated Man. First edition. NY: Doubleday and Company, 1951. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8, 251 pages. Signed on the title

Bold ink signature, “Robert Browning, Venice, Dec. 9, ’88,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 card. In fine condition.

ALS signed “Wm. C. Bryant,” one page, 4.5 x 7, June 2, 1852. Letter to John M. Lenox. In full: “I am sorry not to be able to send you the autograph of

ALS signed “W. C. Bryant & Co.,” two pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, The Evening Post letterhead, August 27, 1874. Letter t...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Welcome House letterhead, March 11, 1955. Letter searching for potential adoptive parents of two boys. In part: “Jimmy and Pa

Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Burroughs, “E. R. Burroughs,” payable to Irvin King for $50.00, February 14, 1939. In very good cond

Novelist (1844–1925) who served in the Confederate Army. He wrote of violence and death, of racial intermarriage, and of contradictions and complexiti

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, from In Cold Blood, Chapter One, The Last to See Them Alive. In part, “The village of Holcomb stands on the h

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, an excerpt from the beginning of The Andromeda Strain. In part: “A man with binoculars. That is how it all be

Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish writer and dramatist (1878–1957) notable for his work, mostly in fantasy, published un

American novelist, literary critic, scholar, and writer (1914–1994) best known for his novel Invisible Man. Souvenir typescript, one page, 7.25 x 10.5

ALS, three pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.5, October 23, 1960. Letter to a friend in Farrell’s difficult to decipher hand. In part: “Is there a Universi

Signed book: Islands. First edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 9.25, 108 pages. Signed in black ink on the title pa

Lawyer-turned-writer (1889–1970) best known as the creator of fictional defense attorney Perry Mason. Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5 photo of Gardner hold

Three ALSs, all signed “C. D. Gibson,” two one-page and one two-page, to two different gentlemen. One reads, in part: “The illustrators are have

Signed book: White Shroud. First edition. NY: Harper and Row, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 89 pages. Signed on the title page in blac

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Grey, payable to Havemann Hardware for $47.75, September 1, 1931. In fine condition, with expected c

ALS, in pencil, signed “Dad,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, Hotel Mersey letterhead, June 17. Letter to his son about travel arrangements. In part: “Send yo

Signed book: Snow Falling on Cedars. First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 345 pages. Signed o

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, from his classic novel Roots, beginning: “In the memory of Chicken George, nothing had ever generated such ex

Printed Hirschfeld image of Elvis on an 8 x 10 card bearing an Elvis postage stamp and first-day cancellation, signed in pencil, “Hirschfeld.” In fine

Albumen 3.5 x 4.75 portrait of Holmes affixed to a 4.5 x 7 mount, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Oliver Wendell Holmes. Logic is logic. Tha

Third-person ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, July 9. Letter declining an invitation from the Archbishop of Canterbury. In part: “Mr. Henry James regrets extr

German writer (1895–1998) known for his book Storm of Steel. ANS in German, one page, 5.75 x 4, August 2, 1972. Brief untranslated note to a friend in

Signed book: The Shining. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1977. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 447 pages. Signed on the half-title page, “Best wishes, Stephen K

Ink signature, “Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 4 x 1.5 slip. In fine condition, with a light horizontal crease through portion of signature and a t

Souvenir typescript, one page 8.5 x 11. The opening of Chapter One of Sackett’s Land beginning: “It was my devil’s own temper that brought me to grief

Lear (1812–1888) was an English artist and author; and Millais (1829–1896) was an English painter and illustrator. Ink signatures, “Yours sincerely, E

Color postcard of Lichtenstein’s 1965 work entitled ‘M-Maybe,’ 4 x 5.75, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. Matted and framed to an overall

Color MoMA greeting card of Lichtenstein’s 1965 work ‘Sweet Dreams, Baby!,’ 5 x 7, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition.

German dramatist and novelist (1839–1919) who founded Nord und Sud in Berlin. Two untranslated ALSs in German: first is one page both sides, 4.5 x 7,

Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Franklin Taylor Co. for $3, stamp-dated May 8, 1911. In fine condition, with expecte

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For ‘America Speaks to Poland’ with profound admiration and sympathy, Clare Boothe

American poet and lecturer (1852–1940) whose poem of social protest, ‘The Man with the Hoe,’ brought him worldwide acclaim. Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7

Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders photo of Maugham in a suit and tie, boldly signed across the top in fountain pen. In fine condition, with

Very nice and bright color limited edition 41 x 35 print entitled The Smile of Garbo, numbered 199/500, signed in the lower border in pencil, “Merkin.

Signed book: Twilight. Later printing. NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2005. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 498 pages. Signed on the title pag

Distinguished English artist (1898–1986) best known for his abstract, often biomorphic sculptures. TLS, one page, 4.5 x 6.75, Hoglands, Perry Green le

Scarce full vintage ink double signature, “Oct. 31, 1948. Grandma Moses, Anne Mary Robertson Moses,” on an off-white 5.5 x 2.5 slip, with a small capt

Ink signature, “Grandma Moses,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 card affixed to an identical size piece of red cardstock. In fine condition, with a few scatte

Bank check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Nast, “Th: Nast,” payable to Mrs. Rachael McAuley for $5, March 2, 1893. Nast also noted t

Three items: glossy 8 x 10 photo of Neiman sporting his handlebar mustache, signed in black felt tip; exhibition booklet featuring a color image of hi

American playwright and critic (1880–1946). Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 studio portrait of Pollock in profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen,

Souvenir typescript, one page, 6.75 x 10.5, beginning: “Amerigo Bonasera sat in New York Criminal Court Number 3 and waited for justice; vengeance on

Pulitzer Prize–winning American playwright (1892–1967) of works such as The Adding Machine and Street Scene. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders

German physician and writer (1817–1901) active in the Berlin-based literary society Tunnel über der Spree. Neatly penned ALS in German, one pag...

Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 8.75 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Kenny Browne, with every good wish of Ripley ‘bel

TLS, one page, 5.5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, March 15, 1977. Response to an autograph seeker. In part: “In answer to your letter, requests for auto

Signed book: Grimus. Woodstock, New York: Overlook Press, 1979. First Overlook edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 9, 319 pages. Signed on the

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Sandburg in profile, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Dan Pursel, 1952, Carl Sandburg.” In very good condition, with