RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents, and Autographs

Articulate and humorous TLS signed “Take care, Mar,” one page, 8.5 x 11, 1957. Letter to Eddie Sherman of the Honolulu Advertiser. In full (spelling a

ANS signed “Jim Cagney,” on a 5.75 x 3.5 picture postcard of Cagney’s paintings of posies, April 1974. In full: “Warm thanks & some ‘posies’ fro...

American actor and singer who played the pianist Sam in Casablanca (1886–1953). Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Wilson sitting at a piano, signed

Italian ballet dancer, mime, and founder of the Cecchetti method (1850–1928). Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Pagliano e Ricordi of Milan, signed

Ink signature, “Best wishes, Charlie Chaplin,” on a light blue 5 x 3 album page with a clipped photo of an elderly Chaplin affixed to the lower right

Two large black binders, 10.5 x 12, consisting of over 100 recipes intended for an apparently unpublished ‘Celebrity Cookbook,’ most handwritten and a

Highly regarded American actor (1920–1966) best known for his Oscar-nominated turns in such classics as Judgment at Nuremberg, From Here to Eternity,

Broadway star (1847–1924) who spent much of her youth dancing on stage for miners in the California Gold Rush, eventually becoming the protegee of act

American actor (1845–1928) who frequently played eccentric characters. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Sarony of New York, signed in the lower bo

Stunning vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 Hurrell photo of Crawford in a low-cut dress and bathed in shadows, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Iren

ALS, one page, 6.25 x 9, May 11, 1964. De Havilland declines an invitation. In part: “Thank you…for your kind invitation to attend the Elger Producers

Signed book: The Pocket Book of Great Drawings by Paul J. Sachs. NY: Pocket Books, Inc., 1951. Softcover, 4.25 x 6.25, 112 pages. Signed on the first

Choice personal check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Flynn, “Errol Flynn,” payable to Dr. C. W. Priddy for $21.12, April 5, 1946. In fi

ALS signed “Hank,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, January 16, 1946. Letter to his “Ma.” In part: “I think it’s only right that you should know your son gave a

Director and producer (1893–1972) best known for the The Good Earth and Toll of the Sea. TLS signed “Sidney,” one page, 6.5 x 10, personal letterhead,

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 11, 1952. Gable gives Loew’s Incorprated his “consent to your using…reproductions of my signature, on my photographs

ALS signed “Ava,” one page both sides, 7 x 9, no date, but postmarked 1976. Letter to Harris William in Spain. In part: “I think I’m on the road to re

Lovely vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Garland in a striped shirt, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Tommy, love, Judy Garland.” Scattered surfa

Superb vintage pearl finish 8 x 10 Sinclair Bull portrait photo from Judy’s very first MGM sitting, taken on November 30, 1935, when Garland was 13 ye

Actor (1853–1937) best remembered today for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 silent film. His portrayal of Holmes helped create the m