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

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