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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George Bernard Shaw767 - George Bernard Shaw
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ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 7 x 9, personal letterhead, September 22, 1905. Letter to journalist C. K. Shorter. In full: “I have just answ
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw768 - George Bernard Shaw
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ALS signed “G. B. S.,” one page both sides, 7 x 4.5, personal letterhead, May 7, 1927. Letter addressed to “Maddening Woman,” poet Margaret L. Woods.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Percy Bysshe Shelley769 - Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Bank check, 7.75 x 3.5, filled out and signed by Shelley, “Percy Bysshe Shelley,” payable “to self” for £15, March 2, 1818. A couple unobtrusiv...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Samuel Francis Smith770 - Samuel Francis Smith
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AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7 lined sheet, signed “S. F. Smith, Written in 1832, June 3, 1887.” Smith pens the famous stanza from ‘America.’ In full: “M
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Shel Silverstein771 - Shel Silverstein
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Very nice original pencil drawings by Silverstein, unsigned, dominated by a large image of Don Quixote on horseback on an 11.75 x 17 off-white sheet.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,700.00
 
 
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John Steinbeck773 - John Steinbeck
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ALS signed “John,” one onionskin page, January 17. An effusive letter of thanks. In full, “You are a good friend. I always knew it but now I am doubly
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Wallace Stevens774 - Wallace Stevens
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Pulitzer Prize–winning poet (1879–1955) whose works include ‘Valley Candle,’ and ‘The Emperor of Ice-Cream.’ Uncommon TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, Hartfo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bram Stoker775 - Bram Stoker
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Irish author (1847–1912) best known for his horror classic Dracula. ALS, one page, 5 x 8, Lyceum Theatre letterhead, November 4, 1887. Brief letter wr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harriet Beecher Stowe776 - Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Author (1811–1896) whose classic 1852 novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin brought the issue of slavery to the forefront of American consciousness. ALS signed “H.
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Leo Tolstoy777 - Leo Tolstoy
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Uncommon ink signatures in both English and Cyrillic, “Leo Tolstoy,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.5 slip clipped from a calendar book, featuring two print
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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