RR Auction's June Autograph Auction

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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.
Chuck Yeager and Bob Hoover412Chuck Yeager and Bob Hoover
Color limited edition 28 x 24 print entitled ‘Hey Pard, You’ll Get a Free Steak at Poncho’s Tonight,’ numbered #34/1947, signed in pencil. Also signed
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Chuck Yeager and Laurence Craigie413Chuck Yeager and Laurence Craigie
Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Yeager and Craigie conversing while in the service, signed in silver ink, “Chuck Yeager,” and “L. C. Craigie, Lt. Gen USAF Ret.
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Chuck Yeager414Chuck Yeager
Three different glossy 10 x 8 photos of Yeager from throughout his career, two color, each signed in black felt tip by Yeager. In fine condition.
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Chuck Yeager415Chuck Yeager
A 1/32 scale model of a Bell X–1A rocket research plane, signed on top of the right wing in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a photo
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Alvar Aalto416Alvar Aalto
Architect and designer (1898–1976). He studied at Helsinki Polytechnic, and evolved a unique architectural style based on irregular and asymmetric for
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Edward Albee417Edward Albee
Two different satin-finish photos of Albee, one 8 x 10 and one 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Poul Anderson418Poul Anderson
American author (1926–2001) best known for such fantasy and science fiction works as the Pyrotechnic League and Time Patrol series. Typed synopsis ent
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Hans Christian Andersen419Hans Christian Andersen
Beloved Danish author (1805–1875) best known for such classic fairy tales as The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. ALS in D
Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Authors420Authors
Seven leatherbound hardcover Franklin Mint books, each signed on an opening or limitations page by the respective author. Signers are: Salman Rushdie
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Frederic Bartholdi421Frederic Bartholdi
Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Bold ink signature, “Bartholdi, avec ses bonnes amities,” on the c
Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Hilaire Belloc422Hilaire Belloc
Writer (1870–1953) who was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. ALS signed “H. B.,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Refo
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Ray Bradbury423Ray Bradbury
Signed book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. First edition, first printing. Kansas: University of Kansas Press, 1999. Hardcover with dustjacket, 7.25 x 9,
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Ray Bradbury424Ray Bradbury
Signed book: Fahrenheit 451. Later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1967. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 191 pages. Signed in red ink on the fi
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Ray Bradbury425Ray Bradbury
Glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed in black felt tip, “With good wishes from Ray Bradbury, Oct 7th 1997.” Scattered light creases and surface marks and a few
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Ray Bradbury426Ray Bradbury
Two TLSs, one signed “Ray,” the other signed “Ray Bradbury,” each one page, 8.5 x 11, one dated March 17, 1981, the other dated April 12, 1985. In a p
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Gwendolyn Brooks427Gwendolyn Brooks
American writer. She was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1985. ALS, one page, 5 x 3.5, September 16, 1991.
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
William Cullen Bryant428William Cullen Bryant
Highly regarded American poet (1794–1878) of the much-anthologized ‘Thanatopsis.’ Apart from his literary activities, Bryant was also an ardent abolit
Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Edgar Rice Burroughs429Edgar Rice Burroughs
TLS, one page, 6.5 x 9.5, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. letterhead, March 13, 1926. Letter to a collector. In full: “I am more than delighted in being pe
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Edgar Rice Burroughs430Edgar Rice Burroughs
Half-title page for The Moon Maid, 4.25 x 7.25, signed and inscribed in black ink, “James Enishman, with best wishes from across the sea, Edgar Rice B
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Edgar Rice Burroughs431Edgar Rice Burroughs
Signed book: Tarzan and the City of Gold. Later printing. Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1933. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 316 pages. Sig
Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Agatha Christie432Agatha Christie
ALS, one page, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, November 26, [1959]. Short letter of thanks for roses. In full: “What lovely red roses! Only one person h
Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Tom Clancy433Tom Clancy
Two hardcover books: The Sum of All Fears, signed and inscribed on the half-title page, “To Priscilla, Merry Christmas, Tom Clancy”; and Every Man a T
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Samuel L. Clemens434Samuel L. Clemens
Bold ink signature, “Very truly yours, Mark Twain,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 card. In fine condition, with some scattered light soiling and mountin
Estimates : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Samuel L. Clemens435Samuel L. Clemens
ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.5, July 11. Letter to Hartford friend and mayor, Henry ‘Brer’ Robinson. In full: “I hope you
Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Samuel L. Clemens436Samuel L. Clemens
ALS signed “Sam’l L. Clemens,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 7.75, October 26, 1870. Letter to Dr. Cardener. In full: “How men do lose their
Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Samuel L. Clemens437Samuel L. Clemens
ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7 mourning stationery, February 11, 1905. Clemens writes Boston attorney Charles
Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
James Fenimore Cooper438James Fenimore Cooper
Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to Mr. Fert for $20.00, July 9, 1849. In fine condition, with canc
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Noel Coward439Noel Coward
Two signed playbills: one for Half Way Up The Tree, signed on the front cover in black felt tip; and one for Suite in Three Keys, signed inside vertic
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Charles Dickens440Charles Dickens
ALS, one page, 3.75 x 5, Office of All the Year Around letterhead, September 25, 1860. Letter to Horace Mayhew. In full: “Immediately upon receipt of
Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Charles Dickens441Charles Dickens
Hand-addressed and signed envelope from The Athenaum, 4.5 x 2.75, addressed by Dickens to “Percy Fitzgerald Geuss, 32 Merrion Street, Dublin,” and sig
Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Charles L. Dodgson442Charles L. Dodgson
ALS signed “C. L. Dodgson,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.5 x 5.5, May 12, 1891. From Christ’s Church, Oxford, Dodgson writes to Mr. Bowles, e
Estimates : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
George du Maurier443George du Maurier
French-born British cartoonist and author (1834–1896), known for his cartoons in Punch and his novel Trilby. Original vintage signed sketches: an ink
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Heloise Durant Rose444Heloise Durant Rose
Daughter of Union Pacific vice-president Thomas Durant, she was an author, playwright, and critic, whose poem Dante was believed to be the first Ameri
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Buckminster Fuller445Buckminster Fuller
Visionary American architect, inventor, writer, and philosopher (1895–1983) perhaps best known for inventing the geodesic dome, one of the signal deve
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Buckminster Fuller446Buckminster Fuller
Visionary American architect, inventor, writer, and philosopher (1895–1983) perhaps best known for inventing the geodesic dome, one of the signal deve
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Hamlin Garland447Hamlin Garland
American writer (1860–1940) who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1922 for his autobiographical volume, A Daughter of the Middle Border. Three ALSs, one dated
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Hugo Gernsback448Hugo Gernsback
Inventor, publisher, and writer (1884–1967) referred to as ‘The Father of Science Fiction.’ The Hugo Award is named in his honor. Vintage ballpoint si
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Charles Dana Gibson449Charles Dana Gibson
American artist (1867–1944) whose distinctive ‘Gibson Girl’ illustrations defined the image of American women at the turn of the 20th century. ALS sig
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Robert Graves450Robert Graves
English poet, translator, and novelist (1895-1985). Two items: Typed poem entitled ‘As a Less Than Robber,’ on a light blue 6 x 8 sheet affixed to an
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Kate Greenaway451Kate Greenaway
British children’s author and illustrator (1846–1901) whose distinctively illustrated books were among the most popular ‘juvenile’ works of the Victor
Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Red Grooms452Red Grooms
Color 20 x 32 print for Red Grooms’s Philadelphia Cornucopia exhibition in 1982, signed in the lower border in red felt tip. Rolled and in very good c
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Walter Gropius453Walter Gropius
Highly influential German architect (1883–1969) who founded and designed the Bauhaus and whose other important buildings include the Harvard Graduate
Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Alex Haley454Alex Haley
Glossy 5 x 7 photo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few light bends and surface impressions.
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
James Harper455James Harper
Former mayor of New York and publisher of Harper’s Weekly (1795–1869). Bank check, 6.75 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Harper as may
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Joseph Heller456Joseph Heller
Signed book: Catch–22. First Modern Library edition. NY: Modern Library, 1961. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5 x 7.25, 443 pages. Signed and inscribed on
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Evan Hunter457Evan Hunter
Signed book: Buddwing. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1964. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 8.5, 349 pages. Signed and inscribed
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Ernest Hemingway458Ernest Hemingway
ALS, one page, 7.5 x 11, Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba letterhead, March 8, 1960. Hemingway writes to Ed Thompson, his editor at Life maga
Estimates : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
George Hurrell459George Hurrell
Striking oversized limited edition 20 x 24 silver gelatin portrait of Gene Tierney, #38/190, signed in the lower border in black ink by Hurrell. Frame
Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Philip Johnson460Philip Johnson
Influential architect (1906–2005). Satin-finish 5 x 7 photo of Johnson admiring a model of the Crystal Cathedral, signed in black felt tip, “Philip Jo
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Rockwell Kent461Rockwell Kent
American artist and illustrator (1882–1971) known for his crisp modernist style. Four TLSs, all signed “Rockwell,” three one-page and one two-page, al
Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00