SELL CLASSIC LITERATURE, FIRST-EDITIONS,
FAMOUS AUTHORS, COLLECTIBLE BOOKS
Achieve Remarkable Results at auction like these:

Letter from Edgar Allan Poe
to Sarah Josepha Hale
Sold Price: $167,947

Signed edition of “Ulysses”
by James Joyce
Sold Price: $14,650

RR is where to sell classic literature from the world’s greatest authors
Looking to sell classic literature – a set of classic literature books, first-editions or autographs from famous authors? RR Auction seeks any items relating to American heavyweight authors 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 the Literature category have included:
- ALS by F. Scott Fitzgerald, referencing “The Great Gatsby,” sold for $43,217
- Never-before-published personal correspondence by Lord Byron, sold for $36,093
- Signed sketch of “Le Petit Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, sold for $15,496
- J. K. Rowling signed “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” book, sold for $13,452
Ready to sell classic literature items? Whether you have a set of classic literature books, first-editions, antique books, author correspondences or other literary-related vintage items, first Contact us.
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HOW DO I SELL
We connect sellers of the Rare and Remarkable with passionate buyers. RR Auction has been helping people share and obtain collectibles since 1976, and we have the international following to help you, too. Selling (also called consigning) with us is simple.
WHAT’S IT WORTH?
Whether you have one item or an entire collection, RR Auction will help you attain top dollar when you’re ready to sell. We understand the market for your valued collectibles, and maintain a superior clientele who’ll buy it at a price you won’t get anywhere else.
OUR SPECIALTIES
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.
NOW SEEKING
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.