RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Signed book: How to Write. Plain edition, first edition. Paris: Darantiere Press, 1931. Hardcover, 4.25 x 6.5, 395 pages. Quickly signed on the first

Vintage ballpoint signature, “John Steinbeck,” and vintage ink signature, “Richard Rodgers,” on an off-white 8 x 11 guest book page. Page is also sign

Signed book: East of Eden. Limited edition, first edition of 1500 copies. NY: Viking Press, 1952. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 602 pages. Signed on the lim

Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “For W. H. Hill from John Steinbeck,” on an off-white 5 x 3.5 card. In fine condition, with a light di

Partial ALS signed “R. L. S.,” one page, 4 x 3, no date. End of a larger letter reads, in full: “had not happened. May God grant all may go well. But

Endorsed bank check, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by James R. Osgood, payable to Stowe for $944.46, July 10, 1873. Endorsed on t

TNS, one page, 7.75 x 11, June 9, 1959. Brief note to an admirer. In full: “I hope you have a successful and happy life.” Intersecting folds, one thro

British author and scholar (1892–1973) whose Lord of the Rings trilogy became one of the towering classics of fantasy literature and inspired a series

Important French painter and printmaker (1864–1901) whose lively, colorful portrayals of the people and places of fin-de-siècle Paris take a pl...

Crisp ink signature on an off-white 5.25 x 4.5 lightly-lined folded sheet. An intersecting vertical and horizontal crease towards the left edge, some

Five limited edition color prints, 8.5 x 11, each signed in ink or pencil by the respective artist pictured. Signers are: Sophia Loren (1982 Flag Seri

Color glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Vallejo’s work entitled ‘Water Nymphs,’ signed in silver ink. In fine condition, with light overall irregular i

Color 6.75 x 10.75 book photo of Vargas’s work of a nude woman with two greyhounds, signed in blue ballpoint, “Vargas.” A diagonal crease to two corne

Signed book: Popism. First edition, first printing. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 310 pages. Signed in b

Signed book: America. NY: Harper and Row. Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 224 pages. Signed vertically in black felt tip on the front cover. In fine condition, w

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Warhol looking pensive, signed vertically in black felt tip. Some scattered edge creases and some light scratches to surface ov

Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. First edition, first printing. NY: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1975. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.

Color 19.5 x 29 poster for a 1971 exhibit at the Tate Gallery, bearing a Warhol image of Marilyn Monroe, signed in the lower border in black felt tip.

Color 4 x 6 postcard image of Warhol’s 1962 ‘4 Campbell’s Soup Cans,’ signed at the bottom in purple felt tip. In fine condition, with a light brush t

Author and lexicographer (1758-1843) who published the first comprehensive dictionary of American English. Pamphlet entitled “Message from The Preside