RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving record prices for clients around the world.
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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Ralph Waldo Emerson598 - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Autograph manuscript, unsigned, one page, both sides, 4.75 x 8. Manuscript reads, in part: “The victories of the Arabs after Mahomet…they did they kne
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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James Montgomery Flagg599 - James Montgomery Flagg
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ALS, one page, 8 x 11, March 27, 1941. Letter to Mr. Shanks. In full: “This is as near personal as my stationery gets. Sorry I’m ignorant about Gilber
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Maxim Gorki600 - Maxim Gorki
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Important Russian/Soviet author and activist (1868–1936). Though his criticism of the Communist government led to a relationship marked by conflict an
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Childe Hassam601 - Childe Hassam
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Painter (1859–1935) who helped introduce Impressionism to Americans, best known for his urban and coastal scenes. ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 8, n
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Hardy602 - Thomas Hardy
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Author (1840–1928) who takes a place among the towering figures of British literature with classic novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway603 - Ernest Hemingway
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Carbon DS, signed in ink, “Ernest Hemingway,” nine onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, November 17, 1936. Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, “the Donor, being desirous of g
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway604 - Ernest Hemingway
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Signed book: A Farewell to Arms. Later printing. NY: Modern Library, 1932. Hardcover, 4.5 x 6.5, 355 pages. Signed and inscribed on the dedication pag
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Henrik Ibsen605 - Henrik Ibsen
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Revered Norwegian playwright and poet (1828–1906) whose works, including A Doll’s House and Hedda Gabler, made him one of the seminal figures in the f
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Julia Ward Howe606 - Julia Ward Howe
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AQS on an off-white 7 x 4 sheet, signed at the conclusion in black ink, “Julia Ward Howe, Sept. 5th, 1891.” Howe pens the fifth stanza from her famous
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Philip Johnson607 - Philip Johnson
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Influential architect (1906–2005). ALS, signed “Philip,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Rosamund Russell. In part: “Wh
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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