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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Robert Ripley548 - Robert Ripley
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TLS signed “Ripley,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Believe It or Not letterhead, no date. Letter to W. C. Driscoll. In part: “With regard to your letter of June
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Maurice Sendak549 - Maurice Sendak
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Signed book: Hector Protector and As I Went Over the Water. First edition. NY: Harper and Row, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.5 x 7.5. Signed and
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Anne Sexton550 - Anne Sexton
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A seminal confessional poet (1928-1974) and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1967, Sexton battled mental illness throughout her life until committin
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John Steinbeck551 - John Steinbeck
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Choice fountain pen signature, “John Steinbeck,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.75 card. In fine condition.
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H. G. Wells552 - H. G. Wells
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ANS, one page, 4.5 x 3.5, personal letterhead, October 10, 1929. Brief response to a request for assistance. In full: “I wish I could help but I haven
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John Greenleaf Whittier553 - John Greenleaf Whittier
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AQS on an off-white 5 x 7.75 page removed from a book, signed “John G. Whittier,” and dated September 20, 1888. Whittier pens an ideal verse from his
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Kate Douglas Wiggin554 - Kate Douglas Wiggin
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American author (1856–1923) best known for the juvenile classic Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Two items: matte-finish 4 x 6 three-quarter-length portrai
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Tennessee Williams555 - Tennessee Williams
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Four checks, all filled out and signed by Williams, dated from 1945 and 1947, including three payable to the Shelton Hotel. In fine condition, with ex
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Adolphe Adam557 - Adolphe Adam
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French composer (1803–1856) best-known for his famous ballet ‘Giselle.’ ALS in French, signed “Ad. Adam,” one page, 4 x 5.25, personal letterhead, Oct
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Ferruccio Busoni558 - Ferruccio Busoni
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Important Italian composer, pianist, and conductor (1866–1924) best known for his complex contrapuntal keyboard works. Vintage pencil signature, “Ferr
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