RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Signed book: The World Crisis. First abridged edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover, 7 x 9.5, 866 pages. Signed on the first fre...

Ink signatures, “Winston S. Churchill” and “Clementine S. Churchill,” the latter adding the date, “7.5.24,” on an off-white 6.25 x 1.5 slip. Matted an

Scarce circa 1921 ink signature of Hirohito in Japanese on an off-white 7.25 x 5.5 album page. Also signed below in ink by Prince Kan'in Kotohit...

Premier of the People's Republic of China (1921–2008) who served from 1976–1980; he was eventually outmaneuvered by Deng Xiaoping, who forced hi...

Scarce pair of ink signatures in Cyrillic, “N. Khrushchev, 27/IV-56,” and “G. Malenkov, 30-3-56,” on individual pink 4.5 x 3.5 album pages still conta

Second wife of Emperor Napoleon I of France (1791-1847). ALS in French, signed “Louise,” 4.5 x 6.75, September 5, 1832. Written from Schonbrunn, a let

Partly-printed DS rapidly signed “Napol,” one page, 23.25 x 17.75, August 24, 1811. Document conferring the title of “Baron of Our Empire” upon Franco

Autograph endorsement, “Refuse, Np,” penned in the left margin of a manuscript document in French, signed “C. de Hunebourg,” one page, 8.75 x 12.75, M

TLS in French signed by Dmitri Shostakovich, Yuri Gagarin, Galina Ulanova, Nikolay Semyonov, Sergey Konenkov, and Sergei Gerasimov, two pages, 8.25 x

TLS in Spanish, one page both sides, 8.5 x 13.25, Liberation Army Headquarters letterhead, June 7, 1916. Circular issued by Zapata concerning rival re

Spanish monarchs best known as the sponsors and patrons of Christopher Columbus. Rare DS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey” and “Yo la Reyna,” three pages

Enormous matte-finish 18.5 x 28.75 photogravure of the prince of Wales published by Henry Graves & Co., boldly signed in black ink, “Edward P, 1...

Partly-printed DS, signed “William R.,” one page, 15.5 x 11.5, August 3, 1830. King William appoints George Darby Griffith Esquire as “Captain in our

Queen consort of France (1573–1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France; she herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medic

Untranslated LS in Cyrillic, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.75 x 14, 1839. In fine condition, with circular seal-related areas of toning. Acco

Czar of Russia (born 1796) who reigned from 1825 until his death in 1855. By crushing the Decembrist Uprising, he confirmed the autocracy of czarist r

Rare extremely early ALS signed “Diana xx,” one page on a 6 x 4 postcard, August 3, 1974. Letter to a friend in Essex, written while on vacation in Co

Appealing color semi-glossy 4 x 5.25 portrait of the Royal couple, affixed to its original mount, signed on the mount in black ink, “Charles 1983,” an

Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo la Reyna,” one page, 8.75 x 12.25, October 10, 1499. Queen Isabella issues instructions to her chamberlain, Sanch

Manuscript DS, signed “Victoria R,” one page, 7.5 x 12.5, December 31, 1857. In part: “Most humbly submitted to your majesty, that the Royal Cheshire

Typed document issued by the White Star Line’s law firm Hill Dickinson & Co., eight pages, 8 x 12.75, no date but circa 1912–1920. Packet of thr...

Letters concerning a claim by one of the survivors of the Titanic disaster, Eleanor Genevieve Cassebeer, consisting of two TLSs by her attorney, a TLS

Signed book: The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688. NY: Inskeep & Bradford, 1810. Hardcover, 5.5 x...

Pamphlet entitled “British Influence on the Affairs of the United States, Proved and Explained,” 23 pages, 5 x 8, printed in Boston by Young and Minns

Co-founder of Apple Computer along with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (born 1934). Laserprint copy of the original logo design for Apple Computer Co.,

Longtime senator of Missouri (1782—1858) who was a strong advocate of westward expansion of the United States. ALS signed “Thomas H. Benton,” one page

English thief (1929–2013) best remembered for his role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, his escape from prison two years later, and his subsequent

Collection of nine checks signed by businessmen, including: Charles Edison, the inventor’s son who took over his businesses; Frederick Maytag (2), fou

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. C. Calhoun,” one page, 8 x 9.75, War Department letterhead, December 18, 1821. Confirmation order to Lieutenant John Mon

ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 10, August 8, 1827. Interesting letter touching upon family and politics. In part: “I returned to this City a week

Versatile American industrialist, inventor, and politician (1791–1883) who designed the first steam locomotive built in the United States. Uncommon AQ

Original signed pencil sketch of a bust-length portrait of de Forest in profile on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed in pencil, “Lee de Forest, ‘Doc

Eminent American senator and statesman (1813–1861), dubbed the ‘Little Giant,’ perhaps best remembered for his role in the Lincoln-Douglas debates dur

Swedish-American Army engineer (1803–1889) who designed and built the ironclad warship Monitor for the American Navy. ALS signed “J. Ericsson,” one pa

American statesman (1794–1865) renowned for his oratory, best remembered for giving the speech preceding Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Two ALSs, four

Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12 x 9.5, February 11, 1869. Certificate for ten shares of stock in the American Merchants Union E

Leader of Spain (born 1892) from 1939 until his death in 1975, who came to power after overthrowing the elected government during the Spanish Civil Wa

King of Prussia (born 1795) who reigned from 1840 until his death in 1861; he is best remembered for the numerous buildings he had constructed in Berl

Politician and financial genius (1761–1849) responsible for the formation of what is now known as the Ways and Means Committee. Rare Bank of Columbia

Vintage leather-bound autograph album, 6 x 4, signed inside by numerous important French scholars, scientists, politicians, and military and public fi

ALS signed “Wm. Lloyd Garrison,” 5 x 8, October 31, 1873. Letter to Louis Sarona, in full: “The American Anti-Slavery Society was formed in Philadelph

TLS signed “Billy,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 4, 1956. Letter to Frank Salisbury at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.

Partly-printed DS, one page, 7.75 x 2.75, October 16, 1851. Advertising receipt from the New York Daily Tribune issued for the “Oswego Canal Loan of $

ALS signed “H. Hamlin,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 5 x 7.25, April 26, 1855. Letter to Senate Secretary Asbury Dickins, in part: “There is a

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9.5, Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, August 16, 1968. Letter to Frances H. Mylott, in full: “Thank you for your kind

Printed broadside, one page, 12.25 x 15.75, October 25, 1715. Jacobite printing of the declaration of James Francis Edward Stuart, the self-styled ‘Ja

Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia, Croatia and Hungary (born 1830) from 1848 until his death on November 21, 1916. Manuscript DS in German, one p

Manuscript DS, signed “George R.,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12, March 19, 1824. In part: “We being graciously pleased to condescend to the Petition

Egyptologist and philologist (1873–1963) who served as Egypt's director of antiquities from 1914 until 1936, and oversaw the 1922 discovery of t...

Indian diplomat and politician (1900–1990), related to Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi. Matte-finish 4 x 6 photo of