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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Alfred Kinsey485 - Alfred Kinsey
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Biologist (1894–1956) who in 1947 founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, and whose research on human sexuality created the mode
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Phil Knight486 - Phil Knight
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Set of 12 business cards belonging to Nike cofounder Phil Knight, 3.5 x 1.75, each signed in ink or ballpoint by Knight. Also is included is a TLS, on
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Austen Henry Layard487 - Austen Henry Layard
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British historian and archaeologist (1817–1894) best known as the excavator of Nimrud. ALS signed “A. H. Layard,” three pages on two adjoining sheets,
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Leopold Saxe-Coburg488 - Leopold Saxe-Coburg
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Duke of Albany (1853–1884) and son of Queen Victoria who died of hemophilia following a fall. ALS signed “Leopold, Hon. Sec. to the Committee,” one pa
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Joseph Lister489 - Joseph Lister
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British surgeon (1827–1912) who innovated the practice of sterile surgery, one of the most important medical advances of the day. ALS signed “Lister,”
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Manhattan Project490 - Manhattan Project
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Signed book: An American Genius by Herbert Childs. First edition. NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 576 pages...
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Aimee Semple McPherson491 - Aimee Semple McPherson
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Signed book: Foursquare Hymnal of Standard Songs of Evangelism. Los Angeles: Aimee Semple McPherson Publishing Co., 1938. Hardcover, 6 x 8.25, unpagin
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Angela Merkel and Peter Maffay492 - Angela Merkel and Peter Maffay
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Color glossy 11.5 x 8 photo of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in her office with rock musician Peter Maffay, signed in black felt tip by both. In fin
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Gamal Abdel Nasser493 - Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Signed German booklet: Die Philosophie der Revolution. Cairo: Mondiale Press. Paperback, 5.25 x 7.75, 78 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page
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Jawaharlal Nehru494 - Jawaharlal Nehru
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Signed book: The Discovery of India. First edition. NY: The John Day Company, 1946. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 595 pages. Signed on the firs
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Reinhold Niebuhr495 - Reinhold Niebuhr
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Protestant theologian and philosopher (1892-1971) who reshaped much of American thought concerning society, politics, and the meaning of history. Sign
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Martin Niemoller496 - Martin Niemoller
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Signed book: Dachau Sermons. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1946. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.75, 97 pages. Signed on the first...
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The Palm Coast Symposium497 - The Palm Coast Symposium
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Program for The Palm Coast Symposium, held on November 15–16, 1974, 12 pages, 5.75 x 8.5, signed inside by the event's speakers: Saul Bellow, Gu...
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Queen Victoria498 - Queen Victoria
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Memorial booklet honoring Queen Victoria, entitled "Our Mother-Queen, Black & White Budget, Memorial Number," 7.5 x 11, 32 pages. In f...
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Yitzhak Rabin499 - Yitzhak Rabin
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Signed book: The Rabin Memoirs. First English edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 344 pages. Sign
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William Ramsay500 - William Ramsay
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Scottish chemist (1852-1916) who discovered the noble gases and won the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Signed book: The Gases of the Atmosphere: The H
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Samuel Remington501 - Samuel Remington
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American firearms manufacturer (1819–1892). Cashier of Ilion Bank check, 6.5 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Remington, "S. Remington," pa...
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Bertrand Russell502 - Bertrand Russell
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Signed book: The Impact of Science on Society. First edition. NY: Columbia University Press, 1951. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 64 pages. Signed on the firs
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Bertrand Russell503 - Bertrand Russell
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Glossy 4 x 6 photo of Russell holding a pipe, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint. Reverse bears a Keystone Press Agency stamp. In fine condi
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Anwar Sadat504 - Anwar Sadat
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Signed book: In Search of Identity. First English edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1978. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 360 pages. Signed and...
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