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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Rabindranath Tagore518 - Rabindranath Tagore
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Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. Exquisite m
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Bram Stoker519 - Bram Stoker
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ALS signed “Bram Stoker, Acting Manager,” 5 x 8, blindstamped Lyceum Theatre letterhead, May 15, 1893. Brief letter to a gentleman in his difficult to
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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J. R. R. Tolkien520 - J. R. R. Tolkien
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ALS, in his distinctive calligraphic hand, two pages, both sides, personal letterhead, no date, but circa July 1956. Letter to to Doris Sykes, discuss
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Laura Ingalls Wilder521 - Laura Ingalls Wilder
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ALS signed “Laura Ingalls Wilder,” two pages on the reverse and inner panel of a Christmas card depicting the Magi traveling toward Bethlehem, 3.75 x
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Paul Valery522 - Paul Valery
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French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945). ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.5, League of Nations letterhead, no date. A lovely let
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thomas Wolfe523 - Thomas Wolfe
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Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Wolfe, payable to Hill Top Liquor Store for $3.82, December 14, 1936. In fine condition, with expect
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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William Butler Yeats524 - William Butler Yeats
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ALS signed “W. B. Yeats,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 5.75, personal letterhead, November 18, 1920. Letter to Mr. Hughes. In full: “Forgive my not hav
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James M. Barrie525 - James M. Barrie
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ALS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, May 16, 1920. Letter to English composer and poet Arnold Bax. In part: “
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Truman Capote526 - Truman Capote
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Signed book: Music for Chameleons. Later printing. NY: Random House, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 262 pages. Signed on the first free
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James Fenimore Cooper527 - James Fenimore Cooper
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Otsego County Bank check, 5.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to self for $20, August 30, 1836. In fine conditi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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