RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. D. Rockefeller,” one page, 11.5 x 7.25, December 22, 1883. Stock certificate for ten shares in the Standard Oil Trust is

TLS signed “John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 29, 1915. Letter to Secretary of the Interior Franklin Lane, i

English auctioneer and antiquary who was a founding father of the famous auction house (1771–1842). ALS signed “S. Sotheby,” one page, 7.5 x 9, Septem

Influential French physicist (1775–1836) who pioneered the discovery and understanding of electromagnetism; a unit of electric current was named in hi

Influential French physicist (1775–1836) who pioneered the discovery and understanding of electromagnetism; a unit of electric current was named in hi

TLS, one onionskin page, 7.75 x 10, Institute of Theoretical Physics letterhead, December 7, 1950. Letter to H. H. Nielsen, professor of physics at Oh

Spectacular archive of approximately seven hundred letters and reply postcards sent to Austrian physicist Stefan Meyer in response to an invitation to

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.25, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital letterhead, April 18, 1932. Letter to Dr. James Golden, in full: “For your information, I am sen

ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 5 x 8, December 21, no date. Letter to a gentleman, presumably a printer or publisher. In full: “Be so kind as to m

LS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “I am staying in London for a

Matte-finish 6.75 x 8.75 photo of an artistic rendering of Edison, signed in the lower border in fountain pen using his classic ‘umbrella’ signature,

Edison Botanical Research Corporation business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his prominent ‘umbrella’ signatur

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 6.5 x 6.75, personal letterhead, July 4, 1935. Letter to Sarah F. Brandes of the Bralans Lecture Bureau

ALS in German, signed “Albert,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, no date but notated August 1935. Letter addressed to “My Beloved Ones!” In full (translated):...

Exceptional pair of circa mid-to-late 1890s portraits of Albert Einstein and his first girlfriend, Marie Winteler, each measuring 2.5 x 3.75, affixed

Physicist (1901–1954) who became the first to split the atom and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938 for his developments in harnessing nu

Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. ALS, one pa

Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Vintage mat

TLS, one page, 5 x 8, Wright-Fleming Institute of Microbiology letterhead, May 7, 1948. Letter to Norman Edwards of the magazine Answers, who had sent

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, April 3, 1941. Letter to Homer Amundsen, in part: “It pleases me very much to say that the teachings wh

Distinguished matte-finish 7 x 9.25 photo of Ford in a handsome suit and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Helen Hayes, from Henry Ford.”

TLS signed “R. J. Gatling, Prest.,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Office of the Gatling Gun Company letterhead, March 10, 1886. Letter to Colt’s Arms Co. in Ha

German physician best known for creating a system of alternative medicine called homeopathy (1755–1843). Exceedingly rare ALS in German, signed “D. Ha

German chemist (1803–1873) regarded as one of the greatest chemistry teachers of all time, and also known as the ‘father of the fertilizer industry’ f

English physicist (1905–1996) who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1977 for his work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems,

Collection of eight photos, ranging in size from 3.75 x 5 to 8 x 10, each signed in various inks by a different winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Nice collection of seventy items, comprised almost entirely of signed photos with a few signatures, each signed by a Nobel Laureate in the sciences, i

Brilliant American physicist (1904–1967) who directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhattan Project. FDC wit

Uncommon ballpoint signature, “Robert Oppenheimer,” on an off-white 8.25 x 5.75 card, also signed by his wife, “Katherine Oppenheimer” and signed in f

Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) who was a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. ALS signed “Wm Osler,” one page on a 4.5 x

Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) who was a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. ALS signed “Wm. Osler,” one page, 4.5 x 6,

Ink signature in French (translated), “With my compliments, Paris, 22 April 1893, L. Pasteur,” on an off-white 4 x 5 sheet. In fine condition. Accompa

Nobel Prize–winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory. ALS in German, signed “M. Planck,” one page, 6 x 4

Russian physiologist (1849–1936) best known for his investigation of conditioned reflex through the use of experiments involving salivating dogs. He w

Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician, and sociologist (1796–1874). ALS in French, signed “Quetelet,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5

German sociologist, philosopher, and musicologist (1903–1969) known for his critical theory as a leading member of the Frankfurt School. Two untransla

German philosopher and cultural critic (1892–1940) who made enduring and influential contributions to aesthetic theory and Western Marxism. Substantia

German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872) whose book The Essence of Christianity influenced the minds of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Ink s

Handwritten medical prescription in German, unsigned, one page on a 6.25 x 3.25 slip headed “Dr. Sigmund Freud,” no date. Freud writes a prescription

Russian writer and political thinker (1812–1870) considered the ‘father of Russian socialism.’ Rare draft ADS in French, signed several times within t

Scarce matte-finish 9 x 7.25 photo of Jung speaking with BBC producer Hugh Burnett, signed in fountain pen, “C. G. Jung, Arcana publicata vilescunt.”

Booklet of Jung’s article entitled ‘On Psychological Understanding’ reprinted from the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Boston, February–March 1915, 6

ALS in French, signed “P.-J. Proudhon,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Le Peuple de 1850 letterhead, October 2, 1851. Letter to a colleagu

Controversial and prolific Austrian writer and philosopher (1861–1925) who founded such disciplines as anthroposophy, biodynamic agriculture, eurythmy

An important archive of unpublished letters from Wittgenstein to one of his closest friends and confidantes, Hermann Hansel, comprised of sixteen ALSs

Born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari (1765-1846), he served as pope from 1831 to 1846. Strongly conservative and traditionalist, he opposed democratic a

Italian Pope (1881–1963), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who ascended the papal throne in 1958 and served until his death. As the guiding force behind

Born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci (1810–1903), he was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903, succe

ALS in Italian, signed “G. M. Card. Mastai A V,” one page, 8 x 11.5, November 10, 1845. Letter to the secretary of state of the papal ministry Camillo

Pope, born Francesco Xaverio Castiglione (1761–1830), who served a mere twenty months, from 1829 to 1830. ALS in Italian, signed “Francesco Saverio Ve