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

French surgeon (1807–1873) best known for inventing the ‘Nelaton probe,’ used for locating bullets lodged deep inside tissue; such a probe was used to

Unsigned AMS, one page, 5 x 8, May 13, 1876. Apparently a hand-copied summary of a municipal meeting, in full: “It was intended to ask a loan from the

A German physician, writer, and Jewish nationalist, Nordau (1849–1923) was instrumental in establishing recognition of Palestine as a potential Jewish

Two items: ballpoint signature, “Marina Oswald Porter, Texas, Feb. 1981,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card; and a booklet entitled Aftermath of an Execution

Brilliant American physicist (1904–1967) who directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhattan Project, leading

DS, signed “Lee H. Oswald,” one page, 8 x 10.5, September 2, 1959. Reassignment order issued to “Private First Class (E-2) Lee H. Oswald 1653230/6741

Ink signature, “L. Pasteur, Paris, le 7 octobre, 1890,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 card. In very good condition, with light scattered soiling, toning

Signed book: Etudes sur le Vin. First edition. Paris: Victor Mason et Fils, 1866. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 264 pages. Signed and inscribed, in French, on

Pioneering French microbiologist and chemist (1822–1895) who demonstrated the germ theory of disease and developed the first vaccine against rabies. V

ANS signed “R. E. Peary,” one page on a 3.75 x 2.25 card, September 23, 1910. Brief note to an admirer. In full: “Pardon delay. Your note was mislaid.