RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Polish-born author of Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness. Bold ink signature, “With pleasure, Joseph Conrad, 5. May ‘23,” on an off-white card. Double mat

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to self for $50, May 9, 1936. In fine condition, with mild toni

French master of the Neoclassical style (1748–1825). Rare ALS in French, signed “David,” one page, 7.25 x 9, August 9, 1790. Written to the Count d’An

Photographer (1868–1952) known for his photos of the American West and stylized portraits of Native Americans. Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.75 photo o

Austrian-American sculptor (1907–2003) famous for his USMC War Memorial of the flag raising at Iwo Jima. Color 5.75 x 4 deckle-edge postcard of de Wel

Important French painter and sculptor (1834–1917), one of the seminal figures of Impressionism, best known for his images of dancers. ALS in French, s

Playwright (1880–1958) who adapted Dracula as a stage play from Bram Stoker’s novel of the same name. Deane’s 1924 adaptation was the first authorized

Ink signature, “Monday Fourteenth June 1869, Faithfully yours, Charles Dickens,” on two off-white sheets of Gads Hill Place stationery, paired togethe

Hand-addressed and signed mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed by Dickens to “James T. Fields, Esq., Office of the Atlantic Monthly, Boston, Mass,

Partial ALS signed “CD,” one page, 4.25 x 4.5, no date. Conclusion of the Dickens letter reads, “My impression that many of the Parisian Theatres are