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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Eugene O’Neill541 - Eugene O’Neill
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Maxfield Parrish542 - Maxfield Parrish
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso543 - Pablo Picasso
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso544 - Pablo Picasso
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Hiram Powers545 - Hiram Powers
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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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Arthur Rackham546 - Arthur Rackham
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British artist and illustrator (1867–1939) best known for his Art Nouveau–influenced illustrations. Signed book: The Romance of King Arthur and the Kn
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James R. Randall548 - James R. Randall
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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
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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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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Rainer Maria Rilke550 - Rainer Maria Rilke
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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
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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J. K. Rowling551 - J. K. Rowling
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Signed book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. First American edition, first printing. NY: Scholastic, June 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6
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Maurice Sendak552 - Maurice Sendak
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Early glossy 3.5 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black felt tip, with printed information above his signature. In fine condition.
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Maurice Sendak553 - Maurice Sendak
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Maurice Sendak554 - Maurice Sendak
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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
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Maurice Sendak555 - Maurice Sendak
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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
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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George Sand556 - George Sand
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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
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ernest Shepard557 - Ernest Shepard
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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
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Samuel Francis Smith558 - Samuel Francis Smith
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Samuel Francis Smith559 - Samuel Francis Smith
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gertrude Stein560 - Gertrude Stein
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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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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