RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Bank check, 6 x 2, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to self for $50.00, 1838. Matted and framed with an engraved portrai

Three items: a matte-finish postcard photo of Coward as he appeared in the film In Which We Serve, signed in fountain pen; a 1934 TLS signed “Noel,” o

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9.5, Faber and Faber letterhead, April 4, 1951. Letter to Maurice Carpenter. In part: “I was well impressed by your poems, and s

French author (1844–1924) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 6.5, no date. Short untranslated letter to a

Signed book: Come In and Other Poems. Later printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1943. Hardcover with detached dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 192 pages. S

ALS signed “Dad,” five pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, March 24, 1936. An encouraging letter to his son Romer. In part: “Romer, you must have ze

German author and translator (1830–1914) who wrote novels, poetry, and short stories and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1910. Matte-fin

Playnote program for a performance of The Lesson, 5.5 x 8.5, 15 pages, October 1978, signed on the front cover in felt tip by Eugene Ionesco, Didi Con

German dramatist (1878–1945) of the Expressionist movement. Pencil sketch of a caricature portrait of Kaiser by Emery Gondor on an off-white 10 x 14 s

Color satin-finish 12 x 18 photo of a film poster for Cujo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed t

Russian writer, explorer, and adventurer (1870–1938) best known for his story The Duel. Important ALS in Russian, signed “A. Kuprin,” one page, 8.25 x

Signed book: Main Street. Later printing. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 451 pages. Signed on the first free end page by L

Bank of Hawaii, LD. bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Marconi Wireless Teleg. Co. of America for $10.03, stamp-dated

Personal check, 6 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Miller, payable to Le Cellier for $50.00, October 12, 1978. In fine condition, with a couple bank s

Two items: first, a bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by London, “Jack London,” payable to W. H. Moore for $1.50, September 28, 1909. Double-

Highly regarded Chilean poet (1889–1957) who, in 1945, became the first Latin-American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Matte-finish 5 x 6.75 pho

Signed book: Mourning Becomes Electra. Special limited edition, numbered 51/550. NY: Horace Liveright, 1931. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.75, 257 pages. Neatly

French writer (1839–1907) who won the 1901 Nobel Prize in Literature. ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.75, October 22, 188

ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 5, no date. Letter regarding the publication of one of his works. In full: “I return the proof you sent me herewith. The

TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, personal letterhead, June 6, 1948. Letter to R. F. Garrow. In full: “I believe I never thanked you