RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Small archive of Hemingway-related documents in Spanish, totaling 7 pages, 8.5 x 11, August 26, 1960, providing proof of workers’ compensation insuran

Document in Spanish, two pages, 8.5 x 13.5, July 15, 1960. Hemingway’s last automobile insurance policy for the three cars at his Finca Vigia home in

ALS signed “Un abrazo, Papa,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard showing a swimming pool at Hotel Felipe II, postmarked Madrid, October 2, 1956. Brief n

Christmas card depicting deer in a snowy scene, measuring 7.5 x 6 closed, signed inside by Ernest, “Mary and Papa.” Inside bears a custom pre-printed

Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to bearer for $195, September 1, 1952. Endorsed on the reve

Vintage matte-finish photo of Hemingway and his fourth wife, Mary, engaged in conversation with another man, his business card in Mary’s hand, trimmed

Influential Nobel Prize-winning German author (1877–1962) of such modern classics as Siddhartha and Steppenwolf. Rare manuscript of the poem ‘Hauser a

Two signed photos: one albumen 3.5 x 4.75 portrait of Holmes affixed to a 4.5 x 7 mount, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Oliver Wendell Holm

AQS on an off-white 5.5 x 7.75 sheet. Howe writes, in full, “The responsibilities of a mother are many and momentous. One of her important duties is t

British writer (1672–1769) whose best-selling codifications of the rules for the most popular card games of his day led to the familiar authoritative

American writer (1886–1918), best known for the much-anthologized poem ‘Trees,’ who was killed at the Second Battle of Marne at the age of 31. DS one

Revered Norwegian playwright and poet (1828–1906) whose works, including A Doll’s House and Hedda Gabler, made him one of the seminal figures of moder

TLS signed “Louis,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, November 9, 1974. Letter to “Bill.” In part: “The Mohave has always been a favorite place of mine since I wal

Massive collection of roughly 2,000 books from the last decade and a half, covering a wide variety of subjects, including sports, fiction, politics, h

Austrian symbolist painter (1862–1918) and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. ALS in German, one page, 5 x 6.25, no d

Russian painter (1879–1935) who was a pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the avant-garde, Suprematist movement. ALS in Russian, o

Hand-addressed and signed envelope, 5.25 x 4.25, addressed to “Madame Alice Frey, 119 rue des Deux Eglises, Bruxelles,” and signed on the reverse, “R.

Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 studio portrait of Markham, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Edwin Markham, April 10, 1927.” Lower border is

Georgia-born American writer (1925–1964), best known for her quintessentially ‘Southern Gothic’ stories and novels, who died of lupus at the age of 39

Vintage fountain pen signature, “With all best wishes, Eugene O’Neill,” on an off-white 5.5 x 8.5 sheet of Greenwich Village Theatre stationery, with

ALS signed “Gene O’Neill,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Peaked Hill Bar letterhead, September 13, 1922. Letter to Jeanie Begg. In full: “This in much haste to

Beautifully penned ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 7.25, April 14. Letter to his cousin. In part: “A body can’t get along without a he

Signed book: Picasso: The Recent Years 1939–1946. Limited edition of 350 copies (This being No. 85). NY: Doubleday, 1947. Hardcover, 8.75 x 11, 211 pa

Crystal-clear vintage glossy 6.75 x 9.25 photo of Picasso shirtless and lounging with art materials by his side, signed and inscribed in the lower rig

American neoclassical sculptor (1805-1873). ALS, one page, 5.25 x 4, April 1, 1863. Letter to two gentlemen in London “to deliver to Messrs. George Pe

British artist and illustrator (1867–1939) best known for his Art Nouveau–influenced illustrations. Signed book: The Romance of King Arthur and the Kn

British artist and illustrator (1867–1939) best known for his Art Nouveau–influenced illustrations. Original vintage signed pen and ink sketch depicti

Writer (1839–1908) best remembered as the lyricist of the song, ‘Maryland, My Maryland.’ ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, October 21, 1895. Letter

Choice ALS in French, signed “A. Rodin,” one page, 3.75 x 6, no date but postmarked December 1907. Letter to his longtime friend, fellow artist, and o

ALS in German, signed “Rilke,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8, January 22, 1919. Letter to Grete Crulbransson, Austrian writer, half-sis

Signed book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. First American edition, first printing. NY: Scholastic, June 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6

Early glossy 3.5 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black felt tip, with printed information above his signature. In fine condition.

Original signed and inscribed full-length ink sketch of Rosie in a long dress, boa, and hat on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet, with a word balloon coming

Signed book: The Sign on Rosie’s Door. First edition. NY: Harper and Row, 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7 x 9, 47 pages. Signed and inscribed on t

ALS, one page, 5.25 x 6.5, personal letterhead, April 1947. Short letter to his Greenwich Village dry cleaner. In full: “With apologies. I’m sorry I t

Eminent French author (1804–1876), born Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, better known by the masculine pen name she adopted early in her career. An early

Original and quite rare vintage signed ink sketch of Piglet on a light purple 3 x 1.5 clipped slip, signed above the image, “E. H. Shepard.” Slip is a

Boston-born Baptist minister and academic (1808–1895) best known as the lyricist of ‘America’ (‘My Country, ’Tis of Thee’), written while he was a stu

AQS on a 4 x 5.25 off-white sheet. Smith pens the first third of ‘America.’ In full: “Let music swell the breeze / And ring from all the trees / Sweet

Uncommon ANS, one page, 5 x 4, personal letterhead, no date. Brief note. In full: “Alright Friday, about three, best to you always.” Double-matted wit

ALS signed “Alice,” one page, 5.5 x 9, January 8, 1961. Letter to Saul Mauraher. In part: “Christmas night was taken to a big dinner—nine o’clock inst

DS, ten onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, June 11, 1963. Agreement between Steinbeck and David Merrick granting rights to turn his Viva Zapata screenplay int

Incredibly scarce first edition, second issue of Dracula, Westminster, England: Archibald Constable and Company, 1897. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.7

British inventor and photography pioneer (1800–1877) who introduced the calotype process in 1841; he was also active in politics, serving as a member

British author and scholar (1892–1973) whose Lord of the Rings trilogy became one of the towering classics of fantasy literature and inspired a series

ALS in French, signed “H. T. Lautrec,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Bordeaux, no date, but July 1900. Lautrec writes to the famous actor and director Andr...

Fanciful ALS in pencil in French, signed “T-Lautrec,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, no date [but June 1895]. Letter to an unidentifie

Historian and journalist (1882–1944) best known for his 1921 book The Story of Mankind. Collection of nine letters (8 ALSs, and one 1 TLS) from van Lo

Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. First edition, later printing. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5

Distinguished American author (1862–1937) best known for her novels exploring the manners and morals of upper-class American society. Her most endurin