RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Ink signature, “Mark Twain,” on an off-white 2.25 x 1.25 slip. Matted with a portrait of Clemens to an overall size of 11 x 14. Moderate toning and sl

DS, signed “SLC” four times, two onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, May 26, 1890. Document outlining the expected results of the Paige Compositor, a machine d

Bank check, 5.75 x 2, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to Self for $30.00, January 1, 1841. A uniform shade of mild toni

Signed book: Design for Living. Later printing. NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1933. Hardcover, 5 x 7.75, 139 pages. Signed on the first free end p

Ink signature, “Salvador Dali, 1945,” on an off-white 5.75 x 2.75 slip removed from a signed limited edition book. Triple matted and framed with a pri

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

Color 18 x 25.5 poster from France advertising a Dali exhibition at the Galerie François Petit from December 1 through 24, 1967, signed in blac...

Ink signature, “Charles Dickens, London, Monday Tenth December 1849,” on an off-white 4 x 2.75 sheet. In very good condition, with intersecting folds

Beloved British author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll (1832–1898). ANS signed “C. L. Dodgson,” one p

Ink signature, “A. Dumas,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.

Three untranslated ALSs in French, two signed “A. Dumas” and one signed “A. D.,” on sheets ranging in size from 4.25 x 6.5 to 5.25 x 8.25, two one-pag

Four untranslated ALSs in French, each signed “A. Dumas,” on 4.5 x 3.5 cards, two one-page letters and two one-page both sides. In overall fine condit

ANS signed “Alex Dumas,” one page, 4.25 x 6, personal letterhead, no date. Brief note to an unidentified recipient. In full (translated): “Ask Mr. Hua

Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish writer and dramatist (1878–1957) notable for his work, mostly in fantasy, published un

AQS on a 3.75 x 6 off-white sheet of stationery with gold embossed Eiffel Tower at left and legend in English: “Come and See Me Soon.” Eiffel pens a q

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ellison posing outside of a building, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

American-born Jewish sculptor (1880–1959) who worked primarily in Great Britain and whose nude public sculptures stirred controversy. ALS, one page, 7

Limited edition chapbook, Bebop Buddhist Ecstasy: Saroyan’s Influence on Kerouac and the Beats, 5.25 x 8, signed on the colophon page, “Ferlinghetti.”

American artist and illustrator (1877–1960) best known for his iconic image of Uncle Sam saying ‘I Want You’ on a World War I recruiting poster. Fanta

Jazz Age novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. Fitzgerald was the self-sty