RR Auction: August 2016 Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction

British General (1730–1795) who served as Commander-in-Chief in North America from 1778 to 1782. Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “H.

Highest-ranking Confederate general (1798–1876) during the Civil War. Two items: an LS signed “S. Cooper,” one page, lightly lined, 7.75 x 10, Adjutan

Fragment of wood from the HMS Somerset, measuring 5 x 1.25 x 1, nicely mounted against a map showing the position of British ships during the Battle o

Notorious and aggressive Union general (1814–1879) who distinguished himself at the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862 and as a result was promoted to maj

Famed Rhode Island commodore (1718—1802) who served as Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Manuscript DS

Swiss officer and influential military theorist (1779–1869) who served as a general in the French and Russian armies and was one of the most celebrate

Signed book: Douglas MacArthur. First edition. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1952. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 370 pages. Signed on the half-title page in i

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, 90 Church Street, New York letterhead, August 2, 1961. Letter to Virginia Berus, in full: “Thank you so much for sending me a

Matte-finish 11 x 14 head-and-shoulders portrait of MacArthur in his military uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Major Redner, with be

Signed book: Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty. Expanded third edition. NY: Artisan Books, 2011. Hardcover with dust jacket,