RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

Three items: a TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, December 4, 1962, addressed to K. H. Browne, in part: "I am enclosing a picture of mys...

Two items: a TLS signed "M. Scott Carpenter," one page, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, October 5, 1961, addressed to Ken Browne, in f...

Two semi-glossy photos: a 10 x 8 photo of Carpenter wearing his Mercury space suit and inspecting the Aurora 7 capsule, signed in blue felt tip, &qu...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Cernan posing in his white space suit with a lunar globe and an American flag, signed in black felt tip. In f

Official NASA Facts pamphlet for "Apollo 17: The Last Apollo," four pages, 8 x 10.5, signed on the front cover above his image in black in...

Two official color 10 x 8 NASA lithographs of the Apollo 17 mission: one shows Cernan riding a 'stripped down' rover along the lunar surface...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Cernan holding and saluting the American flag while on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Conrad seated and smiling from a jet cockpit, depicting the naval test pilot around the time he was selected as o

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Conrad posing in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some light creasing

Three items: a TLS signed "Leroy S. Cooper, Jr.," one page, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, March 23, 1960, addressed to Mr. and Mrs. ...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Duke collecting lunar samples on the moon during the Apollo 16 mission, signed and inscribed in black felt ti

Uncommon official glossy 8 x 10.25 NASA photo of Duke posing in his white space suit with a lunar globe, signed in black felt tip. Reverse bears upsid

Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of Duke standing next to the lunar module and Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph, signed in silver ink, ...

Official color 9.25 x 7.25 NASA lithograph of Commander John Young driving the lunar roving vehicle during the third Apollo 16 EVA at the Descartes la

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Evans posing in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Lt. Col. & Mrs. ...

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Richard Gordon emerging from his Gemini 11 spacecraft, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Attractive pair of colorful 4.25 x 2.75 USSR postage stamps honoring the 15th anniversary of the world's first space walk, displayed on their re...

Uncommon color semi-glossy 10 x 8 photo of James Lovell surrounded by various images relative to the Apollo 13 mission, signed in thin black felt tip

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 8 launch from Kennedy Space Center, signed in black felt tip by James Lovell. In fine condition.

Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 full-length photo of LMP Mitchell standing next to the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, "...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Mitchell in his white space suit, with a large Apollo 14 insignia in the background, signed in blue felt tip,

Official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of Mitchell in a suit and tie, signed in blue felt tip, "Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14." ...

Official glossy 8 x 10.25 NASA photo of Ride posing in her flight suit in front of a Space Shuttle model, signed and inscribed in thin black felt tip,

Two photos: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Sally Ride wearing a polo shirt with an STS-7 patch, signed in black felt tip; and a semi-glos

Official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of Schmitt posing in his white space suit, neatly signed in black felt tip, "Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17.&...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Shepard in his white space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed and inscribed in black fel

Flown flag bearing the Shuttle-Mir Program insignia, 5.5 x 3.75, carried aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-91 mission from June 2–12,

Two books: a first edition of We Have Capture, hardcover with dust jacket, published by Smithsonian Institution Press in 2002, signed on the first fre

Official color 8 x 10 lightweight NASA lithograph of Stafford posing in his white space suit and resting his hands on a lunar globe, signed and inscri

Uncommon official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 13 CMP posing with a model of an Apollo moon lander, signed and inscribed in black felt t

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 double-weight photo of Tereshkova in her space suit, signed in blue felt tip by the cosmonaut, who adds "Vostok–6.&quo...

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 30, 1974. Letter to Ken and Joyce Browne, in part: "Thank you for the lovely note and fo...

Official color vintage glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of Worden in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To Joyce & Ke...

Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 photo of Worden posing in his white space suit against a background showing a Saturn rocket and lightning storm, signed in si

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young posing with a group of spacecraft models, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Bill Van L...

French sculptor (1921–1998) who was at the forefront of the Nouveau Réalisme movement. Desirable color 4 x 6 postcard of his 'Venus de Milo...

Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Fantastic 3.25 x 4 mounted albumen image of the creation of the St

Scarce ALS in French, signed “Salvador et Gala,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 photo postcard depicting Cadaques, Spain, postmarked June 5, 1936. Untranslat

Fantastic oversized original twice-signed ballpoint sketch of Don Quixote accomplished by Dali on an off-white 12 x 16.25 sheet from "El Arte E...

German-American painter and a leading exponent of Expressionism (1871–1956). ALS in German and English, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.7

American artist and illustrator (1877-1960) best known for his iconic image of Uncle Sam saying 'I Want You' on a World War I recruiting pos...

Signed book: Epstein 1956. Limited edition, numbered 177/200. London: Lion and Unicorn Press, 1956. Hardcover, 11 x 15, 82 pages. Signed inside on a f

Impressive autograph album belonging to Emma Fagnani, wife of Italian-American portrait painter Giuseppe Fagnani, featuring 40 autographs of 19th-cent

Two vintage souvenirs of the Golden Gate Bridge, including: a heavy 4 x 2.75 x 2.75 section of original braided suspension cable, consisting of seven

Important 19th century French painter (1832–1883) whose works were a seminal influence on the impressionists of the succeeding generation. ALS in Fren

Swedish inventor and photographer (1906–1978) who is best known for inventing the Hasselblad 6x6 cm medium format camera; his surname has since become

ALS in pencil in Spanish, signed “Picasso,” one page on the reverse of a 12.5 x 9.25 menu, no date. Picasso writes to thank his friend for sending him

ALS in French, signed “H. Matisse,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, May 4, 1941. Letter to the French writer Henry de Montherlant, hoping to see him in Nice. I

War-dated ALS, one page, 7 x 9, October 19, 1898. Letter to author and editor E. S. Martin of Harper & Brothers, in full: "I hope you will ...

Signed book: The Norman Rockwell Album. First edition. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1961. Hardcover, 11 x 14, 191 pages. Signed and inscribed on the ha

Signed book: The Norman Rockwell Album. First edition. NY: Doubleday & Company, 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11 x 14, 191 pages. Signed and...

LS in French, signed “Aug. Rodin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, March 29, 1915. Written from Chetelet-en-Brie in Seine-et-Marne, a letter to J. H. Moore, in ful

Russian painter of Belarusian Jewish origin (1893–1943) who made a major contribution to the expressionist movement while living in Paris. ALS in Fren

Artist and designer (1848–1933), son of Charles Tiffany, who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. Partial se

Important French painter and printmaker (1864–1901) whose lively, colorful portrayals of the people and places of fin-de-siècle Paris take a pl...

ALS in French, signed “H. T. Lautrec,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, postmarked February 19, 1892. Letter to the Belgian artist Theo

Attractive glossy 8 x 10 photo of the front cover for the 2016 autobiography Versace, signed in gold ink by Donatella Versace. In fine condition.

French artist (1876–1958) and a member of the Fauvists, whose work is typically marked by bold colors and eccentric brushwork. ALS in French, signed “

Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). Later printing. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Hardcover with dust ...

Original printed plan for the Monona Terrace Community Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin, 44.5 x 18, initialed and dated inside a hand-drawn red

Chinese-French painter (1920–2013) known for his large abstract works. Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, April 23, 1969. In very good

Superb original Li'l Abner Yokum sketch accomplished in ink and watercolor on an off-white 13 x 17.25 artist's board, showing the sweet-natu...

Fantastic grouping of five original ink or ballpoint sketches on individual off-white cards or sheets ranging in size from 5 x 3 to 7 x 11, each signe

Younger brother Walt Disney and co-founder of Walt Disney Productions (1893–1971). Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 portrait of Disney in formal attir

Desirable ballpoint signature and inscription, "To Anthony Edward, My best, Walt Disney,” on the inside of colorful greeting card, which measur...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Walt Disney Productions letterhead, June 16, 1961. Disney seeks sponsors for his 'Hall of Presidents' presentation ...

Page from the program for the 1966 Pasadena Rose Bowl Parade, headed "Wonderful World of Walt Disney," featuring Disney as grand marshal o...

Fantastic original rough pencil concept sketches of Mickey Mouse on an off-white 11 x 8.5 sheet, signed in the lower right corner by Frank Follmer. Th

Large original pencil concept sketch of the Water Nymphs from Fantasia on an off-white 18 x 12 sheet, signed in the lower right corner by Frank Follme

Fabulous original pencil concept sketch of Snow White's cottage from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on an off-white 18 x 12 sheet, signed in th...

Desirable original pencil concept sketch of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on an off-white 18 x 12 sheet, signed in the lower right corner by Frank F

Original sketch of Baloo, the sloth bear, from the 1967 animated Disney film The Jungle Book, accomplished in orange artist pencil on a light blue 5 x

Two items: an original felt tip sketch of Woody Woodpecker on an off-white 6.25 x 9 sheet, signed and inscribed below, "To Mary Wagner, affecti...

Desirable book: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., by James Boswell, in two volumes. First edition, second state (with "give" corrected on...

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, July 18, 1884. Letter to British painter Felix Moscheles, in full: "Will it suit you if I go to yo...

Italian adventurer (1725-1798) who spent most of his life traveling through Europe meeting the famous men and women of his time; he is probably best k

ALS signed “Mark Twain,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6, August 28, 1895. Letter to "Jack," written "At Sea." In par...

Signed book: The Writings of Mark Twain, Vol. I: The Innocents Abroad. Autograph edition, limited issue, numbered 158/512. Hartford, CT: The American

American writer (1928–1982) known for his works of science fiction, including The Man in the High Castle, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Ubik,

Distinguished French novelist (1802–1870) of such historical classics as The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Man in the Iron Mask

ALS in French, signed “A. Dumas,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date. An untranslated letter to "My dear Pillerant." In fine condition.

Extensively hand-corrected TLS signed twice as “Ernesto,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba letterhead, December 4, 1950.

German writer, scientist, and philosopher (1749–1832) who takes a place among the central intellectual and artistic figures of his day. His poetry and

Important Russian writer (1868–1936), who was a founder of the socialist realism literary method. Extraordinary matte-finish 5 x 7 formal portrait of

Fountain pen signature, "Jack Kerouac,” on an off-white 2.75 x 4.5 slip affixed inside the front cover of a Signet paperback edition of his leg...

American writer (1886–1918), best known for the much-anthologized poem 'Trees,' who was killed at the Second Battle of Marne at the age of 3...

Russian writer, explorer, and adventurer (1870–1938) best known for his story The Duel. Untranslated ANS in Russian, signed “A. Kuprin,” 5.5 x 7, no d

ALS signed “Harper,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5, personal monogrammed letterhead, January 11, 2009. Letter to her friend Felice Itzkoff, in full:

Short story writer born William Sydney Porter (1862–1910) known for his use of the surprise ending. Lengthy AMS, titled and signed at the head, &quo...

Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic (1866–1941) who was a seminal figure of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry and is regarde

Georgia-born American writer (1925–1964), best known for her quintessentially 'Southern Gothic' stories and novels, who died of lupus at the...

Very desirable collection of two TLSs and one ALS, signed “Gene” and “Gene O’Neill,” three total pages, each addressed to Helen Freeman. The ALS, writ

Three typed letters from Ezra Pound, two signed in pencil, “E. P.,” four total pages, each 8.75 x 11.25, personal letterhead (two bearing a Cubist sel

French writer (1871–1922) known for the monumental sixteen-volume In Search of Lost Time, regarded as one of the greatest achievements in world litera

Acclaimed French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876) remembered for her romantic affairs with the composer Frederic Chopin and the writer Alfred de Mus

ANS in French on a 3.75 x 2.25 card with decorative die-cut borders, October 1899. A neatly penned untranslated note from the early science fiction pi

Incredible archive celebrating Shel Silverstein's career throughout the 1960s and 1970s, a period during which he was a resident cartoonist for ...

ALS signed “Jerry,” three pages both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, The Drake, New York letterhead, February 17, 1969. Letter to "Jerce," Joyce Mille...

ALS in French, signed “Iv. Tourgueneff,” one page both sides, 5 x 8.25, July 22, 1880. Letter to Flaubert's niece, Caroline Comanville. In part ...

Famed and highly influential French poet (1844–1896) who penned Poèmes saturniens and Romances sans paroles; likewise remembered for his tumult...