RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

ALS, on a photocopied map of his escape route from the California Men’s Colony, 8.5 x 11, no date. Leary writes: “There aren’t any pictures around…So

Holy Roman Emperor whose reign lasted from 1658 to 1705. Ink signature, “Leopold,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.75 slip clipped from a document, affixed t

Politician and Founding Father (1748–1826) who refused to sign the Constitution on the grounds that it violated states’ rights. Ink signature, “Luther

Financier and philanthropist who helped found the Gulf Oil Corporation; he also served as treasury secretary under Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover. Ink

Union admiral and engineer (1841–1912) best known for his later expeditions to the Arctic. Pencil signature, “Geo. W. Melville, Chief Engr. U. S. Navy

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Meredith at a civil rights march, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a slightly grainy quality to the imag

One of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist, and Sheriff of London. Ink signature, “Mo

Spiritual 7 x 9 cardstock photo of Mother Teresa looking into the distance, signed in blue felt tip, “God bless you, M. Teresa mc.” In fine condition.

Printed prayer slip, 5.5 x 4.25, with an image of Mother Teresa with her hands clasped in prayer, signed at the bottom in black ink, “God bless you, M

LS signed “God bless you, M Teresa mc,” one page, 5 x 8, blind-stamped Missionaries of Charity letterhead, December 30, 1992. Letter to a contributor.

Official Rawlings National League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on a side panel, “For intramural athletics, Ralph Nader.” In fine condition, with

Swedish commemorative cover, 7 x 5, with a cachet honoring the Nobel Prize for Physics, signed in ballpoint and ink by Antony Hewish, Robert Wilson, a

Printed biographical sketch, one page, 8.5 x 11, detailing Parks’s life, signed in the upper left corner in blue ballpoint, “Rosa L. Parks.” In fine c

Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Pauling smiling, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Pauling speaking, signed in blue ink. In fine condition, with a light surface scratch to the lower border.

Sixteen items consisting of letters, signatures, pamphlets, and photos, each signed by a political or world leader. Signers include: Chiang Kai-Shek,

Matte-finish 10 x 8 press photo of four 1972 Democratic presidential hopefuls posing with Governor Patrick Lucey of Wisconsin at the Jefferson-Jackson

Color satin-finish 8 x 12 photo of Rice posing in a Cleveland Browns jersey, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Collection of three photos of Romney, two matte-finish 10 x 8 press photos, each signed in black felt tip (one inscribed), and a glossy 8 x 10 portrai

Signed book: No Apology. First edition, later printing. NY: St. Martin's Press, 2010. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 323 pages. Signed o...

Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Romney’s official portrait from his time as governor of Massachusetts, signed in black felt tip. In very fine cond

Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Romney during his presidential campaign, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition, with a PSA/DNA label af

Two items: one issue of the National Review magazine, December 31, 2007, 56 pages, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip; and one hardcover first

Four color photos, glossy and satin-finish, three 10 x 8 and one 8 x 10, each signed in either blue felt tip or silver ink. In fine condition.

Jewish financier (1840–1915) who succeeded his father, Lionel, as head of the family’s London banking operations. Ink signature, “N. M. Rothschild, Lo

Block of four postage stamps honoring those who helped fight polio, 2 x 4, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Jonas Salk” and “Albert B. S

Signed book: The Survival of the West. First edition, later printing. NY: Harper and Row, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 124 pages. Sig

Signed book: Total Recall. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2012. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 646 pages. Signed in black ink on a...

Vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 13.5 portrait by Marceau, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Timothy T. Ansberry, with the sincere and affectionate

Vintage matte-finish 12 x 16 Bachrach portrait of Spellman with an 8.25 x 11 image area, signed and inscribed below the image in fountain pen, “To Bas

Six paperstock cards featuring an image of the Supreme Court, 5.5 x 4, each signed inside or on the front by a different justice. Signers are: William

Five individual Supreme Court chamber cards, most 4.75 x 3.5, each signed in ink by a different justice. Signers are: William H. Rehnquist, Harry A. B

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Scalia in his judicial robe, signed in silver ink. In fine condition.

Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in black ink on a side panel and extending across the sweet spot. In fine condition, with some scattere

Distinguished color glossy 5 x 7 photo of Thatcher affixed to an 8 x 10 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black felt tip, “To Waverly Cole,

Color glossy 7 x 5 photo of Thatcher with Whitey Cole affixed to a 10 x 8 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in blue felt tip, “To Whitey Cole—a

Color glossy 7 x 5 photo of Thatcher with John Cook affixed to a 10 x 8 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in blue felt tip, “To John Cook—all g

Off-white bookplate, 3.75 x 5, with an artist’s rendering of the front of 10 Downing Street, signed at the bottom in blue felt tip. In very fine condi

Signed book: Path to Power. Limited first US edition of 201 copies (this being No. 167). NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.25,

Signed book: The Downing Street Years. First edition, first printing. NY: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 914 pages. Signe

Glossy 8.75 x 6 photo of a Titanic postcard photo, signed in blue ballpoint, “When this you see, remember me, the baby saved from the sea. With best w

Print, 10.75 x 15.25, of a sectional view of the Titanic’s midship, signed in blue ballpoint, “When this you see, remember me, the baby saved from the

Official Rawlings American League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “God bless you, Desmond Tutu.” A bit of slight toning, and some

Four items: FDC with cachet honoring Trygve Lie, signed in red ballpoint by Lie; two satin finish photos, each approximately 4 x 6, individually signe

Two books: one hardcover first edition of The Good Fight, signed on the title page in black felt tip, “Walter F. Mondale”; and one hardcover first edi

Vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 portrait, signed in fountain pen, “George C. Wallace, Gov.” In fine condition, with slight rippling to lightly trimme

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 press photo of the Warren Commission, signed and inscribed in blue ink “For Joseph J. Fricelli, with the best wishes of Ea

Ink signature, “Gideon Welles,” on an off-white 7.75 x 3.5 lightly-lined slip clipped from the closing of a letter. In very good condition, with scatt

Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Belknap, by C. D. Fredricks & Co. of New York, signed at the bottom in pencil, “Wm. W. Belknap...

Union officer (1817–1864) imprisoned at the notorious Libby Prison, and later killed in action during the Red River campaign. DS, signed “Lewis Benedi

American military officer, lawyer, and politician (1818–1893) whose strict administration of New Orleans following the Union occupation in 1862 made h

ALS signed “A. E. Burnside,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, United States Senate Chamber, Washington letterhead, June 26, 1879. General Bur

Union soldier (1835–1916) who was injured twice during the Battle of the Crater, resulting in the loss of a leg; he was awarded the Medal of Honor for

General of the French Empire (1770–1842). He fought during the wars of the Revolution and the Napoleonic Era, and was wounded at the Battle of Waterlo

TLS signed “Mark Clark,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The Citadel letterhead, January 4, 1982. Letter to an admirer. In part: “With reference to the Reagan adm

Once considered the U. S. Army’s greatest ‘Indian fighter’ after successes against the Apache, Crook participated in Grant’s November 3, 1875, ‘secret

French-American soldier (1833–1880) who was captured by John S. Mosby’s guerrillas in 1864 and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner in Danville. Ci

ALS signed “A. Doubleday, Capt. U. S. A.,” two pages, lightly-lined both sides, 5.25 x 8, Fort Sumter, January 6, 1861. Letter to Major General Jesse

LS signed “D. G. Farragut,” three pages, 7 x 13, New York, April 30, 1866. Letter to James W. Grimes. In part: “I have read over very carefully your B

A scarce set of three vintage lightweight 8 x 10 photos of survivors of the historic Iwo Jima flag raising, each posing with the flag they helped rais

LS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 9.75, War Department letterhead, January 12, 1867. Letter to Brevet Brigadier General George Williamson Balloch. I

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. Huntington,” one page, 6.5 x 5.75, February 13, 1783. State of Connecticut pay table document ordering the treasurer to

Iconic matte-finish 7 x 8.75 photo of the Iwo Jima flag raising, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Best wishes to Major Jam

French general under Napoleon (1753–1800) who commanded French forces during their Egyptian campaign in the late 1790s. LS in French, signed “Kleber,”

Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Lee in profile, by Alexander Gardner of Washington, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink,

ALS signed “R. E. Lee,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, October 2, 1869. Letter to his nephew John Mason Lee. In full: “I recd this mrn

French military commander (1755–1820) and one of the original 18 marshals of the empire created by Napoleon. Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Lef

TLS signed “Curtis E. LeMay,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command letterhead, October 10, 1955. Letter to George C. Sullivan, foun

ALS signed “A. C. McAuliffe,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 6, 1969. Letter to friends. In part: “I retired from the Army in 1956,

Career US Army officer who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was killed at the Battle of Atlanta. After the war

Partial ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 x 3.5, no date. Partial letter, in part: “I travel a great deal; in September I am going to China for more talks

Vintage matte-finish 12.75 x 10.75 photo of Nimitz signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, signed and inscribed in the lower border in

Very early and scarce handwritten essay titled “The Sargasso Sea,” one lightly lined page, 7.75 x 11.75, signed in ink on the reverse, “Composition, G

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 9.75 International News photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “Landing A Boulogne France, June 13, 1917 for the Rev. Co

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, General of the Armies letterhead, January 5, 1923. Letter to Princess Antoine Bibesco. In part: “It is with very deep regret tha

Exceptional vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 8.5 portrait of Rickenbacker in uniform by N. Lazarnick, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “With every bes

Civil War–dated ALS signed “J. Johnston Pettigrew, Brig. Gen. P. A. C. S.,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.75 x 9, Magnolia, February 1, 1863. Letter to R

Military officer (1809–1867) who served as an American general during the Mexican-American War and as a Confederate general during the Civil War. ALS,

Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, October 15, 1861. Scott grants painter Albert Bierstadt a five-day pass enabling him to “pass the United States l

Union major general who fought at Antietam and Second Bull Run. Porter was court-martialed in 1863 for disobeying an order from Gen. Pope to attack bu

ALS, one page, 3.75 x 5.25, Washington, August 2, 1851. Letter to W. H. Hubbard. In full: “Taking up, from time to time, requests for autographs. I fi

Original personal calling card bearing Sherman’s name and rank, 3.75 x 2.5, signed on the reverse in black ink, “W. T. Sherman, General.” In fine cond

British soldier (1788–1855) and 1st Baron Raglan, GCB, PC. ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, December 1, 1814. Letter to Sir Charles Stuart, when Som

British naval officer (1764–1840) who served in the American and French revolutionary wars, best known for thwarting Napoleon’s army on numerous occas

Wife of General William T. Sherman (1824–1888). ALS, one page, 5 x 8, June 19, 1871. Letter to a general. In part: “I am quite anxious to have the sol

Ink signature, “Lt. JEB Stuart, 1st Cavalry Regt,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.25 slip clipped from a 1857 document. Mild toning above signature which co

ANS in pencil, signed “W. T. Sherman,” one page on the reverse of Sherman’s personal calling card, 3.5 x 2, no date, circa 1890. Brief note addressed

American military officer (1917–1991) who participated in the Normandy invasion during WWII and went on to command the United States Forces in Korea f

Union general (1827–1905) who became better known as the author of the best-selling novel Ben-Hur. ALS, one page, 6.5 x 11, May 3, 1889. Letter to Sec

Military leader and politician (1583–1634) who offered his services during the Thirty Years' War, to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. He bec...

Confederate general (1831–1922) wounded at Shiloh and fought at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. He was instrumental in the publication of the War of

American military officer (1784–1869) who served in the War of 1812, Mexican-American War, and Civil War. Civil War–dated ALS signed “John S. Wool, Ma

Air Force lieutenant general (1890–1969) chief of air staff during WWII and commanded the Far East Air Force during the first year of the Korean War.

British Special Ops Executive (1902–1964) known to the Gestapo as ‘The White Rabbit.’ Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.75 photo, signed and inscribed in fou

Ink signature, “G. T. Beauregard of New Orleans, La., April 12th, 1875,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.75 sheet affixed to a 4.75 x 3.5 card. In fine condi

Three items: glossy 14 x 11 photo of Boyington and his pilots, signed in blue felt tip by Jim Hill, Harry Johnson, Bill Heier, Henry Bourgeois, Tom Em

FDC with a cachet honoring the 100th anniversary of the birth of Einstein, signed on the front in blue and black ink “C. Don Albury—Pilot," &qu...

Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Clark in a jeep in Rome, signed in black felt tip, “Mark W. Clark, Lt. Gen. U.S.A., Fifth Army Commander, Rome, Italy, Ju

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of a B-25 taking off from the USS Hornet, signed in black felt tip by eight Raiders: Tom Griffin, Bert Jordan, William L. Birch, R

General of the United States Army Air Force, who commanded the Eighth Air Force during World War II (1896–1987). Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and