RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

French naturalist (1756–1825). Partly-printed LS, in French, signed “B. G. cte de Lacepede,” one page, 7.75 x 12.25, October 9, 1807. Untranslated let

American engineer (1866–1945) who developed the first submarine to operate successfully on the open seas. DS, one page, 10.75 x 8.25, March 20, 1916.

Legendary organized crime leader (1902–1983) who headed the notorious ‘enforcement’ syndicate Murder, Inc., which emerged in the early 1930s as succes

ALS, signed “Charles Lee,” one page, 6 x 7.5, October 17, 1788. Letter to Jess Taylor reads, in part: “The court has set aside the verdict & jud...

Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778), who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. Uncommon full ink sig

Press release, signed at the top in blue ballpoint, “Bro Malcolm X,” headed “Malcolm X Supports Mississippi Challenge,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, no date,

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

Cunard Bulletin booklet, 5.75 x 8.25, 4 pages, listing the Marconigrams on board the RMS Lucania on August 22, 1903, signed at the top of the first pa

Rare ALS written and signed in Hebrew, three pages, 6 x 9.5, Hotel McAlpin letterhead, March 31, 1937. Lengthy untranslated letter in Hebrew. Mild sca

Detective (1843–1919) hand picked by Allen Pinkerton to infiltrate the Molly Maguires during their reign of terror in the 1870s. His testimony at the