RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Bank check, 7.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Dickens, payable to House for £5.0.0, January 23, 1860. Several vertical folds, a few passing th...

Two short strands of Dickens’s hair, encapsulated in clear plastic, and affixed to an 8.5 x 11 informational sheet, which bears a copy of the original

Choice ink signature, “Charles Dickens,” on an off-white slip. Nicely matted and framed with a portrait of Dickens at his desk to an overall size of 9

ALS signed “ACD,” one page, 5.25 x 3.5, personal letterhead, December 9, no year but circa late 1920s. Note concerning occult books. In part: “I have

ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 4.25 x 6.5, Grand Hotel Belvedere, Switzerland letterhead, no date. Letter to an unidentified gentleman. In ful

Scarce and humorous ALS, one page, 8 x 10, Goldeneye letterhead, February 26, no year. Letter to Mrs. Walter Councill. In full: “I’m so sorry but I ha

Ink signature, “William Faulkner,” on an off-white 5.5 x 4 sheet. Also inscribed and dated in his hand, “Sao Paulo, 1954.” In very good condition, wit

Signed book: Howl and Other Poems. Later printing. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1959. Softcover, 5 x 6.25, 44 pages. Signed and inscribed on the

Bold ink signature in Cyrillic on an off-white 2 x 1.5 card. Matted with a photo of the Soviet author to an overall size of 8.25 x 11.75. In fine cond

Signed book: The Tin Drum. First American edition. NY: Pantheon Books, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 591 pages. Signed in black ink on th

Fantastic autograph manuscript in pencil, signed in the third-person title, “Zane Grey’s Record 758 Pound Tuna by Capt Laurie D. Mitchell,” 15 pages,

Partly-printed DS, signed “Nathl. Hawthorne,” one page, 8.5 x 7, April 19, 1848. Customs document for the district of Salem and Beverly. In part: “We

First National Bank of Boston check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to the bearer for

Colorful 7 x 3 ticket for a bullfight at the Plaza Toros de Malaga, August 5, 1959, from the personal property of Roberto Herrera Sotolongo, personal

Document in Spanish, unsigned, one page, 8.25 x 11, July 8, 1960. Insurance policy issued to Hemingway covering fire and cyclone damage. In part (tran

Original unsigned vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 8 photo of Hemingway, his wife Mary, Roberto Herrerra, and other friends posing with two mariachi band m

Collection of eight color candid Articolor slides of Hemingway at his Idaho hunting home, all 2 x 2, including two images of Hemingway with close frie

Hemingway’s personal calling card bearing his name printed in the center, 3 x 1.5, with a bold ANS penned at the bottom, in full: “Dear Bud and Helen:

An uncommon pair of autograph manuscripts, each signed at the conclusion by Holmes, “Oliver Wendell Holmes.” The first is penned by Holmes in ink on o

Autograph draft of a poem, signed “Julia Ward Howe,” two pages (7.75 x 10.25 and 7.75 x 5), no date. The poem, titled “In Cologne Cathedral,” reads in

Personal check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Kerouac, payable to J. Patiky for $20.00, June 6, 1958. In very good condition, with a central verti

Russian writer, explorer, and adventurer (1870–1938) best known for his story The Duel. ALS in French, signed in Cyrillic, one page, 8.25 x 5.25, Marc

Signed book: Rawdon’s Roof. Limited edition, numbered 11/530. London: Elkin Mathews and Marrot, 1928. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8, 32 pages. Crisply signed on

Signed book: The Misfits. First edition. NY: Viking Press, 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.25, 132 pages. Signed on the title page in blue

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

TLS, one page, 5.75 x 4.5, no date but circa early 1960. Letter to Mr. Crook. In part: “I had no idea that you would be wanting my material so terribl

Fountain pen signature, “A. A. Milne,” on an off-white 5.5 x 7.5 sheet of personal stationery. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal

Esteemed Chilean writer and politician (1904–1973) who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature, best known for his intense poems of love. ALS in Spanis

TLS, one page, 7 x 11, personal letterhead, October 1, 1936. Letter to psychiatrist Dr. [C.E.] Mayos. In part: “I do not know what the movies will do

TLS signed “Geo. Orwell,” one page, 8 x 10, April 27, 1946. Letter to Mr. Mackerness. In part: “I have never read Darwin's Autobiography. The br...

Wonderful collection of 20 letters, primarily consisting of ALSs, each by a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, including: Nelly Sachs, Bjorn

Unsigned autograph manuscript in Russian, one page both sides, 9.25 x 12.5, no date. This manuscript, handwritten by Pasternak, is a draft of his tran

TLS, two pages, 8 x 10, The Little Review letterhead, November 1918. Letter to G. H. Thring of the Authors Society. In part: "Mr H. G. Wells an...

ALS signed “GBS,” one page, 5 x 6, personal letterhead, September 21, 1948. Letter to his cousin, Georgina ‘Judy’ Musters, who worked as his secretary

Wonderful assemblage of 11 ink sketches by Silverstein of detailed and cartoonish faces on the reverse of a manila 12 x 9 envelope, originally sent fr

Lengthy ALS in pencil, signed “John,” two pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 12.5, March 1, 1965. Letter to advertising pioneer Howard Gossage, who had enliste

Bank check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Stevenson, payable to C. Swaine for £3.14.3, August 9, 1887. Double-matted and framed with a portra...

Son of Leo Tolstoy who was respected as a writer and artist in his own right (1869–1945). Pencil sketch of his father and famed Russian author Leo Tol

Rare 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of an engraved portrait of the author by G. Heuer & Kirmse, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Leo Tolst...

French writer (1828–1905) whose classic novels, including Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, helped lay the

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 3.25, Easton Glebe letterhead, no date. Short letter to “Mr. Schuler.” In part: “Will you please remove my name from the list of

Handwritten receipt, signed “Walt Whitman,” on the correspondence side of a government postcard, dated February 25, 1881. Receipt reads, in full: “Rec

Superlative sepia 4 x 5.75 portrait of Whitman, originally taken in September 1872 in Brooklyn by photographer G. Frank Pearsall, boldly signed in bla

Signed book: Plays in Prose and Verse. Limited edition of 250 copies (this being No. 28). NY: Macmillan Company, 1924. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8, 455 pages.

Collection of four items, each signed by a prominent American author, including: Henry W. Longfellow (signature), John Greenleaf Whittier (signature),

Collection of five items, each signed by an acclaimed writer, including: Henry W. Longfellow (signature), W. Somerset Maugham (TLS), John Greenleaf Wh

Signed book: Music for Chameleons. Limited edition of 350 copies (this being No. 292). NY: Random House, 1980. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8.5, 26

British writer (1870–1945) who first came to prominence in the 1890s as the young intimate companion of Oscar Wilde. ALS in French, signed “Lord Alfre

Signed book: Booked to Die. First edition, first printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 321 pages....

Collection of three items, each signed by a significant member of the 19th–century New England group termed the ‘Fireside Poets,’ including: Henry W.

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, November 2, 1887. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “I beg you to accept my cordial thanks for your kind letter, which has given

Ink signature, “The autograph of Washington Irving, Sunnyside, April 17th 1847,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 slip. Matted to an overall size of 6 x 4. So

Danish author (1873–1950) who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944. ALS in German, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, October 17, 1934. Untranslated

Personal check, 6 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Miller, payable to Albert Wiggins for $30, February 22, 1978. In fine condition, wi

A seminal confessional poet (1928-1974) and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1967, Sexton battled mental illness throughout her life until committin

Signed book: The Hairy Ape. Special limited edition, numbered 90/775. NY: Horace Liveright, 1929. Hardcover with dust jacket and slipcase, 7.75 x 10.2

Personal check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Williams, payable to Hotel Elysee for $719.32, September 14, 1978. Bank stamp touching fi

Collection of five books, each signed on an opening page by the book’s writer or illustrator. Signers are: Bennett Cerf (Laughter Incorporated); John

German pianist (1884–1969) known for his interpretations of Beethoven and romantic music such as that by Brahms. Extremely early 5.25 x 8.5 cabinet ph

German composer (1838–1920) who wrote over 200 works, including staples of the violin repertoire. ALS in German, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4

Italian composer (1801–1835). Impressive and scarce musical manuscript in Bellini’s hand, on a 10.75 x 8 musically-lined sheet, identified along the t

ALS in French, signed “H. Berlioz,” one page, 5 x 8, April 10, 1845. Letter to Monsieur Chamboose. In full (translated): “It has been impossible for m

Choice fountain pen signature, “Enrico Caruso 1919,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 collector’s card. In fine condition.

Untranslated ALS in Italian, one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting the interior of Pompei’s Casa degli Amorini Dorati. Dampstaining to the lower

ALS, half in Italian and half in French, signed “Caruso,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 7.5, no date. Letter to “Cara Graziella.” In full (

Revered Spanish cellist and composer (1876–1973) widely regarded as the greatest player in the history of the instrument. Uncommon matte-finish 5 x 7

Uncommon 5 x 8 book photo of Casals at a Steinway piano, signed in blue felt tip, “Pablo Casals, 1971.” Multiple horizontal folds and staple holes to

Scottish-born German composer (1864–1932) of operas and much orchestral and piano music. AMQS on a 4.5 x 3.5 off-white card. D’Albert pens two measure

French composer and teacher (1851–1931) best known for his ‘Symphony on a French Mountain Air.’ Untranslated ALS in French, one page, lightly-lined, 5

Franco-Swiss pianist and conductor (1877–1962). He is one of the most renowned 20th-century classical musicians, known for his Romantic period piano w

Spanish violinist and composer of the Romantic period (1844–1908). Great 4 x 5.75 cabinet portrait of Sarasate posing with his violin and bow, signed

ALS in French, one page, 4 x 6.5, no date. Untranslated letter to a friend. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered trivial soiling and a couple pe

Composer (1797–1848), born in Bergamo, Italy. AMQS on a 12.5 x 8.5 off-white musically-lined sheet. Donizetti pens 21 bars of music from an unidentifi

Russian violinist (1891–1967), who began his virtuosic career as a child and played Carnegie Hall at age 17. His recording career spanned six decades,

ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, Mount Royal Hotel letterhead, January 6, 1933. Untranslated to Louis Persinger. In fine condition. Acco

Influential French composer (1845–1924). ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. Untranslated letter to an unidentified gentleman. In fine conditio

Important Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907) whose works, often with a strong nationalistic flavor, include such repertory staples as the ‘Pia

Well-regarded Australian-born pianist, conductor, and composer (1882–1961) best known for his folk settings and colorful experimental works. Matte-fin

Highly acclaimed Soviet pianist (1916–1985). Beethoven Piano Concert No. 3 in C Minor Op. 37 album signed and inscribed on the front cover in Cyrillic

French composer (1818–1893) known for his opera, Faust, and for his composition of ‘Ave Maria.’ Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Ch. Gounod,” one p

Ink signature, “Edvard Grieg, Amsterdam 5/5/06,” on an off-white album page. Matted with a portrait of Grieg to an overall size of 9.75 x 11.75. In fi

Venezuelan composer, conductor, music critic, and theatre director (1874–1947). ALS in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7, Grand Hotel

German conductor (1872–1942) best known as the director of the San Francisco Symphony. DS, four pages, 8.5 x 14, July 31, 1917. Contract for Louis Per

Hungarian violinist, composer, and music teacher (1858–1937). Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Hubay posing with his violin and bow, nicely signed i

Hungarian violinist and composer (1831–1907) ranked second only to Paganini among 19th-century virtuosi. He was a close associate of Johannes Brahms,

American pianist (1922–1953) who was killed in a plane crash at the age of 31. Rare matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in blue ink,

Legendary mezzo-soprano (1808–1836) who was one of the most famous opera singers of the 19th century. She passed away at age 28 from injuries sustaine

Italian operatic tenor associated with the lyric-dramatic repertory (1885–1969). Matte-finish 5.75 x 4.5 photo of Martinelli with his arms crossed, si

Lengthy AMQS on an 11 x 6 off-white musically-lined sheet. Mascagni pens an incredible 14 bars of music and lyrics from his opera ‘Cavalleria Rustican

French composer (1842–1912) best known for such operas as ‘Manon,’ ‘Werther,’ and ‘Thais.’ ALS in French, signed “J. Massenet,” one page, 4 x 6, no da

ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, March 31, 1904. Letter to a lady. In part: “Let me thank you heartily for that excellent medallion of Richard Wagne

Internationally renowned Hungarian conductor (1855–1922). Matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 real photo postcard of Nikisch in a handsome suit, signed and inscr

Glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the virtuoso with his violin, signed and inscribed in Russian in the lower border in fountain pen, and dated Decemb

ALS in English, one page both sides, 8 x 11.25, May 26, 1960. Letter to Louis Persinger. In part: “I received your second letter with invtation to par

Superlative matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Puccini in formal attire, boldly signed in black ink along the right side. In fine condition. A

Italian composer (1858–1924) who earned a central place in the operatic pantheon with such repertoire staples as ‘La boheme,’ ‘Madama Butterfly,’ and

Crisp fountain pen signature, “Sergei Rachmaninoff,” on an off-white 5 x 2 slip. In fine condition.

German composer, conductor, and pianist (1824–1910). Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Reinecke sporting vicious sideburns, boldly signed at the bo

Choice AMQS on an off-white 5.75 x 3.5 card, crisply signed and inscribed in black ink, “A Madame Luch Haupt, Maurice Ravel.” Ravel pens the opening t

Soviet piano virtuoso (1915–1997) who was widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Russian release of an album containing