Authors and artifacts of
LITERATURE
Writers who impacted generations to come
Books can take readers to places they’ve never seen, sparking the imagination and causing hope, fear, joy or somber rumination. Literature and books will be featured in our Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction in May 2018.
RR Auction has offered at auction items relating to American heavyweights like Hemingway, Melville, Poe and Thoreau; internationally renowned authors like Dickens and Orwell, Goethe and Wilde; and noted philosophic writers like Camus, Sartre and Voltaire. We have also had auction lots highlighting modern authors like J.K. Rowling, as well as many recipients of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Bibliophiles, historians and rarities collectors alike have shown high interest in the category at past auctions. Some noteworthy sales in Literature and Books include:
- Extensive collection of Mario Puzo during his research for “The Godfather”: $625,000
- Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to Sarah Josepha Hale: $167,947
- Never before published personal correspondence by Lord Byron: $36,093
Our next Literature auction will be May 9, 2018. Do you have fine examples of literature and books? Contact us.
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Past Top Sales
Mario Puzo’s Godfather Archive
Sold Price: $625,000
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Signed sketch of “Le Petit Prince”
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Sold Price: $15,496
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Signed edition of “Ulysses”
by James Joyce
Sold Price: $14,650
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All formats of the Rare and Remarkable: autographs, historical artifacts, Sports, Hollywood, Space Exploration and more. Whether you have a signed baseball, or an iconic film prop, we’ll curate it for an auction where it will be best highlighted.
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Every month RR conducts at least two auctions, one an 800+ item Fine Autographs and Artifacts Auction, including a monthly featured section, and secondly, a specialty auction focused upon a single subject. Focused auctions include: Music, Space, and Sports.