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 ...