RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Collection of approximately 100 items, consisting of typed letters, manuscripts, and FBI memoranda, bearing 81 various signatures of Purvis, with a ma

French industrialist (1878–1935) best remembered for the make of car bearing his name. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8, Montreaux Palace Hotel lette

Boldly signed matte-finish 6.25 x 9 head-and-shoulders photo of Ford, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Edward Walters, from your friend, Henr

Superb circa 1913 matte-finish 11 x 14 bust portrait of Carnegie in a handsome suit, signed in the lower border in crisp black ink, “Yours truly, Andr

Pioneering British mathematician and mechanical engineer (1791–1871) whose Difference Engine and Analytical Engine are generally acknowledged as the f

Important Austrian physician (1842–1925) who made key discoveries in neurophysiology and laid the foundation for psychoanalysis as developed by his pr

Surgeon (1869–1939) who pioneered many modern neurosurgical techniques and investigated the functions of the pituitary gland. TLS, one page, 6.75 x 8.

English naturalist and author (1809–1882) whose book explaining his theories of evolution, On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection

Printed signed sketch of a double helix on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed at the bottom in black ink, “Francis Crick,” and “James D. Watson.” In

Outstanding satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Watson and Crick with a large molecular model, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint, ”James D. Watso

ANS in pencil, quickly signed “Edison,” one page, 6 x 9, no date but circa 1912. A note to Charles W. Luhr, the vice president and works manager for t

Extraordinary 9.5 x 7.5 albumen photo of Edison seated in his laboratory and testing a recording phonograph or dictaphone, boldly signed in black ink,

TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal letterhead, May 8, 1954. Letter to Margaret Brackenbury. In part: “I thank you ver

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 6.5 x 6.75, personal letterhead, July 4, 1935. Letter to Sarah F. Brandes of the Bralans Lecture Bureau

Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Two letters

American inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur (1765–1815) best known for designing the first commercially successful steamboat. His other endeavors in

Handwritten notes, unsigned, one page, 4 x 5.75, no date. Heidegger lists a series of lectures, most of which were collected and published under the t

Versatile German scientist (1821–1894) known for his discoveries related to visual and aural perception, electrodynamics, and the conservation of ener

British surgeon (1827–1912) who innovated the practice of sterile surgery, one of the most important medical advances of the day. ALS, one page both s

Signed book: Examination of the Telegraphic Apparatus and the Process in Telegraphy. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1869. Softcover, 5.75