RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents, and Autographs

Business check, 6 x 2.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Cooper, payable to Hay for $20.00, December 1, 1841. In very good condition, with b

French poet and novelist (1842–1908) who was known as ‘the poet of the humble.’ Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Cayol Freres of Marseille, signed

Scottish novelist (1859–1914). Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Russell & Sons of London, signed in the lower border in black ink, “S. R. Cr...

British caricaturist and illustrator (1792–1878) best known for his works satirizing contemporary politics and his illustrations for the works of Char

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 8, Gipsy House letterhead, September 15, 1989. Brief letter to an admirer. In full: “Thank you for your letter. I never send pho

French writer (1822–1896) and founder of the Académie Goncourt and creator of the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary prize. Orig...

Austrian painter (1835–1921) known for his genre scenes of Tyrolese peasant life. Original 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo, by Franz Hanfstaengl of Munich, sign

British author (1785–1859) best remembered for his now-classic memoir of his experiments with drugs, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. Unsigned a

Son of Swiss author Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein, known as Madame de Stael, who edited her complete works in seventeen volumes. ALS in Frenc

French painter and writer (1870–1943). ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 6, June 1, 1925. Letter to Gabriel Thomas. In part (translated): “I hope you wil