RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

A Colt Model 1917 Army Revolver belonging to famed Dallas County Sheriff Bill Decker. This World War One military revolver, Colt serial number 164262,

Bullets test-fired from the guns of Bonnie and Clyde and crime scene and autopsy photos. In late 2002 the producers of History’s Detectives were conta

An amazing, and all together totally unique, item in the world of serious Gangster collectibles, an original and authentic early 1930s traveling side-

ALS signed “Bud,” one page, 2.75 x 4.5, no date. Letter to his brother, L. C. Barrow, written on the back of a candid snapshot photo of a small house

Sister-in-law of Clyde Barrow (1911–1988). She and Clyde Barrow’s brother Marvin ‘Buck’ Barrow were part of the Barrow Gang from late March 1933 until

Very interesting archive from Clyde Barrow’s mother, Cumie Barrow (Walker). Centerpiece of the archive is a forty page unpublished manuscript, typed b

Large and interesting collection of photographs from Blanche Barrow’s personal photo albums. Ninety-nine photos are included, mostly snapshots, of var

Handwritten biographical sketch done by Bonnie Parker’s sister, on 14 5 x 8 off-white pages. In part (with grammar and spelling retained): “Bonnie was

Original May 24, 1934, Late Day edition of the New York Times, 17 x 22.75, 48 pages. Page three bears several headlines and stories about the demise o

Original May 23, 1934 issue of the Ottumwa Daily Courier, 17 x 21.5, with the headline stating “Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker Killed: Notorious Outlaw P

Vintage original 1934 10 x 6 gelatin silver photograph of Barrow’s bloody and lifeless body on display shortly after his death on May 23, 1934, with o

Vintage original 1934 8.25 x 5.5 gelatin silver photograph of the lifeless bodies of Bonnie and Clyde on public display shortly after their deaths. Th

Four unsigned glossy photos, all approximately 3 x 2, one showing the exterior of their hideout, one showing the inside of the hideout, and images of

Pair of decades old but later generation unsigned gelatin silver 8 x 10 photos of Bonnie and Clyde at the undertaker’s after their deaths at the hands

Two decades old but second generation 10 x 8 gelatin silver photos, one of Bonnie and Clyde’s bullet-riddled car in Arcadia, Louisiana, with Frank Ham

Eight glossy photos, ranging in size from 3.25 x 2.5 up to 3.25 x 5, of Bonnie and Clyde shortly after they were killed by law enforcement in 1934. Im

Four unsigned photos, various finishes, ranging in size from 5.5 x 3.5 up to 10 x 8, showing the bodies of Bonnie and Clyde after they met their demis

Five unsigned glossy photos ranging in size from 3 x 2 up to 4 x 5, of Clyde Barrow lying dead in his bullet-riddled car, with some of his weapons dis

Three unsigned glossy photos, two 7 x 5 and one 5 x 4. One image shows a close-up of the driver’s side and its bullet holes; one shows a large crowd g

Vintage 1934, 6 x 7.5, gelatin silver ACME Newspictures photograph of Bonnie Parker’s mother Emma, her face buried in a handkerchief, being escorted f

Collection of seven small condolence cards and two envelopes sent after Clyde Barrow’s death, similar in size to cards which would accompany flowers.

Two items: a 6 x 9 page from an advertisement for a tour of Bonnie and Clyde’s ‘Death Car,’ and other criminal items at the Roxy Theatre in Atlanta; a

Pamphlet from 1946 entitled “The Blood-Soaked Career of Bonnie Parker: How Bandit Clyde Barrow and His Cigar-Smoking Moll Fought It Out With the Law,”

Seven unsigned reprinted photos, various finishes, of the Bonnie and Clyde exhibition on display in various locations, including the ‘death car,’ comp

Four pieces of Bonnie and Clyde literature: The Bonnie and Clyde Scrapbook; a December 1990 Waco Heritage and History with a lengthy article entitled

A 4 x 2 x 2 section of brick from one of the chimneys of Bonnie and Clyde’s last hideouts. Brick is affixed to a wooden stand with a photo of the hide

Limited edition miniature book entitled Bonnie and Clyde, 2.25 x 3, 10 pages, approximately 100 copies, printed in 1968 by Frank J. Anderson “for the

Booklet entitled “The Story of Bonnie and Clyde,” by Thomas Aswell, 8.5 x 11, 24 pages, copyright 1968. Booklet details the crime spree of the couple

Very rare original broadside, 6 x 12, advertising "Famous Outlaws Clyde Barrow, Terror of the Southwestern and his Gun Moll 'Bonnie' Pa...

Original 8 x 8 wanted poster for Dillinger issued in 1934 by J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a violation of the N

ALS, in pencil, signed “John Dillinger #14395,” one page, 7.75 x 3.75, no date [but circa 1929–1933]. Letter written while in the Indiana State Prison

Limited edition second generation plaster death mask of John Dillinger, #6/100, approximately 9.75 x 6, created from a mold of the original death mask

Original April 24, 1934, edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune18 x 24, 22 pages, with the banner headline announcing “Dillinger Shoots Way Clear; Three

Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by famed FBI agent and gangster hunter Purvis, “Melvin H. Purvis,” payable to News and Courier for $9.00, d

Typed memorandum, signed “MHP,” one page, 7.5 x 10.25, dated May 12, 1934. Headed “Memorandum for the file,” the memo reads, in part: “Mr. H. C. Hoagl

Original front page of the October 23, 1934, edition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, 16.25 x 22, with the banner headline stating “’Pretty Boy’ Cor

Collection of approximately 100 items, consisting of typed letters, manuscripts, and FBI memoranda, bearing 81 various signatures of Purvis, with a ma

Original Page 3 from the July 23, 1934, edition of The Baltimore News and the Post, with the banner across the top stating “First Pictures of Desperad

Original July 23, 1934, edition of The Knickerbocker Press, 16.75 x 22.75, 18 pages, with its banner headline announcing “Dillinger Killed By Federal

Original January 16, 1935, evening edition of The Baltimore News and The Baltimore Post, 16.75 x 21, 28 pages. Banner headline along the top edge read

Original front page from the July 23, 1934, edition of The Baltimore News and the Post, 16.75 x 21.25, with the full-length headline announcing “Dilli

Gangster (1895–1954) during the Prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun. His most famous crime was the

Lester Gillis, pseudonym George Nelson, was given the nickname ‘Baby Face’ Nelson because of his small stature and youthful appearance. A notorious ki

Original Tuesday morning July 1, 1919, edition of The Atlanta Constitution, 16.75 x 22, 20 pages. Large banner headline reads, “Whiskey Goes—Wine and

Original October 13, 1930, edition of The Detroit Free Press, 17 x 22.5, 22 pages, with the headline reading “’Legs’ Diamond Shot By Four Men; Dying,”

Con man and swindler (1882–1949) who promised huge profits for buying discounted postal reply coupons in other countries and redeeming them at face va

Mobster, whose real name was Arthur Flegenheimer, (1902–1935) who made his fortune in bootlegging and the numbers racket. After two tax evasion trials

Vintage original 1939 5 x 7 inches gelatin silver photograph of Mobster John Torrio leaving the federal court house in New York during his trial. Nice

Thief, bankrobber, kidnapper, and bootlegger (1907–1979) nicknamed ‘The Rat’ by J. Edgar Hoover. Collection of six items consisting of three TLSs, two

American organized crime boss (1899–1947), who, through his charisma, political savvy, and sheer ruthless ambition, emerged as the most powerful and i