RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Pioneering African-American minister, abolitionist, academic, and African nationalist (1819–1898) who lived and worked in

Exquisite vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Keller touching a relief sculpture tile, signed and inscribed in pencil, "With affectionate gree...

Bold ballpoint signature and inscription, "To Chuck, With Best Wishes, Martin Luther King,” on a blue 5.5 x 4.5 album page,

Large color semi-glossy 12.5 x 16.5 photographic print of Nelson Mandela raising a fist following his release from Victor Verster Prison on February 1

Uncommon color 6.75 x 12 ballot for the 1994 Republic of South Africa general elections, signed near his image in blue felt tip, "N. Mandela, 1...

Glossy 8.25 x 11.75 photo of Mandela in his youth, signed in black felt tip, "N. Mandela, 5.8.99." In fine condition, with one small surfa...

Italian physician and education theorist (1870-1952) who devised the innovative approach to early childhood learning that bears her name. Uncommon vi

ALS in pencil, signed “F. Nightingale,” one page both sides, 7 x 4.5, March 25, 1882. Handwritte

Swiss educational reformer (1746–1827) whose theories laid the foundation of modern elementary education. ALS in German, s

Time Magazine 'Person of the Year' issue from December 27, 1999, 186 pages, 8 x 10.5, which features Jeff Bezos smiling on the front cover, ...

French industrialist (1878–1935) best remembered for the make of car bearing his name. TLS in French, one page, 8 x 10, pe

Polish businessman (1872-1938) who largely developed the modern cosmetics industry as founder of Max Factor & Company. Rare pearl-finish 8 x 10...

Eminent and versatile Swiss-born American zoologist and geologist (1807–1873) who carried out much of his research as a lo

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 5, 1916. Letter to Arthur Irving Martin, in full: "I have just returned from Charleston, S.C....

Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist (1773–1858) whose pioneering use of the microscope led to valuable contributions in h

French physicist (1859–1906) best known for his pioneering investigation of radioactivity, who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize

English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (1766-1844) best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory. ALS, three pa

ANS signed “C. D.,” one page on a 4.75 x 3 postcard, postmarked 1873. Handwritten note by Charle

ALS signed “C. Darwin,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, January 29, [1860]. Handwritte

ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 5 x 8, May 27, 1869. Handwritten letter to his land agent and

American scientist and researcher (1903–1990) who was a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute

Fantastic vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Edison seated in his study in 1904, signed in the lower border in fountain pen with his i

Edison Botonic Research Corporation business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, "Thos. A. Edison," payable t...

Handwritten notes by Thomas Edison, signed with his initials, "T.A.E.," on an off-white 7.25 x 3 lined sheet. In part: "Wind it up &a...

Vintage glossy 5 x 7 photo of Albert Einstein by Lotte Jacobi, showing him in a half-length pose wearing a leather jacket and holding a pipe, signed i

Important ALS in German, signed “Einstein,” one page, 8.75 x 11, February 2, 1920. Handwritten l

Important scientific manuscript written in the hand of Albert Einstein in German, unsigned, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date circa 1945. A draft variant of

Highly appealing vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 portrait of Einstein relaxing in a sweater, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Mr. & Mrs...

ALS in German, signed “A. E.,” three pages on two sheets, 8.5 x 11, May 28, 1950. Lengthy and de

TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal Princeton, New Jersey letterhead, Februar

British physicist and chemist (1791–1867) best known for his development of the first dynamo and the discovery of electrom

ALS signed “M. Faraday,” one page, 4.5 x 7, March 26, 1861. Handwritten letter to "Renee," comme

Important corrected galley proof of "Le Masse Nella Teoria della Relativita [The Masses in The Theory of Relativity]," signed at the concl...

AMS signed "Robert Fulton," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, March 7, 1799. Handwritten manuscript headed "Comparative v...

Influential British anatomist and surgeon (1827–1861) known for publishing the important anatomical reference book Gray's

German theoretical physicist (1901–1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Un

German naturalist and explorer (1769–1859) who wrote Kosmos, a massive five-volume study which attempted to unify the vari

Inventor of photographic equipment (1862–1954) who, with his brother Louis, patented the cinematograph and produced the fi

Italian doctor (1628–1694) who gave his name to several physiological features and played an important part in the discove

Russian biologist and zoologist (1845–1916) best known for his pioneering research into the immune system, for which he wa

Two pieces of coursework annotated and initialed by Elon Musk as a teaching assistant in an entrepreneurship class (MGMT 231) taught by Myles Bass at

Important partially handwritten and twice-signed document in French, signed "Alfred Nobel" and "A. Nobel," one page both sides, ...

Uncommon ballpoint signature, "Robert Oppenheimer," on an off-white 8.25 x 5.75 card, also signed by his wife, "Katherine Oppenheimer...

LS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 10.75, October 7, [1883]. Untransl

ALS in German, signed “M. Planck,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, February 14, 191

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher of science (1854-1912) who famously formulated the 'Poincare Conjecture,' which went unsolv...

ALS signed “N. Tesla,” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 11, 1896. Handwritten letter to "Mr. Adams,"

Original patent lithograph for Nikola Tesla's "Apparatus for Producing Currents of High Frequency" one page, 7 x 10.75, June 8, 1897. ...

British naturalist, explorer, and biologist (1823–1913) best known for proposing a theory of natural selection which promp

British engineer (1736-1819) who developed an efficient steam engine which was a universal source of power and provided one of the most essential tech