RR Auction's March Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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J. D. Salinger871 - J. D. Salinger
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The 1936 edition of Crossed Sabres, the Annual of the Corps of Cadets of the Valley Forge Military Academy, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 8 x 10.75, 220 pages.
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Sir Walter Scott872 - Sir Walter Scott
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Autograph poem, unsigned, one page, 6 x 5.25. Scott pens three stanzas, in full: “If that it were suppose it should be so / Without forgetting either
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sir Walter Scott873 - Sir Walter Scott
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Scottish novelist and poet (1771–1832) best known for such classics as Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and Waverley. Third-person ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9.25, [May 1
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Maurice Sendak874 - Maurice Sendak
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Signed book: We Are All in the Dumps. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11 x 8.25, 56 pages. Sendak has drawn a port
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George Bernard Shaw875 - George Bernard Shaw
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ALS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, August 21, 1935. Letter to a Philadelphia woman who informed Shaw he had been misquoted in an Ameri
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George Bernard Shaw876 - George Bernard Shaw
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Third-person ANS in pencil, signed “Shaw’s,” in the text, one page both sides, 4.5 x 3.5, no date. Note informing the recipient of an address change.
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Joshua Shaw877 - Joshua Shaw
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Painter (1776–1860) of scenic views of early America, and important precursor to Thomas Cole and the Hudson River School. ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9.75, S
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Edith Sitwell878 - Edith Sitwell
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English poet and critic (1887–1964). ALS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, Paris, November 1, 1930. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “I should have lo
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Eric Sloane879 - Eric Sloane
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American landscape painter and illustrator (1905–1985). Collection of seven signed color candid photos, 9.75 x 7.5 and 7.5 x 9.75, of Sloane at work i
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Samuel Francis Smith880 - Samuel Francis Smith
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ALS signed “S. F. Smith,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5.5 x 9, September 25, 1895. Letter to “my dear old friend.” In part; “Notwithstanding y
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John Steinbeck881 - John Steinbeck
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Signed book: East of Eden. First edition, limited issue of 1500. NY: Viking Press, 1952. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 602 pages. Signed on the colophon in
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Bram Stoker882 - Bram Stoker
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Incredibly scarce first edition, second issue of Dracula, Westminster, England: Archibald Constable and Company, 1897. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.7
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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William Styron883 - William Styron
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Major American novelist (1925–2006) best known for The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie's Choice. ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal lette...
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William Styron884 - William Styron
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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
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J. R. R. Tolkien885 - J. R. R. Tolkien
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British author and scholar (1892–1973) whose Lord of the Rings trilogy became one of the towering classics of fantasy literature and inspired a series
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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William Makepeace Thackeray886 - William Makepeace Thackeray
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ALS signed “W. M. Thackeray,” one page, 4.5 x 7, November 8. In full: “I am well. How do you do. Where is Fitzgerald?” In fine condition, with some tr
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John Reuben Thompson887 - John Reuben Thompson
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Southern poet and journalist who worked closely with Edgar Allan Poe (1823–1873). Ink signature, “With every good wish for your health and happiness,
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Richard Trench888 - Richard Trench
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Irish poet and clergyman (1807–1886) who published numerous volumes of poetry and criticism, and eventually became Archbishop of Dublin. ALS signed “R
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Anthony Trollope889 - Anthony Trollope
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One of the most successful, prolific, and respected English novelists of the Victorian era (1815–1882). Ink signature and closing on an off-white 2.75
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Maurice Utrillo890 - Maurice Utrillo
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Popular French painter (1883–1955), son of the renowned artist Suzanne Valadon, best known for his colorful cityscapes and views of the French country
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Andy Warhol and Jamie Wyeth891 - Andy Warhol and Jamie Wyeth
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Tri-fold exhibit folder for “Andy Warhol & Jamie Wyeth Portraits of Each Other,” at the Brandywine River Museum, measuring 24 x 10 open, signed ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol and Muhammad Ali892 - Andy Warhol and Muhammad Ali
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Unique glossy 9.75 x 7.75 photo of Warhol at an exhibit of two of his Ali portraits, signed in black felt tip by Warhol and blue felt tip by Ali. Also
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Noah Webster893 - Noah Webster
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Author and lexicographer (1758-1843) who published the first comprehensive dictionary of American English. Manuscript DS, three scallop-topped pages o
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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John Greenleaf Whittier894 - John Greenleaf Whittier
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American Quaker poet and abolitionist (1807–1892). ANS signed “John G. Whittier,” one page, 4.25 x 7, no date. Short note to an unknown recipient. In
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Kate Douglas Wiggin895 - Kate Douglas Wiggin
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American author (1856–1923) best known for the juvenile classic Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Vintage 4 x 5.25 photo, featuring an oval image of Wiggin,
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Kate Douglas Wiggin896 - Kate Douglas Wiggin
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Postcard depicting Wiggin’s house, 5.5 x 3.5, signed on the reverse in black ink. In very good to fine condition, with scattered toning and soiling, a
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Oscar Wilde897 - Oscar Wilde
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Irish writer (1854–1900) and leader of the Aesthetic Movement, known for such works as The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, an
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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P. G. Wodehouse898 - P. G. Wodehouse
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ALS, one page, 5.5 x 3.5, personal letterhead, June 29, 1972. Brief letter to an admirer. In part: “This is me working, with my dachshund Jed behind m
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P. G. Wodehouse899 - P. G. Wodehouse
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Glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Wodehouse smoking a pipe, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Best wishes, P. G. Wodehouse.” Scattered s
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Virginia Woolf900 - Virginia Woolf
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British author (1882–1941) revered as one of the most important writers in the English language. Signed book: Orlando. Limited edition of 861 copies (
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Alexander Woollcott901 - Alexander Woollcott
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Critic and commentator for The New Yorker magazine and a member of the Algonquin Round Table (1887–1943). Vintage glossy 8.75 x 7.5 photo of Woollcott
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Herman Wouk902 - Herman Wouk
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ALS, one page, 5.5 x 3.5, personal letterhead postcard, February 17, 1968. Letter to an admirer. In full: “Thank you for a fine letter about ‘This is
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Frank Lloyd Wright903 - Frank Lloyd Wright
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Exceptional Wright-designed business check for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 8 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Wright, “Frank Lloyd Wrig
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Frank Lloyd Wright904 - Frank Lloyd Wright
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Signed book: An Autobiography. Later printing. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1943. Hardcover, 8.5 x 8.5, 560 pages. Signed on the title page in blue in
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Andrew Wyeth905 - Andrew Wyeth
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Signed book: The Art of Andrew Wyeth. First edition. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1973. Leatherbound hardcover, 12 x 9.25, 176 pages. Signed and
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Andrew Wyeth906 - Andrew Wyeth
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ALS signed “Andy,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, September 12, 1969. Letter to a friend. In part: “Delighted to know the great coat is
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Andrew Wyeth907 - Andrew Wyeth
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Full car registration form, signed “Andrew N. Wyeth,” and “Betsy James Wyeth,” one page, 7.25 x 3.25, expiry date of March 31, 1975. Commonwealth of P
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Andrew Wyeth908 - Andrew Wyeth
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Car registration stub, signed “Andrew N. Wyeth,” one page, 2.5 x 3.25, expiry date of January 31, 1981. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania automobile regist
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Andrew Wyeth909 - Andrew Wyeth
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Personal check, 7.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wyeth, “Andrew Wyeth,” payable to Harbor View Tavern for $98.88, August 30, 1989. M
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Mel Blanc911 - Mel Blanc
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Blanc holding a carrot, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with mild surface bends and creases.
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Cartoonists912 - Cartoonists
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Five items: one original storyboard production sketch in pencil, presumably from the Dennis the Menace cartoon, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed in the
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Comic Artists913 - Comic Artists
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Approximately 27 items, consisting primarily of original sketches and comic art, as well as a few photos and cards, each signed by the associated comi
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Cartoonists914 - Cartoonists
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Eleven items consisting of: eight original hand-inked Tiger daily comic strips, on paper, all approximately 13.5 x 4.5, each signed in a panel by Blak
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Walt Disney915 - Walt Disney
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Exceptional personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and boldly signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to H. L. Byram, County Tax C
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Walt Disney916 - Walt Disney
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Fantastic vintage glossy 8 x 10 double weight photo of Disney staring pensively off camera, his arms folded in front of him, signed and inscribed in f
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Walt Disney917 - Walt Disney
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Superb vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, beautifully signed in fountain pen. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication hold
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Rube Goldberg918 - Rube Goldberg
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ANS, on a 5 x 4 engraved announcement of an appointment of his friend Richard Hyman, no date. Written at the top of the announcement, the note reads,
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Chester Gould919 - Chester Gould
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Original signed and inscribed ballpoint sketch of Dick Tracy on an off-white 5 x 3 lightly-lined card, signed and inscribed “To Fred Carey, with best
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Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera920 - Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
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Original hand-painted production cel of Dastardly and Muttley, 13 x 10.5, consisting of three acetate sheets set against the original painted backgrou
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Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera921 - Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
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Original hand-painted production cel of Top Cat and Benny the Ball, 13.25 x 10.5, consisting of two acetate sheets set against a pre-printed color bac
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