RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

Limited edition color 9.25 x 7.25 cardstock photo of Shepard receiving the Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy, numbered 817/25

Model of the Skylab space station with removable solar panel arrays, measuring approximately 10.5? long and 2? in diameter, signed on the body in gold

Ring-bound flight plan manual entitled "Reference, Skylab Flight Plan, SL-1/SL-2, SL-3, and SL-4, (April 30, 1973 SL-1 Launch)," 8 x 10.5,...

Seven items: an official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Skylab Space Station hovering over Earth, signed in black felt tip, “Bill Pogue, PLT,” “E

Four items: A 9.5 x 9 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 3? diameter Apollo 12 mission insignia in the center, signed in black ink, "Richard Gordo...

Group lot of items honoring various NASA programs and events, including: a laminated 1 x 1 swatch of payload bay liner flown on STS–125; appealing RCA

Appealing grouping of five flown artifacts from various Space Shuttle missions: a 1 x 1.25 swatch of strap segment from STS–118 Spacehab; a .5 x .5 sw

Impressive collection of 30 color semi-glossy or satin-finish photos of various Space Shuttle astronauts, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black felt

Collection of Kennedy Space Center visitor complex vehicle passes for various Space Shuttle missions, ranging in size from 8.5 x 5.5 to 11 x 8.5, incl

Flown American flag carried aboard the Space Shuttle Enterprise during the Approach and Test Landing Program, 5.75 x 4, affixed to a trimmed 9.5 x 13

Unusual NASA presentation featuring a flown American flag, Washington Redskins team patch, and STS-41-C crew patch carried on the STS-41-C mission, ma

Color semi-glossy 9.75 x 7.75 composite photo celebrating 25 years of Space Shuttle missions, signed in silver ink by the crew of STS–1, John Young an

Two semi-glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photos of Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky, individually signed in blue felt tip by the cosmonaut pictured, w

British art historian (1907–1983) who was stripped of his knighthood when he confessed to having been a member of the Cambridge Five, a group of spies

French painter and lithographer (1867–1947) who trained at the Academie Julien, then joined the group called Les Nabis, which included Denis and Vuill

British caricaturist and illustrator (1792–1878) best known for his works satirizing contemporary politics and his illustrations for the works of Char

Rare signed book: Salvador Dali: Le Mythe Tragique de L'Angelus de Millet. Limited edition. France: Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1963. Clothbound hardc...

Japanese painter and printmaker (1886–1968) whose work combined Japanese techniques with Western style. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Foujita,”

Lithograph published in 1984 by the New Arts Program entitled 'The Kutztown Connection,' 20 x 33, signed vertically on the right side in pen...

Pioneering Russian artist (1866–1944) who takes a place among the seminal figures in the development of abstract art. ALS in German, signed “Kandinsky

French painter (1883–1956) known as one of the few female Cubists. Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 6.25 x 8.25, personal monogrammed letterhead,

Signed book: Picasso A Son Image. Limited edition, numbered 20/100. Nice, France: Galerie H. Matarasso, 1956. Softcover, 5.75 x 7.25. Signed on the co

Attractive pencil signature, "Picasso,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.75 trimmed sheet. In fine condition.

ALS in French, signed “C. Pissarro,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, black-bordered stationery, January 26, 1899. Letter to a doctor conc

Superb matte-finish 7.25 x 10 photo of an image of a seascape painting, signed in the lower border in black ink, "Renoir," and signed and ...

Signed book: Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator. Limited special edition, numbered AP J/3. NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1970. Leatherbound hardcove

Signed book: Norman Rockwell: My Adventures as an Illustrator. First edition. NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6...

French neo-impressionist painter (1863–1935) who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style. Fabulous original pencil sketch o

French neo-impressionist painter (1863–1935) who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style. Untranslated ALS in French, two p

Renowned Dutch art dealer (1857–1891) widely remembered for the significant emotional and financial support of his older brother Vincent van Gogh. Exc

Color postcard of a stylized portrait of Warhol, 4 x 6, signed in the lower border in thick black felt tip. In fine condition.

AQS on an off-white 7 x 4 album page, signed "Mark Twain, Dec. 1881." Clemens pens one of his famous witty maxims, in full: "Never pu...

First National Bank of Hartford check, 8 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Clemens, “Saml. L. Clemens,” payable to Weatherby, Knous & Co. for $18...

Uncommon check, 7 x 3, filled out and signed by Dickens, payable to Mrs. Alfred for £14, September 19, 1862. In very good condition, with overa...

AMS in French, five pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1862. Dumas's handwritten manuscript for an article on the political situation in Italy, ...

Sought-after TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Faber and Faber Limited letterhead, May 22, 1951. Letter to Alan Neame of Cheltenham College, in full: "I h...

Boldly penned AQS on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card, signed "R. W. Emerson." Emerson pens the opening lines of his quatrain 'Nature in Lea...

Signed book: The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories. First edition, second state. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Hardcover with m...

ALS signed “Nelle,” three pages on two sheets, 5.25 x 7.5, personal monogrammed stationery, April 17, 2009. Letter to her close friend and New York ne

Four letters, consisting of one ALS and three TLSs, each one page, dated from 1981–2006. The ALS, in part: “I believe I will be in Paris for a few day

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

Signed book: The Catcher in the Rye. Fourteenth printing. Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. Hardcover with later issue dust jacket (pric

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.

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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.

Otsego County Bank check, 5.5 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Cooper, "J. Fenimore Cooper," payable to Self for $10, November 3, 1837. Enc...

American socialist and writer (1883-1969) whose outspoken leftist leanings led him to be tried twice for sedition during World War I. He later became

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, 730 Park Avenue letterhead, March 6, 1964. Letter to Edwin Miller, the entertainment editor of Seventeen magazine, in full

Signed book: From Snow to Snow. First edition. NY: Henry Holt Company, 1936. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8, 20 pages. Signed and inscribed on t

Signed book: Complete Poems of Robert Frost. Later printing. NY: Henry Holt Company, 1949. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 666 pages. Signed and inscribed on t

DS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, June 11, 1937. Contract between Hammett and MGM in which he agrees to “give, grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer

ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, November 17, no year. Letter to “Miss Blue.” In full: “My wife and I are very sorry we can’t wriggle out of a previous eng

Desirable ink signature, "N. Hawthorne, Consul &c,” on an off-white 1.5 x .5 slip affixed to an off-white 5.75 x 8.75 sheet bearing an ink ...

French symbolist writer (1873–1907) best known for his 1896 play Ubu Roi and for coining the term and philosophical concept of 'pataphysics.'...

Ink signature, "Rudyard Kipling,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip. Mounted, cloth-matted, and framed with an artistic depiction of Kipling to an ...

Central Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by London, payable to C. M. MacGregor for $1138.50, stamp-dated December 22, 1904. Encapsulated

Highly appealing AQS on an off-white 6.75 x 8.5 sheet, signed in black ink, "Henry W. Longfellow, Dec. 9, 1875." Longfellow pens the final...

ALS signed “Henry W. Longfellow,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, March 10, 1852. In part: "I am going to ask a favor of you, not...

Signed book: The Naked and the Dead. NY: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1948. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 721 pages. Signed and inscribed...

British naval officer and novelist (1792–1848) who, after a life at sea, including commanding the Ariadne, retired and wrote novels based on his exper

Signed book: A Writer's Notebook. First edition, limited issue, numbered 305/1000. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1949. Hardcover with slipcase, 6....

Union Trust Company of the District of Columbia check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Pyle, "Ernest T. Pyle," payable to the Water ...

American screenwriter, novelist and sports writer (1914–2009) best remembered for his books What Makes Sammy Run? and The Harder They Fall, and for wi

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, October 7, 1969. Somber letter to Mr. Bean, in full: "I fear all is not well. My father is very ill—& has been for...

Ink signature, "Dr. Seuss,” on an off-white 5.5 x 8.5 sheet bearing a printed image of the Cat in the Hat. Seuss adds a speech bubble to the up...

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in black felt tip by Solzhenitsyn. The opening of "Arrest," the first chapter in the book ...

Ink signature, "A direction for insuring happiness, From yr Friend, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mar,” on an off-white 5 x 1.25 slip. Collector's...

Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 Russian cabinet photo of Tolstoy in a seated half-length pose with his hands clasped together, unsigned and published by Scherer et

French poet and early leader of French Romanticism (1797–1864) whose work included novels, plays, and translations of Shakespeare. Uncommon ink signat

ALS signed “E. Waugh,” one page, 8.75 x 10.75, August 7 no year but circa 1957–1959. Interesting letter to a bookbinder, in part: "I enclose he...

English poet and author (1770-1850) of 'Lyrical Ballads,' a collection inspired by the beauty of the English Lake District. Ink signature, &...

Boldly penned ALS in French, one page, 5 x 8, July 19, 1911. Untranslated. In fine condition.

Influential French composer (1803-1869) of such repertory staples as the programmatic 'Symphonie fantastique' and the opera 'Les Troyens...

Well-regarded Russian composer (1865–1936) best known for his lush orchestral works, including nine symphonies and concerti for various instruments. U

French composer (1818–1893) best remembered for his composition of 'Ave Maria.' AMQS on an off-white 10 x 3.5 sheet, signed "Ch. Gounod...

ALS in German, signed “F. L.,” on both sides of a 3.75 x 2.5 personal calling card imprinted with his name, May 29 [no year]. Brief untranslated lette

Desirable AMQS on an off-white 5.25 x 4 sheet, signed and inscribed in red fountain pen, "Il Signor Langdon, Giacomo Puccini…Maggio 9th, 1907.&...

Ink signature, "Johann Strauss,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 sheet. Triple-cloth-matted and framed with a portrait and an image of a ballroom dance...

Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of the Italian master in a bust-length pose, vertically signed in fountain pen, "Giacomo Puccini…...

AQS on an off-white 4 x 2.25 slip, signed "Richard Wagner." Wagner pens the iconic line from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, "To be...

Original artwork by Miles Davis entitled 'African Dancer,' accomplished in graphite and colored marker on an off-white 13.25 x 22 sheet of a...

TLS signed “Ira Gershwin,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 24, 1969. Letter to Professor Peter van de Kamp, in full: "I am ama...

Outstanding autograph lyrics for an apparently unpublished song entitled "Peace Bell Tone," signed at the bottom, "Words & Music ...

Attractive vintage ink signature, "Billie Holiday,” on an off-white 10.25 x 7.75 sheet promoting New York's Club Ebony on Broadway. Matted ...

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Cline in a lovely half-length pose by Lamps Photography of Winchester, Virginia, signed on the reverse in blu

Sought-after vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Fab Four on a beach in Nassau during filming for Help!, signed and inscribed in ballpoint, "To ...

Vintage circa 1963 autograph book, 5.25 x 32.5, signed inside in blue ballpoint by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. In v

Vintage blue autograph book, 5.5 x 3.5, signed and inscribed inside on three separate pages in ink or ballpoint, "John Lennon," "To V...

Vintage glossy 6 x 7.75 full-length photo of Harrison seated and leaning forward in a large wooden chair, signed crisply on the reverse in red ballpoi

Extremely rare DS, signed “John Lennon" and "Yoko Ono,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1977. Personal umbrella liability applicatio...

DS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, December 10, 1969. Contract between Lennon and Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln, in which the former agrees to a "3 to 3...

Crisp ballpoint signature, “John Lennon,” on an off-white 2 x 3.25 slip clipped from an autograph book. In fine condition. Accompanied by full letters

Circa 1980s ballpoint signature, "Best wishes, Paul McCartney," who draws a large smiley face and a full-length sketch of a water skier, o...

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band album signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition. The record is not included. Acc...

The White Album prominently signed on the front cover in black felt tip by McCartney. In very fine condition. The records are included. Accompanied by