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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Dorothy Sayers721 - Dorothy Sayers
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Fantastic collection of 21 letters from Sayers to various recipients, consisting of six ALSs and 15 TLSs, comprising over 30 pages, dated between 1914
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw722 - George Bernard Shaw
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Vintage glossy 3.25 x 5.25 full-length photo of Shaw posing on a porch, signed and inscribed on the reverse in black ink, “Bernard Shaw for Brian Nich
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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A. Thomas Schomberg723 - A. Thomas Schomberg
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Very limited edition cast statue entitled ‘Iceman,’ 3/8, depicting a goalie with his stick and glove at the ready. Statue measures approximately 16? h
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw724 - George Bernard Shaw
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ALS signed “G. B. S.,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, December 4, 1904. Letter to John Hanlin, Jr. In full: “I think Les Aveugles another good idea
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw725 - George Bernard Shaw
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ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” on a 3.25 x 5.25 photo postcard of Shaw, June 26, 1930. Letter to Mrs. Pakenham Beatty. In part: “G. W.’s London address
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Ernest Shepard726 - Ernest Shepard
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English artist and book illustrator (1879–1976) known especially for his human-like animals in illustrations for Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne. Rare
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Henryk Sienkiewicz727 - Henryk Sienkiewicz
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Novelist (1846–1916) who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905. Crisp ink signature, “Henryk Sienkiewicz,” on an off-white 3.5 x 5.25 postca
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Samuel Francis Smith728 - Samuel Francis Smith
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AQS on an off-white 3.5 x 2.75 card, signed “S. F. Smith,” and dated December 31, 1894. Smith pens the famous stanza from ‘America.’ In full: “My coun
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Francis Smith729 - Samuel Francis Smith
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ALS signed “S. F. Smith,” two pages, lightly-lined, 4.5 x 9, November 11, 1895. Letter to Lewis Coffrain. In part: “I thank you for the kind invitatio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck730 - John Steinbeck
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Signed book: East of Eden. First edition, limited issue of 1500. NY: Viking Press, 1952. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 602 pages. Signed on the colophon in
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck731 - John Steinbeck
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TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, April 21, 1958. Letter to Marguerite Tuttle. In full: “We called your sister on returning on friday
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Robert Louis Stevenson732 - Robert Louis Stevenson
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Uncommon bank check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Stevenson, payable to Willis & Trantime for £2.16.0, April 19, 1...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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August Strindberg733 - August Strindberg
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ALS in Swedish, one page, 4.5 x 5, May 22, 1899. Untranslated letter to writer and art critic Georg Brochner mentioning his play To Damascus; and Stri
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Rabindranath Tagore734 - Rabindranath Tagore
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Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. Exceptional
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Rabindranath Tagore735 - Rabindranath Tagore
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Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. Rare New Je
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Rabindranath Tagore736 - Rabindranath Tagore
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Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. Ink signatu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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John Tenniel737 - John Tenniel
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British illustrator (1820–1914) best known for his collaborations with Lewis Carroll on the Alice in Wonderland books. ANS, one page, 4.5 x 3.5, perso
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Makepeace Thackeray738 - William Makepeace Thackeray
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ALS signed “W. M. Thackeray,” one page, 6.75 x 4.5, February 16, 1857. Letter to “my dear Leith.” In full: “Alas! My dear Leith. Who knows when I shal
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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William Makepeace Thackeray739 - William Makepeace Thackeray
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Original signed ink sketch of Colonel Thomas Newcome from his 1855 novel The Newcomes on an off-white 4 x 5.75 sheet, initialed at the bottom with his
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Leo Tolstoy740 - Leo Tolstoy
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Large and bold ink signature, in Cyrillic, on an off-white 4.5 x 1 slip dated 1902. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned cabinet photo of a y
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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