RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Artifact Auction

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