RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

TLS signed “Thornton W. Burgess,” one page, 8.25 x 7, personal letterhead, March 18, 1929. Letter to an admirer. In full: “Sister South Wind has just

American novelist (1892–1977) best known as the author of such crime/noir classics as The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. Vintage pea

Pearls Gallery catalog for a Calder exhibition, entitled Crags and Critters of 1974, 9.25 x 9.25, signed inside the cover in blue felt tip, “Greetings

Influential Scottish-born Victorian philosopher, essayist, and historian (1795–1881). ALS signed “T. Carlyle,” one page both sides, 3.75 x 5, black-bo

Italian painter (1881–1966) associated with Futurism. ALS in Italian, one page, 5.75 x 9, L’Ambrosiano letterhead, Forte dei Marmi, July 22, 1936. Let

French photographer (1908–2004) considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. Masterful 5.75 x 4.25 postcard photo of Cartier-Bresson’s ‘Pari

ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” four pages, 5 x 8, Florence, Italy, January 1, 1893. Letter to Frederick J. Hall. In full: “Ours of Dec. 19 is to hand, ...

American playwright and screenwriter. He won Academy Awards for Marty (1955) and Hospital (1971). Glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in black f

Signed book: Lucy Gayheart. Limited edition first edition of 749 copies (This being No. 84). NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. Hardcover, 6 x 9.25, 231 pages

Witty and desirable AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 3.25 sheet. Clemens writes: “The principal difference between a cat & a lie is, that a cat has onl...

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