RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Program for an Achievement Award Dinner held by the Pyramid Club Inc., in honor of Doctor J. Robert Oppenheimer on October 21, 1954, in Philadelphia,

Archive of sixteen letters from Dr. George Papanicolaou to veterinarian, dog breeder, and eugenicist Leon Whitney, comprising thirteen TLSs and three

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4.5 x 3.5, January 28, 1885. Important letter about his research on a rabies vaccine,

AQS in German, one page, October 21, 1927. Planck writes an aphorism and signs with his initials, “Bleibe dir selber treu, M. P."

ALS in Italian, one page both sides, 7.5 x 10, June 29, 1783. Untranslated letter mentioning an "Edition di Enciclopedia Metodica di Padova.&qu...

Exceedingly rare twice-signed counter check drawn on Chase National Bank, 8.25 x 3.5, filled out and signed by Tesla, "Dr. Nikola Tesla," ...

TLS signed "C. G. Jung," one page, 8.25 x 5.75, personal letterhead, April 1, 1954. Letter to medieval art historian Summer Crosby, in ful...

LS in Italian as papal vice-chancellor, signed "Vr. Giu. Vice Cancell.," one page, 8.5 x 11.5, Florence, May 11, 1522. Letter to Paolo Vet...

TLS signed “Yours sinc'ly, Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Hyde Park Gate letterhead, August 4, 1950. Letter to editor a

Ink signature and inscription, "To Stephen from, Winston S. Churchill, 1951,” on an off-white 5 x 7.5 book page. In very good condition, ...

ANS signed “WC,” penned in bold red ink on an off-white 4.5 x 1.25 slip, dated October 10 [1919]. In full: "Sir James Stevenson, Ple

Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8.25 photo of Masaryk by noted Czech photographer Frantisek Drtikol, affixed to its original 6.5 x 10.5 mount, signed on the

TLS in Hebrew, one page, 5 x 7, The Jewish Agency for Palestine letterhead, March 4, 1945. Letter to noted artist Mordechai Ardon-Bronstein, in part (

Very rare manuscript DS in Spanish, signed "La Reyna [The Queen],"one page, 8.5 x 12, September 22, 1519. Untranslated document issued at ...

Manuscript DS, signed “James R,” one page, 7.75 x 12, November 21, 1590. As King James VI of Scotland, he writes to Lord Gray, order

Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, May 21, 1578. Untranslated document issued to a prince. Mounte

Ink signatures from three members of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition—Ernest Shackleton ("E. H. Shackleton"), Frank Worsley (...

TLS signed “R. Scott,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, British Arctic Expedition letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. Benson, in part: "I wish I

ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7, 2 Richmond Terrace letterhead, April 27, 1899. Letter to R. S. Warren Bell, who was editor of The Captain, an English '...

Scarce travel brochure entitled 'The Cody Road into Yellowstone Park,' 14 pages, 4 x 9, signed and inscribed on the colorful front cover in ...

Rare hand-addressed and free-franked envelope panel, 5.25 x 2.75, addressed by Crockett to his publisher, "Messrs. E. L. Cary & A. Hart, Ph...

DS, signed “Henry Ward,” 22 pages, 7.5 x 12, March 1787. Printed booklet of acts and resolutions passed by the General Assembly of R

ALS signed “W. S. Edgerly, Captain 7th Cavalry,” four pages on three sheets, 8 x 10, December 29, 1890. Letter home to his wife, wri

Uncommon manuscript DS, signed “David G. Burnet,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.75, November 8, 1834. Written verdi

Two items: a partly-printed DS signed “Mirabeau B. Lamar,” one page, 16.5 x 10.75, August 25, 1840, general land office document gra

Extraordinary partly-printed signed document, signed twice, “Alphonse Capone,” one page, 8.75 x 3, November 18, 1926. An interest no

ALS signed “C. F. Adams,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Adams Building letterhead, January 8, 1902. In full: "I have to acknowledge the receip

ALS in French, signed “L. Agassiz,” one page, 5 x 7.5, May 12, 1859. Letter concerning some publications to be sent to the Prince of

Brad-bound facsimile of the original Apple-1 operation manual, 8.5 x 11, 12 pages, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Apple- co-founders St

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. S. Bache,” one page, 10.75 x 7.25, April 29, 1886. Stock certificate issued to Bache for 100 shares in

TLS in Hebrew, one page, 5.75 x 8, March 30, 1955. Letter to Knesset Member Yitzhak Tabenkin, in part (translated): "Permit me to tell you a nu...

ALS in Hebrew,, one page, 4.75 x 8.25, March 22, 1971. Letter to the students of Remez School in Tel Aviv, in part: (translated): "When I came ...

ALS in French, signed “Joseph Cte. de Survilliers,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, July 24, 1816. Untranslated letter written from New York.

Five small photos of British prime ministers, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5.5 to 6 x 4, each signed in ink by the subject. Signers are: Boris Johnson,

TLS signed “Clementine Spencer-Churchill,” one page, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, January 26, 1970. Letter to "Mr. Brown," in p...

Unsigned handwritten notes for a speech by Eldridge Cleaver, one page both sides, 5 x 7, comprising six talking points on the subject of "South...

Manuscript DS, signed “Edm. Quincy,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, March 29, 1745. An invoice for "6 half Barrels Powder" aboard the &...

Outstanding vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 12.5 photo of the chemist using a slide rule, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to his assistant, "T...

Jay Cooke & Company bank check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Cooke, "Jay Cooke & Co.," payable to "Ourselv...

ALS, one page, 8 x 9.5, Union Transportation Line letterhead, October 23, 1834. Letter to C. Schrack concerning a business arrangement and incorporati

Ink signatures, "Cyrus W. Field" and "Peter Cooper," on a white 4.5 x 2 slip, trimmed and affixed to a larger album page. In ver...

Signed book: Un Trésor Englouti [A Sunken Treasure]. Germany: Flammarion, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.25 x 10.5, 298 pages. Signed on

ALS signed “B. R. Curtis,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, December 29, 1873. Letter to E. W. Stoughton regarding attendin

Manuscript DS in French, signed “B. G. Cuvier,” one page, 8.5 x 13.25, August 22, 1825. Academie Royale des Sciences document commun

Color glossy 4 x 6 photo of the Dalai Lama in his robes, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple of small surface creases.

Vintage glossy 4 x 5 photo of de Forest hard at work, signed in blue ballpoint, "Lee de Forest, Mar 18 57." In very good to fine condition...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Lee De Forest Laboratories letterhead, June 5, 1941. A letter of recommendation for Verne T. Braman, who worked at De Forest

Printed letter, one page, 8.25 x 9.75, May 26, 1807. A letter to the "President and Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,"...

John Z. DeLorean Corporation, Research & Engineering Division business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by DeLorean, payable to Co...

TLS signed “Francis Crick,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The Salk Institute letterhead, April 20, 1983. Letter to Paul Rifkin, in full: "No,