RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Signed book: The Vantage Point. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed in foun

TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 6.75 x 9, Office of the Vice President letterhead, July 26, 1956. Letter to Carl Shipley, in full: “Many thanks for your

TLS signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 16, 1972. Letter to Congressman Bob Wilson. In part: “As I look back to our g

Souvenir typescript of Nixon’s resignation announcement on August 8, 1974, four pages, 8.5 x 11, signed at the top of the first page in blue felt tip.

Ink signature, “Richard Nixon,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 personal calling card. In fine condition.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Richard and Pat Nixon standing before the Great Wall of China, signed in blue felt tip by both. In fine condition.

Invitation for the inauguration of Nixon as president and Agnew as vice president on January 20, 1969, 8.25 x 10.75, signed at the bottom in black fel

Document signed by President Nixon’s counsel, one page, 9 x 3.75, September 21, 1972. A document concerning the ballot for the upcoming 1972 president

Collection of five copies of the miniature book Global Stability, hardcovers, measuring only 2.25 x 3, 29 pages. Each is a limited first edition; one

Collection of six copies of the miniature book The Tenth Convention, hardcovers with slipcases, measuring only 2.75 x 2, 26 pages. Each is a limited f

TLS as president signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 4, 1976. Letter to C. W. Bill Young, in part: “In this year, 19

Lot of ten blue-bordered bookplates, each 4 x 3, signed in black ink, “J. Carter,” and affixed to two white 8.5 x 11 sheets. In overall fine condition

Scarce free franked mailing envelope, 9.25 x 4.25, addressed in type to “P.O. Box 52, New York, NY 10276-0052,” and franked in the upper right in blac

Promotional program for Nevada senator Howard Cannon, 3.5 x 8.5, signed vertically on the front cover in black ink, “Ronald Reagan, 40th Pres.” and “H

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Reagan raising a wine glass, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “To E. Justin Love—With Ve

Color semi-glossy 10 x 8 cardstock photo of the couple with Liberty Island in the background, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Tom Teller, Best

2003 Memorial Tournament golf flag, 19.25 x 13.5, held at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, signed on the front in black felt tip. Some

Two items: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Bush, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Michael McCafferty—Best Wishes, Geo

Souvenir TQS on a 4 x 6 bookplate, taken from Bush’s speech at the 1988 Republican National convention. In full, “Read my lips: no new taxes,” signed

Collection of twelve items, including: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the White House Executive Residence Administrator Worthington W. White and

TLS signed “Bill,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, State of Arkansas letterhead, November 28, 1984. Letter to Andrew Henshel, in full: “Thank you for your mess

Felt tip signature, “Bill Clinton,” on a scarce white 6.5 x 4 White House stationery card. In fine condition.

Program for a Clinton Foundation benefit event held on October 23, 2010, at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York, 6.75 x 9, six pages, s

ALS signed “Bill,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, State of Arkansas, Office of the Governor letterhead, January 6, 1981. Letter to Lee Jones. In part: “I got

Signed book: 41: A Portrait of My Father. First edition. NY: Crown Publishers, 2014. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 294 pages. Signed on a fr

Felt tip signature, “G. W. Bush,” on an off-white 7.25 x 4.25 embossed sheet of “Aboard Air Force One” stationery. In fine condition.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of White House Executive Residence Administrator Worthington W. White, calligraphically inscribed, “To Worthington Whi

Signed book: The Audacity of Hope. First edition, first printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 375 pages. Signed

Felt tip signature, “Barack Obama,” on a yellow 5.5 x 3 clipped slip. In fine condition.

Autograph Magazine from January 2009, commemorative inauguration edition, 8.5 x 11, featuring President Barack Obama on the front cover, signed in the

Pair of original US Senate impeachment tickets: a blue 4.75 x 2.75 pass to the impeachment proceedings held against Andrew Johnson, numbered 1047, dat

Collection of five items, each signed by a president or first lady, including: Herbert Hoover (two covers), Jimmy Carter (TLS), Grace Coolidge (signat

Partly-printed DS, filled out in Hancock’s hand and signed in the body “John Hancock,” one page, 9 x 4.5, November 20, 1771. A bill of lading for a sh

Illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin (1730–1813) who served as the last colonial governor of New Jersey. Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Franklin,” three

Partial ALS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 7.25 x 2.25, July 31, 1787. In full: “Heaven continue to you every blessings you enjoy and add every one y

Partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 8 x 6, April 1, 1785. As governor, Henry appoints Hollt Richardson as a “Lieut Col…in the militia of t

Black-bordered Executive Mansion card, 5 x 3.25, boldly signed in ink, “Robert T. Lincoln, Jan 27, 1882.” In fine condition. Lincoln served as secreta

ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9.25, July 6, 1794. Unsigned letter to his wife Sally, in part: “I have been constantly employed in wr

Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “H. Gunnes,” one page, 11.25 x 5.5, January 1, 1780. State of Massachusetts Bay financial document o

English-born Quaker (1644–1718) and founder of the colony that became the State of Pennsylvania. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “Wm. Penn,” one page, 28

Brother of George Washington and member of the fifth Virginia Convention (1736–1787). Revolutionary War–dated ADS signed “John Aug’t Washington,” one

Nice collection of three items: a 1965 pass for entry to the United States Senate Chamber, 4 x 2.75, signed at the bottom in blue ballpoint; a TLS to

Historic archive comprised of the papers of John J. Sirica, who presided over the trial of the Watergate burglars and later ordered President Nixon to

AQS on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In full: “Perfect equality of rights for women; civil and political. Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N. Y., March 2/

Father (1889–1980) of Jewish World War II diarist Anne Frank, and the only member of his family to survive the concentration camps. TLS, one page, 5.7

Desirable AQS on an off-white 7.75 x 10 sheet, signed and inscribed at the bottom, “Julia Ward Howe, Inscribed for William J. Bok, Brooklyn, N. Y., Bo

TLS signed “Martin,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, July 19, 1963. Letter to Dr. Hamilton T. Boswell of the

Block of four five-cent stamps issued in 1963 to honor the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, 2.25 x 4, signed in blue ballpoint, “Best wish

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, The Muslim Mosque, Inc. letterhead, May 25, 1964. Letter to Robert Franke, in part: “Thank you very much for your letter of M

Remarkable one-of-a-kind archive of nine documents relating to the reputed killing of Butch Cassidy and ‘Wild Bunch’ desperado Joe Walker. Items inclu

Scarce matte-finish 5.25 x 3.25 postcard photo of the Western showman on horseback, signed in white ink, “W. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill.” A collector’s not

Cody’s personal calling card, 3.5 x 2, signed on the reverse in black ink, “True to friend & foe, W. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill, 1887.” In fine condi...

Ink signature, “Geronimo,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.5 card with a collector’s pencil notation below claiming that his name is Mexican and means ‘Willi

Ornately engraved partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. H. Clark,” one page, 10 x 5.75, May 3, 1854. Stock certificate for the Tuolumne County Water Company

Partly-printed DS, one page both sides, 8 x 4.25, January 29, 1861. Treasury warrant for $120.83 issued to Elijah Southward for “protection of the fro

Personal leatherbound trail diary of Terrence Cantwell, a cowboy who rode in the Utah Territory, 3 x 6, dated 1869. Cantwell’s entries are in pencil a

Californian pioneer (1803–1880) known for his association with the Gold Rush as the owner of Sutter’s Mill, where gold was first discovered by James W

Original 8 x 8 wanted poster for Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, identification order No. 1227, issued on May 21, 1934, by the US Department of Justic

Desirable printed broadside playbill, 5 x 14, advertising a performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Boston Museum on January 30, 1863, starring John Wi

Extremely rare ink signature, “Yours as ever, J. Wilkes Booth,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2 slip. Affixed to a raised display, then triple matted and fra

American woman (1860–1927) who was tried and acquitted in the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. The saga ult

Ink signature, “Compliments of Emmett Dalton, July 3rd 1923,” on an off-white 4 x 2.5 slip. Expertly double-matted and framed to an overall size of 11

Crisp fountain pen signature, “John Dillinger,” on an off-white 6.25 x 4 album page. Newspaper clippings are affixed to the top and bottom, reading, “

Original 8 x 8 wanted poster for John Dillinger, issued on March 12, 1934, by the US Department of Justice for a violation of the National Motor Vehic

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, October 26, 1910. Letter of recommendation to John G. Milburn, a partner at the prestigious law firm

Signed souvenir book from the ‘Firestone’ Homestead Outing, dated July 11, 1914. Columbiana, Ohio: Privately printed. Leatherbound softcover, 8.25 x 1

Son of Harley-Davidson Motor Company founder Walter Davidson, joining the company in 1930 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. He bec

The son of Harley-Davidson Motor Company co-founder Arthur Davidson (1905–1992), who served as the company’s president for 29 years and raced on their

LS, one page, 5.25 x 8.5, Hotel Bristol letterhead, May 27, 1909. Letter to George Lambert, in full: “I have received your letter with the print of th

Partly-printed DS in French, signed “A. Ampere,” one page, 16.5 x 10.75, April 30, 1808. In full (translated): “The Societe Philomathique de Paris, du

ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Volta Laboratory letterhead, August 2, 1881. Letter to Joseph Stanley Brown, private secretary to President James A. Garfi

Handwritten note in French, unsigned, on the front of his personal calling card, 3.5 x 2, October 25, 1905. Note to Mr. and Mrs. Warburg expressing ho

Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist (1773–1858) whose pioneering use of the microscope led to valuable contributions in his field. ALS, one page, 7.2

English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (1766–1844) best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory. ALS, one page

ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, no date. A memorandum headed, “Index for Mr. Darwin's work on the Variation o...

Signed book: The Double Helix. Later printing. NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1980. Softcover, 5 x 8.25, 298 pages. Signed on the title page in bla...

American inventor, entrepreneur, and founder of the Eastman Kodak company (1854–1932) whose invention of roll film helped revolutionize photography. D

Edison Botanical Research Corporation business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison with his prominent ‘umbrella’ signature

Bold ink ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with two tiny spots of foxing.

German scientist and pioneer of chemotherapy (1854–1915) who was co-awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine with Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1908. ALS in Ge

TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 6.75 x 9.25, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, July 12, 1953. Letter to H. M. Raphaelian. In full: “I th

ALS in German, signed “Albert,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa summer 1946. Letter to his cousins Alfred and Robert. In full (translated): &q...

Two small candid photos: a glossy 2 x 3 photo of Einstein sitting on the steps of a house, notated on the reverse in another hand with a date of Augus

Limited edition Albert Einstein fountain pen, numbered 72/288, with a body composed of a gradient-colored titanium barrel and mother-of-pearl featurin

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 11, 1951. Letter to Dorothea Koenig, in part (translated): “Of cours

Scarce ALS in Italian, one page, 5 x 8, Reale Accademia d’Italia letterhead, November 19, 1938. Letter to an “illustrious senator,” thanking him for a

TLS signed “A. Fleming,” one page, 5 x 8, Ministry of Health Emergency Medical Service letterhead, December 11, 1941. Letter to Dr. C. N. Iland, in fu

Scarce 4 x 5.75 cabinet-style mounted photo of Gatling, signed on the reverse in fountain pen, “With compliments of Richard J. Gatling.” Portions of s

French physician and politician (1738–1814) whose name became synonymous with the ‘humane’ instrument of execution whose use he proposed to the govern

British scientist and clergyman (1677–1761) who made significant contributions to both plant and animal physiology. ALS, one page, 6.25 x 7.75, Decemb

TLS in German, signed “W. Heisenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics letterhead, September 17, 1964. Letter

Two letters in German, both to the writer Friedrich Georg Junger: an ALS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, August 30, 1958; and a TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75,

Two items: an original ballpoint sketch of the chemical structure of LSD on a white 8.25 x 5.5 trimmed sheet, with an image of the Swiss scientist in

Astronomer (1889–1953) regarded as one of the most important observational cosmologists of the 20th century and the namesake of the orbiting Hubble Te

Bavarian priest (1821–1897) who pioneered naturopathic medicine, particularly a form of hydrotherapy known as the Kneipp cure. Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cab

French naturalist and biologist (1744–1829) known as an early proponent of the concept of evolution and his mistaken theory of the inheritance of acqu

Extremely influential French chemist (1743–1794) noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion. Rare manuscript DS in French, signed

British surgeon (1827–1912) who innovated the practice of sterile surgery, one of the most important medical advances of the day. ALS signed “Joseph L

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

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