191 - James G. BlaineRR Auction
Politician nicknamed the “Plumed Knight,” he became secretary of state in 1889. ALS signed “J. G. Blaine,” four pages on two a
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192 - Leonid BrezhnevRR Auction
DS, in Russian, two pages, 8 x 11.75, March 21, 1947. An official untranslated document, signed at the conclusion in purple ink by Brezhnev. In very g
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193 - John BrightRR Auction
ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, July 27, 1856. Bright writes to Lady Alice Peel, daughter of Sir Robert Peel, the former prime mini
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194 - John BrownRR Auction
A Connecticut-born farmer with Calvinist roots, Brown (1800–1859) was a lifelong opponent of slavery. In the 1850s, amid the heated debate over
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195 - Richard Francis BurtonRR Auction
English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, and diplomat (1821-1890). He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well
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196 - Aaron BurrRR Auction
Revolutionary War soldier, lawyer, senator, and vice president under Jefferson (1756–1836), probably best known for mortally wounding Alexander
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198 - Howard CarterRR Auction
British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874–1939) whose 1922 discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s “Valley of the Kings...
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199 - Catherine the GreatRR Auction
Empress of Russia, 1762–1796. She murdered her husband, Peter III, and proclaimed herself Czarina in 1762. LS in Russian, one page, 7.25 x 9, De
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200 - Winston ChurchillRR Auction
Original 3.75 x 6 menu from the twenty-sixth annual Balaclava Dinner, Dance and Reunion of Members of the 4th “Queen’s Own” Hussars
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201 - DeWitt ClintonRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, one page, 15.5 x 10, April 24, 1818. Governor Clinton appoints Judah Williams “Inspector of distilled spirits in and for the
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202 - Howell CobbRR Auction
Confederate statesman who administered the oath of office to Jefferson Davis, also a major general and commander of the District of Georgia at the tim
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205 - Marie CurieRR Auction
Polish-born French physicist (1867-1934), she and her husband Pierre discovered two new elements, polonium and radium, in 1898. In 1911 she won the No
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206 - Allan Roy DafoeRR Auction
Canadian doctor who delivered the famed Dionne quintuplets in Ontario in 1934. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Dionne Quintuplet Guardianship letterhead, Apr
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207 - Georges DantonRR Auction
French statesman, one of the leading figures of the French Revolution. A Parisian lawyer, he became a leader of the Cordeliers early in the Revolution
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208 - Dalai LamaRR Auction
Signed book: The Buddhism of Tibet. Later printing. NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2002. Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 219 pages. Signed in green ink on the half
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209 - Clarence DarrowRR Auction
ALS, one page, 5.75 x 8.5, July 13. Letter to Walden Book Shop. In full: “Please send the books mentioned in the enclosed to A. W. Wright, 251 W
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210 - Charles DarwinRR Auction
English naturalist and author (1809–1882) whose book explaining his theories of evolution, On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Sele
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