RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Rare original painting by Lantz, oil on canvas, 7.5 x 9.5, of a still-life of a pot of blooming flowers, with Woody Woodpecker looking in through wind

Signed book: Back Home. First edition. NY: William Sloane Associates, 1947. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 315 pages. Signed and inscribed on th

Cartoonist (1891–1965) best known for Toots and Casper, which was distributed to newspapers for 37 years by King Features Syndicate, resulting in many

Signed book: Once You’re Over the Hill (You Begin to Pick Up Speed). First edition, first printing. NY: Harper Collins, 1997. Hardcover with dust jack

Desirable pencil sketch by Schulz on an off-white 4 x 6 sheet, unsigned, showing Snoopy on top of his dog house looking down at a loaf of Butternut Br

Original vintage signed ballpoint sketch of Lucy Van Pelt on an off-white 4.25 x 7.25 sheet of Good Ol’ Charlie Brown stationery, signed under the ima

Original signed and inscribed ballpoint-highlighted production sketch for the cover of issue 80 of Superman: The Man of Steel comic book, printed in 1

Color limited edition 26.5 x 21.5 60th anniversary commemorative lithograph entitled ‘Superman,’ featuring images of Superman’s first appearance in Ac

Original signed ink and pencil sketch of Smokey the Bear on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet. In fine condition, with slightly trimmed edges and a few stra

American cartoonist (born 1930) best known for his drawings for The New Yorker. Signed book: Everybody’s Favorite Duck. First edition, first printing.

ALS signed “L. M. Alcott,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 5.5, January 23 [1870s]. Letter to Mr. Joule. In full: “I return the copy of Mr.

Influential French poet and playwright (1880–1918) credited with coining the word ‘surrealism,’ writing some of the earliest works to be described as

TLS signed “Papa, Edgar Rice Burroughs,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, USS Cahaba letterhead, May 27, 1945. Letter to his daughter Joan, from “somewh

Four evocative untranslated LSs in Italian addressed to Greek patriot Giorgio Vitali, three signed “Noel Byron, Pair d'Angleterre” and one initi...

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page, 3.5 x 5.75, August 11, 1905. Letter to a lady. In full: “I am quite sure, Miss Brooke, that if I had seen that p

ANS signed “Mark,” one page, 4.5 x 3.5, no date. Short note to Poultney Bigelow reads, in full: “Please tell me what London station & RR? Best t...

Desirable hand-addressed and signed mailing envelope panel, 3.75 x 2.5, addressed by Dickens to “Messrs: Chapman and Hall, 186 Strand,” and crisply si

ALS, one page, 4.25 x 7, Tavistock House, January 6, 1854. Brief letter to Sir James Emerson Tennent. In full: “You may rely on me most implicitly.” I

Elaborate ink signature, “Saturday, Twenty Second August, 1862, Faithfully, Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 4.25 x 7 sheet of his Gad’s Hill Place p

Bank check, 7.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Dickens, payable to Mess’rs: Skinner and Co. for £52.7.0, February 4, 1864. In fine condition, w...

Beloved British author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll (1832–1898). ANS signed “C. L. Dodgson,” one p

Scarce ALS signed “C. L. D.,” one page, 5.25 x 3.5, Ch Ch , March 17. Letter to Ursula Mallam. In full: “Please tell your mother I’ll meet

Excellent fountain pen signature, “from F. Scott Fitzgerald,” on an off-white slip. Double-suede-matted and framed with a portrait of Fitzgerald to an

Celebrated French novelist (1821–1880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbô, and A Sentimental Education. Comprehensive handwrit...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, June 21, 1962. Letter to young admirer Terry Wing. In part: “You are right in thinking that Dr. No is the

One of the most famous French poets of the 17th century (1621–1695) widely known for his collections of fables. ADS in French, signed “de La Fontaine

Lebanese-American artist and writer (1883–1931) best known for his writings on religion and for his best-selling 1923 spiritual-philosophical classic

ALS, one page, 6 x 8, August 25, 1938. Letter to John Montgomery of Laramie, Wyoming. In full: “I can’t refrain from answering a letter that will be o

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 7. Letter to Mr. Simmons. In part: “Enclosed an essay I wrote on Tuning & Recording Blake’s Songs of Innocence...

Author (1840–1928) who takes a place among the towering figures of British literature with classic novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess

Vintage matte-finish photo of Hemingway and his fourth wife, Mary, engaged in conversation with another man, his business card in Mary’s hand, trimmed

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to Roberto Herrera for $50, September 15, 1958. Endorsed o

Two colorful bullfighting tickets, owned and used by Hemingway. Tickets each measure approximately 2.5 x 5.5, for the “shade” area of Plaza de Toros,

Bold fountain pen signature, “Ernest Hemingway,” on a blue 4.25 x 3.75 sheet. In fine condition.

British writer (1672–1769) whose best-selling codifications of the rules for the most popular card games of his day led to the familiar authoritative

ALS in French, signed “Victor,” one page, 4 x 6.75, no date. In full (translated): “You have charmed me sir, with a simple and frightening story, drea

Major French symbolist poet and critic (1842–1898) whose work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of the early 20th centur

Celebrated American-born writer (1843–1916) who spent much of his literary career in England and who remains best known for his novels exploring Victo

Jewish poet and playwright (1869–1945) famous for her bohemian lifestyle in Berlin, who later fled Nazi Germany for Zurich before settling in Jerusale

British philosopher and civil servant (1806–1873) who was an influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy. ALS in

French naturalist writer (1850–1893), considered the greatest French author of short stories. ALS, one page, 4 x 6, personal initialed Yacht Bel-Ami l

Original painting by Miller, watercolor on paper, 10.5 x 11.5, featuring vaguely female-looking serpentine figures surrounding a square of abstract fi

TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh (Mrs. John R. Marsh),” one page, 7 x 10.75, personal letterhead, August 8, 1939. Letter to Mrs. Whitfield. In part

Irish playwright (1880-1964) best known for such working-class dramas as The Plough and the Stars and Juno and the Paycock. ALS, one page, 5.5 x 7, Th

Georgia-born American writer (1925–1964), best known for her quintessentially ‘Southern Gothic’ stories and novels, who died of lupus at the age of 39

Signed book: The Fountainhead. Twenty-fifth anniversary edition. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 727 pages.

Endorsed check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed in another hand, payable to Salinger for $341.95, November 4, 1974. Endorsed on the reverse in black i

TLS in French, signed “J. Sartre,” five pages on three gridded sheets, 8 x 10.5, April 21, [1940]. Fine letter to the French actress Wanda Kosakiewicz

Signed book: Green Eggs and Ham. Later printing. NY: Beginner Books, 1960. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.5, 62 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end

ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” on a 5.25 x 3.25 picture postcard, postmarked April 27, 1916. Shaw writes from the Gloucester Hotel, Weymouth, to Miss B