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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Frederick W. Pailthorpe701 - Frederick W. Pailthorpe
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British artist (1838–1914) best known for his lively illustrations for the works of Dickens, Thackeray, and others. Excellent collection containing tw
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Erastus Dow Palmer702 - Erastus Dow Palmer
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American sculptor, carpenter, and cameo cutter (1817–1904). ALS signed “E. D. Palmer,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, personal lett
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Maxfield Parrish703 - Maxfield Parrish
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Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Parrish, payable to the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company for $9.70, March 26, 1932. ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso704 - Pablo Picasso
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Signed book: Picasso: The Recent Years 1939–1946. Limited edition of 350 copies (this being No. 121). NY: Doubleday, 1947. Hardcover, 8.75 x 11, 211 p
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Katherine Anne Porter705 - Katherine Anne Porter
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Collection of nine letters, eight TLSs and one ALS, all from 1975–76, and all to agent Joan Daves regarding her work, publishers, and an upcoming read
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Beatrix Potter706 - Beatrix Potter
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British author and illustrator (1866–1943) whose Edwardian-era tales of naughty rabbits, ‘bad’ mice, and other amusingly mischievous animals take a pl
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ayn Rand707 - Ayn Rand
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Signed book: Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. First edition, first printing. NY: New American Library, 1966. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 309 pages. Signed on
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James R. Randall708 - James R. Randall
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Writer best remembered as the lyricist of the song, ‘Maryland, My Maryland.’ AQS, one page, 8.5 x 11, United States Senate letterhead, no date. Randal
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
 
 
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Frederic Remington709 - Frederic Remington
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American artist (1861–1909) best known for his paintings and sculptures of the American West ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, no date
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir710 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Exquisite matte-finish 6.25 x 10.5 photographic print of Renoir’s 1885 painting entitled ‘Girl in the Yellow Hat,’ signed in the lower border black in
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Rainer Maria Rilke711 - Rainer Maria Rilke
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Choice ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x 8.75, July 26, 1904. Letter to “Most esteemed Professor,” August Sauer. In part (translated): “My best thanks fo
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir712 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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ALS in French, signed “Renoir,” one page, 4.5 x 6, September 20, 1904. Letter to his friend art collector Maurice Gaugnat. In full (translated): “I ha
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell713 - Norman Rockwell
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Limited edition print portfolio entitled ‘School Days,’ numbered 177/200, consisting of three color 26 x 19.75 prints with title pages, each signed in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin714 - Auguste Rodin
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ALS in French, signed “Aug Rodin,” two pages, 4.5 x 5.75, June 5, 1912. In full (translated): “I am absolutely sorry to have to let you know at the la
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin715 - Auguste Rodin
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Seminal and highly lauded French sculptor (1840–1917) whose works, including the iconic ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Thinker,’ earned him a place among the mos
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Bertrand Russell716 - Bertrand Russell
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TLS, one page, 8 x 5, personal letterhead, September 28, 1959. Letter to Mrs. Moritz Schlick. In full: “Thank you very much for sending me the work by
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Francoise Sagan717 - Francoise Sagan
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Important French writer (1935–2004) who attained international prominence with the publication of her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse, at the age of 18
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Bertrand Russell718 - Bertrand Russell
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Plas Penrhyn, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth letterhead, July 17, 1962. Letter to Mr. Alan R. Lichter, headed at the top in type,
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens719 - Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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Irish-born American sculptor (1848–1907) of the Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the ‘American Renaissance.’ ALS signed “Saint-Gaudens
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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J. D. Salinger720 - 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 $601.35, November 17, 1973, endorsed on the reverse b
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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