RR Auction: January Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Signed book: DNA: The Secret of Life. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8 x 9.25, 446 pages. Signed on the title p

Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint, “John Kenneth Galbraith—1973.” A few light bends and creases, and some li

Humorous color satin-finish 12 x 18 photo of Gates playing Guitar Hero, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Gorbachev posing outside the White House with Ronald Reagan, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan standing in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition

Signed book: Memoirs. First edition, first printing. NY: Doubleday, 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 769 pages. Signed on the half-title p

Fountain pen signature, “W R Hearst,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. Mild toning and mounting remnants to reverse from previous display in a scrapbook,

Color limited edition 31 x 25 composite lithograph entitled ‘Hillary Conquers Everest,’ numbered 1483/1953, showing Hillary atop Everest, signed in pe

Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo, signed in black felt tip, “Ed Hillary.” In very fine condition.

Color satin-finish 6.5 x 8 photo of Hoover affixed to an 8 x 10 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “To Mary Ethel & Georg...

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Hill walking alongside Jacqueline, Robert, and Ted Kennedy during John F. Kennedy’s funeral, signed in black felt tip. In

Nobel Prize laureate in physics in 2000 for his invention of the integrated circuit in 1958. Four items: one glossy 5 x 6.75 photo of Kilby, signed in

King of Great Britain and Ireland (1765–1837) from 1830 to 1837, he earned the sobriquet ‘Sailor King’ for his youthful service in the Royal Navy. Ink

Ink signature, “Charles H. Mayo,” on an off-white 3 x 2.5 card; and an ink signature, “W. J. Mayo,” on a 3.25 x 2 off-white card, both with clipped 19

Civil rights icon (born 1933) who gained worldwide attention in 1962 when, after a public political struggle between JFK and segregationist Governor R

Glossy 3.5 x 5 portrait of Morita, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a trivial corner tip crease to the upper left.

Bold ink signature, “R. E. Peary,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.

First National Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Purvis, “Melvin H. Purvis,” payable to The S. C. National Bank for $64.85, stamp-dated A

Signed book: No Apology. First edition, first printing. NY: St. Martin's Press, 2010. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 323 pages. Signed an...

Block of four US postage stamps honoring those who helped fight polio, 2.25 x 4, signed in black ink, “Jonas Salk” and “Albert B. Sabin.” In fine cond