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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Charles L. Dodgson711 - Charles L. Dodgson
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles L. Dodgson712 - Charles L. Dodgson
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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
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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F. Scott Fitzgerald713 - F. Scott Fitzgerald
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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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Gustave Flaubert714 - Gustave Flaubert
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Celebrated French novelist (1821–1880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbô, and A Sentimental Education. Comprehensive handwrit...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Ian Fleming715 - Ian Fleming
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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
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Jean de la Fontaine716 - Jean de la Fontaine
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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
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Khalil Gibran717 - Khalil Gibran
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Lebanese-American artist and writer (1883–1931) best known for his writings on religion and for his best-selling 1923 spiritual-philosophical classic
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Robert Frost718 - Robert Frost
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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
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Allen Ginsberg719 - Allen Ginsberg
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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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Thomas Hardy720 - Thomas Hardy
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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
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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