Auction Details
Beginning with a selection of fantastic early American history—the Founding Fathers and Revolutionary War—RR Auction’s July Fine Autograph and Artifact sale boasts over 1,000 lots. Top items include a 1776 autograph letter by General George Washington, a document from rare Declaration signer George Taylor, a book from the personal library of Thomas Jefferson, and a manuscript by John Jay, tracking claims by New York’s Loyalists. An additional special highlight of the auction is an exceedingly rare autograph letter by Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, dated 1543. Other lots of significance are letters by Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr., Horatio Nelson, Lord Byron, and Barack Obama. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in July 2018.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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661Stephen KingRR Auction
Official Rawlings Major League (Selig) baseball signed on the sweet spot in blue ballpoint by King. In fine condition.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
662Jack LondonRR Auction
Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to Hawaiian Electric Co. for $3.30, February 5, 1916. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/D
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
663Edwin MarkhamRR Auction
Collection of 11 items signed by the esteemed American poet, including: a set of four ALSs, three signed “Edwin Markham” and one signed with his initi
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
664James A. MichenerRR Auction
Signed book: Poland. Limited first edition, numbered 424/500. NY: Random House, 1983. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.75, 556 pages. Signed on the co
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
665Walker PercyRR Auction
Two signed books: a first edition, first printing of Lancelot, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1977, hardcover with dust jacket, signed and
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
666Robert M. PirsigRR Auction
Unsigned first edition book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. First edition, first printing. NY: William Morrow & Company, 1974. Hardc...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
667J. K. RowlingRR Auction
Signed book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. First softcover edition. London: Bloomsbury, 2001. Softcover, 5 x 7.75, 223 pages. Nicely...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
668George Bernard ShawRR Auction
ALS signed “G. B. S.,” one page on the reverse of a handsome 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of himself, no date. Letter to Mrs. E. L. Edwards, in full: ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
669Wallace StegnerRR Auction
Signed book: The Big Rock Candy Mountain. First edition. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1943. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 515 pages. Signed and
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
670Tristan TzaraRR Auction
Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist (1896–1963). ALS in French, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, May 27, 1947. Letter to an un
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
671James WelchRR Auction
Signed book: Riding the Earthboy 40. First edition, first printing. New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1971. Hardcover with dust ja
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
672Owen WisterRR Auction
American writer (1860–1938) best known for his Western novel The Virginian. Three items: a pair of TLSs, both one page, 8.25 x 11, 328 Chestnut Street
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
673Tom WolfeRR Auction
Three items signed by Wolfe, including two books and a letter: a first edition, first printing of The Bonfire of the Vanities, hardcover with dust jac
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
675Anton BrucknerRR Auction
Important Austrian composer (1824–1896) whose symphonies are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism. Rare ALS in German
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
676Classical MusiciansRR Auction
Desirable leather-bound Gem Edition of Handel's Messiah, published by S. Bagster & Sons in 1899, 3.75 x 5, 181 pages, signed on the opening ...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
677Claude DebussyRR Auction
Important French composer (1862–1918) whose colorful, evocative works, particularly those for keyboard and for orchestra, exemplified the 'impre...
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
678Antonin DvorakRR Auction
Esteemed Czech composer (1841–1904) of orchestral and chamber music, best known for his Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World.' Rare oversized...
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
679Edward ElgarRR Auction
Boldly penned AMQS on an off-white 7.25 x 4 album page, signed in fountain pen, "Edward Elgar, June 5, 1915," who adds two bars of music f...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
680Edward ElgarRR Auction
Vintage hardcover book containing a "Programme & General Arrangements of the Norfolk and Norwich Twenty-Eighth Triennial Musical Festival i...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
681Edward ElgarRR Auction
Leading English composer (1857–1934) and a significant figure among late Romantic European musicians. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.25 x
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
682Edward ElgarRR Auction
Leather-bound autograph book, 7.5 x 5.75, containing the names of "Subscribers to the Testimonial to Edgar F. Day Esq.," presented in Guil...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
683William S. GilbertRR Auction
British dramatist and lyricist (1836–1911) best known for his 14 comic operas written in collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan. ALS signed “W. S
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
684Ruggero LeoncavalloRR Auction
Handsome 4.25 x 6.75 cabinet portrait of the great opera composer in near profile, boldly signed in ink, "R. Leoncavallo." In fine conditi...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
685Jules MassenetRR Auction
AMQS on an off-white 4.5 x 7 sheet, signed at the conclusion by Massenet, and dated March 22, 1907. Massenet pens four bars of music and lyrics from h
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
686Giacomo PucciniRR Auction
AMQS on an off-white 4.25 x 7 sheet, signed below in ink, "Giacomo Puccini, Contigliano, 16.8.901." Puccini pens two bars from his iconic ...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
687Erik SatieRR Auction
ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 6.75, June 26, 1919. Letter to his friend, the poet Rene Chalupt, in part (translated): "Tomorrow, Friday, I wi...
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
688Felix Mendelssohn-BartholdyRR Auction
Prodigiously gifted German Romantic composer (1809–1847) whose musical output represents virtually every form and genre of the era. Rare partly-printe
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
689Igor StravinskyRR Auction
ALS in German, signed "I. Stravinsky," one page, 8.25 x 5.25, January 3, 1938. Untranslated letter to actress Dagmar Godowsky thanking her...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
690Igor StravinskyRR Auction
Vintage glossy 5 x 6.75 photo of the legendary Russian composer-pianist in his study, boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "I. St...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
691Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyRR Auction
Extraordinary AMQS on an off-white 7 x 4.5 sheet, prominently signed below in ink, "P. Tschaikowsky, Dresde, le 18 Fevrier 89." Tchaikovsk...
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
692Charles MingusRR Auction
Uncommon glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mingus playing his bass, signed vertically in purple felt tip. In fine condition, with a few light creases to the left
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
693Patsy ClineRR Auction
Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Rush Studio portrait of Cline in a dark dress with a polka-dot collar, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to her cousin Earl A
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
694Patsy ClineRR Auction
ALS signed “Pat & all,” three pages, 6 x 9, August 30, 1962. Letter to her friend Marie Flynt, in full [grammar and spelling retained]: “Thought...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
695BeatlesRR Auction
Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 Star Pics publicity deckle-edge photo of the Beatles wearing matching suits and posing with their instruments, signed on the
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
696Beatles: John LennonRR Auction
Vintage ballpoint signature, "To Denn, love, John Lennon, 77," who adds a wonderful small self-portrait sketch on an off-white 6 x 4 sheet...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
697Beatles: John LennonRR Auction
Vintage 3.5 x 4.5 paperstock photo removed from a 1963 UK Beatles concert program, depicting John Lennon seated in a chair with his legs crossed, sign
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
698Beatles: Paul McCartneyRR Auction
Vintage circa 1967 program for a performance of Robert Nesbitt’s ‘Wild West End’ at London’s Talk of the Town Theatre and Restaurant, 28 pages, 9 x 11
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
699Beatles: Paul McCartneyRR Auction
Signed book: Blackbird Singing. Limited first American edition, numbered 192/250. NY: W. W. Norton and Company, 2001. Clothbound hardcover with slipca
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
700Beatles: Paul McCartneyRR Auction
Circa 1963 newspaper photo of Paul McCartney seated and wearing a handsome suit, 4.75 x 5, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition. Consignor note
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
701Eric ClaptonRR Auction
DS, ten pages, 8.25 x 11.75, January 24, 1975. Contract of employment between the Robert Stigwood Organization Limited and Eric Patrick Clapton, in wh
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
702The EaglesRR Auction
Black-bodied Fender Squier Bullet Stratocaster electric guitar with a sunburst finish, signed on the pearloid pickguard in black felt tip by Don Henle
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
703Grateful DeadRR Auction
Wonderful color t-shirt artwork pelon showing a frog perched on a skull with several red roses against a rippling sun background, with large red-and-b
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
704Grateful DeadRR Auction
Fantastic glossy 7.75 x 9.75 G. D. Productions publicity photo of the Grateful Dead circa 1986, signed in various colored felt tip by Jerry Garcia, Mi
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
705Grateful DeadRR Auction
In the Dark album signed on the inner gatefold in black ballpoint by Billy Kreutzman, in green ink by Mickey Hart, and in black felt tip by Jerry Garc
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
706Grateful DeadRR Auction
Signed book: Grateful Dead Comix. Limited first edition, numbered 114/500. NY: Hyperion/Kitchen Sink Press, 1992. Hardcover with slipcase, 9 x 11.5, 1
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
707Buddy HollyRR Auction
Original unsigned hardcover 1954 Westerner yearbook from Buddy Holly’s junior year at Lubbock High School in Lubbock, Texas, 8.25 x 10.75, 324 pages.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
708Frankie Lymon and the TeenagersRR Auction
Vintage glossy 8 x 10.25 Gee Records publicity photo of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers by James J. Kriegsmann of New York, signed and inscribed on th
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
709Rolling StonesRR Auction
Vintage ballpoint signatures of the Rolling Stones on a pair of 4.5 x 3 album pages, with a pink album page signed “Love, Keith Richard, xxxx” and “Mi
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
710Rolling Stones: Mick JaggerRR Auction
Red-bodied Barcelona acoustic guitar with stickers of Mick Jagger singing and gold letters spelling out, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction,"...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
711Rolling StonesRR Auction
Program for “The Sensational Rolling Stones” presented by Robert Stigwood Associates in 1964, ten pages, 8.75 x 11, signed inside in blue ballpoint by
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00