RR Auction: January Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

TLS signed “Yours cordially, Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Chartwell, Westerham, Kent letterhead, May 29, 1955. Letter to Sir Norman Bro

Journalist and statesman (1841–1929) who served as Prime Minister of France during World War I. Vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 10.5 head-and-shoulders ph

Ink signature, “Truly yours, W. F. Cody, ‘Buffalo Bill’” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. Scattered light soiling, some mild rippling, and mounting rem

Signed book: Last of the Great Scouts: Life Story of Col. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill). First edition. Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1899. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5,

Congressman, speaker of the House, and vice president under U. S. Grant (1823–1885). Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Colfax, by Samu

Explorer and physician (1865–1940) who claimed to have reached the North Pole a year before Peary. His claim was later rejected on grounds of insuffic

Frontiersman, politician and folk hero, he became famous for his shrewd and humorous speeches; he was killed at the Alamo. Ink signature, “David Crock

Blind hymn writer, poet, and evangelist who wrote over 8,000 hymns throughout her prolific life (1820–1915). Vintage ink signature, “Fanny J. Crosby,”

English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (1766–1844) best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory. Third-person

Signed book: A Persian Pearl. First edition. Chicago: C. L. Ricketts, 1899. Hardcover, 5.75 x 9, 160 pages. Signed and inscribed on the second free en

Vintage ink signature, “Clarence Darrow,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.5 card with a clipped January 9, 1926, Chicago, Illinois, postmark affixed to lower

Bold ink signature, “Charles Darwin, Sept. 28, 1875,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 slip. A light block of toning to the left side and bottom, and a couple

ALS signed “V. Jefferson Davis,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 9.25, Hotel Gerard letterhead, no date. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “I have not had a

Prolific American inventor (1873–1961) often referred to as ‘the father of radio’ for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy. Vintage bold ink sig

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison. His name entered the

Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1707–1785) and a delegate to the Continental Congress. Manuscript DS, signed “Step. Hopki

Christmas card from 1991, 7 x 6 folded, opens to 14 x 6, embossed in gold on the outside with Prince of Wales’s feathers and Garter motto, as well as

Massachusetts lawyer (1731–1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declar

Partly-printed DS, in Spanish, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 11.5 x 17, August 13, 1902. Untranslated document in Spanish concerning a silver a