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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Childe Hassam680 - Childe Hassam
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Painter (1859–1935) who helped introduce Impressionism to Americans, best known for his urban and coastal scenes. ALS, one page, 5.25 x 6.5, personal
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway681 - Ernest Hemingway
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Signed book: A Farewell to Arms. Limited first edition of 510 copies (this being No. 154). NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Hardcover, 6.25 x ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway682 - Ernest Hemingway
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Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to the bearer for $10, March 2, 1953. Endo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway683 - Ernest Hemingway
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Scarce postcard signed “Papa,” 5.25 x 3.25, featuring an image of musicians in Valencia, no date. Hemingway pens a brief note in Spanish to Roberto He
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O. Henry684 - O. Henry
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Short story writer born William Sydney Porter (1862–1910) known for his use of the surprise ending. ALS signed “Sydney Porter,” three pages on two adj
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Julia Ward Howe685 - Julia Ward Howe
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Author, suffragette, dramatist, poet, and biographer (1819–1910), best remembered as the lyricist of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ ALS, two pages on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Julia Ward Howe686 - Julia Ward Howe
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, June 21, 1901. Response to an invitation to lecture in Lincoln, Nebraska. In part: “Let me now say
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Langston Hughes687 - Langston Hughes
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Vintage glossy 7 x 5 photo of Hughes posing outdoors, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Wesley Hartley, Sincerely, Langston Hughes 1957.” In f
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Aldous Huxley688 - Aldous Huxley
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ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 10.75, July 21, 1962. Letter to Mr. Lichter, in response to a previous question, in part: “I suspect that the answer t
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Jack Kerouac689 - Jack Kerouac
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Choice personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Kerouac, payable to The Northport Water Works for $3.60, June 13, 1958. In fine condition
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow690 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” one page, 4.5 x 7, March 10, 1875. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “I shall be at home tomorrow (Thursday) evening a
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John Everett Millais, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, and Frederick Leighton691 - John Everett Millais, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, and Frederick Leighton
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Excellent collection of letters from three renowned painters. First, an ALS signed “Millais,” one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, February 25, in
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse692 - Henri Matisse
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Vintage 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of Matisse meeting Nana Winding, with one of his works visible in the background, signed and inscribed in fountain pe
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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A. A. Milne and Ernest Shepard693 - A. A. Milne and Ernest Shepard
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Signed book: The House at Pooh Corner. Limited edition of 250 on “Large Paper” (this being No. 233). NY: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1928. Hardcover, 7.25 x
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Joan Miro694 - Joan Miro
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Signed book: Miro. NY: Leon Amiel, 1974. Hardcover, 6.25 x 7. Signed and inscribed in pencil on the title page, “Pour Paul, Miro, 5/III/75,” with Miro
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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A. A. Milne696 - A. A. Milne
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British author (1882–1956) who, despite a large body of novels, plays, and other ‘adult’ writings, will forever be most closely associated with his mu
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Margaret Mitchell697 - Margaret Mitchell
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TLS signed in pencil, “Margaret,” one page, 7 x 11, personal letterhead, November 12, 1937. Letter to Herschel Brickell, a noted book reviewer from Mi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Claude Monet698 - Claude Monet
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Boldly penned ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, March 26, 1891. Letter to art critic and Monet biographer Gustave Geffroy. In
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Lucien Neuquelman699 - Lucien Neuquelman
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Original color painting of a street bordering a marina, oil on board, 7.5 x 5, signed in the lower right, “L. Neuquelman.” Matted and framed to an ove
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Clifford Odets700 - Clifford Odets
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American playwright (1906–1963) known for his powerful works of the Depression era, including Waiting for Lefty and Golden Boy. Uncommon vintage gloss
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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