RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Striking hand-colored map of ancient Jerusalem by the eminent Visscher family cartographers of Amsterdam, 19.75 x 14, circa 1648, depicting the walled

Untranslated manuscript DS in Latin, signed “Pius PP IX,” one page both sides, 8 x 12, August 9, 1847. Expected document wear, scattered creases, and

An impressive archive spanning fifty years in the life of Ben-Gurion, consisting of a signed photo, nine ALSs, eighteen TLSs, all with exceptional con

Younger sister (1780–1825) of Napoleon who was the only Bonaparte sibling to visit him on Elba. ALS in French, signed “Pauline,” one page, 6 x 8, June

Handwritten manuscript draft for a speech, unsigned, three pages, 8.25 x 11.75, January 14, 1991. Untranslated draft in German for a portion of Brandt

DS in Cyrillic, signed “L. Brezhnev,” two pages, 8.25 x 11.75, October 22, 1948. Letter to Nikita Khrushchev, who was serving as first secretary of th

French statesman (1862–1932) and co-laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. Vintage pearl-finish 6.5 x 9 photo of Briand with great Austrian tenor

Chinese leader and son of Chiang Kai-shek (1910–1988), who succeeded his father as premier and president of China, serving until his death. Glossy 5 x

Complete book set: The Second World War, Volumes 1–6. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948–1953. Hardcovers with dust jackets, 6 x 8.5. Signed on the first

World War II–dated TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, prime ministerial letterhead, May 25, 1943. Intriguing letter written from

Lengthy typed working manuscript, unsigned, 24 lightweight carbon pages, 7.5 x 9.5, no date but circa March 1944. Manuscript draft of an important spe

LS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Board of Trade letterhead, September 24. Letter as president of the Boar

Hungarian-born Austrian founder of Zionism. As a correspondent during the Alfred Dreyfus affair, he determined that the solution to anti-Semitism was

Folk hero (1767–1810) who led the Tyrolean Rebellion against the French and Bavarian occupation forces during the War of the Fifth Coalition. ADS in G

TLS in Cyrillic, signed “N. Khrushchev,” two pages, 8 x 11.25, September 29, 1948. A letter to Comrade G. M. Malenkov. In part (translated): “In 1948,

TLS in Cyrillic, signed “N. S. Khrushchev,” one page, 8.5 x 6, September 15, 1944. A typed telegram to Comrade Kolikov. In part: “The Chernovitsy Regi

Hungarian statesman (1802–1894) who played a leading role in bringing parliamentary government to that country. After abdicating his briefly held post

Mailing envelope, 8.5 x 4.5, with four different South African postage stamps affixed along the top, signed in black ink as president, “N. Mandela 27.

Color glossy 8.25 x 11.75 photo of Mandela and Michael Jackson posing with Mandela’s household manager Beatrice Damon and her two children, signed and

Cuban revolutionary leader and poet (1853–1895) who was killed while fighting for Cuban independence from Spain. Small archive of material by and rela