Autograph Letters Signed

[Faulkner, William]

Officer of the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur Diploma Awarded to William Faulkner.

: Republique Francaise, 1949.

Partially printed diploma awarded to William Faulkner as an Officer of the Légion d’Honneur, conferred on him be the French government five months after he accepted the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. One page, partially printed and completed in a calligraphic hand, the diploma is signed by three French officials with an embossed seal. InContinue reading "Officer of the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur Diploma Awarded to William Faulkner."

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$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-139733

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Lee, Harper

To Kill A Mockingbird.

Philadelphia & New York : J. B. Lippincott Company, 1960.

First edition of one of the most important American novels of the 20th century which had an initial first printing of 5,000 copies and went on to earn Harper Lee the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Octavo, original half cloth. With an autograph postcard signed by and entirely in the hand of Harper Lee laidContinue reading "To Kill A Mockingbird."

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$27,500.00

Item Number: RRB-139543

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DiMaggio, Joe. [Bill Clinton; Gerald Ford; Ronald Reagan and Clint Eastwood]

Joe Dimaggio Presidential Letter Collection.

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Rare collection of letters and invitations sent by three United States Presidents to baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. The letters include a typewritten letter from President Bill Clinton wishing DiMaggio a happy 80th birthday, signed by Clinton; and letter on American Academy of Achievement letterhead from President Gerald R. Ford inviting DiMaggio to be a guestContinue reading "Joe Dimaggio Presidential Letter Collection."

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$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-105698

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Crick, Francis; James D. Watson; Maurice Wilkins; Max Ferdinand Perutz; John Kendrew

1962 Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists Signed Photograph. [James D. Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins Signed Photograph].

1962.

Original photograph from the 1962 Nobel Prize Ceremony signed by Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins (jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine) as well as Max Ferdinand Perutz and John Kendrew (jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry). Also captured in the photograph is John Steinbeck, who was awardedContinue reading "1962 Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists Signed Photograph. [James D. Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins Signed Photograph]."

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$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138937

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Melville, Herman

Herman Melville Autograph Letter Signed.

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Rare autograph letter signed and entirely in the hand of Herman Melville to his publisher, Harper & Brothers. One page, the letter reads in full, “Harper & Brothers New York. Pittsfield Oct. 8th Gentlemen: Herewith is an article, which, if it suit, will you, according to what you have said to me, send me theContinue reading "Herman Melville Autograph Letter Signed."

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$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-139021

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Verne, Jules

Jules Verne Autographed Letter Signed.

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Rare autographed letter signed by the father of science fiction Jules Verne.  autograph letter signed. Letter addressed to “mon cher Peragillo” and mentioning “Le Tour du Monde.” Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 6.75 inches by 6.75 inches.

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$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138073

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Phillpotts, Eden [Whitaker Wright]

Children of the Mist: A Novel.

London : A. D. Innes & Company, 1898.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by famed English swindler Whitaker Wright on the front free endpaper, “Clara Hubbard from Mr. Whitaker Wright Lea park Mitford Surrey.” Whitaker Wright was regarded as a financial wizard atContinue reading "Children of the Mist: A Novel."

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-137170

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Kennedy, Edward [Ted]

Senator Ted Kennedy Signed 1971 Time Magazine Cover.

Chicago : Time Magazine, November 29, 1971.

Original cover from the November 29, 1971 issue  of Time Magazine featuring a portrait of Senator Ted Kennedy, signed by him. In near fine condition.

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$375.00

Item Number: RRB-139032

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DeMille, Cecil B. [Fortunino Matania]

Cecil DeMille Signed Letter Archive.

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Rare archive of typed letters signed by legendary American film producer and star Cecil B. DeMille to Italian artist Fortunino Matania discussing paintings commissioned to assist in the set design of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments. The archive contains 10 typed letters signed by DeMille dated July 24 1952 to November 18 1957 onContinue reading "Cecil DeMille Signed Letter Archive."

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$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-131466

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Schweitzer, Albert

Albert Schweitzer Signed Photograph.

January 18, 1963.

Rare black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné, inscribed by him, “En canoe sur la fleuve Ogooué  a monsieur Glarvey Robbins avec ma profon de reconnniass avec Lambaréné Albert Schweitzer 18.1.63.” Schweitzer’s philosophy was expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, which upContinue reading "Albert Schweitzer Signed Photograph."

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$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-135832

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Lewis, C.S

Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia.

London : Geoffrey Bles, 1951.

First edition of the second book in Lewis’ beloved Narnia series. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. With an autograph note signed by C.S. Lewis to his PhD student at Cambridge, Anthony Spearing. On Lewis’ Magdalene College, Cambridge letterhead, the note reads in full, “5th Nov. 57 Dear Mr. Spearing, I gatherContinue reading "Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia."

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$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-135229

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[Mackenzie, Poppy]

The Truth About My Friends.

London : Dow & Lester, n.d.

Small parlor game book belonging to Poppy Mackenzie, each page with tipped-in printed slip lifting to reveal a self-criticism or “truth” (one of them being “My sympathies are with the suffragettes”), below which the participants have signed their name. In good condition.

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-135645

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Hamilton, Alexander

Alexander Hamilton Treasury Department Circular Signed.

March 30, 1793.

Partially printed United States Treasury Department circular signed by Alexander Hamilton as the first secretary of the treasury. Folio, partially printed, the document is dated March 30th 1793 addressed to Henry Marchant, Judge of the Rhode Island District Court. The document reads in full: Sir, I take the liberty to inform you, that the President,Continue reading "Alexander Hamilton Treasury Department Circular Signed."

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$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135218

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Nixon, Richard M. and Gerald Ford

Richard Nixon and Gerald R. Ford Signed Presidential Proclamation of Pardon.

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Typescript reproduction of the final paragraphs of Ford’s 1974 Proclamation of Pardon granting a full and unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon, his predecessor, for any crimes that he might have committed against the United States as president. One page, typescript. Signed and dated by Gerald Ford, “Gerald Ford 11/5/79” and Richard Nixon. Accompanied by twoContinue reading "Richard Nixon and Gerald R. Ford Signed Presidential Proclamation of Pardon."

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$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-134249

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Ben-Gurion, David

David Ben-Gurion Autograph Letter Signed.

1965.

Autograph letter signed by the founder of modern day Israel and first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion regarding his controversial meeting with Angelica Balabanoff, a close associate of Benito Mussolini. Addressed to German-Israeli Holocaust survivor Walter Zvi Barak and dated October 26, 1968, the letter translated from Hebrew into English reads, “Shalom and greetings. I learnedContinue reading "David Ben-Gurion Autograph Letter Signed."

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$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-110631

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Chamberlain, Neville; Anne Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlain Signed Unionist Program.

1938.

1938 Unionist Association Annual Dance and Whist Drive Program signed by Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and hi wife, Anne Chamberlain. 12 mo, one page folding. Signed by the Chamberlains on the front panel who are listed as the special guests of the evening. The event was held at the PalaisContinue reading "Neville Chamberlain Signed Unionist Program."

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$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-134522

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Elizabeth, Queen and Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Royal Christmas Card.

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Royal Christmas and New Year Card with a mounted color reproduction of Sebastiano Ricci’s The Holy Family. Signed by Queen Elizabeth, “Elizabeth R” and Prince Philip, “Philip.” In near fine condition. The card measure 18.5 inches by 7.75 inches.

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$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-134861

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Lewis, C.S. [Anthony Colin Spearing]

C.S. Lewis and Anthony Spearing Autograph Correspondence Collection.

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Rare collection of correspondence between C.S. Lewis and his PhD student Anthony Colin Spearing including an autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of C.S. Lewis. Folio, the collection includes the original composition of Spearing’s 1957 English Tripos essay: “The Translation of English Verse (An Essay with some Specimen Translations)” which he sentContinue reading "C.S. Lewis and Anthony Spearing Autograph Correspondence Collection."

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$27,500.00

Item Number: RRB-134067

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Dayan, Moshe

Moshe Dayan ‘Vietnam Diary’ Original Autograph Manuscript.

1966.

Rare autograph manuscript consisting of roughly 200 pages entirely in the hand of Israeli military commander Moshe Dayan, published one year later as part of Dayan’s “Yoman Vietnam” or “Vietnam Diary.”  Folio, approximately 200 pages handwritten by Dayan on a variety of paper mounts with numerous edits, margin notes, and cross-outs which suggest an intenselyContinue reading "Moshe Dayan ‘Vietnam Diary’ Original Autograph Manuscript."

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$125,000.00

Item Number: RRB-134059

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Foxx, Jimmie

Jimmie Foxx Signed Letter.

1935.

Typed letter signed by baseball hall of famer Jimmie Foxx to Bill Hewish, declining a position on the Olney High School Program Committee in Philadelphia, “Received your letter of March 27th regarding the Program Committee of the Olney High School. I’m afraid I won’t be able to do what you ask, as being Captain ofContinue reading "Jimmie Foxx Signed Letter."

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$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-133517

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Orwell, George

George Orwell Typed Letter Signed.

January 9, 1946.

Rare typed letter signed by the acclaimed author of Nineteen-Eighty Four, George Orwell; part of a long correspondence with scientist Edward R. Ward regarding his views on science. One page, typescript, the letter reads: ‘9th January 1946 Dear Mr. Ward, Your letter has been passed on to be by “Tribune”. I am sorry that inContinue reading "George Orwell Typed Letter Signed."

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$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133445

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Rossetti, Lucy Madox. [Mary Shelley]

Mrs. Shelley.

London : W. H. Allen & Co, 1890.

First edition of Lucy Madox Rossetti’s biography of Mary Shelley; extra-illustrated and with an autograph letter signed by Mary Shelley laid in. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Bayntun with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, quadruple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels,Continue reading "Mrs. Shelley."

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$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133425

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Lincoln, Abraham; Gideon Welles

Abraham Lincoln Signed Naval Commission.

April 21, 1864.

American naval commission signed by Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States and Gideon Welles as Secretary of the Navy. Folio, partially engraved on vellum the document is dated April 21, 1864 and promotes Charles W. Tracy to the rank of Lieutenant. In near fine condition. Matted and framed with a portrait of LincolnContinue reading "Abraham Lincoln Signed Naval Commission."

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$17,000.00

Item Number: RRB-132067

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Churchill, Winston S

Winston S. Churchill Signed Walter Stoneman Photograph.

1942.

Silver gelatin print portrait of Winston Churchill by Walter Stoneman, boldly signed and dated by him, “Winston Churchill 1947” on the mount. Photographer’s stamp on verso. The photograph measures 9 inches by 6 inches. Celebrated war-time portrait of Churchill taken on 1 April 1942, by Walter Stoneman, self-styled “The Man’s Photographer.” In June 1897, heContinue reading "Winston S. Churchill Signed Walter Stoneman Photograph."

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$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-132579

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