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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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455 - Edvard BenesRR Auction
Leader of the Czechoslovak independence movement (1884–1948) who was President of Czechoslovakia at the time of Hitler's incursion. Signed book:...
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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457 - Max BornRR Auction
Signed book: The Restless Universe. Second edition, revised. NY: Dover Publications, 1951. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 315 pages. Signed on the first free
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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458 - Edouard BranlyRR Auction
French inventor (1844–1940) primarily known for his involvement in wireless telegraphy. ANS in French, signed “E. Branly,” one page, 4 x 5.25, no date
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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459 - Warren E. BurgerRR Auction
Signed book from Burger's personal library: The Search for Understanding by Caryl P. Haskins. First edition. Washington, DC: Carnegie Institutio...
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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460 - Richard E. ByrdRR Auction
Signed book: Discovery. First edition. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 405 pages. Signed on a free end pa...
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461 - Andrew CarnegieRR Auction
Signed book: James Watt. First British edition. Edinburgh and London: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, 1905. Hardcover, 5 x 7.5, 164 pages. Signed o...
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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462 - Noam ChomskyRR Auction
Four items: an MIT business card belong to Chomsky, 3.5 x 2, signed in black ballpoint; and three laserprint photos of the noted analytical philosophe
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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463 - Thomas ClarksonRR Auction
English abolitionist (1760–1846) who was a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.25, May
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 500.00 - 700.00
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464 - DNA: James D. WatsonRR Auction
Signed book: The Double Helix. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2009. Leather-bound hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 226 pages. Signed on ...
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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