RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of a rendering of Pluto, signed in the upper border in black felt tip, “Discoverer of the 9th Planet, Pluto, Cly

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin beside the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “First lunar landing, Buzz Aldrin, Apol

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Cernan adjusting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, “Setting up the final lunar flag of

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Cernan in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bill—With Best Wishes, Gene Cerna

Ten identical unissued official 11 x 14 NASA Manned Flight Awareness certificates intended for presentation to those involved in investigating the Cha

Two official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the individual Challenger astronauts, signed and inscribed in black felt tip by the subject, “Best wishe

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Earth as seen by Apollo 16, signed in black felt tip, “What a view, Charlie Duke.” In fine condition, with li

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Gordon posing in his space suit, nicely signed in blue felt tip, “We sailed the Ocean of Storms, Richard Gordon, Ap

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the flag on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Danny, Best wishes

Choice commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project docking of American and Soviet spacecraft, signed in blue ballpoint by

Majestic color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of McCandless during his spacewalk, with his face visible in the photo, signed in blue felt tip, “The first

Breath-taking color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the Apollo 9 CSM in earth orbit, signed in silver ink, “‘Gumdrop’ flying solo in earth orbit during

Crisp gold ink signature, “Alan Shepard,” on a black 4 x 1.75 card. Matted with a fantastic color photo of Shepard on the lunar surface to an overall

Limited edition color 10 x 8 cardstock photo of President Kennedy presenting the Distinguished Service Medal to Shepard, signed in black felt tip. In

Glossy 3.25 x 5.25 photo of a chess board at move number 51, titled in Russian along the top and bottom, “L. Knotek, Competition of Czech Chess Associ

Color satin-finish 8.5 x 11 photo of the STS-135 mission emblem, signed in black felt tip by Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Sandra Magnus, and Rex Walhe

Ornithologist and artist (1785–1851) whose monumental pictorial studies of the birds and quadrupeds of North America take a place among the most disti

TLS signed “AA” and “Ansel Adams,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, March 21, 1969. Letter to Jim Hartnett of the Polaroid Corporation. In par

Remarkable engraved portrait on tissue paper of Borglum’s celebrated bust of Abraham Lincoln, 10 x 13.5, signed in the lower border in pencil by Borgl

Pioneering Romanian sculptor (1876–1957) whose art emphasizes clean geometrical lines that balance forms inherent in his materials with the symbolic a

Hungarian-born architect, furniture designer, and Modernist master (1902—1981), best known for his modular construction and simple forms. Color 5.25 x

American illustrator and author (1877–1970) best known for his Peter Rabbit comic strip which he wrote and drew for 28 years. Fabulous archive of nine

Unsigned matte-finish 7.75 x 11.75 photo of two young men carrying several rifles, bearing a photographer’s stamp on the reverse by “Henri Cartier-Bre

Unsigned matte-finish 7.5 x 11.75 photo of a Chinese man playing a game, bearing a photographer’s stamp on the reverse by “Henri Cartier-Bresson &am...

Unsigned matte-finish 11.5 x 7.75 photo of a rundown Chinese farm, bearing a photographer’s stamp on the reverse by “Henri Cartier-Bresson & Mag...

ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 6, personal Mensil-Beaufrense letterhead, no date but likely July 1913. Letter to Forbes Watson. In full: “I have just

Color 8.75 x 11.75 book photo of Dali’s 1936 surrealist work entitled ‘Couple with Clouds in Their Heads,’ signed in person on the right side in blue

Painter and illustrator (1832–1883) known for his illustrated editions of books by Rabelais, Balzac, Dante, Milton, and others. Untranslated ALS in Fr

British children’s author and illustrator (1846–1901) whose distinctively illustrated books were among the most popular ‘juvenile’ works of the Victor

Uncommon invitation to an exhibition of paintings by the ‘Ten American Painters,’ held at the Montross Gallery in New York from March 25 to April 13,

Painter and leading member of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887–1914) who was killed at the front in Champagne, France, in 1914. A

French painter (1841–1895) considered one of the greatest female Impressionists alongside Mary Cassatt. She was married to Eugene Manet, the brother o

Signed book: Grandma Moses: American Primitive. Later printing. NY: The Dryden Press, 1946. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11. Signed in the lower border of the fro

Handsome matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the artist with a pipe clenched between his lips, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “My best wishes to Lar

Four items: an AQS on a light blue 5.75 x 7.75 sheet, in full: “‘All is well that goes well,’ Cordially, Norman Rockwell”; a TLS, one page, personal l

Miniature white porcelain vegetable dish, measuring 2.5 x 2.5 x 1, personally-owned by Renoir as part of a child’s doll dinner service. The plate is b

ALS signed “John S. Sargent,” one page, 4.5 x 3.5, personal letterhead, June 7, 1913. Letter to sculptor and close family friend Francis Derwent Wood,

Influential, forward-looking Austrian artist (1890–1918) who takes a place among the leading figures of the Expressionist movement of the early 20th c

Russian-born painter, set designer, and costume designer (1898-1957), who immigrated to Paris in 1923 and became closely associated with the Neo-roman

British illustrator (1820–1914) best known for his collaborations with Lewis Carroll on the Alice in Wonderland books. ALS, four pages on two adjoinin

ALS in French, signed “Lautrec,” one page, 5 x 3, no date but postmarked December 10, 1893. Untranslated letter to publisher and lithographer Andre Ma

French painter and printmaker (1868–1940). ALS in French, signed “E. Vuillard,” one page, 4.25 x 6.25, no date but postmarked January 28, 1923. Untran

Outstanding exhibition book showing his artwork entitled ‘Blue Liz as Cleopatra, 1963,’ 8 x 10.25, boldly signed in the lower right in black felt tip.

Scarce ANS signed with his distinctive ‘butterfly’ signature, one page, 7 x 4.5, blindstamped Hogarth Club letterhead, no date but circa 1886. In full

Interesting TLS, 8.75 x 7.75, Taliesin letterhead, May 10, 1943. Letter to Jim Smith, secretary of Cooperative Homesteads, Inc., in full: “I sympathiz

Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Walt Disney—Special Account for $600, November 16, 19

Signed book: Ivanhoe. First edition. San Francisco: Bohemian Club, 1936. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8, 107 pages. Boldly signed on the first free end page in p

Original hand-inked nine-panel Popeye comic strip for Sunday, July 19, 1987, boldly drawn in ink and pencil on off-white 16.25 x 11 artist’s cardstock

An American cartoonist, screenwriter, producer, animator, author, musician, comedian, and voice actor (born 1954), who is known most famously for crea

Signed book: The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book. Later printing. Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1989. Softcover, 8.5 x 10.75, 125 pages. Signed