RR Auction: Rare and Obscure Signed Photography

Former lab assistant to Thomas Edison (1879–1936) who, in 1911, made the first official airmail flight in the United States. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11,

American writer, historian, and pastor (1805–1877) best known for his History of Napoleon Bonaparte. Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait by Boga

Author who wrote under the pseudonym Oliver Optic (1822–1897), he primarily wrote books for children. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Davis &am...

American publisher (1814–1899) who ran D. Appleton & Company, which published works by Lewis Carroll, Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Darwin, and Jo...

Author (1809–1885) most famous for his temperance novel Ten Nights in a Bar–Room and What I Saw There. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Arth

Glamorous 6 x 4.25 postcard photo of Sophia Loren taken by Avedon, signed on the reverse in black felt tip, “Avedon,” and signed on the image side in

American sculptor (1819–1911) whose works have had a lasting influence on monumental sculpture throughout the US. ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Boston,

English romance novelist and short story writer (1862–1921). Original 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Emberson of London, signed in the lower border in black

Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Vintage 4 x 2.25 carte-de-visite photo of one of Bartholdi’s sculp

Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Precise ink signature, “For autograph, F. Bartholdi,” on an off-wh