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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Rainer Maria Rilke551 - Rainer Maria Rilke
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Influential poet (1875–1926) who takes a place among the most highly regarded figures in early modern literature. Partly-printed DS in German, one pag
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Bertrand Russell552 - Bertrand Russell
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ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, August 27, 1923. Letter to important philosopher and physicist Moritz Schlick. In part: “I certainly cannot refuse yo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Charles Sainte-Beuve553 - Charles Sainte-Beuve
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Influential French literary critic (1804–1869). ALS in French, signed “Sainte-Beuve,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, May 3, 1867. Neat
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jean-Paul Sartre554 - Jean-Paul Sartre
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Handwritten manuscript fragment in French, unsigned, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Sartre pens some thoughts on economic philosophy. In part (transl
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Sir Walter Scott556 - Sir Walter Scott
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Scottish novelist and poet (1771–1832) best known for such classics as Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and Waverley. ALS signed “W. Scott,” one page, 6 x 3, no date
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw557 - George Bernard Shaw
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TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, January 10, 1936. Letter to Vernon Bartlett. In part: “On the 22nd we start on a
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Dr. Seuss558 - Dr. Seuss
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TLS signed “Ted,” one page, 8.25 x 12.75, July 2, no year. Letter to his former editor. In part [spelling and grammar retained]: “Re Hand Book, Al&#...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Henryk Sienkiewicz559 - Henryk Sienkiewicz
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Novelist (1846–1916) who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905. TLS in French, three pages, 8.25 x 10.5, December 10, 1907. Untranslated sta
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Shel Silverstein560 - Shel Silverstein
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Fantastic felt tip sketch and handwritten draft on both sides of a 8.25 x 10 manilla envelope. On one side, Silverstein has drawn a large and whimsica
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Henry David Thoreau561 - Henry David Thoreau
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Phenomenal handwritten manuscript of ‘The Assabet,’ three pages on two 7.75 x 9.75 sheets, July 18, 1839. Unsigned handwritten manuscript originally s
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Paul Verlaine562 - Paul Verlaine
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Two exceedingly desirable ALSs in French, both signed “PV,” written to Edmond Lepelletier. The first is one page, 5.25 x 8, May 29, [1873]. In part (t
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 120,000.00
 
 
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Oscar Wilde563 - Oscar Wilde
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ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 6.5, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to journalist Frank Harris, editor of the Fortnightly Review
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Voltaire564 - Voltaire
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Versatile French Enlightenment writer (1694–1778) best remembered for his satirical work Candide. ALS in French, signed “V,” two pages on two adjoinin
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Jules Verne565 - Jules Verne
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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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Laura Ingalls Wilder566 - Laura Ingalls Wilder
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ALS signed “Laura Ingalls Wilder,” two pages on the reverse and inner panel of a Christmas card depicting the Magi traveling toward Bethlehem, 3.75 x
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Laura Ingalls Wilder567 - Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Scarce ALS, three pages on two sheets, 5.5 x 7, February 12, 1940. Letter to an admirer. In part: “I’m glad you like my books and you are right, I am
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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William Carlos Williams568 - William Carlos Williams
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ALS signed “W. C. W.,” one page, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, April 15, 1939. Letter parodying Ezra Pound’s ‘American’ dialect. In full: “Yeah, Ezra se
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William Carlos Williams569 - William Carlos Williams
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TLS signed “W. C. Williams,” one page, 8.5 x 11, December 11, 1938. Letter to To John Crowe Ransom, editor of The Kenyon Review. In part: “Your letter
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Emile Zola570 - Emile Zola
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Boldly penned ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, June 27, 1873. Letter to painter Edouard Beliard. In part (translated): “Your idea is excellent, a
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Ray Bradbury571 - Ray Bradbury
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Signed book: The Illustrated Man. First edition. Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1951. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8, 251 pages. Signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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