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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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Noah Webster665 - Noah Webster
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Author and lexicographer (1758–1843) who published the first comprehensive dictionary of American English. Ink signature, “N. Webster,” on an off-whit
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frank Lloyd Wright666 - Frank Lloyd Wright
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TLS, signed “F. LL. W.,” two pages, one 8.25 x 19 and one 8.25 x 9.5, Taliesin letterhead, January 19, 1932. Wright writes to Lewis Mumford, with many
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Edward Weston667 - Edward Weston
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Six ALSs, one in pencil, three signed “Edward” and three signed with his initials, five on government postcards and one on personal letterhead, dated
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Oscar Wilde668 - 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 : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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William Butler Yeats669 - William Butler Yeats
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AQS on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 slip. Yeats writes, “The years like great black oxen tread the world,” signed at the conclusion, “W. B. Yeats.” In fine
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Berenice Abbott670 - Berenice Abbott
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Postcard of Abbott’s photograph entitled ‘New York at Night,’ 4.25 x 6, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In fine condition.
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Ansel Adams671 - Ansel Adams
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Signed book: Yosemite and the Range of Light. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 15.25 x 12.25. Signed on the half-ti
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Ansel Adams672 - Ansel Adams
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TLS signed “Ansel,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard, April 7, 1961. Letter to Edna Bennett. In part: “Delighted to have you use the Aspen
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Ansel Adams673 - Ansel Adams
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Felt tip signature, “Ansel Adams, Carmel, 3-11-80,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card. In fine condition.
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Ansel Adams674 - Ansel Adams
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Postcard of Adams’s photograph entitled ‘The Golden Gate Before the Bridge,’ 6 x 4.25, signed on the reverse in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Charles Addams675 - Charles Addams
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ALS signed “Chas.,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.25, New Yorker letterhead, May 12, 1971. Letter to an admirer. In part: “Bless you for your inquiry r
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Lucien Aigner676 - Lucien Aigner
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Signed book: Lucien Aigner. NY: International Center for Photography, 1979. Hardcover, 7.5 x 9, 127 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black ink.
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Maya Angelou677 - Maya Angelou
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Signed book: The Inaugural Poem: On the Pulse of Morning. First edition. NY: Random House, 1993. Softcover, 5 x 6.5. Signed on the half-title page, “J
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Artists678 - Artists
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Thirteen postcards of various sizes depicting different works of art, nine color, each signed in ink or pencil by the associated artist. Signers are:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Richard Avedon679 - Richard Avedon
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Signed book: Portraits. Later printing. NY: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1976. Softcover, 8.75 x 11.75. Signed on the first free end page in black ink,
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Rex Beach680 - Rex Beach
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Signed book: Going Some. First edition. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1910. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 294 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page,
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Romare Bearden681 - Romare Bearden
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Two color postcards of Bearden’s vibrant works, 6 x 4.25 and 6.5 x 4.5, each signed in the lower right in blue ink. In overall fine condition, with mo
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Ray Bradbury682 - Ray Bradbury
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TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 8.5 x 11, ornate personal letterhead, September 24, 1990. Short letter to “Nard,” Bradbury’s long-time friend and admirer,
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Ray Bradbury683 - Ray Bradbury
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Three limited edition hardcover books, The Ray Bradbury Chronicles Volumes 1, 6, and 7, each signed on the colophon by Bradbury and other authors and
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Pearl S. Buck and William S. Hart684 - Pearl S. Buck and William S. Hart
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Two books: one hardcover limited edition of A House Divided, limited edition of 1000 copies, signed on the colophon in black ink, “Pearl S. Buck”; and
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Anthony Burgess685 - Anthony Burgess
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British writer (1917–1993) best known for his novel A Clockwork Orange; he was also an accomplished musician and composed over 250 works. Uncommon AMQ
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Edgar Rice Burroughs686 - Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Burroughs, “E. R. Burroughs,” payable to Young’s Market Co. for $4.41, December 8, 1938. In fine con
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Harry Callahan687 - Harry Callahan
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Signed book: Water’s Edge. First edition. Connecticut: Callaway Editions, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11 x 13.75. Signed on the half-title page
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Giorgio de Chirico688 - Giorgio de Chirico
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Color postcard of Chirico’s 1914 painting entitled ‘The Dream of the Poet,’ 4 x 6, signed vertically in the left border in black felt tip. In fine con
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Tom Clancy689 - Tom Clancy
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Two hardcover books, both first editions, first printings: Red Rabbit and The Cardinal of the Kremlin, each signed on the half-title page in black fel
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Art Clokey690 - Art Clokey
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Stop-motion claymation pioneer (1921–2010) who created Gumby. Color glossy 7 x 5 photo of Gumby and Pokey singing, signed and inscribed in gold ink, “
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Chuck Close691 - Chuck Close
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Four postcards of Close’s works, one color, 4.25 x 6, each signed at the bottom in blue felt tip. In overall fine condition.
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Noel Coward692 - Noel Coward
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Vintage ink signature, “Noel Coward,” on an off-white card. Double-matted and framed with a portrait of Coward holding a cigarette to an overall size
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Fleur Cowles693 - Fleur Cowles
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Signed book: Bloody Precedent. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 270 pages. Signed and i
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Michael Crichton694 - Michael Crichton
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Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Audrey—Best wishes, Michael Crichton.” In very fine condition.
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Countee Cullen695 - Countee Cullen
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Signed book: Color. First edition. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1925. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 108 pages. Signed on the first free end page in blue ink. In
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Willem de Kooning696 - Willem de Kooning
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Color 6 x 4.25 postcard photo of de Kooning gazing at one of his works, signed in black ink. In fine condition, with some light toning along top borde
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John Dunning697 - John Dunning
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Two letters: one brief ALS signed “JD,” on the reverse of a 2 x 5.5 bookmark, in part: “Writing a mystery set in radio in 1942. Then maybe a Janeway”;
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John Dunning698 - John Dunning
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Glossy 5 x 7 photo of the detective fiction writer, signed in gold ink. In very fine condition.
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Alfred Eisenstaedt699 - Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Signed book: Eisenstaedt’s Guide to Photography. First edition. NY: Viking Press, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.5 x 11, 176 pages. Signed on the
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Erro700 - Erro
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Two color postcards of Erro’s postmodern works, 6 x 4, each signed in black felt tip in the lower right and dated 1984. In overall fine condition, wit
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Erte701 - Erte
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Interesting 6.5 x 9.5 book photo of Erte’s costume design from 1961 entitled ‘Castor et Pollux,’ signed and inscribed in black ink “For Tom, Erte.” In
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Jean-Michel Folon702 - Jean-Michel Folon
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Four color postcards of Folon’s interesting works, 4.25 x 5.75, each signed on the reverse in colored pencil, with two inscribed to “Tom.” In overall
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Hans Fronius703 - Hans Fronius
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Color postcard of Fronius’s 1963 work entitled ‘Das zerstorte Hamburg,’ 5.75 x 4, signed on the reverse in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Erle Stanley Gardner704 - Erle Stanley Gardner
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Christmas card featuring a photo of a rabbit on the front, 6.25 x 4.5, signed inside in black felt tip by the author, “Yours, Erle Stanley Gardner,” a
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Zane Grey705 - Zane Grey
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ALS signed “Doc,” one page both sides, 7 x 9, P & O. S. N. Co. S.S. letterhead, no date. Letter to his wife. In part: “Since the Mitchells are o...
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William Gropper706 - William Gropper
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Jewish-American painter and cartoonist (1897–1977) known for his radical political views and contributions to left wing publications. Signed book: Wil
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Sarah Josepha Hale707 - Sarah Josepha Hale
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American editor and author behind the beloved nursery rhyme, ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ (1788–1879). ALS signed “Sarah J. Hale,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Ap
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Ernest Hemingway: Gregorio Fuentes708 - Ernest Hemingway: Gregorio Fuentes
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Signed book: The Old Man and the Sea. Later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1980. Softcover, 5.25 x 8, 127 pages. Signed on the title page in bl...
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Al Hirschfeld709 - Al Hirschfeld
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Time magazine featuring Hirschfeld’s caricature of Jay Leno on the cover, March 16, 1992, 8 x 10.75, 74 pages, signed on the cover in black felt tip,
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David Hockney710 - David Hockney
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Color 5 x 7 postcard photo of the artist standing in a Yorkshire gallery, signed vertically in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr711 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
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ALS, one page, 5 x 6, April 5, 1890. Letter with desirable literary content. In full: “I have written a verse with my autograph in the book which your
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F. M. Howarth712 - F. M. Howarth
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Two items: charming original vintage ink self-portrait sketch on a cream 3.25 x 4.25 card, signed “F. M. Howarth”; and an ink signature, “Yours in fun
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Elbert Hubbard713 - Elbert Hubbard
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American writer, printer, and philosopher (1856–1915), closely associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, who perished in the Lusitania disaster. A
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Robert Indiana714 - Robert Indiana
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Postcard of Indiana’s sculpture entitled ‘Moon,’ 4 x 5.75, signed at the bottom in black felt tip, “R. Indiana.” In fine condition.
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