RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Maurice Sendak664 - Maurice Sendak
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Signed book: The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm. Later printing. NY: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2003. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 7.25
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Maurice Sendak665 - Maurice Sendak
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ALS, one page, 3.25 x 5.5, January 14, 1974. A postcard to Roger Verhulst of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company regarding a newly released book. In pa
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Maurice Sendak666 - Maurice Sendak
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Color 10.25 x 13.5 lithograph entitled ‘Go Tell Aunt Rhody,’ signed in the lower border in black ink. Framed to an overall size of 11 x 14.5. In fine
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Dr. Seuss667 - Dr. Seuss
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Original signed and inscribed ink and crayon sketch of the Cat in the Hat on an off-white First Day Cover, signed and inscribed, “Hi! Wendy…Best wishe
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George Bernard Shaw668 - George Bernard Shaw
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ANS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Emerson Quarterly letterhead, March 1, 1929. Note written at the bottom of an earlier TLS to Shaw fr
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan669 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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Irish-born playwright and poet (1751–1816) who was the long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal. Ink signature, “RB Sheridan,” on an off-white 2.25
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Georges Simenon670 - Georges Simenon
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Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, from ‘Talatala,’ beginning “At the time he hadn’t noticed her husband, who was probably down in the purser’s
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Samuel Francis Smith671 - Samuel Francis Smith
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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 stud
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John Steinbeck672 - John Steinbeck
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ALS, three pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 12.25, August 1, 1960. Letter to Mr. Smith. In part: “I returned last night to find your letter. On Friday Ralph
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Bram Stoker and Henry Irving673 - Bram Stoker and Henry Irving
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Stoker was an Irish author (1847–1912) best known for his horror classic Dracula. Irving (1838–1905) was a prominent British stage actor who was the
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Bram Stoker674 - Bram Stoker
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Irish author (1847–1912) best known for his horror classic Dracula. Ink signature, “Believe me, Sincerely yours, Bram Stoker,” on an off-white 2 x 1.7
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Irving Stone675 - Irving Stone
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Two TLSs, both one page, 8.5 x 11. One signed “Irving,” September 14, 1942. A letter to a friend. In part: “It is not easy to be light-hearted in thef
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Rabindranath Tagore676 - Rabindranath Tagore
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Indian poet, playwright, philosopher and author (1861–1941) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Superb vintage ink signature, “Rabindranat
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Albert Payson Terhune677 - Albert Payson Terhune
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Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.5 postcard photo of Terhune and his wife Alice with their beloved collies, signed by both in fountain pen. In fine condi
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Rabindranath Tagore678 - Rabindranath Tagore
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AQS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, dated January 1915. Tagore pens a lengthy quote from his poem ‘Fruit Gathering,’ starting the quote
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Rabindranath Tagore679 - Rabindranath Tagore
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Indian poet, playwright, philosopher and author (1861–1941) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5 photo, affix
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Alfred Lord Tennyson680 - Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Distinguished British poet (1809–1892) who was one of the most highly regarded and influential literary figures of the Victorian era. ALS signed “A. T
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Alfred Lord Tennyson681 - Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Bank check, 6.75 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Tennyson, “A. Tennyson,” payable to Mssrs. J. Lidstone for £27.15.3, October 14,...
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James Thurber682 - James Thurber
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, May 5, 1960. Letter to Spyros Skouras at Committee Headquarters. In full: “I shall be glad to become a member of your Committ
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James Thurber683 - James Thurber
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TLS, signed in pencil, one page, 7 x 10, New Yorker letterhead, February 2, 1956. Letter of thanks for a donation. In full: “I was deeply touched to l
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