RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document and Autograph Auction

French diplomat (1805–1894) who spearheaded the project to build the Suez Canal. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by the London Stereoscopic Company,

French physician (1781–1826) who invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use for diagnosing chest problems. Partial autograph letter, unsig

Endorsement, in French, signed within the text, “Mr. de Lesseps,” at the bottom of a one-page calligraphy-penned notice, 8.25 x 10.5. Notice reads, in

Explorers who undertook a two-year expedition in 1804 to discover a navigable route to the Pacific Ocean, in the process exploring and later describin

AQS, in French, on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card with an embossed floral pattern at the top left. He writes (translated): “Do what you have to, no matte

Mistress and second wife of Louis XIV (1635–1719). ALS in French, signed “Maintenon,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 9, August 6, 1712. Letter to Madame d

Austrian physicist and philosopher (1838–1916) who, as a result of his research into the effects of supersonic velocity, lent his name to the ratio of

Influential Italian noblewoman (1519–1589) who was Queen consort of France from 1547 to 1559 and the mother of three French kings: Francis II, Charles

ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, February 26, 1908. Letter to artist David Pell Secor. In full: “I thank you very much for your letters & bo...

LS in French, signed “Montgolfier,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 12.5, April 9, 1790. Interesting untranslated letter to the President of the Assembly

LS in French, signed “I embrace you, Bonaparte,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, April 21, 1804. Letter to General Sainte Suzanne. In full (translated): “By de

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Nap,” one page, 8 x 12.5, February 19, 1811. An untranslated decree in which four men accused of armed robbery on the

President of the French Second Republic and, the ruler of the Second French Empire (1808–1873). Partial autograph manuscript, in French, one page with

Partly-printed DS in French, signed “L Napoleon,” one page, 18.75 x 15, September 2, 1852. A consular appointment for Mr. Flory in Civita Vecchia in t

President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire (1808–1873). ALS in French, signed “Louis Napoleon

Leader of a special Prohibition squad (1903–1957), known as the Untouchables, which led to the downfall of Al Capone and his successor Frank Nitti, a

Signed book: The New Dealers. NY: The Literary Guild, 1934. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 414 pages. Signed on the opening pages by approxi

Son of Czar Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna who commanded the Russian army of the Danube in the Russo-Turkish War (1831–1891). Manuscript DS in Cy

Hardcover autograph album, 7 x 4.25, signed inside by 33 notables, all on affixed slips or sheets, all single page. Signers include: Samuel L. Clemens

Important contributor to food and nutrition (1737–1813), who was a promoter of the potato as a food source and established the first mandatory smallpo