RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of President Reagan, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “To the Staff & Students of Ear...

Color satin-finish 8.25 x 9.75 photo of George and Barbara Bush, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue felt tip, “To Bill McManus—with appr

Nice collection of six hardcover books signed by members of the Bush family, including: All the Best, signed on a bookplate by George Bush; Decision P

Booklet of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1996 introduced to the House of Representatives by Florida Congressman Bill Young, 96 pages

Signed book: Living History. NY: Viking Press, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 562 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in black

Signed book: Hard Choices. Limited autographed collector’s edition, numbered 191/1000. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2014. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6...

Pink necktie featuring a Washington Nationals logo pattern, signed on the inside label in black felt tip by Bush. Handsomely double-suede-matted and f

Signed book: Dreams from My Father. First edition. NY: Random House, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 403 pages. Signed and inscribed on t

Striking rice paper engraving of the Declaration of Independence, 25.5 x 29, printed by Peter Force in 1848 for inclusion in his series American Archi

ADS signed a total of eight times throughout the text, one page, 7.25 x 12, May 21, 1792. Lengthy legal document entirely in the hand of Bartlett, in

ALS signed “Ch. Carroll of Carrollton,” one page, 6.25 x 7.75, January 9, 1827. Letter concerning one of the slaves at his Doughoregan Manor plantatio

Autograph endorsement, signed “Wm. Ellery,” on the reverse of a partly-printed document, one page, 13 x 16.75, May 20, 1776. Deed for land in Newport,

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the

Manuscript vellum DS, signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15.5 x 13.5, May 11, 1787. As president of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of

Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, one page, 11.75 x 12.25, July 1, 1781. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock appoints Leonard Stone as “fir

Twice-signed partly-printed DS, signed “Jno: Hancock,” one page, 7.25 x 11.25, June 10, 1758. Promissory note in which Samuel Philips of Boston is bou

Bold ink signature, “John Hancock, President,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip clipped from a letter. Archivally mounted, matted, and framed with a portr

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1737–1791). Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed DS, signed “F. Hopkinson,” one page, 8.5

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1725–1777). Vellum manuscript DS, one page, 16.25 x 15.25, January 20, 1764. An indenture

Dual-signed manuscript DS, signed “James Wilson” and “Tho Mifflin,” one page on the reverse of a manuscript indenture, 27.5 x 24.25, dated March 22, 1

ALS signed “A. Burr,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, August 16, [no year, but circa 1810]. Letter to Thomas Smith, confirming receipt of papers from Smi

American planter and second governor of Maryland (1745—1819) who worked closely with the founding fathers during the nation’s birth, and served as a d

An interesting and important archive of 14 seventeenth-century documents from Plymouth , Massachusetts. Documents range in date from 1669–17

English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the state of Pennsylvania. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Penn,” one page, 16

Anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches (1869-1940). Rare color 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Union Station in Washington D.C.,

Wonderful set of four TLSs signed in pencil, each one page, three measure 7.25 x 10.5 and one 6.75 x 11.75, dated between 1938 and 1949. All four lett

Signed book: The Story of My Life. Later printing. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1905. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.25, 441 pages. Signed on the half-title page i...

Signed book: The Illustrated Long Walk to Freedom. Limited first edition, numbered 236/425. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1996. Hardcover with sl

Exceptional TLS as president signed “N. Mandela,” three pages, 5.75 x 8.25, personal letterhead, April 29, 1999. Letter to Helen Suzman, in part: “Wit

Signed book: One Step Behind. First edition. Rivonia, South Africa: Zebra Press, 2000. Paperback, 5.75 x 9, 208 pages. Signed and inscribed on the hal

Superb color satin-finish 14 x 9 photo of the justice of the Supreme Court affixed to its original 18 x 14 mount, signed on the mount in ink by Warren

ALS signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, April 18, 1798. Letter to James H. Hooe, a prominent Virginia landowner and Washington family acquain

ALS signed “Paul,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.75, personal letterhead, August 14, 1911. The 18-year-old Getty writes a letter to his fa

German steel manufacturer (1854–1902) who took over leadership of the family business in 1887. Untranslated TLS in German, signed “F. A. Krupp,” four

Partly-printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12 x 8.5, May 1, 1866. Handsomely engraved certificate for three shares of capit

Exceptional ALS, one page, 5.25 x 7.5, black-bordered letterhead, September 22, 1881. Addressed to the Executive Mansion, a letter to J. Stanley Brown

Extremely bold ink signature, “Charles Darwin, July 6th 1870,” on an off-white 3.25 x 5.5 sheet of Down, Beckenham, Kent letterhead. In very good to f

Superlative matte-finish 10.5 x 15.5 bust-length portrait of Edison in a suit and bow tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To George F. Morriso

Edison Botanic Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, “Thos. A. Edison,” payable to Jerome Os

Classic bold ink signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” on an off-white 3 x 2.25 card. Attractively double-matted and framed to an overall size of 14 x 16. In

ALS signed “R. J. Gatling,” one page, 5 x 7.75, January 12, 1894. Written from Hartford, Connecticut, a letter to Lee Slyman, in full: “In compliance

Italian doctor (1628–1694) who gave his name to several physiological features and played an important part in the discovery of the microscope and stu

Italian physicist and inventor who devoted his life to experiments in wireless communication, and was awarded with the Nobel prize in 1909. Vintage ma

AQS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4 x 6, no date. Pasteur pens a thoughtful quote, in full (translated): "Science does not have its...

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4.5 x 7, December 18, 1887. Response to a colleague, in part (roughly translated): "I hasten to t...

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.75 x 8.75, personal letterhead, August 22, 1918. Letter to Hoda Klion, in full (translated): "Most l...

ALS in Latin, signed “Pius PP. X.,” one page, 6.5 x 9, May 29, 1909. An Apostolic Blessing for Francis Wegg-Prosser, who established the Benedictine c

LS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, September 30, 1854. Letter to John F. Callun, written as governor of the Utah Territory. In full: “In compliance with your

Scarce partly-printed DS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 12.25, November 16, 1825. As president of Peru, Bolivar appoints a captain to active service in t

TLS signed “W. S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, personal letterhead, March 6, 1963. Letter to H. P. Moll, in full: “I am indeed obliged to you all