RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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