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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Pitirim Sorokin505 - Pitirim Sorokin
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Russian-born American sociologist and political activist (1889–1968) who is best known for his contributions to the social cycle theory. A leader amon
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Leland Stanford506 - Leland Stanford
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American industrialist and politician (1824–1893) who cofounded the Central Pacific Railroad and later established Stanford University. Ink signature,
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Robert Stroud507 - Robert Stroud
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Notorious criminal (1890–1963) who, while imprisoned, became a self-educated authority on birds and earned the nickname 'The Birdman of Alcatraz...
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Margaret Thatcher508 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: Statecraft. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2002. Leather-bound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 486 pages. Signed on the col...
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Margaret Thatcher509 - Margaret Thatcher
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Signed book: The Path to Power. Later printing. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 656 pages. Signed on the title page in
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Margaret Thatcher510 - Margaret Thatcher
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Limited edition color 24.75 x 32 print of Leonard Boden's lovely portrait of Margaret Thatcher, numbered 263/850, signed in the lower right in b...
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Titanic: Millvina Dean511 - Titanic: Millvina Dean
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Group of four items signed by Millvina Dean, last remaining survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, each signed in ink or felt tip, including: a 6.25
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Titanic: Walter Lord512 - Titanic: Walter Lord
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Souvenir typescript from the foreword of A Night to Remember, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed at the conclusion in black felt tip, "Fo...
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Gideon Welles513 - Gideon Welles
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LS as Secretary of the Navy, signed “G. Welles,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, Navy Department letterhead, January 30, 1868. Letter to Commodore John R. Gold
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William Wilberforce514 - William Wilberforce
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British politician, evangelist and philanthropist (1759–1833) who played an important role in the movement to abolish slavery. Signed book: A Practica
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