RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

American clockmaker (1785–1859). Ink signature, “Seth Thomas,” on the reverse of a 4.5 x 3 Rockhill & Wilson advertising card. A vertical bend t...

English mathematician and astronomer (1801–1892) who established Greenwich as the location of the prime meridian. ALS signed “G. B. Airy,” one page bo

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

Color postcard depicting the Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., 5.5 x 3.5, signed in fountain pen, “Alexander Graham Bell.” Collector’s notation on the

TLS in Danish, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, Carlsberg letterhead, September 25, 1962. Letter to Kay Holkenfeldt declining to write a tribute of the Danish a

Noted Scottish surgeon and physiologist (1774–1842) who described such disorders as Bell’s palsy and who wrote prolifically on human anatomy and neuro

LS signed “Ch. Darwin,” five pages on three sheets, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, April 4, 1866. Letter to Rudolf Suchsland, the son of German publisher

ALS signed with his prominent ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” one page, 5 x 8, October 26, 1881. Letter to Edward W. Bok, in full: “I take p

Partly-printed DS, signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8 x 3.5, February 19, 1917. Promissory note in which Edison promises to pay “to the order of Ni

Partly-printed DS, signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 15 x 8, August 19, 1899. Stock certificate issued to Edison for one hundred shares of capital s

Important theoretical physicist (1880–1953) who made major contributions to the field of statistical mechanics and its relations with quantum mechanic

ALS in German, signed “Einstein,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.75, September 19, 1932. Letter to his longtime friend Wander Johannes de Haas, a Germ

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 9.75, November 29, 1921. Letter to the publisher Ulrico Hoepli declining a request for an endors

British physicist and chemist (1791–1867) best known for his development of the first dynamo and the discovery of electromagnetic induction. ALS signe

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.”

Uncommon TLS, one page, 6 x 8, Ford Motor Company letterhead, August 1, 1939. Letter congratulating dealer Floyd Ostrom for reaching an impressive goa

Russian physicist (1908–1968) who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physics for his research into ‘superfluidity.’ Uncommon 5 x 6.75 cardstock head-and-shou

German scientist, satirist, and Anglophile (1742–1799) known for his studies in experimental physics and posthumously published notebooks. ALS in Germ

Exceptional LS in Swedish, nine pages on five sheets, 8 x 12.75, August 19, 1743. Untranslated letter written on behalf of the “Consistorium Academicu

ALS signed “Sam’l F. B. Morse,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 8, 1854. Letter to prominent businessman Samuel Colgate. In part: “I write you once more

ALS in Swedish, signed “A. Nobel,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, February 6, 1895. Letter to Alarik Liedbeck, Nobel’s friend and collab

Collection of fourteen items, each signed by a winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, including: Christian B. Anfinsen (signed article), Derek Barto

Collection of eleven items, each signed by a winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, including: Carl David Anderson (signature), John Bardeen (AQS with

Collection of nineteen items, each signed by a winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, including: George Wells Beadle (signature), Werner

Distinguished German physicist (1845–1923) who discovered X-rays in 1895, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1901. Hand-addressed University

Felt tip signature in Cyrillic on a white 5.75 x 4 card bearing an affixed image of Sakharov. In fine condition.

ALS signed “Jonas,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, January 6, 1955. Letter to “Mr. O’Connor,” likely the philanthropist Basil O’Connor who funded much of his wo

Italian anatomist (1752–1832) who wrote several important treatises on a wide range of anatomical and medical subjects. ALS in Italian, signed “A. Sca

Belgian chemist, industrialist, and philanthropist (1838–1922) who created the famous ‘Solvay conferences’ where Einstein, Marie Curie, Bohr, Heisenbe

Austrian physician (1857–1940) who won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work in the treatment of mental illness. Matte-finish 4.5 x 6 head-and

Important English physicist (1856–1940) who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1906 for his discovery and identification of the electron. Rare AL

German revolutionist and writer on politics, history, mythology, and German literature (1826–1907). Rare and lengthy AMS in English, signed within the

Influential economist (1899–1992) known for his defense of classical liberalism, who shared the Nobel Prize in Economics with Gunnar Myrdal for ‘pione

Handwritten quote in German, unsigned, one page, 4 x 5.75, no date. Heidegger pens a quote from Goethe’s Art and Antiquity, in full (translated): “The

German mathematician and physical scientist (1777–1855) who contributed significantly to many fields, including geometry and astronomy. Rare collectio

TLS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, personal letterhead, February 1, 1949. Letter to P. M. Shankland at Short Film Production, Zonal Offic

ALS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postcard depicting a simple pastoral landscape, December 19, 1953. Letter to Mrs. C. Eggemann. In full

Soviet mathematician and economist (1912–1986) regarded as the founder of linear programming; he won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1975. Matte-finis

ALS in German, signed “R. Luxemburg,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, October 8, 1913. Letter to a comrade who contacted her with publis

ALS signed “T. Robt. Malthus,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, January 11, 1831. Unpublished letter to economist Nassau William Senior, written from St

Tremendously influential humanist and scholar (1497–1560) considered the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation; he holds a place b

Extremely influential classical economist (1722–1823) known for developing the theory of comparative advantage. ALS, one page, 7.25 x 8.75, July 10, 1

TLS, one page, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, February 18, 1956. Response to an admirer. In part: “Such letters of encouragement, especially as the ki

Important Swiss-French philosopher and writer who held that the individual is essentially good but usually corrupted by society (1712–1778). DS in Fre

Rare unsigned 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Schopenhauer in a stately full-length pose, published by Stuart of Glasgow. In fine condition.

French philosopher, abolitionist, historian, orientalist, and politician (1757–1820). Untranslated LS in French, signed “Volney,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5

Eminent German philosopher (1679–1754) and influential leader of the early German Enlightenment. ALS in German, one page both sides, 7 x 8.25, May 9,

AQS on an off-white 4 x 2.25 card, in full: “Love others as Jesus loves you, God bless you, M. Teresa MC.” Matted with an unsigned portrait to an over

ALS in Italian, signed “Benedictus PP XV,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 9.25, December 20, 1917. Letter to the papal secret chamberlain

Four untranslated manuscript documents in Spanish on adjoining sheets, totaling six pages, 8.5 x 12.25, December 7–14, 1553. All are from Arequipa, Pe