RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

TLS signed “Buk,” one page, 8.5 x 10.5, April 29, 1975. In part (spelling and grammar retained): “everything is quite simple. your own bellybutton is

One of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century (1890–1938) who introduced and made popular the word ‘robot,’ which first appeared in hi

Two lengthy documents: the first DS, 28 pages, 8.5 x 11, November 17, 1944, in which Chandler makes an agreement with Paramount Pictures to write six

Exquisite matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 portrait of Twain sitting on a small boulder holding a kitten, taken by Underwood & Underwood in 1907, signed...

Bold ink signature, “S. L. Clemens,” on an off-white 12 x 4.5 partly-printed document for a ship voyage scheduled to sail on November 12, 1903. Three

Ink signature, “Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition, with light toning and a bit of skipping to ink.

Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Clemens, payable to H. W. Bergen for $700, July 13, 1875. In fine condition, with a few vertical fol

Signed book: Eve’s Diary. First edition. London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1906. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 109 pages. Boldly signed on the fr...

Pen name of the French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873–1954), best known for such works as the Claudine series, La Chatte, and Gigi. Rare vin

Hand-addressed and signed envelope, 3.75 x 2.25, addressed by Dickens to a gentleman at “Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London” and signed below, “Char

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9, no date. Letter to Edward Valentine. In part: “I find that my man and the landlord of this house, agree in thinking that my b

ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 4.75 x 6.5, January 14, no year. In part: “You might send enclosed to Mr. Watkins…I am passing it through your

Signed book: A Witness Tree. First edition, first printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1942. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 91 pages. On the f

Lebanese-American artist and writer (1883–1931) best known for his writings on religion and for his best-selling 1923 spiritual-philosophical classic

Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand in Spanish, and signed by Hemingway, “Ernest M. Hemingway,” payable to Portador (Bearer) for 46.00

A substantial lock of Goethe’s hair sent to an admirer by his housekeeper Caroline Ulrich, presented in a 1.5? diameter ringlet against an off-white c

Fabulous AQS in German on an off-white 7.25 x 4.5 sheet, boldly signed at the conclusion, “Goethe,” and dated Weimar, January 10, 1814. In full (trans

ALS in French, signed “V. H.,” one page, 4 x 5.25, no date. Letter to a gentleman, in full (translated): “I warmly thank you. I hope I can kiss the ha

Revered Norwegian playwright and poet (1828–1906) whose works, including A Doll’s House and Hedda Gabler, made him one of the seminal figures of moder

Greek writer and philosopher (1883–1957) best known for his novel Zorba the Greek. Extremely rare ALS in French, one page both sides, 8 x 10, Organisa

Important Italian poet, essayist, philosopher, and philologist (1798–1837). ALS in Italian, signed “Leopardi,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, May 31, 1826. Le

Swedish writer (1858–1940) who in 1909 became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. An untranslated autograph manuscript in Swedish,

Handsome matte-finish 4.25 x 3.25 portrait of London wearing a broad-brimmed outdoorsman’s hat and tie, signed across his chest in black ink. Double-m

Scarce oval matte-finish 4.5 x 5.5 formal bust portrait of the poet in his younger years, affixed to a 10 x 13 mount, signed on the mount in black ink

Extremely scarce ANS, one page, 4 x 2.25, January 31, no year. In full: “Please admit the bearer.” Affixed to a same-size slip. In very good condition

TLS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” four pages, 7 x 11, personal letterhead, December 27, 1938. Wonderful letter to Danish illustrator Axel Mathiese

Noted English painter and illustrator (1829–1896). ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, June 5, 1861. Letter to Alfred Lord Tennyson. In

Signed book: Poems. First edition, collected and published at the request of Moore’s children. NY: Bartlett & Welford, 1844. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7...

Collection of 14 items, various formats, each signed by a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, including: Heinrich Boll (pamphlet), Pearl S. Bu

Collection of 19 items, primarily signatures on cards or sheets with affixed photos, each signed by a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, incl

Partial ALS in French, signed “Marcel Proust,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, no date. The concluding portion of a letter to Louisa Mor

Signed book: Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. First edition, first printing. NY: The New American Library, 1966. Hardcover with slipcase, 6 x 9, 309 pag

French writer (1866–1944) who won the 1915 Nobel Prize for Literature. Archive of material sent by Rolland to the publisher Albert Kundig in Geneva, c

Scarce ALS in German, both sides of a 5.25 x 3.5 card, June 12, 1912. Letter to a gentleman. In part (translated): “There exists a translation of the

Signed book: Dear Mili. First edition. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10 x 9.25. Signed and inscribed on the half-ti

TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, May 27, 1916. Letter to actor William Faversham. In full: “I have received a cabl

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, April 21, 1958. Letter to Marguerite Tuttle. In full: “We called your sister on returning on friday

Handwritten draft manuscript fragment in pencil, unsigned, 12 pages, 5.25 x 8.25, no date but circa 1925. A substantial portion of Stein’s draft for h

Handwritten endorsement in pencil, “Please pay, R. L. Stevenson,” on a bill made out to him on a 5 x 7.5 sheet, March 1, 1891. Stevenson approves a pa

Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. Spectacular

Exceptional handwritten manuscript fragment from a final draft of Thoreau’s manuscript for ‘Chesuncook,’ unsigned, one page both sides, 7.25 x 9.75, n

Monumentally important and influential American author, philosopher, and naturalist (1817–1862) whose works take a place among the paramount texts of

Rare 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of an engraved portrait of the author by G. Heuer & Kirmse, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Leo Tolst...

Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist (1896–1963). ALS in French, signed “Tzara,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, April 21, 195

Scarce ALS in French, signed “le vieux malade Voltaire votre ancien serviteur [the old sick Voltaire, your old servant],” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7

Famed and highly influential French poet (1844–1896) best remembered for his tumultuous love affair with the prodigiously gifted teenage poet Arthur R

ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 5.25, December 30, 1900. Letter to his sister Anna. In part (translated): “Again I had trouble reading your letter, my

Author and lexicographer (1758–1843) who published the first comprehensive dictionary of American English. ALS signed “N. Webster,” one page both side

Superlative sepia 4 x 5.75 portrait of Whitman, originally taken in September 1872 in Brooklyn by photographer G. Frank Pearsall, boldly signed in bla

ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, October 22, 1883. Letter to a writer regarding an appointment. In part (translated): “Since I want to save you the trip to Me