RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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RR Auction’s June Fine Autographs & Artifacts sale offers more than 800 lots, headlined by special Science & Technology and Animation sections. We begin by tracing the history of science in a series of over fifty items, to include an autograph of Isaac Newton, a letter from Albert Einstein on the Unified Field Theory, a celestial map flown to the moon on Apollo 15, and an archive from the career of Carl Sagan. Our robust Animation feature boasts a wealth of production art from Walt Disney Studios, used for classics like Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Sleeping Beauty. All this is in addition to our typical diverse selection of items—from presidents to pop stars. 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 June 2017.
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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J. D. Salinger445 - J. D. Salinger
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Desirable DS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 14, June 17, 1981. Memorandum of agreement between Salinger and Ediciones Grijalbo SA, in which the former gr
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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J. D. Salinger446 - J. D. Salinger
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Signed book: The Catcher in the Rye. Fourteenth printing. Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. Hardcover with later issue dust jacket (pric
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Estimate : 45,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Bram Stoker447 - Bram Stoker
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Irish author (1847–1912) best known for his horror classic Dracula. ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Hotel Vendome letterhead, March 16, 1894. Letter to H. H.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Leo Tolstoy448 - Leo Tolstoy
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Sought-after ink signature, "Leo Tolstoy.,” on an off-white 5.25 x 8.5 sheet. In fine condition, with several folds (one touching the tall lett...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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H. G. Wells449 - H. G. Wells
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ALS signed “The good-not-great Wells,” one page both sides, 7 x 9, no date. An interesting letter to H. E. Hadley featuring a large sketch of a party
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Douglas Adams450 - Douglas Adams
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Three books: a first American edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in blue ball...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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James M. Cain451 - James M. Cain
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American novelist (1892–1977) best known as the author of such crime/noir classics as The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. TLS signed
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Erskine Caldwell452 - Erskine Caldwell
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Unique handwritten poem in the form a tree, accomplished in black felt tip on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed and titled at the bottom, "Co...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Agatha Christie453 - Agatha Christie
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ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.75, Ashfield letterhead, December 10 [no year, but likely 1930]. Letter to Mr. Sullivan, in part: &q...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Samuel L. Clemens454 - Samuel L. Clemens
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Clean ink signature, "Yours sincerely, S. L. Clemens,” on an off-white 3 x 1 sheet. Double-matted and framed to 12.75 x 17. 5. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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