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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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Artists820 - Artists
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Collection of approximately 100 items consisting of signatures, signed photos, and letters, with a couple of other formats mixed in, with most accompa
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Leon Bakst821 - Leon Bakst
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Russian painter (1866–1924) remembered for the exotic, richly colored sets and costumes that he designed for the Ballets Russes. ALS in French, one pa
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Austrian Authors822 - Austrian Authors
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Collection of approximately 100 items consisting primarily of ALSs, TLSs, signed photos, and signatures, with a few other items mixed in, each signed
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Robert Browning823 - Robert Browning
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Ink signature, “Robert Browning,” on a gridded off-white 4.75 x 2 slip. In very good condition, with some light scattered staining and a tear passing
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Mathew Brady824 - Mathew Brady
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Rare autograph notes (not signed), in pencil, at the bottom of an ALS to Brady from photographer C. D. Fredricks, one lightly-lined page, 8 x 10, date
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi825 - Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
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Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Vintage 4 x 2.25 carte-de-visite photo of one of Bartholdi’s sculp
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Truman Capote826 - Truman Capote
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Signed book: In Cold Blood. Limited first edition, first printing of 500 copies (this being No. 11). NY: Random House, 1965. Hardcover with slipcase,
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Pearl S. Buck827 - Pearl S. Buck
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Rare handwritten manuscript, signed “P. S. B.,” one page, lightly-lined, 8.5 x 11, circa 1940. Headed at the top by Buck, “British Relations with Chin
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Willa Cather828 - Willa Cather
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Distinguished Pulitzer Prize–winning American author (1876–1947) of such classics as O Pioneers! and My Antonia. ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, p
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens829 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Bold ink signature, “Very truly yours, Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 card. In fine condition, with some scattered light soiling and mountin
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens830 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Witty and desirable AQS on an off-white 3 x 2.75 card, signed “Truly yours, Mark Twain, Florence, Nov. 9/03.” A humorous quote from the writer. In ful
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens831 - Samuel L. Clemens
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ALS signed “SL Clemens,” two pages on adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 5.75, September 26, 1898. Letter to Edward W. Bok, publisher of the Ladies’ Home Journal
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens832 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Signed book: The Innocents Abroad. Later printing. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 446 pages. Signed and inscribed on the front pas
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Jean Cocteau833 - Jean Cocteau
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Signed book: La Difficulte d’Etre. Later printing. Paris: Paul Morihien, 1947. Softcover, 4.25 x 6.75. Signed and inscribed in French on the half-titl
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Joseph Conrad834 - Joseph Conrad
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Rare vintage 7 x 10.75 photo supplement from the T.P.'s and Cassell's Weekly periodical, boldly signed in the lower border in black ink. Aff...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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James Fenimore Cooper835 - James Fenimore Cooper
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AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 sheet. Cooper pens a quote from chapter 16 of his work The Headsman, in full: “Silenus rolled from his ass, to the great
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gustave Courbet836 - Gustave Courbet
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French painter (1819–1877) who was scorned for his rigid classical outlook. He was imprisoned and fined for his part in the destruction of the Vendome
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali837 - Salvador Dali
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Signed book: Salvador Dali. Paris: Filipacchi, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9.75 x 12, 111 pages. Ornately signed and inscribed on the first free
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali838 - Salvador Dali
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Incredible collection of 11 items signed by the eccentric surrealist, consisting primarily of photos and booklets, each signed “Dali.” Includes a seri
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charles L. Dodgson839 - Charles L. Dodgson
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Remarkable ALS signed “C. L. Dodgson” at the conclusion and “Lewis Carroll” within the text, one page on black-bordered stationery, 4 x 6, Christ Chur
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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