RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

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Highlighted by a section of rare and remarkable Science and Technology autographs and space-flown artifacts, RR Auction’s June Fine Autograph and Artifact sale features a breathtaking thousand-plus lots. With signed material from Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Max Born, and Werner Heisenberg, many of the greatest scientific minds in history are represented. Other top selections include items from the personal collection of Apollo 15 commander Dave Scott, a stunning presidential autograph collection, an important Gandhi letter, and a Mickey Mouse Christmas card from Walt Disney himself. 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 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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Charles Baudelaire568 - Charles Baudelaire
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ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, October 10, 1863. Letter to the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler, offering a cordial recommendati
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Lord Byron: Countess Guiccioli Teresa569 - Lord Byron: Countess Guiccioli Teresa
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Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Guiccioli,” one page both sides, 4 x 5, blindstamped "CG" letterhead, no date. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rene Crevel570 - Rene Crevel
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ALS in French, one page both sides, 7.5 x 11.75, no date. Crevel forwards a manuscript about a conference he wants to hold in Switzerland, which has b
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Charles Dickens571 - Charles Dickens
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ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, June 6, 1850. Letter to actor and playwright Francois Régnier stating that he has not invited the dramatist E...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Charles L. Dodgson572 - Charles L. Dodgson
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Remarkable ALS signed “C. L. Dodgson” at the conclusion and “Lewis Carroll” within the text, one page on black-bordered stationery, 4 x 6, Christ Chur
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Charles L. Dodgson573 - Charles L. Dodgson
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ALS signed “C. L. Dodgson,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, August 7, 1893. Letter to the mother of his child-friend Gladys Baly, written from his home at &quo...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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T. S. Eliot574 - T. S. Eliot
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TLS signed “Tom Eliot,” one page, 7 x 8, Faber and Faber Limited letterhead, October 1, 1958. Letter to Harold Nicolson, in full: "I want to th...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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F. Scott Fitzgerald575 - F. Scott Fitzgerald
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ANS, one page, 5 x 6.5, no date but circa late 1920s. Beautifully penned note from Fitzgerald, in full: "Dear Miss Sherlock, What a nice cordia...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Camille Flammarion576 - Camille Flammarion
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ALS in French, signed “Flammarion,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Observatoire de Juvisy letterhead, August 6, 1893. Letter to a gentleman, in full (translat
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Gustave Flaubert577 - Gustave Flaubert
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ALS in French, signed “Gu. Flaubert,” two pages, 5 x 8, no date. Letter to a friend, in full (translated): "Le Sexe Faible [The Weak Sex] must ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gustave Flaubert578 - Gustave Flaubert
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Scarce ALS in French, signed “G. Flaubert,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, May 1878. In full (translated): "I count on you tomorrow—for it will be the ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ian Fleming579 - Ian Fleming
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TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian Fleming,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, June 20, 1956. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Terry,
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ian Fleming580 - Ian Fleming
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TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian Fleming,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, November 16, 1951. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Te
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Arthur de Gobineau582 - Arthur de Gobineau
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Uncommon untranslated ALS in French, signed “Cte. de Gobineau,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, January 9, 1869. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ernest Hemingway583 - Ernest Hemingway
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TLS, one page, 7.75 x 10.5, December 13, 1934. Letter to Italian-American newspaper editor Carlo Tresca concerning the plight of Cubist painter Luis Q
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Thomas Hardy584 - Thomas Hardy
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ALS signed “Th: Hardy,” one page, 4.5 x 7, Max Gate, Dorchester letterhead, May 2, 1924. Letter to Mr. Richardson, in full: "I am sorry to have...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mary Hemingway585 - Mary Hemingway
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Three items: an ALS signed “Mary Hemingway,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Finca Vigia letterhead, December 14, 1954, addressed to Kenneth Browne, in part: “Whe
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Victor Hugo586 - Victor Hugo
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Interesting pairing of handwritten poetry drafts by Hugo, each struck through. The first, accomplished on the reverse of a 5 x 2.75 envelope panel add
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Victor Hugo587 - Victor Hugo
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ALS in French, signed “V. H.,” one page, 4 x 5.5, black-bordered mourning stationery, September 12. Letter written from Brussels, in full (translated)
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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James Joyce588 - James Joyce
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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 6.75, Victoria Palace Hotel letterhead, May 3, 1924. Letter to "Miss Russell," in part: "Will you please please...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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