RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts February 2020

Desirable full free frank, unfolded to 7 x 8, addressed in another hand to "Major Tallmadge, 2nd Regt Dragoons, Fairfield," and franked in...

Magnificent large ink signature, "Go: Washington,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 slip. In fine condition, with some light toning and soiling. A supe...

Exceptional pairing of documents relating to the formal opening of the United States Congress in 1791. The first is a printed broadside, one page, 8 x

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.5 x 16.5, July 16, 1798. Gorgeous ship's pass, in part: "By the President of the United...

Revolutionary War-dated ADS as governor of Virginia, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 8 x 6.25, October 31, 1780. In full: "All officers civil...

Scarce free franked mailing envelope, 4.75 x 3, addressed in Dolley Madison's hand to her sister-in-law, "Miss Rebecca Todd, Walnut above S...

War-dated partly-printed vellum DS, signed "James Madison" as president and "Ja's Monroe" as secretary of state, one page, 1...

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “Ja's Monroe,” one page, 14.75 x 12, July 9, 1800. As governor of Virginia, Monroe grants a "...

Signed book: Oration on the life and character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette, Delivered at the request of both houses of the Congress of the United S

Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15 x 9.25, January 5, 1831. President Jackson grants an 80-acre plot of land in Mississippi, prominen

ALS, one page, both sides, 8 x 10, February 23, 1844. Letter to New York Congressman William A. Moseley, in part: "I had not noticed the articl...

Signed book: Indian Antiquities, Vol. IV by Thomas Maurice. London: printed for the author by H. L. Guiabin; and sold by R. Faulder, 1800. Hardcover b

ALS, sixteen pages on four sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, October 24–25, 1858. Letter to Sidney Webster, his former private White House secretary

ALS as president, one page, 4.5 x 7, January 1, 1855. Letter to Gen. T. H. Bayly, in full: "I am unwilling to trouble you so often but you will...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 9.5, January 28, 1859. President James Buchanan appoints R. A. Fish as a "Second Lieutenant o...

Civil War-dated ALS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 4.75 x 7.5, January 24, 1861. Letter to Ulysses Doubleday, in full: "Yours of t...

Boldly penned Civil War-dated autograph endorsement as president, signed "A. Lincoln," penned on the reverse of a one-page letter addresse...

Civil War–dated partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 17.25, February 21, 1862. President Lincoln appoints Spencer C. Benham as &...

Vintage leatherbound autograph book, 5.25 x 8, containing over 200 autographs by senators, congressmen, and other attendees of the impeachment of Andr

ALS as president, one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.5, Executive Mansion letterhead, July 12, 1869. Letter to Thomas Gamble Pitcher, the Superintendent of

Booklet entitled "Inaugural Address: Rutherford B. Hayes, Governor of Ohio to the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, January 10, 1870,"...

Booklet entitled "Message of the President of the United States, Returning to the House of Representatives the Bill entitled 'An Act Making...

Desirable signed book: The Rough Riders. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 298 pages. Signed on the first fr...

Signed book: America and the World War. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915. Hardcover bound in tan cloth, 5.25 x 7.75, 277 pages....

Signed book: Fear God and Take Your Own Part. First edition. NY: George H. Doran Company, 1916. Hardcover with custom-made slipcase, 6.5 x 8.75, 414 p

Signed book: The Real Roosevelt: His Forceful Utterances on Various Subjects. First edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1910. Hardcover bound in d...

Signed book: The Foes of Our Own Household. First edition. NY: George H. Doran Company, 1917. Hardcover bound in red cloth with gilt lettering, 5.75 x

TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 6.5 x 7.75, The Outlook letterhead, February 26, 1912. Letter to G. B. Daniels of the Oakland Enquirer, in full:

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Metropolitan letterhead, May 1, 1917. Letter to G. B. Daniels of the Oakland Enquirer, in part: "There has been a pers...

Original manuscript draft of William H. Taft’s biographical entry for the American Encyclopedia of National Biography by pastor and magazine editor Jo

Signed book: Representative Government. First edition, limited issue of 500 copies. NY: New York University Press, 1921. Hardcover bound in blue cloth

Signed book: World Peace: A Written Debate Between William Howard Taft and William Jennings Bryan. First edition. NY: George H. Doran Company, 1917. H

Signed book: English Leadership: English Leadings in Modern History, an essay by J. N. Larned, with an introduction by William Howard Taft. First edit

ALS signed “Ellen A. Wilson,” penned at the bottom of a typed letter from the office of Governor Woodrow Wilson to collector Eugene V. Brewster, one p

Signed book: Congressional Government: A Study in American Politics. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913. Hardcover bound in blue cloth, 5

Signed book: The Road Away from Revolution. First edition. Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923. Hardcover, 4.5 x 6, 13 pages. Prominently signed

Signed book: The Wisdom of Woodrow Wilson. First edition. NY: Brentano's, 1919. Bound in dark red cloth with gilt stamping, 4.25 x 5, 196 pages....

Signed book: The Free Life. First edition. NY: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1908. Bound in tan cloth with gilt stamping, 5.25 x 7.5, 28 pages. Neatl...

Signed book: Mere Literature and Other Essays. First edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1896. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.5, 247 pages. Signed and inscribed on

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 30, 1921. Patriotic statement "To a Citizen," in full: "You are t...

Sharp matte-finish 9.75 x 12.5 photo of Harding by Moffett of Chicago, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, "To Mar...

Gorgeous 14-karat gold pocket hair comb belonging to Calvin Coolidge, measuring 6.75? unfolded and containing approximately one ounce of 14-karat gold

Signed book: Have Faith in Massachusetts. Second edition enlarged. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. Hardcover bound in navy blue cloth with gilt letter

Pamphlet entitled "Address of President Coolidge at the Observance of the Tenth Anniversary of the Armistice," given at Washington, D.C., ...

Pamphlet entitled "Address of President Coolidge at the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Phillips Academy," given at Andover, Massa...

Signed book: De Re Metallica. London: The Mining Magazine, 1912. Custom-rebound hardcover, 9.25 x 13.75, 640 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first

TLS as president, one page, 7.5 x 10.5, White House letterhead, October 21, 1930. Letter to his successor, New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, in

ALS as first lady, signed “E. R.,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, White House letterhead, no date. Letter to "Harry," in p...

Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 11.5 Harris & Ewing portrait of Roosevelt in a formal gown near a window, signed and inscribed in fountain pen "...

Signed book: Franklin D. Roosevelt: His Life and Achievement. First edition. London: John Murray, 1938. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 286 pages. Signed and