RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Signed book: Fight Club. First edition, first printing. NY: W. W. Norton and Company, 1996. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 208 pages. Signed on

Bank check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Scott, payable to the bearer for £30, October 3, 1825. Attractively double-cloth-matted and framed ...

Boston-born Baptist minister and academic (1808–1895) best known as the lyricist of ‘America’ (‘My Country, ’Tis of Thee’), written while he was a stu

ALS signed “A. Tennyson,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 6.5, January 23, 1866. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “I regret to say that the duplicate of th

Personal check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Williams, payable to The Studio Duplicating Service, Inc. for $83.92, September 14, 1978.

Influential French composer (1803–1869) of such repertory staples as the programmatic ‘Symphonie fantastique’ and the opera ‘Les Troyens.’ ALS in Fren

Famed German composer (1833–1897) whose works in the classical spirit, written in the midst of the Romantic era, take a place among the most enduring

Untranslated ALS in Italian, signed “Maria Meneghini Callas,” one page, 5.75 x 8.25, personal letterhead, May 24, 1958. In fine condition.

Columbia Bank check, 5.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Caruso, payable to Columbia Bank for $2,685.45, January 19, 1916. A central

AMQS on an off-white 10 x 7.75 cardstock sheet, signed in fountain pen, “Pablo Casals, 1940.” Casals pens two bars of music. An unsigned postcard port

Scottish-born German composer (1864–1932) of operas and much orchestral and piano music. AMQS on an off-white 9 x 11 sheet, signed and inscribed at th

Important French composer (1862–1918) whose colorful, evocative works, particularly those for keyboard and for orchestra, exemplified the ‘impressioni

Russian Romantic composer (1864–1956) who worked during a transitional era in the history of Russian music. Choice AMQS on an off-white 6 x 8 sheet, s

Hungarian composer and pianist (1813–1888) best known for his characteristic keyboard works. ALS in German, one page, 5.25 x 8, June 21, 1872. Untrans

Versatile and prolific German-born composer and performer (1895–1963) whose best-known works include ‘Mathis der Maler,’ ‘Nobilissima Visione,’ and ‘D

Renowned Russian operatic bass (1871–1948). Matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of Kastorsky in costume, boldly signed and inscribed in Russian and

Renowned German pianist (1895–1991) especially noted for his interpretations of Beethoven. Matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of Kempff in a contemplative pose,

Prominent Hungarian composer, educator, ethnomusicologist, linguist, author, and philosopher (1882–1967). AMQS on the back cover of a sheet music book

German composer and conductor (1780–1849) best remembered for his romantic opera Das Nachtlager in Granada. ALS in German, signed “C. Kreutzer,” one p

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

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

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Massenet,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, August 8, 1897. In fine condition, with an edge chip and

ALS in German, signed “Felix,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, November 20, 1837. Letter to a friend. In part (translated): “Your letter is in a bad mood

Collection of 17 items, each signed by an opera performer, including: Paul Plishka (2 flyers and an SP), Joan Sutherland (SP), Luciano Pavorotti (3 Po

AMQS on an off-white 7 x 5.5 sheet, signed in fountain pen, “Francis Poulenc, 1945.” Poulenc pens three bars of music from his 1924 ballet, titling it

Intricate and neatly penned collection of eleven AMQSs on a single 7.75 x 9.25 off-white sheet, bearing a skillful pencil drawing of Sergei Ivan Tanei

ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 5, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to French politician and theater critic Georges Pioch, asking where and when t

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

Glossy 9 x 7 photo of Stern playing his violin, signed and inscribed in black felt tip. In very good condition, with scattered creases and some skippi

German composer (1864–1949) whose colorful symphonic poems and operas earned him a place among the most important figures in late-19th and early 20th-

Choice matte-finish 3.5 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To Mr. R. Joseph Kayser, si

Scarce AMQS on an off-white 6 x 4 album page, crisply signed at the bottom in black ink, “Dr. Richard Strauss.” Strauss pens a few bars from the openi

Esteemed Russian composer (1840–1893) whose colorful, dramatic, and expressive works represent the epitome of the Russian Romantic tradition and take

Influential English composer (1872–1958) of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. Scarce ALS signed “R. Vaughan Williams,”

ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page, 4.25 x 6.75, May 5, 1891. Letter to Italian novelist Edmondo de Amicis. Verdi writes that, as long as the

Semi-glossy 5.75 x 4 postcard photo of the conductor wearing sunglasses, signed in blue ballpoint. In very good condition, with a vertical crease and

Distinguished British composer (1902–1983) best known for such works as Façade, a theatrical collaboration with Edith Sitwell, and the oratorio...

Extraordinary AMQS on an off-white 7 x 5 sheet, crisply signed at the conclusion, “Dresden, 12 Sept. 1843, Richard Wagner.” Wagner pens four bars from

DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, August 30, 1946. Agreement between Armstrong and producer Jules Levey, in which Armstrong agrees to appear “in a motion pictu

Original unused full ticket for the famous Beatles concert at Shea Stadium on August 23, 1966, 6.25 x 1.5, bearing an image of the Fab Four on the rig

Pristine circa mid-1963 ballpoint signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr on an off-white 5.5 x 4.5 album page sti

Incredibly desirable 1963 UK fourth pressing of their Please Please Me album signed and inscribed on the back cover in blue ballpoint, “To Steve, all

Exceptional running order for a Beatles appearance on the Swedish television program ‘Drop In,’ one page, 8.25 x 11.5, October 30, 1963, signed by the

Perfect vintage red ballpoint signature, “John Lennon,” on an off-white 6.75 x 4 album page. In very fine condition.

Original glossy 7 x 9 press photo of John and Yoko during their famous 1969 Amsterdam Bed-In, with the typed caption affixed to the reverse reading: “

Desirable vintage 6 x 8 cardstock photo of the group issued as an insert for the Beatles 1963 autumn tour program, signed on the reverse in blue ballp

Choba B CCCP album cover boldly signed in black felt tip. Attractively double-matted to an overall size of 18.25 x 18.25. In fine condition. The album

Color Red Rose Speedway decal, 5? in diameter, signed in blue felt tip by Paul and Linda McCartney. The decal has been affixed to a color 20.5 x 31 po

DS, one page, 6 x 4, April 7, 1970. Business document between “McCartney Productions, Inc, 257 Central Park West, NYC” and “The Chemical Bank,” agreei

Signed book: The Blues is a Feeling. First hardcover edition. Mount Horeb, Wisconsin: Face to Face Books, 1998. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9 x 11.25,