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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Mercury Astronauts470 - Mercury Astronauts
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Mercury 7 posing in their silver space suits, signed in black felt tip by Alan Shepard, John Glenn, and Wally S
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Edgar Mitchell471 - Edgar Mitchell
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Three color satin-finish photos: a 10 x 8 of Mitchell on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Edgar Mitchell, 6th man to walk on the moon, Apollo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Moonwalkers472 - Moonwalkers
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Collection of six commemorative covers and an FDC, each with a different cachet, and each signed on the front in black ink by a different moonwalker.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Sally Ride473 - Sally Ride
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Color 8 x 10 NASA photo, signed in blue felt tip, “Sally K. Ride.” In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Stuart Roosa474 - Stuart Roosa
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Glossy 9.75 x 7.75 NASA photo of the Apollo 14 mission emblem, signed in black felt tip, “Stu Roosa, Apollo 14 CMP.” In fine condition, with slightly
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Rusty Schweickart475 - Rusty Schweickart
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Three satin-finish photos: two color 10 x 8 images of Schweickart performing his Apollo 9 EVA, signed in black felt tip and silver ink; and an 8 x 10
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Dave Scott476 - Dave Scott
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Scott saluting the flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “7th man on the moon, Dave Scott Apollo 15.”
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Space Shuttle Crews477 - Space Shuttle Crews
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Three color shuttle crew photos, two 10 x 8 and one 8.5 x 11, including two NASA photos, each signed in black ink and felt tip by the complete crews.
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Space Shuttle Crews478 - Space Shuttle Crews
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Collection of four color 10 x 8 photos of different shuttle crews, various finishes, including two NASA photos, each signed in felt tip by the crew pi
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Space Shuttle Crews479 - Space Shuttle Crews
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Collection of three color photos of different shuttle crews, one 10 x 8 and two 11 x 8.5, various finishes, including two NASA photos, each signed in
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Space Shuttle Crews480 - Space Shuttle Crews
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Collection of three color 10 x 8 NASA photos of different shuttle crews, various finishes, including two NASA photos, each signed in felt tip by the c
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Space Shuttle Crews481 - Space Shuttle Crews
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Collection of four color 10 x 8 NASA photos of different shuttle crews, each signed in felt tip by the crew pictured. Missions are: STS-34, 90, 91, an
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Space Shuttle Discovery482 - Space Shuttle Discovery
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Color 20 x 16 presentation which includes four color photographs of the mission’s satellite rescues and a mission patch, signed in black felt tip by S
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Tom Stafford483 - Tom Stafford
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International Space Station Phase 1 Program joint final report, 8.5 x 11, 194 pages (in English and Russian), submitted by the Stafford Task Force and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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STS-135484 - STS-135
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Color 11 x 8.5 NASA photo of the final shuttle crew posing in their orange flight suits, signed in black felt tip by Christopher Ferguson, Douglas Hur
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STS-135485 - STS-135
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Color printed STS-135 Final Flight CEIT (Crew Equipment Interface Test) report, six pages, 8.5 x 11, providing a list of the crew and space center par
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Jack Swigert486 - Jack Swigert
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Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Swigert in his white space suit posing with a lunar module model, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Charl
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jack Swigert487 - Jack Swigert
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Swigert posing with a model of the lunar lander, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bill Adams, best
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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X-15 Pilots488 - X-15 Pilots
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Flown limited edition commemorative cover, 9.25 x 4, with a cachet honoring the X-15 rocket pilots, 247/1500, flown over Edwards Air Force Base by Joe
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Alain-Fournier489 - Alain-Fournier
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French author and soldier (1886–1914) whose novel Le Grand Meaulnes is considered a classic of French literature. ALS in French, signed “H. Alain-Four
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Artists and Writers490 - Artists and Writers
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Collection of nine items, each signed by a notable artist or writer, including: William Cullen Bryant (ALS), John Stevens Cabot Abbott (CDV), Helen Zi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Authors and Playwrights491 - Authors and Playwrights
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Excellent collection of six items, each signed by a distinguished author or playwright, including: William Dean Howells (signature and unsigned handwr
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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L. Frank Baum492 - L. Frank Baum
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American author (1856–1919) best known for the children’s classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Signed book: American Fairy Tales. Chicago: George M. Hi
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Pierre Bonnard493 - Pierre Bonnard
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French painter and lithographer (1867–1947). He trained at the Académie Julien, then joined the group called Les Nabis, which included Denis an...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Jacinto Benavente494 - Jacinto Benavente
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One of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century (1866-1954). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922. AQS in Spanish, on a 7.
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Margaret Bourke-White495 - Margaret Bourke-White
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First-generation original glossy 13.25 x 9.25 photo of a camel train carrying supplies through the USSR taken by Bourke-White. Reverse bears a Black S
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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British Painters496 - British Painters
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Five ALSs from prominent 19th century British painters, each one page, various sizes, dated between 1868 and 1896. Signers are: Lawrence Alma-Tadema,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Charles Bukowski497 - Charles Bukowski
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Prolific poet, novelist, and short story writer (1920–1994) known for his alcoholism, love of women, and vulgar style. Scarce glossy 8 x 10 photo of B
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Philip Burne-Jones498 - Philip Burne-Jones
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Distinguished painter (1861–1926) who produced over 60 portraits, landscapes, and other images. ALS, one page both sides, 3.75 x 6, Exeter College let
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Marc Chagall499 - Marc Chagall
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Signed book: Marc Chagall: Recent Paintings, 1966–1968. First edition. NY: Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1968. Softcover, 9.5 x 12.25. Colorfully signed on
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Camille Claudel500 - Camille Claudel
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French sculptor and graphic artist (1864–1943). ALS in French, two pages, 5.25 x 6.75, no date. Letter to art critic and author Gustave Geffroy. In fu
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens501 - Samuel L. Clemens
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ALS signed “Saml. L. Clemens,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, May 15, 1875. Brief letter to an unidentified recipient, but probably the cashier at th
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens502 - Samuel L. Clemens
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ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page, 5 x 8, The Grosvenor letterhead, September 25. Letter to “Miss Jones,” daughter of Senator J. P. Jones, who shar
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens503 - Samuel L. Clemens
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AQS on an off-white 3.75 x 5.5 sheet, signed “Mark Twain.” Twain pens a maxim from ‘Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar,’ used in his travelogu...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens504 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Crystal-clear vintage matte-finish 6.5 x 9.5 photo of Twain in a seated three-quarter-length pose affixed to its original 13 x 17 A. F. Bradley photog
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens505 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Ink signature, “Very Truly Yours, S. L. Clemens, Mark Twain, Oct. ’84,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 sheet. Attractively matted and framed with three i
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge506 - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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English poet (1772–1834) best remembered for ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ and ‘Kubla Khan.’ ALS signed “S. T. Coleridge,” one page, 7 x 4.25, no
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Joseph Conrad507 - Joseph Conrad
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Rare vintage 7 x 10.75 photo supplement from the T.P.'s and Cassell's Weekly periodical, boldly signed in the lower border in black ink. Aff...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali508 - Salvador Dali
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Color 28 x 22 print entitled ‘Maelstrom,’ signed in blue felt tip, “Dali.” Rolled and in fine condition, with scattered edge and corner creases.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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August Derleth509 - August Derleth
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Prolific writer (1909–1971), known for his contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror, a shared fictional universe based on the writings of H
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Arthur Conan Doyle510 - Arthur Conan Doyle
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ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 4 x 6.75, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Lawson Tait. In full: “Very many thanks for your kind note. I
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alexandre Dumas, fils511 - Alexandre Dumas, fils
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Six untranslated ALSs in French, each signed “A. Dumas,” totaling eight pages, ranging in size from 4.5 x 3.5 to 5.25 x 8.25, no dates. In overall fin
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Alexandre Dumas, fils512 - Alexandre Dumas, fils
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French writer and dramatist (1824–1895) best known for Camille and for being the illegitimate son of famed novelist Alexandre Dumas. Uncommon 2.25 x 3
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T. S. Eliot513 - T. S. Eliot
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Rare 1954 Christmas card featuring a printed image of Russell Square, measuring 17.5 x 5.75, signed below a printed holiday greeting, “T. S. Eliot.” T
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Jean de la Fontaine514 - Jean de la Fontaine
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One of the most famous French poets of the 17th century (1621–1695) widely known for his collections of fables. ADS in French, signed “de La Fontaine
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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F. Scott Fitzgerald515 - F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Two letters and a handwritten poem from Fitzgerald to his college friend Tom Lineaweaver. First ALS, signed “Scott,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, Ellerslie le
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Theodor Fontane516 - Theodor Fontane
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German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist writer (1819–1898). Choice ALS in German, signed
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jack Gaughan517 - Jack Gaughan
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Original color cover artwork by Gaughan for the 1964 Pyramid Books paperback edition of Three Worlds to Conquer by Poul Anderson, acrylic on masonite,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Dashiell Hammett518 - Dashiell Hammett
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American novelist (1894–1961) best known for detective and mystery classics such as the Sam Spade series (including The Maltese Falcon) and The Thin M
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway519 - Ernest Hemingway
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Personal check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to Roberto Herrera for $150, September
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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