RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

King of Prussia (1688-1740) and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death. LS in Old German, signed “Fr. Wilhelm,” one page, 7.25 x 9, January

Nephew of Frederick the Great and King of Prussia from 1786-1797. LS in German, signed as Crown Prince, “Frd. Wilhelm,” one page, 7.25 x 9, February 6

King of Prussia during the Napoleonic wars (1770–1840) who ruled from 1797 until his death. Manuscript DS in German, signed “Friedrich Wilhelm,” one p

King of Prussia (1795–1861) who ruled from 1840 until his death. ALS in French, signed as Crown Prince, one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, July 10, 1839.

King of Sweden (1858–1950) who ruled from 1907 until his death. He holds the record for being the oldest monarch of Sweden. Distinguished 7.5 x 9 maga

The last Catholic monarch (1633–1701) to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, crowned in 1685. Some of his subjects distrusted h

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death in 1820, whose reign was marked most notably by the loss of British control over the Ameri

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 until his death in 1824 (save a brief interruption in 1815 while fleeing Napoleon during the Hundred

King of Bavaria (1845–1886) whose extravagant tastes led him to commission lavish artworks and architecture, including Neuschwanstein Castle, the basi

British military officer and statesman (1850–1916) who served as Victoria’s aide-de-camp in the Sudan, commanded the British forces during the Boer Wa

German steel manufacturer (1854–1902) who took over leadership of the family business in 1887. He committed suicide after a magazine article accused h

German medical scientist (1843–1910) regarded as the father of bacteriology. He isolated the tuberculosis bacillus and the anthrax virus, and received

French physician (1781–1826) who invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use for diagnosing chest problems. ALS in French, one page both si

ALS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7.25 x 8.75, January 20, 1830. Letter to General Guglielmo Pepe. In full (translated): “Here I am, back i

American showman (1860–1942) who began his career as a trapper and Pawnee interpreter and later became a partner in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Pri

Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. Collector’s edition. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2000. Leatherbound hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5, 558 pages. Signed on the c

Italian physicist and inventor (1874–1937) who devoted his life to experiments in wireless communication, and was awarded with the Nobel Prize in 1909

Empress consort of Czar Alexander III (1847–1928). ALS, written as a child, signed “Marie Guise Valdemar of Denmark,” three pages on two adjoining she

Second wife of Emperor Napoleon I of France (1791-1847). Partly-printed DS in French, signed “Louise,” one page, 12.75 x 9, December 29, 1812. Appoint