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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Harriet Beecher Stowe778 - Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Rare and boldly penned AQS on an off-white 4.75 x 7.5 sheet, signed “Harriet Beecher Stowe, Feb. 13 1894.” Stowe pens a quote from Uncle Tom’s Cabin:
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Frank H. Vizetelly779 - Frank H. Vizetelly
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Lexicographer, etymologist, and editor (1864–1938) who worked for Funk & Wagnalls. TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, The New Internation Encyclopaedia &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Opal Whiteley780 - Opal Whiteley
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American nature writer and diarist (1897–1992) whose childhood journal was first published in 1920 as The Story of Opal in serialized form in the Atla
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Walt Whitman781 - Walt Whitman
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Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Whitman, payable to order C. F. Currie for $45.50, August 2, 1889. Currie was the superintendant of
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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American Authors783 - American Authors
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Collection of 12 ink signatures of classic 20th century American authors on individual cards, including: Louis Bromfield, Edna Ferber, Erle Stanley Ga
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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American Authors784 - American Authors
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Collection of nine ink signatures of great 19th century American authors on individual cards, including: Henry W. Longfellow, Julia Ward Howe, Oliver
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Isaac Asimov785 - Isaac Asimov
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Souvenir typescript on an off-white 7 x 5 sheet, signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint. In full: “I have been avid to learn and avid to teach. Wh
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Authors786 - Authors
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Collection of five items, each signed by a different author. Signers are: Zane Grey (signature), Irvin S. Cobb (TLS), Richard D. Blackmore (ALS), Alfr
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Charles Bukowski787 - Charles Bukowski
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Felt tip signature and inscription, “For Jack Hellor—Cunt’s heaven drives Volkswagens. Charles Bukowski, 7-16-74,” on a 5.75 x 8.75 dedication page re
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Charles Bukowski788 - Charles Bukowski
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Signed ballpoint sketch of a dog, snake, bird, sky, and drunken self-portrait on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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