RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

Otsego County Bank check, 5.5 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Cooper, "J. Fenimore Cooper," payable to Self for $10, November 3, 1837. Enc...

American socialist and writer (1883-1969) whose outspoken leftist leanings led him to be tried twice for sedition during World War I. He later became

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, 730 Park Avenue letterhead, March 6, 1964. Letter to Edwin Miller, the entertainment editor of Seventeen magazine, in full

Signed book: From Snow to Snow. First edition. NY: Henry Holt Company, 1936. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8, 20 pages. Signed and inscribed on t

Signed book: Complete Poems of Robert Frost. Later printing. NY: Henry Holt Company, 1949. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 666 pages. Signed and inscribed on t

DS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, June 11, 1937. Contract between Hammett and MGM in which he agrees to “give, grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, November 17, no year. Letter to “Miss Blue.” In full: “My wife and I are very sorry we can’t wriggle out of a previous eng

Desirable ink signature, "N. Hawthorne, Consul &c,” on an off-white 1.5 x .5 slip affixed to an off-white 5.75 x 8.75 sheet bearing an ink ...

French symbolist writer (1873–1907) best known for his 1896 play Ubu Roi and for coining the term and philosophical concept of 'pataphysics.'...

Ink signature, "Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip. Mounted, cloth-matted, and framed with an artistic depiction of Kipling to an ...

Central Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to C. M. MacGregor for $1138.50, stamp-dated December 22, 1904. Encapsulated

Highly appealing AQS on an off-white 6.75 x 8.5 sheet, signed in black ink, "Henry W. Longfellow, Dec. 9, 1875." Longfellow pens the final...

ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, March 10, 1852. In part: "I am going to ask a favor of you, not...

Signed book: The Naked and the Dead. NY: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1948. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 721 pages. Signed and inscribed...

British naval officer and novelist (1792–1848) who, after a life at sea, including commanding the Ariadne, retired and wrote novels based on his exper

Signed book: A Writer's Notebook. First edition, limited issue, numbered 305/1000. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1949. Hardcover with slipcase, 6....

Union Trust Company of the District of Columbia check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Pyle, "Ernest T. Pyle," payable to the Water ...

American screenwriter, novelist and sports writer (1914–2009) best remembered for his books What Makes Sammy Run? and The Harder They Fall, and for wi

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 7, 1969. Somber letter to Mr. Bean, in full: "I fear all is not well. My father is very ill—& has been for...

Ink signature, "Dr. Seuss,” on an off-white 5.5 x 8.5 sheet bearing a printed image of the Cat in the Hat. Seuss adds a speech bubble to the up...

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in black felt tip by Solzhenitsyn. The opening of "Arrest," the first chapter in the book ...

Ink signature, "A direction for insuring happiness, From yr Friend, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mar,” on an off-white 5 x 1.25 slip. Collector's...

Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 Russian cabinet photo of Tolstoy in a seated half-length pose with his hands clasped together, unsigned and published by Scherer et

French poet and early leader of French Romanticism (1797–1864) whose work included novels, plays, and translations of Shakespeare. Uncommon ink signat

ALS signed “E. Waugh,” one page, 8.75 x 10.75, August 7 no year but circa 1957–1959. Interesting letter to a bookbinder, in part: "I enclose he...

English poet and author (1770-1850) of 'Lyrical Ballads,' a collection inspired by the beauty of the English Lake District. Ink signature, &...

Boldly penned ALS in French, one page, 5 x 8, July 19, 1911. Untranslated. In fine condition.

Influential French composer (1803-1869) of such repertory staples as the programmatic 'Symphonie fantastique' and the opera 'Les Troyens...

Well-regarded Russian composer (1865–1936) best known for his lush orchestral works, including nine symphonies and concerti for various instruments. U

French composer (1818–1893) best remembered for his composition of 'Ave Maria.' AMQS on an off-white 10 x 3.5 sheet, signed "Ch. Gounod...

ALS in German, signed “F. L.,” on both sides of a 3.75 x 2.5 personal calling card imprinted with his name, May 29 [no year]. Brief untranslated lette

Desirable AMQS on an off-white 5.25 x 4 sheet, signed and inscribed in red fountain pen, "Il Signor Langdon, Giacomo Puccini…Maggio 9th, 1907.&...

Ink signature, "Johann Strauss,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 sheet. Triple-cloth-matted and framed with a portrait and an image of a ballroom dance...

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the Italian master in a bust-length pose, vertically signed in fountain pen, "Giacomo Puccini…...

AQS on an off-white 4 x 2.25 slip, signed "Richard Wagner." Wagner pens the iconic line from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, "To be...

Original artwork by Miles Davis entitled 'African Dancer,' accomplished in graphite and colored marker on an off-white 13.25 x 22 sheet of a...

TLS signed “Ira Gershwin,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 24, 1969. Letter to Professor Peter van de Kamp, in full: "I am ama...

Outstanding autograph lyrics for an apparently unpublished song entitled "Peace Bell Tone," signed at the bottom, "Words & Music ...

Attractive vintage ink signature, "Billie Holiday,” on an off-white 10.25 x 7.75 sheet promoting New York's Club Ebony on Broadway. Matted ...

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Cline in a lovely half-length pose by Lamps Photography of Winchester, Virginia, signed on the reverse in blu

Sought-after vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Fab Four on a beach in Nassau during filming for Help!, signed and inscribed in ballpoint, "To ...

Vintage circa 1963 autograph book, 5.25 x 32.5, signed inside in blue ballpoint by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. In v

Vintage blue autograph book, 5.5 x 3.5, signed and inscribed inside on three separate pages in ink or ballpoint, "John Lennon," "To V...

Vintage glossy 6 x 7.75 full-length photo of Harrison seated and leaning forward in a large wooden chair, signed crisply on the reverse in red ballpoi

Extremely rare DS, signed “John Lennon" and "Yoko Ono,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1977. Personal umbrella liability applicatio...

DS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, December 10, 1969. Contract between Lennon and Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln, in which the former agrees to a "3 to 3...

Crisp ballpoint signature, “John Lennon,” on an off-white 2 x 3.25 slip clipped from an autograph book. In fine condition. Accompanied by full letters

Circa 1980s ballpoint signature, "Best wishes, Paul McCartney," who draws a large smiley face and a full-length sketch of a water skier, o...

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band album signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition. The record is not included. Acc...

The White Album prominently signed on the front cover in black felt tip by McCartney. In very fine condition. The records are included. Accompanied by