RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

TLS, one page, 7 x 9.5, blindstamped personal letterhead, January 28, 1921. Letter to Walter K. Melick. In full: “There is no book which will give any

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

Partly-printed DS, signed “Nath. Hawthorne,” one page, 8.5 x 7, May 6, 1848. Document stating duties have been secured on eighteen cords of wood broug

Colorful 5.5 x 3 ticket for a bullfight at the Plaza Toros de Valencia, July 30, 1959, from the personal property of Roberto Herrera Sotolongo, person

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Hemingway, payable to Portactor for $30.00, December 6, 1952. Check is endorsed on the reverse by Rob

Handsome 4 x 6 cabinet photo of Holmes, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Oliver Wendell Holmes.” Published by the Notman Photographic Co. Hou

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 8, March 22, 1887. Letter to Edward W. Bok, editor of The Brooklyn Magazine. In part: “I write now to a

Superb AQS on an off-white 7.25 x 2.5 sheet, signed “Julia Ward Howe, June 1903.” Howe pens the beginning of ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic,’ perhap

Two ALSs: one by Aldous Huxley, one page, 4.25 x 6.75, The Athenaeum letterhead, November 28, 1935, returning an erroneously sent letter; and one by C

ALS, one page, 8 x 10, April 2, 1834. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “This letter will introduce you to my young countryman and friend Mr. Edward Jon

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.75, October 26, 1910. Letter to Louise Walsh. In part: “Though returned from my long & dreary ...

Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Kerouac, “Jack Kerouac,” payable to Long Island Lighting Co. for $20.14, August 14, 1958. In fin

Russian writer, explorer, and adventurer (1870–1938) best known for his story The Duel. ALS in Russian, signed “A. Kuprin,” one page, 8.25 x 5.25, no

Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. 35th anniversary edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 323 pages. Boldly sign

TLS signed “Norman,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 15, 1971. Letter to his editor at Little, Brown and Co. In full: “128,000 words is more than I thought

Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Longfellow in a classic head-and-shoulders pose, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink, “Henry W. Longfe

Exquisite sketched portrait of Mann in pencil by Carola Hauschka Spaeth, 7.25 x 10, signed at the bottom in pencil, “Esrtaunlich !, Thomas Ma

ALS, one page, 7.5 x 10.5, July 31, 1958. Letter to Ann Perkoff. In part: “I’d be happy to do the preface if the publisher wishes it. I also just wrot

TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” three pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 26, 1943. Letter to to psychiatrist Dr. C. E. Mayos. In p

American author (1900–1949) whose single novel, Gone With the Wind, became one of the best-sellers of all time and spawned one of the most fabled movi