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

The last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Scotland, the Kingdom of Ireland, crowned in 1685. Some of his subjects

Autograph letter [not signed], one page both sides, 6.75 x 9, October 19. Letter to the Countess of Litchfield. In part: “I came yesterday from Newmar

Manuscript DS, signed “Louis,” one page, 18 x 6.25, no date. Boldly penned untranslated document, signed at the conclusion by the king and countersign

King of France (born 1754) from 1774 to 1792. In the wake of increasing unrest that developed into full-fledged revolution, Louis and his queen, Marie

King of France and Navarre (born 1755) from 1814 (save a brief interruption in 1815 while fleeing Napoleon during the Hundred Days) until his death in

French diplomat (1805–1894) who spearheaded the project to build the Suez Canal. LS in French, signed “Ferd. de Lesseps,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Compa

Signed book: Stride Toward Freedom. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 230 pages. Boldly signed on the first free end page in ...

French diplomat (1805–1894) who spearheaded the project to build the Suez Canal. Collection of five ALSs, in French, each signed “Ferd. de Lesseps,” t

Signer of the US Constitution from New Jersey (1723–1790) who also served as governor of that state. Partly-printed DS, signed “W. I. Livingston,” one

Mistress and second wife of Louis XIV. ALS in French, signed “Maintenon,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8.75, February 14, 1701. Letter to

American minister, public speaker, and human rights activist (1925-1965), born Malcom Little. After living in a series of foster homes, Little became

Political theorist and scientist (1743–1793) best known for his career in France as a radical journalist and politician during the French Revolution.

Vintage matte-finish 5.75 x 9.25 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To the Hon. Angelo J. Rossi, Mayor of San Francisco, With most sincere r

Empress of Austria (1717–1780) and mother of Marie Antoinette. Partial manuscript DS, in German, signed “Maria Theresa,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9

Fabled queen of Louis XVI of France (1755–1793) whose public execution, along with that of her husband, was the most grisly, visible, and powerful sym

Queen consort of King James II of England and VII of Scotland. When James died on September 6, 1701, Mary succeeded in inducing Louis to recognize her

Emperor of Mexico who ruled from 1864–67. Partly-printed DS, in Spanish, one page, 16.75 x 10.5, April 10, 1866. Document naming José Cortes Es...

Queen Consort of France (born Florence, 1519) from 1547 to 1559 and mother of three French kings: Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. Manuscript DS

Duke of Florence from 1537 until his death in 1574, reigning as the first Grand Duke of Tuscany beginning in 1569. LS in Italian to Pietro Machiavelli

Moore (1735–1793) served as president of Pennsylvania from 1781–82. Matlack (1730–1829) was an American merchant, surveyor, architect, statesman, and