RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

AQS, one page on a 3.75 x 2 card, January 4, 1889. Stowe quotes from Psalm 145:18. In full: “The Lord is nigh unto all that call upon Him. Your unknow

Bengali poet, playwright, philosopher, and author (1861–1941) who became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913. A printed b

American poet, literary critic, translator, and travel author (1825–1878) who is probably best known for his translation of Goethe’s Faust. Original c

Russian writer (1866–1933) and son of Leo Tolstoy. ALS signed “Count Ilya Tolstoy,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, embossed crest let

Signed Cyrillic book: The Prisoner in the Caucasus. Russia, c. 1892. Paperback, 3.75 x 5, 48 pages. Signed and inscribed in Cyrillic on the front cove

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, from the beginning of Cat’s Cradle, signed at the bottom in blue ink, “Kurt Vonnegut, October 28, 1994.” In p

Nice 9.5 x 12 book photo of Vonnegut resting his head in his hand, signed in the lower border in black ink. In fine condition.

Felt tip signature, “Andy Warhol,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. A mild central crease and a noticeable crease to the lower left corner, otherwise fine

Two felt tip signatures, “Andy Warhol,” on a single off-white 5 x 3 lined card. In fine condition, with a mild crease to the left side.

Glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Warhol, signed vertically in black ink. In very good condition, with light surface creases with a noticeable central

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, September 10, 1990. Letter to an admirer. In part: “It makes me feel terrible to realize how long I’ve

Signed book: The Woman of Andros. First edition. NY: Albert & Charles Boni, Inc., 1930. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5 x 8.25, 162 pages. Signed a...

Vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 13.5 photo of Williams relaxing at his Key West home with his two bulldogs, signed and inscribed in black ink “To Emily...

Business check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Williams, “Tennessee Williams,” payable to Newton Pharmacy for $29.85, February 21, 1978.

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, October 5, 1958. Letter to humorist S. J. Perelman. In part: “Thanks a thousand (1000) times for sen

TLS, one page, 6.75 x 10, personal letterhead, April 4, 1972. Letter to Fred Gable, assistant dean of Temple University. In part: “I am honored that y

Renowned American artist (1891–1942), one of the principal figures of the Regionalist movement of the 1930s and 1940s, whose painting ‘American Gothic

Ink signature, “Yours—W. B. Yeats,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 clipped slip affixed to a 6.25 x 5.25 off-white album page. In fine condition, with a few

ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, December 13, 1897. Letter reads, in part: “Here is the little note that Mr…was kind enough

Twelve original signed ink, ballpoint, and pencil sketches of comic strip characters on individual First Day Covers with cachets honoring ‘Comic Strip