RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Color 11 x 14 print of Grissom’s Freedom 7 capsule splashing down, made by McDonnell, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint, “Virgil I. Grissom

Vintage color magazine cover from the September 14, 1959, issue of Life, trimmed to a size of 10.25 x 9, signed vertically in various color inks by al

United States of America “annual sporting license,” number 479, issued to Edward G. Knapp by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale for the year o

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

German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist writer (1819–1898). Choice ALS in German, signed

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

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

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

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

ALS in French, signed “H. Berlioz,” one page, 5.25 x 8, July 12, no year. Letter to “My dear Stephen,” in full (translated): “I’m not sure a flawless

Austro-Hungarian composer (1897–1957) who, after producing much well-received ‘serious’ music (including the still-important opera ‘Die tote Stadt’),

French composer (1823–1892). AMQS on an 8.5 x 6.5 sheet of musically-lined paper. Lalo pens seven bars of music and lyrics on a system of four staves,

Archive of 18 TLSs to his close friends, musicians Juri and Vera Jelagin, nearly all signed “Leopold,” each approximately one page, 8.5 x 5.5, persona

Original signed ink sketch of what appears to be a large lion’s head, with “Hungry” written underneath on an off-white 5 x 8 sheet, signed “J. Garcia

Rare 10 x 8 cardstock publicity photo of the band originally photographed for their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, signed in black ballpoint, “Bono 89,”

Vintage fountain pen signatures, “Humphrey Bogart,” and “Ingrid Bergman,” on individual off-white 2.75 x 2 cards. In fine condition, with a trivial br

Terrific vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Bogart smoking a Chesterfield as he sits in a director-style chair having his hair cut, signed and inscr

ALS signed “Judy,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, no date. Love letter to her husband Sidney Luft. In full: “You were so sound asleep, I was afraid t