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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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782Harold Bell WrightRR Auction
Prolific American author (1872-1944) who wrote dozens of books, plays, and magazine articles; more than fifteen movies were made from his stories, inc
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
785Bela Bartok and Zoltan KodalyRR Auction
Program for a Hungarian National Association concert at the Vigado Concert Hall, Budapest, on April 28, 1937, two pages, 5.75 x 9, signed inside in fo
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
786Maria CallasRR Auction
Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Callas holding a large bouquet of roses and being welcomed by a large crowd in Dallas, Texas, signed and inscribed in black fel
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
787Feodor ChaliapinRR Auction
Renowned Russian opera singer (1873–1938) regarded as the foremost bass of his era. Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Chaliapin giving a small private performanc
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
788Classical MusiciansRR Auction
Collection of five items, each signed by a prominent classical musician, including: Arthur Rubinstein (signature), Ernestine Schumann-Heink (SP), Jose
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
789Classical MusiciansRR Auction
Three glossy photos of sketches by Herschel Levit, 11 x 14 and 14 x 11, each signed and inscribed to Alan Keyes in ballpoint or fountain pen by the su
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
790ComposersRR Auction
Exceptional group of vintage AMQSs on a single off-white 7.75 x 9.25 sheet, with each composer penning a few bars of their music and signing below. Si
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
791Cesar CuiRR Auction
Army officer and composer (1835–1918) and a member of the group of Russian composers known as ‘The Five.’ ALS in French, signed “C. Cui,” one page, 5.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
792Claude DebussyRR Auction
Signed book: Le Martyre de Saint-Sebastien. First edition. Paris: Durand & Cie, 1911. Hardcover with slipcase, 9.75 x 12.5, 104 pages. Neatly si...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
793Alexander GlazunovRR Auction
Well-regarded Russian composer (1865–1936) best known for his lush orchestral works, including nine symphonies and concerti for various instruments. A
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
794Pietro MascagniRR Auction
Uncommon 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Mascagni in a three-quarter-length pose, signed and inscribed in Italian in fountain pen, and dated September 2
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
795Willem MengelbergRR Auction
Dutch conductor (1871–1951) highly regarded for his interpretations of Bach and the late Romantic repertoire. The extent of his cooperation with the N
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
796Eugene OrmandyRR Auction
Matte-finish 11 x 14 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to CBS Records music executive Goddard Lieberson, “For Goddard Lieberson, with my bes
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
797Giacomo PucciniRR Auction
Bold ink sentiment in Italian and signature, “G. Puccini,” on the reverse of a 5.25 x 3.25 postcard depicting an Asian household, also addressed in Pu
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
798Giacomo PucciniRR Auction
Italian composer (1858–1924) who earned a central place in the operatic pantheon with such repertoire staples as ‘La boheme,’ ‘Madama Butterfly,’ and
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
799Giacomo PucciniRR Auction
Superb boldly penned autograph musical manuscript by Puccini, unsigned, one musically-lined page, 10.75 x 14.75, no date bust circa August–November 19
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
800Giacomo PucciniRR Auction
Exquisite matte-finish 7.5 x 10.5 photo of Puccini with a cigarette dangling from his lips, signed and inscribed in black ink to soprano Rose Ader, “A
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
801Arthur RubinsteinRR Auction
Polish-American classical pianist (1887–1982) considered by many the greatest Chopin interpreter of his time. Pearl-finish 6.5 x 9 photo by Benjamin S
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
802Arnold Schoenberg and Alma MahlerRR Auction
Schoenberg (1874–1951) was an Austrian-born composer whose development of the ‘twelve-tone’ system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovatio
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
803Maurice RavelRR Auction
Stunning autograph musical manuscript signed “Maurice Ravel,” one page, 10.5 x 13.75, no date. Ravel pens the complete theme of his most famous work,
Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00