Autographs: Five Rare Books for Collectors

Highlights of the autographs portion of the April 10 Autographs & Subculture auction at Swann Galleries include: 

* Catherine II, Empress of Russia, military commission on vellum, signed, appointing a captain of artillery, 1774 (estimate $1,000-$2,000)

* Bob Dylan's high school classmate’s yearbook with his senior portrait, signed and inscribed to her, 1959 (estimate $10,000-$20,000)

* John Adams, autograph letter signed to his friend Benjamin Rush, written while negotiating an end to the Revolutionary War, 1783 (estimate $35,000-$50,000)

* John D. Rockefeller, signed photograph, circa 1905 (estimate $800-$1,200)

* John D. Rockefeller, certificate of marriage for his daughter Elizabeth, signed, 1889 (estimate $600-$900)