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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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Charles Dickens840 - Charles Dickens
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Desirable ink signature, “Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 3 x 2.75 partial envelope, also addressed in Dickens’s hand to “The Editor of The Sun.” Sc
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Arthur Conan Doyle841 - Arthur Conan Doyle
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Ink signature, “A. Conan Doyle,” on an off-white 3.75 x 3 card. In fine condition, with mild toning to the left half.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Theodore Dreiser842 - Theodore Dreiser
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Signed book: Epitaph. Limited edition of 1100 copies (this being No. 370). NY: Heron Press, 1929. Hardcover, 9 x 12. Signed on the colophon by Dreiser
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alexandre Dumas, fils843 - Alexandre Dumas, fils
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Four untranslated ALSs in French, each signed “A. Dumas,” on sheets ranging in size from 3.75 x 6 to 4.25 x 7, three one-page both sides and the other
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gustave Eiffel844 - Gustave Eiffel
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French engineer (1832–1923) best remembered for designing the tower that bears his name. ALS in French, signed “G. Eiffel,” on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, D
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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T. S. Eliot845 - T. S. Eliot
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TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9.25, Faber and Faber letterhead, July 2, 1959. Letter to an admirer. In part: “I should send my apologies for my failure to ackn
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James Montgomery Flagg846 - James Montgomery Flagg
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ALS, one page, 8 x 11, March 27, 1941. Letter to Mr. Shanks. In full: “This is as near personal as my stationery gets. Sorry I’m ignorant about Gilber
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gustave Flaubert847 - Gustave Flaubert
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Celebrated French novelist (1821–1880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbô, and A Sentimental Education. Rare and lengthy unsig...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Othon Friesz848 - Othon Friesz
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French artist (1879–1949) of the Fauvist movement and close friend of Raoul Dufy. Original vintage ink sketch of his father on his deathbed on an off-
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe849 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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German writer, scientist, and philosopher (1749–1832) who takes a place among the central intellectual and artistic figures of his day. His poetry and
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Maxim Gorky850 - Maxim Gorky
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LS in French, signed “Massimo Gorki,” on both sides of a sheet of lightly-lined graph paper, 8.5 x 11, March 24, 1926. Letter to Italian journalist Ug
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Thomas Hardy851 - Thomas Hardy
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Extremely bold ink signature, “Thomas Hardy,” on an off-white 4.75 x 1.25 slip affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway852 - Ernest Hemingway
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Carbon DS, signed in ink “Ernest Hemingway Trustee for John Hadley Hemingway,” one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, January 4, 1937. Gustavus A. Pfeiffer beg
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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James Joyce853 - James Joyce
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Signed book: Verbannte. One of just 600 copies. Switzerland: Rascher and Cie, 1919. Softcover, 5 x 7.5, 153 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first f
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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James Joyce854 - James Joyce
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Extremely rare vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Joyce resting his head upon his right arm and looking straight into the camera, sign
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Jack Kerouac855 - Jack Kerouac
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Signed book: Visions of Cody. First edition, limited issue, numbered 113/750. NY: New Directions, 1960. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8.5, 128 pages. Signed on th
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Victor Hugo856 - Victor Hugo
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Unsigned autograph letter in French, one page, 4 x 5.25, no date, but Paris circa 1872. A carefully penned letter written at two in the morning, to a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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D. H. Lawrence858 - D. H. Lawrence
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ALS in German, signed “Love, D. H. L.,” on a 5.5 x 3.5 photo postcard of Ile de Port-Cros (Var), no date, but postmarked October 15, 1928. Postcard to
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Jack London859 - Jack London
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 6.5, blind-stamped personal letterhead, March 1, 1911. Letter to Elinor Glyn. In part: “To save my life, remembering your disincl
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse860 - Henri Matisse
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Signed book: Ulysses. Limited edition of 1500 copies (this being No. 529). NY: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12, 363 pages. Signed on
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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