RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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