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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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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Arthur Rackham547 - Arthur Rackham
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British artist and illustrator (1867–1939) best known for his Art Nouveau–influenced illustrations. Original vintage signed pen and ink sketch depicti
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William Wordsworth573 - William Wordsworth
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English poet and author (1770–1850) of ‘Lyrical Ballads,’ a collection inspired by the beauty of the English Lake District. Bold AQS on an off-white 5
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Celebrity Authors581 - Celebrity Authors
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Twenty-four hardcover books, each signed on an opening page by the book’s author, with several inscribed. Signers are: Jimmy Carter (Why Not the Best,
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk608 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk
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Gifted pianist and composer (1829–1869) who was one of the first figures in American music to attain an international reputation. His colorful keyboar
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Carl Orff617 - Carl Orff
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German composer (1895–1982) best known for his oratorio Carmina Burana. Signed score book of Orff’s Catulli Carmina. First edition. Mainz: B. Schott...
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Beatles: George Harrison652 - Beatles: George Harrison
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Ink signature, “George Harrison,” on an off-white 4.75 x 3.5 sheet. In fine condition, with several folds around signature. Accompanied by a certifica
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The Eagles664 - The Eagles
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Off-white bodied Fender Telecaster, signed in silver ink on the black pickguard by Glenn Frey, Don Henley (ins), Don Felder (ins), Joe Walsh, and Timo
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Janis Joplin675 - Janis Joplin
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 6 x 4, addressed by Joplin to, “Mr. Peter de Blanc / c/o Boutilier / 58 W. 75th St. / New York, 23, N.Y / 10023,” and
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Queen679 - Queen
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Elektra 45 rpm record of ‘Love of My Life/Now I’m Here,’ signed on the front of the sleeve in blue and black felt tip by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, R
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Rolling Stones686 - Rolling Stones
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Vintage ink and felt tip signatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts on individual 3 x 1.75 colored album pa
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Edmund Gwenn809 - Edmund Gwenn
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Fabulous and desirable vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.5 photo of Gwenn in his memorable role in Miracle on 34th Street, signed in fountain pen. In fine
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John Wayne838 - John Wayne
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Matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Wayne from Rio Lobo, affixed to an 8 x 10 mount, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Good luck Bill, John Wayne
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The Sopranos: James Gandolfini852 - The Sopranos: James Gandolfini
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This cream and blue tropical print short-sleeve, button-front shirt by Burma Bibas was worn by James Gandolfini in his portrayal of the character Tony
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Roberto Clemente924 - Roberto Clemente
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Vintage book page removed from a 1967 encyclopedia of baseball statistics, 5.5 x 9, signed in red ballpoint by Clemente next to his image and biograph
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Max Planck257 - Max Planck
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Nobel Prize–winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. ALS in German, signed “M. Planck,” one page, 5.75
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Auguste Rodin549 - Auguste Rodin
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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
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Francis Poulenc620 - Francis Poulenc
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Renowned French composer (1899–1963) best known for his colorful, energetic keyboard works, art songs, and choral music, and the operatic staple ‘Dial
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Josephine Baker784 - Josephine Baker
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Lovely vintage 3.75 x 5 head-and-shoulders postcard photo, signed in fountain pen, “Josephine Baker, 1929.” Beautifully double-matted and framed under
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Frankenstein: Lionel Belmore803 - Frankenstein: Lionel Belmore
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English character actor (1867-1953) best remembered as the huffy-puffy Herr Vogel the Burgomaster in Frankenstein. Scarce vintage glossy 7.25 x 9 phot
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