RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, State of California letterhead, May 12, 1970. Letter to constituents. In part: “It is a pleasure for me to join your famil

Signed book: An American Life. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 748 pages. Sign...

White House card, 4 x 2.5, signed in black ink, “Ronald Reagan.” In fine condition, with a couple of trivial brushes to signature.

Farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, American Revolutionary War patriot, hero, and politician. ADS, signed “Ethan & Ira Al...

ALS in French signed “S. A. Andrée,” one lined page, 5.5 x 8.75, August 16, 1895, to the great French balloonist Gaston Tissandier. In full: “P...

French Catalan mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician (1786-1853). ANS in French, signed “F. Arago,” one page, 7 x 4.25, March 27, 1827.

Member of the fabled Astor family of businessmen and financiers (1822–1890) who focused his business interests primarily on the acquisition and manage

Real estate magnate, military officer, and heir to the Astor fortune (1864–1912) who perished in the Titanic disaster. Importers and Traders National

Businessman (1792–1875) who invested in New York real estate; when he inherited his father wealth, he became the richest man in America. LS signed “Wm

Marshal of France and Duke of Castiglione (1757–1816). LS in French, signed “Augereau,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, April 3, 1805. Letter to Marshal Berthi

Scottish television inventor (1888–1946). He produced the first televised picture of moving objects in 1926 and invented color television two years la

Archive consisting of ten letters related to the Barbary Wars, dated between 1804 and 1818, all addressed to Tobias Lear, the US consul general at Alg

ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7, Barnum’s American Museum letterhead, July 3, 1855. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “Yours is rec’d. I shall see that the depo

Two items: one TLS signed “M. Begin,” one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, Jerusalem, February 24, 1987, in full: “The Government and our securit

Swedish chemist (1779–1848) who worked out the modern technique of chemical formula notation, and is considered a father of modern chemistry. ALS in S

Politician (1830–1893) nicknamed the ‘Plumed Knight,’ he became secretary of state in 1889. LS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, Dec

Political leader (1724–1775) who represented New York in the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775. Manuscript DS, one page, 12.5 x 15.75, March 22, 1

Revolutionary and political leader (1783–1830) whose military campaigns against the Spanish were instrumental in the emergence of the independent nati

Brother of Napoleon (1778–1846) made King of Holland by Napoleon on June 5, 1806. Louis took his duties seriously, adopting the Dutch form of his name

Younger sister of Napoleon (1780–1825). ALS in French, signed “Pauline,” one page, 4.75 x 7.5, September 28, 1815. Letter to her brother Lucien. In pa

ALS signed “A. S. Boyd,” of Virginia, one page, 7.5 x 9.75, October 24, 1865. Letter to John Bennett, of Illinois. In part: “Our friends are all well

American soldier and jurist (1755–1795) who served as the second US attorney general from 1794–95. ADS, signed “Wm Bradford, Ju” one page, 8 x 4.25, S

Politician (1821–1899) who represented Pennsylvania in Congress and was an influential early advocate of proportional representation. Original 2.5 x 4

LS signed “A. Burr,” one page, 5 x 7.75, May 7. Letter to an unidentified gentleman. In full: “I wait with some impatience for the Shares in order to

AQS, signed “John Burroughs,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card, November 5, 1896. Burroughs pens the first stanza of ‘Waiting,’ one of his best-known po

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. Whitman which accompanied a Christmas gift. In full: “I send you this Xmas present w

Prominent American politician (1782–1850) who served as secretary of war under Monroe and vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, a

Partly-printed DS, signed “J. C. Calhoun,” one page, 8 x 10, July 1, 1822. Calhoun informs Lieutenant Thompson Wheelock “that on the first instant the

British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874–1939) whose 1922 discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s ‘Valley of the Kings’ proved to be one o

Extraordinarily rare ALS, one page, lightly-lined both sides, 8.5 x 13.25, Luxor, Egypt, May 24, 1900. Letter to his mother, “Dear Mater.” In part: “I

Typed deposition signed an unbelievable four times, "Alphonse Capone,” once on each page of a four-page transcript of Capone's interrogatio...

Older brother of Al Capone who was once named ‘Public Enemy Number Three’ and nicknamed ‘Bottles’ because he ran the Chicago bottling operation (1894–

British diplomat (1864–1958) who helped create the League of Nations, receiving a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in 1937. AQS, signed “Cecil,” on a

South Korean military leader (1917–1979) who seized power in a 1961 coup d’etat; he was assassinated by the director of his own security force. Letter

French neurologist (1825–1893). His work on hysteria and uses of hypnosis greatly impressed Freud and contributed to his studies of the unconscious. A

War-dated TLS, signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 8 x 10, Ministry of the Munitions of War letterhead, dated May, 1918. Letter to William Alfred

ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, June 8, 1844. Letter to several gentlemen. In part; “I rejoice to hear of the enthusiastic manifest

TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 4.5 x 7.5, Prime Minister letterhead, February 20, 1953. Letter to Erik Stokkebye. In full: “It has given

Churchill had a miniature poodle named Rufus. After Rufus was run over and killed while Churchill was attending the Conservative Party Conference at B

Vintage print, 13.25 x 11, of a portrait of Churchill seated in a chair, his trademark cigar in one hand, originally done by Arthur Pan in 1943, signe

Second ruling Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland (1626–1712) serving for just under nine months. Rare ALS in Old English, signed “Crandbe

British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician who served as Lord Chief Justice of England (1820–1894). ALS signed “Coleridge,” one page, 4.5 x 7, March

Clergyman involved in the Revolutionary War and Massachusetts congressman (1742–1823). ALS, one page, 8 x 12.5, October 26, 1773. Letter to Elbridge G

French statesman and one of the leading figures of the French Revolution. He and his followers were charged with conspiracy to overthrow the governmen

Scarce Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens election ballot, 4.75 x 6.25, for president and vice president of the Confederate States of America for

Mexican–American war-dated ALS signed “Jeffer Davis,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7, March 25, 1847. Letter to General Wool. In full: “I have just rea

ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 8, November 18, 1883. Letter to J. C. Derby. In part: “In your letter to D. A. & Co. you did not distinctly state ...

Ink signature, “Jefferson Davis,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card. In very good condition, with light toning and soiling, slight rippling to edges, t

Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy (1781–1824) and the adopted stepson of Napoleon. LS in French, signed “Eugene Napoleon,” one page, 7 x 9, May 13, 1811

French physicist (1892–1987) known for his theory that matter has the properties of both particles and waves. Untranslated TLS in French, signed “Brog