RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “G. Washington,” one page, 20 x 13.5, July 8, 1790. A Society of Cincinnati membership certificate issue

Revolutionary War–dated ALS, one page, 7 x 9.5, October 24, 1777. Letter to General James Warren, written from Yorktown. In full: “We have got to a Pa

ALS as president signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, September 1, 1808. Letter to “The Secretary at War,” Henry Dearborn. In part: “I regret

Crisp ink signature, “Th: Jefferson,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 slip clipped from the conclusion of a letter. In fine condition.

ALS, one page, 8 x 13, January 15, 1806. Letter to James Lovell in Boston, who was a member of the Continental Congress and signer of the Articles of

ALS signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, November 10, 1790. Letter to Mr. Browne, in full: “Will Mr. Browne be so obliging as advance

ALS signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 7 x 8.75, October 21, 1802. Letter to a gentleman, in full: “Mr. Wilson of Baltimore will have the pleasure of pre

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 10, November 13, 1822. President Monroe grants Armstrong Davidson of Ohio a parcel of land “in t

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 8 x 9.75, August 4, 1821. As secretary of state, Adams certifies that “the annexed six pages of wri

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, two pages, 11 x 14, September 28, 1831. A patent issued to “Benjamin Myers, A Citizen of the United States

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 9, April 10, 1829. President Jackson grants Thomas Smith of Butler County, Ohio, a tract of la

ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 8 x 9.5, February 19, 1842. Letter to a gentleman in Cincinnati. In part: “I find upon looking once my papers, pr

Ornate invitation to the William Henry Harrison’s Tippecanoe Inauguration Ball, headed, “Tippecanoe, March 4, 1841, Inauguration Ball,” 4.5 x 7.25, re

American politician (1807–1886) best remembered as the subject of a controversy over whether, as president pro tempore of the Senate, he technically s

Rare partly-printed DS as president, signed “Z. Taylor,” one page, 13.25 x 10.25, August 9, 1849. President Taylor appoints Thomas Turner of New York

ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 3, 1848. Letter to John Harris, in full: “My official duties have been so pressing that I have not before found tim

Signed book: Universal History from the Earliest Account of Time, Vol. VII. First edition. London, 1747. Cloth rebound hardcover, 5.25 x 8.5, 591 page

ALS as president-elect, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8, December 29, 1856. Letter to Hon. Peter D. Vroom. In part: “I think there is a p

ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, December 22, 1855. Letter to Hon. Peter D. Vroom, written while serving as minister to the Unite

Autograph endorsement as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” on a 3.75 x 2 clipped slip, January 31, 1865. In full: “Let these men take oath of Dec. 8, 18

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, February 8, 1864. President Lincoln directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the Unite

Civil War-dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 18.5, July 1, 1864. President Lincoln appoints William Borrowe as “First Lieu

Partial handwritten document by Lincoln, unsigned, one page, 8 x 10, no date. First page of a legal brief in the case of “Caleb Jackson vs. Orson Staf

ALS signed “Mary Lincoln,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, no date but circa October 1861. Letter to Messrs. Hindhaugh & Co. In full...

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, August 21, 1851. Written from Greeneville, Tennessee, a letter to A. J. Glossbrenner, the Sergean

Civil War-dated ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, December 21, 1862. Letter to General James McPherson, in full: “It is now reported that Kirby Smith is cro

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 10.5 x 15.5, April 9, 1875. President Grant authorizes James M. Leary to take “Charles Claremont charged wit

Partly-printed DS, one page, 21.25 x 16.5, June 11, 1877. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “J. G. Baker, Jr., master or commander of the Bark Rei

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14 x 18, June 27, 1870. President Grant appoints William C. Forbush as “First Lieutenant in the Fifth Regime

Partly-printed DS, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 2, 1878. President Hayes authorizes the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of

ALS signed “R. B. Hayes, Governor of Ohio,” one page, 7.25 x 9.75, State of Ohio Executive Department letterhead, February 28, 1869. Letter addressed

Rare partly-printed DS as president, signed “James A. Garfield,” one page, 17 x 14, June 1, 1881. President Garfield appoints Presley C. Lane as “Post

Bold ink signature as president, “James A. Garfield, April 13, 1881,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 slip. Handsomely double-matted and framed with an engr

Uncommon partly-printed DS, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 16 x 10, October 1, 1876. Garfield appoints Walter Thorne as “Aid de Camp on Staff gene

Remarkable archive related to the publication of Guiteau’s 1882 book The Truth and The Removal, consisting of an ALS by Guiteau, seven pages from the

ALS as president, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, family crest letterhead, September 21, [1883]. Response to a dinner invitation from M

Signed book: Speeches and Addresses of William McKinley. First edition. NY: Doubleday & McClure, 1900. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 388 pages. Signed and...

Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Theodore Roosevelt” as president and “Wm. H. Taft” as secretary of war, one page, 15.5 x 20.5, December 20, 1904. Pr

Magnificent vintage matte-finish 8 x 6 photo of Roosevelt sitting atop a horse amid an open field, affixed to its original mount, nicely signed on the

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 21, 1908. Letter to E. E. Clark, the Interstate Commerce Commissioner, in full:

TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8.25 x 9.75, Republican State Committee letterhead, October 27, 1898. Letter to Mrs. Emma Wynkoop Clark. In full:

Tremendous vintage sepia matte-finish 8.75 x 13.5 half-length portrait of Roosevelt by Harris & Ewing, signed and inscribed as president in foun...

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 3.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, September 16, 1916. Letter to “Bridger,” possibly Harry St. John Bridger, the British explorer and

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, December 20, 1907. President Roosevelt appoints Jacob M. Coward as “Captain in the Arti

Signed book: Popular Government. First edition. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1913. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 283 pages. Signed and inscribed on

Superb vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 11 photo of the USS George Washington, with small portraits of Woodrow Wilson and Captain Edward McCauley in the u

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 13, July 28, 1921. President Harding appoints Henry C. Hooker as “Postmaster at Leigh, in the County of

Fountain pen signatures of Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Grace Coolidge, William H. Taft, and Helen Taft on an off-white 7.5 x 6

Scarce White House card signed in black ink by Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. In fine condition. This is the first double-signed Franklin–Eleanor Whi

Signed book: The Land of Sleepy Hollow. Letterpress edition, limited issue, numbered 24/600. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1887. Hardcover, 11.25 x 14.25, 7

TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, January 24, 1934. Letter to F. J. Freestone, Master of the New York State Grange, in ful

Two TLSs, each one page, January 1948, both to David E. Finley, director of the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art. Truman’s letter, as president,

Impressive printed World War II proclamation, one page, 12.5 x 19.25, May 8, 1945. A calligraphic proclamation, issued the day following the German su

Important TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, September 11, 1944. Letter to reporter Joseph Lieb written just two months after h

Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 1044/1426. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10, 5

Kennedy’s handwritten notes on a meeting related to the Cold War, six pages, 5 x 8, no date but likely as president circa 1961–1962. Brief notes writt

Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 266 pages. Signed and inscr...

Souvenir edition of LIFE magazine entitled ‘Inaugural Spectacle,’ 8.25 x 11, published in 1961, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ink a

Exceptional ALS signed “John,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, no date but circa November 1957. In full: “Many thanks for the inv

Desirable TLS as president signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 16, 1963. Letter to New Jersey Senator Clifford

ALS signed “JBK,” one page, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date but circa 1961–1963. Letter to “Mr. Nelson,” in part: “Here is a sample with number

TLS signed “Gratefully, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Doubleday letterhead, no date but postmarked March 2, 1983. Letter to Francis

Color glossy 6.5 x 9.5 photo of the Johnson couple in formal attire, displayed in its original 11 x 14 mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in fountai

Color glossy 13 x 8.5 photo of a painting of LBJ at his Texas ranch, affixed to its original 18 x 14 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fount

Early ALS signed “Bill,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Office of the Attorney General, Little Rock letterhead, September 10, [1978]. Letter to “Bobby.” In fu

ALS as first lady, signed “Hillary,” one page, 6.25 x 9.5, White House letterhead, March 8, 1993. Letter to New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan,

Complete issue of The Pennsylvania Packet from September 19, 1789, printed and sold by John Dunlap and David C. Claypoole of Philadelphia, four pages,

Crisp ink signature, “Rutherford B. Hayes,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition.

Engraved portrait of the exterior of the White House, 4.75 x 3.25, signed under the image in black ink, “Benj. Harrison.” In fine condition.

TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 9, 1910. Letter to newspaper correspondent Gus J. Karger, in f

TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10, Department of Justice letterhead, March 12, 1891. Letter to Clarence H. Kelsey, a lifelong friend and Yale

World War I-dated TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 30, 1918. Letter to Acting Secretary of War Benedict Crowell

Hardcover program for the first annual banquet of the Board of Trade of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, on April 27, 1911, 4.25 x 8, signed on a special aut

Two White House cards, individually signed in black ink as president, “Calvin Coolidge,” and as first lady, “Grace Coolidge, August 17, 1923.” Collect

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 28, 1963. Letter to Henry J. Fisher, in full: “Word reaches me that you are celebrating your

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 20, 1950. Letter to J. Q. Stewart of Princeton University. In part: “I do not know anyone in

Signed book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: 1929–1941, The Great Depression. First edition. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1952. Hardcover with dust jacke

Signed book: A Remedy for Disappearing Game Fishes. First edition, limited issue of 990 [out of series]. NY: Huntington Press, 1930. Hardcover with sl

Signed book: On Growing Up. Later printing. NY: William Morrow & Company, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 160 pages. Signed on the...

Autograph notes as president, signed three times within the text, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, no date but circa April 1939. The presi

TLS, one page, 7 x 9.25, Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead, February 15, 1917. Letter to Harry S. Lewis, in full: “I find your note on my ret

Fountain pen signature, “Franklin D. Roosevelt,” on an off-white 5 x 3 embossed State of New York Executive Mansion card. In fine condition, with a th

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 29, 1931. Letter to Professor Nelson C. Brown, in full: “It would be fine if you could run down

TLS signed “FDR,” one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York, Executive Chamber letterhead, October 18, 1930. Letter to William H. Kelley, in full: “That i

Signed book: Mr. Citizen. Later printing. NY: Bernard Geis Associates, 1960. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 315 pages. Neatly signed on the half-title page i

Signed book: Memoirs: Year of Decisions. Special ‘Kansas City’ edition. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 596

Color 9.25 x 12 print of the portrait by Greta Kempton, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To: Jerry Mayback Family, From Harry S. Truman.” In f

Two TLSs, each one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, dated 1968–1969. Both are to Theodore Lesley, historian of Hillsborough County, Florida. Th

Unusual 5.5 x 12.75 newspaper photo showing a series of presidential first pitches, signed in blue ballpoint, “7/15/66, Harry S. Truman.” In very good

TLS as president signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 12, 1958. Letter to former United States Ambassador to France A

TLS as president signed “D. E.,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 15, 1953. Letter to Amon G. Carter. In part: “Last night the

Fountain pen signature and inscription, “Mary, from, Ike,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.25 gilt-edged stationery card embossed with the presidential seal.

Matte-finish 7.75 x 10 portrait of Eisenhower in his five-star uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mrs. Florence Cross, with best wishe

Bonwit Teller store receipt, signed “J. Kennedy,” one page, 4.25 x 6.5, March 25, 1960. A receipt for the purchase of a dress totaling $30.42, filled

Unsigned glossy 6.5 x 8.5 photo of President Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon with Air Force General Thomas A. Aldrich, displayed in an irregularly trimmed

Signed book: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. First edition, limited issue, numbered 866/2500. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Leatherbound hardcover, ...

Original signed ink sketch by cartoonist Ludwig Wronkow showing Ford, Kissinger, and Brezhnev looking at a personified African continent on an off-whi

Signed book: The Thirty-eighth President. Limited edition, numbered 267/300. Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 2001. Clothbound hardcover, 8.2...

Souvenir typescript on a cream 6.25 x 8.5 sheet of personal letterhead with embossed presidential eagle, signed in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford, 8/

Four items: a DS signed with his less-frequently seen full name, “James E. Carter, Jr.,” September 5, 1963; and three hardcover books, each signed on