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