RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Bold ink signature, “Very truly yours, Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 card. In fine condition, with some scattered light soiling and mountin

Signed book: Mockingjay. First edition, later printing. NY: Scholastic Press, 2010. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 8.5, 390 pages. Signed in-person on

Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of a seated Coward holding a cigarette, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue ballpoint “For Ian Hodgkins,

French author (1657–1757) who Voltaire described as ‘the most universal mind produced by the era of Louis XIV.’ Manuscript vellum DS, in French, signe

Author of coldhearted violent crime novels (1939–2008). Signed book: Whores. Limited edition first edition of 501 copies (This being No. 464). Montana

Italian writer (1871–1936) whose works vividly portrayed the life in Sardinia and in 1926 received the Nobel Prize for Literature. ALS in Italian, one

Belgian painter (1897–1994) associated with the Surrealist movement, best known for his females nude. Uncommon color 6 x 4 postcard photo of his paint

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, January 23, 1869. Letter to a woman inviting her to come hear his lecture from Oliver Twist conte

Hand-addressed envelope panel, 4.5 x 2.75, addressed by Dickens to “Dr. Southwood Smith, 38 Finsbury Square,” and signed in the lower left, “Charles D

ALS in purple ink signed “C. L. Dodgson,” one page both sides, 4 x 6, August 26, 1885. Letter to the editor of Vanity Fair, Thomas Gibson Bowles. In p

Extremely scarce ALS signed “Hilda Aldington, ‘H. D.,’” one page, 4.5 x 7, May 25. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “I shall be pleased to have you use

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 15, 1926. Letter to an admirer. In full: “Thank you for troubling to compliment my book.” In

French-born British cartoonist and author (1834–1896), known for his cartoons in Punch and his novel Trilby. Original vintage signed sketches: an ink

Ink signature, “R. W. Emerson,” on an off-white 2 x .5 slip. Mounted, double matted, and framed with a portrait of Emerson to an overall size of 9 x 1

Signed book: Notes on a Horsethief. First edition, limited issue, numbered #560/950. Greenville, Mississippi: The Levee Press, 1950. Hardcover, 6 x 9.

American pop artist known for his 3D style. Original signed black and yellow felt tip sketch of a skyscraper on a yellow 5.75 x 4 card. Matted to an o

Ink signature, “Eugene Field. London, October, 1890,” on an off-white 4.5 x 6.5 sheet likely removed from one of his books. Light scattered toning, so

Signed book: Our Hold on the Planet. Privately printed Christmas edition, 1940. Stitched softcover, 4.75 x 3.75, 12 pages. Signed and inscribed on the

Signed book: In the Clearing. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1962. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 101 pages. Neatly signed a

Signed book: Complete Poems of Robert Frost. Later printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1949. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 666 pages. Signe

ALS signed “Allen,” on a 5.5 x 3.25 postcard, April 19, 1972. Postcard to Peter Orlovsky. In full: “Marched anti War Madison Students several thousand

Rolling Stone book photo of Ginsberg celebrating, 10.75 x 14.5, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Allen Ginsberg, New York City 5/8/90, A

ALS signed “Dad,” seven pages on four sheets, 7.25 x 10.5, Aboard the ‘Fisherman’ letterhead, August 18. In part: “If…the agent in N.Y. has not sent m

Prolific British novelist (1856–1925) best known for such adventure fare as King Solomon’s Mines and Allan Quatermain. ALS, four pages on two adjoinin

Two color 4.25 x 6 postcard photos of Hanson’s incredibly lifelike sculptures, both signed at the top in blue ballpoint. Both are also signed and insc

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, from the opening of his second novel, Something Happened, signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint, “Joseph

Color 6 x 4.25 postcard photo, signed in-person in black ink, “K. Haring.” In fine condition. Originally obtained by in-person specialist Mike Wehrman

Limited edition 17 x 23 lithograph of Hirschfeld’s Aerosmith caricature used on their Draw the Line album cover, numbered #182/200, signed in the lowe

Austrian writer (1874–1929) who wrote novels, operas, poems, and essays. ALS signed “Hugo v. Hofmannsthal,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 5.25, Bad Auss

ANS signed “Oliver Wendell Holmes,” one page, 5 x 8, Boston, February 28, 1880. Brief response to an admirer. In full: “It gives me pleasure to comply

Ink signature, “Oliver Wendell Holmes, Boston, Jan. 22d, 1878,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.5 card. Nicely double matted and framed with a portrait of Ho

ALS, one page on a government postcard, 5.5 x 3.25, December 13, 1907. Letter to an admirer. In part: “Your book is safe. I was in New York when you s

Author, suffragette, dramatist, poet, and biographer (1819–1910), best remembered as the lyricist of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ Crisp and precise

Glossy 4.5 x 7 photo of Jones at the River Seine, signed and inscribed in black ink “For Robert Merritt Allen, James Jones.” In very good condition, w

ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.5, August 6, [1860]. Letter to poet Achille Millien whose La Moisson (The Harvest) appeared

Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Hugo, by Garnier Arsene of Guernsey, signed at the bottom of the image, “Rule, Britannia! Victor Hugo,” a

TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, June 18, 1970. Letter to author P. K. Thomajan. In part: “As to how I became associated with my book, ‘

FDC with a cachet honoring the fine arts, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.

Author (1922–2003) of the bestseller Please Don’t Eat the Daisies. Glossy 7.25 x 9.25 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip

ALS, one page, 3.75 x 6, Bateman’s Burwash letterhead, October 16, 1906. Letter to a gentleman marked at the top, “Private.” In part: “I felt that as

TLS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, May 13, 1933. Letter to Sir Francis Peek. In part: “I regret very much that I find it impossible to accept

Ink signature, “Very sincerely, Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip clipped from a letter. Remnants of two other words in his hand remain a

TLS signed “Louis,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, Ramada Inn letterhead, February 12, 1968. Letter to a friend. In part: “I used to write a lot of

Signed book: To the Far Blue Mountains. First edition, first printing. NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1976. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.5 x 8.5, 287 p...

Popular Swedish painter and illustrator (1853–1919). Rare ALS in Swedish, one page, 5.5 x 3.5, October 14, 1913. Untranslated postcard to an associate

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, November 30, 1926. Letter written from Florence to Edgell Rickword. In full: “Thanks for the Cunninghame Grahame book—I'...

British painter (1769–1830) best known for his portraits of some of the most prominent figures of his day. ALS signed “Thos. Lawrence,” one page both

Artist and illustrator (1926–2009) best known for his caricatures in The New York Review of Books. Two original signed ink sketches on individual 8 x

Sculptor (1915–2002) who worked primarily in the medium of wire. ALS signed “Richard,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 7.75, July 16, 1969. Letter to Alan

Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to White Bros. for $224.31, stamp-dated February 15, 1907. Two vertical folds, one th