RR Auction's Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

Collection of over 100 items, including signatures, book pages, FDCs, letters, and photos signed by authors and illustrators from all fields. Signers

Signed book: Little Caesar. First Edition NY: The Dial Press. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 308 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in ink, “

Original vintage signed ballpoint sketch of the character in his poem on a 9 x 12 magazine page featuring “I, Tom, and My Electric Gran,” signed in bl

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 28, 1942. Letter to a magazine editor. In part: “Thank you for sending me the prospectus of th

French photographer (1908–2004) considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. Handsome postcard of one of Cartier-Bresson’s best-known photog

Signed book: The Hunt for Red October. First edition, first printing with dust jacket from a later printing. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1984. H

British author regarded as the first British detective story writer (1824–1889). ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 7, personal letterhead, April 23. Unt

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 landscape painter (1796–1875) identified with the Barbizon School. Vintage ink signature, “C. Corot,” on an off-white 2.5 x 2 slip. In fine con

Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and writer (1866–1952) especially known for his writings on aesthetics and contributions to liberal political

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

Color postcard of Dali’s 1955 work entitled ‘The Sacrament of the Last Supper,’ 5.75 x 4, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.

Influential journalist and writer of fiction and drama (1864–1916). Vintage matte-finish 3.75 x 5.5 three-quarter-length portrait of Davis affixed to

Painter and illustrator (1832–1883) known for his illustrated editions of books by Rabelais, Balzac, Dante, Milton, and others. Untranslated ALS in Fr

Postcard depicting Ferlinghetti and friends in front of City Lights Books, 6 x 4, signed vertically on the reverse in black ink by the poet, “Lawrence

British novelist (1899–1966) best known for the Horatio Hornblower series and The African Queen, the most famous of his books adapted for the screen.

French author (1844–1924) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. Untranslated ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7, persona

ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 7, no date (but dated at the bottom in an unknown hand May 8, 1911). Untranslated letter to a woman, neatly signed at

Collection of eight personal calling cards, all approximately 3.75 x 2.25, each bearing a brief autograph note by the card’s owner. Cards are from Jul

French painter, writer, and art critic (1820–1876) best known for his early paintings of Algeria, and the famous novel Dominique. Untranslated ALS in