RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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With more than 1,000 lots, RR Auction’s May Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction features an impressive assortment of historic collectibles. This month includes a special Literature section, with rare and significant items such as an illustrated, autographed manuscript of Hermann Hesse’s "Piktor's Verwandlungen"; Anton Chekhov's “Stories and Tales,” inscribed; a handwritten quotation from Guo Moruo; and many more top authors like Joyce, Tolkien, Orwell, Sartre, Sendak and Whitman. The Music section features incredible original artwork by Frederic Chopin; a 350-page “Who’s Who in Rock & Roll,” signed by hundreds of the genre’s greatest musicians; and a fully signed Beatles autograph with additional, rare signature from Ray Charles. This catalog also includes items from US History, Space, Art, Entertainment and more. 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 May 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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Allen Dulles465 - Allen Dulles
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American diplomat and lawyer who became the first civilian director of the CIA (1893–1969). Signed book: The Secret Surrender. First British edition.
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Erik Erikson466 - Erik Erikson
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Psychologist (1902–1994) known for his theories on human development and coining the term 'identity crisis.' Signed book: Toys and Reasons. ...
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Erik Erikson467 - Erik Erikson
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Psychologist (1902–1994) known for his theories on human development and coining the term 'identity crisis.' Signed book: Life History and t...
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Melville Fuller468 - Melville Fuller
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ALS as chief justice, signed “Melville W. Fuller,” one page, 5 x 7.75, December 16, 1903. Letter to George M. Brooke, responding to a letter received
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Francis Galton469 - Francis Galton
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English Victorian statistician, progressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor,
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Gandhi Family470 - Gandhi Family
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Three items signed by a member of the Gandhi family: an ink signature, "Indira Gandhi," on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 sheet affixed to a large...
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V. V. Giri471 - V. V. Giri
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Fourth President of India (1894–1980) who was the only person to be elected as an independent candidate. Following his full term, Giri was honoured by
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Mikhail Gorbachev472 - Mikhail Gorbachev
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Three color glossy 10 x 8 photos of Mikhail Gorbachev alongside Ronald Reagan, each signed in white paint pen or black felt tip by the former presiden
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Grand Duke Alexander of Russia and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna473 - Grand Duke Alexander of Russia and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna
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Two signed books, both hardcovers with dust jackets: Once a Grand Duke, published by the Cosmopolitan Book Corporation in 1932, signed on the first fr
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Gustaf V of Sweden474 - Gustaf V of Sweden
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DS in Swedish, one page, 8.75 x 14, September 19, 1945. Untranslated document issuing power of attorney for C. H. M. Falkman to be the commander of th
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Armand Hammer475 - Armand Hammer
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American business manager and owner (1898–1990) who ran the Occidental Petroleum Corporation from 1957 until his death; he is also remembered for his
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Hell's Angels: Sonny Barger476 - Hell's Angels: Sonny Barger
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Group of three color laserprint photos of posters for the outlaw biker films Hell's Angels '69, Angels from Hell, and Hells Angels on Wheels...
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Edmund Hillary477 - Edmund Hillary
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Two collector's edition books from the Easton Press: High Adventure and View from the Summit. Both books are leather-bound hardcover and individ...
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Alger Hiss478 - Alger Hiss
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Signed book: Recollections of a Life. Later printing. NY: Seaver Books, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 240 pages. Signed and inscribed
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Alger Hiss479 - Alger Hiss
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Signed book: Alger Hiss: The True Story. First edition, first printing. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25,
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Johns Hopkins480 - Johns Hopkins
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American entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist (1795–1873) whose legacy lives on in numerous foundations and institutions, such as Johns Hopki
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Internet Pioneers481 - Internet Pioneers
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Group of four business cards, each 3.5 x 2, signed in ink of felt tip by the respective Internet pioneer, including: Vint Cerf, one of 'the fath...
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Kaiser Wilhelm II482 - Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Untranslated manuscript DS in German, signed “Wilhelm R,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, November 24, 1897. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing.
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King Edward VIII483 - King Edward VIII
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Blue fountain pen signature, "1934, Edward P. 9–iii–34,” on an off-white 10.75 x 8.25 guest book sheet, marked above in another hand, "Adm...
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King Gustaf V of Sweden484 - King Gustaf V of Sweden
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King of Sweden (born 1858) from 1907 until his death in 1950, who holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden. DS in Swedish, five pages, 8
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