RR Auction: Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction

Signed book: Etudes sur les Maladies des Vers a Soie [Studies on Diseases of Silk Worms]. Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1870. Softcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 322 pa

ANS in French, signed “L. P.,” one page on a 3 x 2 card, no date. Brief note, in full (translated): "Thank you. I do not see that too many repl...

Czech anatomist and physiologist (1787–1869) who was one of the most well-known scientists of his time. Partly-printed DS in Czech, signed “Dr. J. Pur

ALS in German, signed “A. Schweitzer,” one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, October 20, 1954. Letter to Dr. Austin Smith at the Journal of the American Medic

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, June 10, 1912. Letter to a fellow doctor, in full (translated): "Sim...

ANS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.25 x 3.5, personal letterhead, March 5, 1930. Note on a “Prof. Dr. Freud” card featuring the address of his

French naturalist, mathematician, and author (1707–1788). Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Buffon,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 1

Scottish moral professor and a respected pioneer of political economy (1723–1790) whose magnum opus, The Wealth of Nations, is considered the first mo

Jewish American educator and philanthropist (1781–1869). Corn Exchange Bank check, 6.75 x 2.5, filled out in another hand, payable to Rebecca Gratz fo

Born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari (1765-1846), he served as pope from 1831 to 1846. Strongly conservative and traditionalist, he opposed democratic a

Filipino revolutionary, politician, and a military leader (1869–1964) who is officially recognized as the first president of the Philippines. Philippi

Sought-after matte-finish 3.75 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Chiang Kai-shek, signed in black ink in Chinese. In fine condition.

Outstanding archive of correspondence between Madame Chiang and Meet the Press creator Lawrence Spivak, highlighted by eight TLSs signed “Mayling Soon

Rare partly-printed DS, signed “Saml: Miller, President,” one page, 20.5 x 16, no date, but circa 1840. Unissued membership certificate from the Board

TLS signed “W. S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 8, Chartwell letterhead, October 21, 1938. Letter to Mr. MacDonald. In full: “Thank you for your very kind

Lengthy typed working manuscript, unsigned, twenty-four lightweight carbon pages, 7.5 x 9.5, no date but circa March 1944. Manuscript draft of an impo

Excellent TQS on an off-white 7.5 x 5 album page, signed “Winston S. Churchill.” A concise reflection on the enormous effort put forth by Russia as an

Bold ALS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 5 x 8, blindstamped Treasury Chambers letterhead, April 13, 1927. Letter to “My dear Mr. MacDonald.

World War II–dated TLS signed “C. de Gaulle,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 28, 1940. Letter to a British supporter, thanking her fo

DS in Japanese, one page, 23 x 17.75, February 24, 1908. The emperor of Japan confers the Third Class, Order of the Sacred Treasure upon Charles Sumne

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Bonaparte,” one page, 9.25 x 14.75, December 16, 1796. Official French Republic Italian Army military order issued to

ALS in French, signed “NP,” one page, 7.25 x 9, May 19, 1810. Letter to the Duke of Feltre, in full (translated): “I approve that the 3rd, 4th, 7th te

LS in French, signed “Napol,” one page, 7.25 x 9, August 4, 1811. Letter to the Duke de Feltre, the minister of war. In part (translated): "I’v...

Handsome partly-printed DS, signed “Bonaparte,” one page, 9 x 14, 22 Brumaire Year IX [November 13, 1800]. Untranslated Ministry of Finance salary sta

Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Robespierre,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, August 29, 1793. An extract from the Register of the Decrees of the

TLS in German, signed “L. Trotsky,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, January 18, 1931. Letter to a publisher concerning the contract and delivery time f

Approximately 500 individual signatures, made up of about 350 signed sheets with hand-embellished titles, many with affixed stamps and primarily house

Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo la Reyna [I the Queen],” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, July 17, 1504. Order from the queen to her chamberlain, Sancho d

King of France (1550–1574) from 1560 until his death, whose reign was fraught with religious conflict including the St. Bartholomew's Day massac...

LS in French, signed “Your good aunt, Catherine,” one page, 9 x 14, July 13, 1574. Letter to the Duke of Maine, relaying that she will be strengthenin

LS signed “Charles R.,” one page, 8.75 x 13, August 25, 1640. Letter to William Stanley, the Earl of Derby, and James Stanley, Lord Strange, urging th

King of Spain and Portugal from 1598 until his death in 1621. Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo el Rey,” one page, 8 x 12, November 15, 1620. Offic

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (born 1600) from 1625 until his execution in the wake of the English Civil War in 1649. Scarce ALS in French, s

Rare ALS in French, signed “Louis,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8.75, May 17, 1678. Letter to King Charles II of Great Britain concerni

King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the ‘Sun King’ for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles and the u

Manuscript DS, signed “George R.,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.5, February 1809. Document directing that the seal of Great Britain be “affixed to a

LS signed “Victoria R,” one page, 7.5 x 9, October 5, 1847. Letter to “My Good Brothers, The King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.” In part: “The s

TLS signed by three of Queen Victoria’s daughters, “Helena,” “Louise,” and “Beatrice,” one page, 7.25 x 9 black-bordered Windsor Castle stationery, Fe

ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.5, Kensington Palace letterhead, July 3, 1989. Letter to friend and fashion designer Bruce Oldfield, in full: “A gre

TLS signed “E. H. Shackleton,” two pages, 8 x 10, The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition letterhead, February 9, 1914. Letter to Celia Foldstein in N

Rare unused complimentary ticket for admission to the 1899 show Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World, 4.75 x 2.25, neatl

Sought-after early partly-printed DS, signed “W. S. Earp, Const.,” one page, 8.5 x 5.25, September 26, 1870. Subpoena from the state of Missouri issue

ALS signed “P. F. Garrett,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Pecos Irrigation and Investment Co. letterhead, January 27, 1889. In full: “It is not convenient for m

Outlaw and older brother of Jesse James (1843–1915) who at times went by the alias ‘Ben J. Woodson.’ Rare ALS signed “Your affect Hubby, Ben,” written

Remarkable ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.5, The Carolina, Pinehurst, NC letterhead, February 8, 1920. Letter to Mrs. Jacob L. Langsd

Rare manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “W. Barret Travis,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 12.5, February 6, 1834. In part (translated): “In the village of

Rare and desirable TLS, in Spanish, signed “Francisco Villa,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, March 24, 1915. Villa writes to Enrique C. Llorente, “Confidential

Vintage 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of Two Guns White Calf in near-profile, signed in black ink with his three-character pictogram of two rifles and a h

Excellent combination of two items: an extremely sharp matte-finish 4.5 x 6.75 portrait of Barton by Purdy of Boston, signed in the lower border in fo

Choice ADS, signed twice, “John Brown, Agent of National Kansas Committee,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 3.5, December 2, 1858. A desirable autogra