RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents, and Autographs

Color 18.75 x 25 print entitled ‘Family Tree,’ signed in black ink. In very good condition, with Rockwell’s signature faded, but still legible, toning

Ballpoint signature and inscription, “My best wishes to Sonny Raley, sincerely, Norman Rockwell,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Accom

French decadent poet (1846–1903) with a flair for the macabre, he went mad and died in an asylum. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Melandri of Par

French Fauvist and Expressionist painter, and printmaker in lithography and etching (1871–1958). Rare vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 4.5 head-and-shoulde

Beautiful vintage matte-finish 10 x 13.75 portrait of Russell with his pipe, signed in the lower border in fountain pen by Russell and the photographe

Unusual ‘ghost signature’ done by Carl Sandburg. Sandburg has written an admirer’s name, “Carl Haverlin,” vertically on an off-white 9 x 7.25 sheet, a

TLS signed “Bill Saroyan,” one page, 8.5 x 11, April 5, 1958. Letter to Howard Cady at G. P. Putnam’s Sons. In part: “I wish you had dreaded less and

Signed book: Nutcracker. First edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 1984. Hardcover with dustjacket, 10.25 x 10.25, 102 pages. Signed and inscribed on the h

Two signatures: one felt tip signature, “Dr. Seuss,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 card; and one felt tip signature, “Best from Friz Freleng,” on an off-

Glossy 5 x 7 close-up photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip “With best wishes to Mark Vardakis—Dr. Seuss.” In fine conditi

Glossy 3.5 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in black ink “For Selwyn C. Gamble, with best wishes, Dr. Seuss.” In fine condition, wit

Victorian painter (1855–1926) and wife of explorer Henry M. Stanley. ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, August 1, 1891. Letter to C. F. Lehmann at “Ho

Boston-born Baptist minister and academic (1808–1895) best known as the lyricist of ‘America’ (‘My Country, ‘Tis of Thee’), written while he was a stu

Animal painter (1819–1894) and member of the Royal Scottish Academy. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by J. Moffat of Edinburgh, signed in the lower

Ballpoint signature, “John Steinbeck,” on a white card. Double matted with a portrait of Steinbeck to an overall size of 12 x 16. In very fine conditi

TLS, one lightweight page, 8.5 x 11, Athens, May 5, 1962. Letter to Ruth Bishop. In part: “Thank you for your very helpful letter. I have written to M

Irish author (1847–1912) best known for his horror classic Dracula. Ink signature, “Bram Stoker,” on an off-white 3 x 1.75 slip, clipped from a letter

Distinguished author (1811–1896) whose epochal 1852 novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin brought the issue of slavery to the forefront of American consciousness an

Important Swedish novelist and playwright (1849–1912) who takes a place among the most influential figures in the development of modern theater. ALS i

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, from his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Confessions of Nat Turner, signed at the top in black felt tip. In fin