RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

ALS, one page, 4 x 5.5, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, June 21, 1936. Written from Chatham, Brandeis expresses his dismay over a repor

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 6.75, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, August 22, 1937. Letter to Ernest Jay Wessel, in part: “To yours of 15th, I

American statesman (1782–1866) who served variously as governor of Michigan, senator, ambassador to France, secretary of war, and secretary of state.

Signed book in Hebrew: Sinai. Tel Aviv: Shikmona Publishing Company, 1972. Hardcover, 11 x 11.25, 167 pages. Signed on the half-title page in Hebrew i

ALS signed “D,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 7, February 22. Written from Grosvenor Gate, a letter to T. Hodgkin, in full: “The Report in the ‘Times’ w

Signed book: DNA: The Secret of Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.75 x 9.25, 446 pages. Signed on the titl

Three signed books: Genes, Girls, and Gamow. First American edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 259 pages. Each

Lawyer, developer, and speculator from New York (1743–1799) who served in the Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Confederation. Partly-pr

Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8 x 6.5, June 19, 1776. Pay order issued to Treasurer John Lawrence, in full:

ALS signed “Thos. Fitzsimons,” one page, 7.75 x 9, June 6, 1788. Letter to Nicholas Low of New York, acknowledging a debt, in part: “I find in my book

ALS, one page, 4.5 x 3.5, Supreme Court of the United States stationery card, November 10, 1960. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Lyons, in full: “I appreciate

Collection of five items signed by noted French politicians, including: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand (DS), Guillaume Guizot (ALS), Georges Clemenceau

Limited edition souvenir treaty signed “M. Gorbachev,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, numbered 55/299. Reproduction of the final page of the Nuclear Arms Redu

Color glossy 10 x 7.75 photo of Gorbachev embracing Ronald Reagan, signed in blue felt tip by Gorbachev. In fine condition, with trivial soiling and a

Signed book: Memoirs. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 769 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt tip

Financier (1836–1892) known for his stock market manipulation of railroad securities; he also tried to corner the gold market, leading to the ‘Black F

Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and folk icon (1853–1895). Hardin’s simple business card, 3 x 2, imprinted with black text: “John W. Hardin Esq., Attorne

Signed book: High Adventure. Collector’s edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2003. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 245 pages. Crisply signed on the colophon in

American entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist (1795–1873) whose legacy lives on in numerous foundations and institutions, such as Johns Hopki

Three items signed by early modern figures of the arts and sciences, all of whom became embroiled in controversy over the treatment of Jesus Christ in