RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Signed book: Music for Chameleons. First edition, limited issue, numbered 175/350. NY: Random House, 1980. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8.5, 262 pa

American biologist and author (1907–1964) best known for the ecological classic Silent Spring. Signed book: The Sea Around Us. Later printing. NY: Oxf

English poet (1772–1834) best remembered for ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ and ‘Kubla Khan.’ Ink signature, “Believe me, dear sir, with…respect, y

ANS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, June 19, 1919. Brief response to an autograph request. In full: “Glad I have helped you. The enclose

Uncommon ALS signed “Stephen,” one page, 8 x 7, personal letterhead, January 19, 1996. Letter sending his pen. In full: “Here’s the pen—same one I use

Signed book: The Dark Half. First edition, first printing. NY: Viking, 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 431 pages. Signed and inscribed on

British artist and writer (1812–1898) best known for his ‘nonsense’ books, which feature his quirky drawings and amusing verse. ALS, three pages on tw

Signed book: A Writer’s Notebook. Limited edition of 1000 copies (this being No. 793). NY: Doubleday, 1949. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.5, 367 pa

Polish poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat (1911–2004) who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980. Glossy 4.75 x 10 head-and-shoul

Signed book: Anna Christie. Special limited edition, numbered 153/775. NY: Horace Liveright, 1930. Hardcover with slipcase and dust jacket, 8 x 10.5,

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