RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

Three items: ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 5.75 x 9, personal letterhead, February 11, 1887. Letter to John H. Perry. In part: “I know and realize eve

Physicist (1852–1908) whose experiments with uranium salts led to the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity; for this breakthrough he shared the 1903

German economist and social reformer (1844–1931). Original 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Helier Elvira of Munich, signed in the lower border in purple ink,

TLS, two pages, 8 x 10.5, January 25, 1912. Letter to Edwin Elsbach, advocating marriage practices among young deaf persons that can decrease the risk

Eminent French physiologist (1813–1878). ALS in French, one page, 4 x 5.25, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Miss F. Oppenhein, sending tickets

ALS in Italian, signed “Sac. Bosco Gio,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, October 11, 1858. Untranslated letter to Joseph Cotta, in which Bosco recalls a stay in

LS, one page, 7.5 x 8.75, May 4, 1796. Letter to William Constable. In part: “Mr. Williamson advises me that he would leave Boston on 2 May and that i

TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9, personal letterhead, October 1, 1914. Letter to David Bates. In full: “Many thanks for your favor of 23rd September, which re

French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (1770–1847). ALS in French, signed “Al. Brongniart,” one page, 4.75 x 7, January 17, 1839. Untranslated le

Signed book: Triumphant Democracy. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1888. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 519 pages. Signed and inscribed on ...

Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796, who came to power following a coup d'état and the assassination of her husband, Peter III. LS in Cyril...

French prince (1394–1465) kept prisoner by the King of England for thirty years during the Hundred Years War, remembered as an accomplished medieval p

French chemist (1756–1832) who introduced the process of adding sugar to wine, called ‘Chaptalization.’ LS in French, signed “Chaptal,” one page both

Signed book: Life of Lord R. Churchill, Volumes I and II. First edition. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1906. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 564 and 531

TLS signed “W,” one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, December 5, 1959. Letter expressing gratitude. In full: “I have been admiring the beautiful and

Partly-printed DS, signed “H. Clay,” one page, 12.75 x 10, May 21, 1832. A certificate from the American Colonization Society issued to G. W. Burnett

Ink signature, “Very truly, W. F. Cody,” on an off-white 3 x 1 lightly-lined slip clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Ornately matted and framed

DS, in French, signed “M. Curie,” one page, 8.5 x 12.5, Institut Du Radium letterhead, June 15, 1923. Curie measures the “Dosage of Mesothorium by Gam

ALS in French, signed “P. Curie,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, Faculte des Sciences de Paris letterhead, April 19, 1905. Letter to a colleague. In full (tran

French naturalist and zoologist (1769–1832). He originated the natural system of animal classification, and through his studies of animal and fish fos