RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Signed book: The Playboy Book: Forty Years. First edition, first printing. Los Angeles: General Publishing Group, 1994. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9.5

German writer and translator (1830–1914) who wrote novels, poetry, and short stories and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1910. ALS in Ge

Printed Hirschfeld image of Elvis on an 8 x 10 card bearing an Elvis postage stamp and first-day cancellation, signed in pencil “Hirschfeld.” In fine

Two items: ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, June 13, 1872. Letter to Miss Mary Carpenter. In full: “I can only send you the written

AQS on an off-white 5.25 x 2.5 sheet. Ward pens the opening line from ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ In full: “’Mine eyes have seen the glory of t

American writer, printer, and philosopher (1856–1915), closely associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, who perished in the Lusitania disaster. T

Important French writer, artist, and statesman (1802–1885) best known for such canonical novels as Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (aka ...

Important French writer, artist, and statesman (1802–1885) best known for such canonical novels as Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (aka ...

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9.75, January 15, 1850. Letter to J. Treadwell Esquire. In part: “The presence of various circumstances have prevented an earlie

British painter and etcher, known especially for his symbolic landscapes. Original unsigned pencil and charcoal sketch of the upper torso and head of

Signed book: The Best American Short Stories. First edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007. Paperback, 5.5 x 8.25, 428 pages. Signed on the t

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of King covered in felines, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “For Bill Beal—All best, Stephen King.” In very fine condition.

TLS, on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, November 19, 1981. Letter to an admirer. In part: “Sorry to be so long in responding, but I’ve been working on a movie I

Chinese-American artist and one of America's leading watercolor masters (1911–2000). Color 14 x 21 print for a 1978 exhibit in Seattle, signed i...

Novelist (1880–1957) in which many of his works were adapted into screenplays starting in the silent era. TLS signed “Peter,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, M

Signed book: Rawdon’s Roof. Limited edition of 500 copies (This being No. 11). London: Elkin Mathews and Marrot, 1928. Hardcover, 6 x 8.25, 32 pages.

Signed book: Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Limited edition of 1000 copies (this being no. 466). Florence: Privately published, 1928. Handsomely rebound lea

Signed book: To Kill a Mockingbird. First edition (stated explicitly on the copyright page). Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960. Hardcover wi

French artist (1881–1955) best known for his brightly colored, cubist- and machine-age–influenced abstractions. La Forme humaine dans l'espace c...

Artist and illustrator (1926–2009) best known for his caricatures in The New York Review of Books. Original signed and inscribed ink sketch of a caric

Influential Irish author and scholar (1898–1963), a former atheist who became an eloquent convert to Christianity, best known for his works on Christi

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Imperial Cash Store for $12.40, stamp-dated January 8, 1910. A central vertical f

ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, June 11, 1872. Letter to Mr. Montgomery declining an invitation. In pa

Italian writer, born Kurt Erich Suckert, (1898–1957) whose surname, means ‘evil/wrong side’ and is a play on Napoleon's family name ‘Bonaparte’ ...

Italian poet and editor (1876–1944) who was one of the seminal figures of the futurist movement. Uncommon ALS in French, signed “F. T. Marinetti,” one

Two signed hardcover books, both trade editions: The Razor’s Edge, signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “For Egon & Rita Merdinger, ...

Unique color 15.5 x 22.5 promotional print for Max’s ‘Drawings’ exhibition at the Jack Gallery in NYC, with thick, colorful strokes of paint applied b

Color 21 x 25 Max-designed poster for the 1991 Mill Valley Film Festival, signed at the top in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few light din

ALS signed “Henry” on a 5.5 x 3.25 postal card, January 3, 1949. Letter to a friend. In full, “Do you still have this book - ‘The Dragon of Revelation

American author (1900–1949) whose single novel, Gone With the Wind, became one of the best-sellers of all time and spawned one of the most fabled movi

Highly influential French painter (1840–1926) who was among the leading figures of the impressionist movement, which took its name from the title of o

Intriguing 4 x 6 book photo of one of Moore’s abstract sculptures, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Color 11 x 8.5 print of a hound dog, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “LeRoy Neiman ‘88.” In fine condition, with scattered light creases

Two items: color 7.5 x 5.25 postcard image of Neiman’s ‘High Seas Sailing,’ signed in red felt tip; and a felt tip signature on an off-white 5 x 3 car

American artist (1870–1966) best known for his luminous, often fantastic landscapes and romantic illustrations of nudes. ALS, one page, 5.5 x 4.5, Apr

Two items: glossy 6.5 x 8 photo of Peale at a podium, signed and inscribed, “To Ed Clark Ford, with best wishes, Norman Vincent Peale”; and a one-page

Highly regarded French painter (1830–1903), one of the leading figures of the impressionist movement, best known for his distinctive pointillist style

Pulitzer Prize–winning American writer (1890–1980) best known for such enduring stories as ‘The Jilting of Granny Weatherall’ and the novel Ship of Fo

Poet, novelist and short story writer (1932–1963), who committed suicide after her separation from her husband and a long bout with depression. Virtua

Signed book: The Fountainhead. First edition, second issue (in green cloth; printed two months after the first). Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company,

AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7 album page. Riley pens the third stanza from his poem ‘God Bless Us Everyone.’ In full: “And thus he prayed, ‘God bless us

Writer best remembered as the lyricist of the song, ‘Maryland, My Maryland.’ Scarce AQS on an off-white 7 x 8.75 lightly-lined sheet, signed at the co

Signed book: The Last Don. Franklin Library First Edition Society edition. Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1996. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, March 23, 1960. Rockwell writes to John H. Connell in Henniker, New Hampshire. In full: “Thank you f

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, February 11, 1963. Letter to a woman who asked Rockwell to critique a youngster’s art work. In part:

Ink signature, “Sincerely, Norman Rockwell,” on a white card. Matted with a color print of one of Rockwell’s works and a small image of Rockwell to an

Two FDCs, with cachets honoring Benjamin Franklin and City Mail Delivery, each signed in blue ballpoint “Sincerely, Norman Rockwell.” One has a printe

Two identical color 4.25 x 6 postcards of Rosenquist’s ‘Marilyn Monroe,’ one signed in blue felt tip, the other signed in blue ballpoint. In fine cond

Signed book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. First American edition. NY: Arthur A. Levine, 1999. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 435

Signed book: The Satanic Verses. Later printing. NY: Viking Press, 1989. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 547 pages. Signed on the title page in