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 continues to achieve 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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Italian Composers and Conductors663 - Italian Composers and Conductors
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Superlative collection of nine AMQSs on a single 7.5 x 9.25 off-white sheet, with each composer penning a few intricate bars of music and signing belo
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Wilhelm Kempff664 - Wilhelm Kempff
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Renowned German pianist (1895–1991) especially noted for his interpretations of Beethoven. Matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 postcard photo of Kempff in a cont
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ruggero Leoncavallo665 - Ruggero Leoncavallo
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Italian composer (1857–1919) best known for his operas, particularly the beloved repertoire staple ‘Pagliacci’ (1892). Choice AMQS on an off-white 7.2
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Franz Liszt666 - Franz Liszt
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Romantic era composer and pianist (1811–1886) whose prowess at the keyboard earned him a cachet as perhaps the greatest virtuoso in the history of the
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Musicians667 - Musicians
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Attractive guest book belonging to music publisher Otto Furstner, 11.5 x 9.25, with alligator skin covers, silver corner pieces, and lettering on the
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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David Oistrakh668 - David Oistrakh
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Russian violin virtuoso (1908–1974). Russian release of his Brahm's Violin Concerto in D major op. 77 album signed on the front cover in blue fe...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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David Oistrakh669 - David Oistrakh
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Russian violin virtuoso (1908–1974). Collection of three untranslated ALSs in Russian, dating from 1957 to 1973, all to concert agent and director of
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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David Oistrakh670 - David Oistrakh
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Russian violin virtuoso (1908–1974). ALS in Russian, one page both sides, 6.5 x 10.25, March 14, 1958. Untranslated letter to Louis Persinger. In fine
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Igor Oistrakh671 - Igor Oistrakh
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Distinguished Soviet violinist (1908–1974). Collection of four untranslated ALSs in Russian, dating from 1971 to 1975, all sent to concert agent and d
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Hans Pfitzner672 - Hans Pfitzner
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Self-proclaimed ‘anti-modernist’ German composer (1869–1949), best known for his opera Palestrina, based on the life of the famed sixteenth-century co
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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