RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Scottish missionary and explorer (1813–1873). ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, September 6, 1864. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “I am sorry that I can giv

Dutch physicist (1853–1928) who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics and derived the transformation equations subsequently used by Albert Einstein t

Princess of France (1476–1531) and mother of King Francis I, she served twice as the regent of France in the early 16th century. Rare manuscript LS, w

Signed book: Long Walk to Freedom. Later printing. London: Abacus, 1995. Softcover, 5 x 7.75, 768 pages. Mandela signs and inscribes on the title page

Italian physicist and inventor (1874–1937) who devoted his life to experiments in wireless communication, and was awarded with the Nobel Prize in 1909

Unsigned printed booklet in French, containing “Notice Historique sur Le Testament de Louis XVI” and “Notice Historique sur Le Testament de Marie Anto

Influential American statesman and jurist (1755–1835) who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Among the notable cases over which

TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, January 25, 1955. Fascinating letter to his famous teacher, Elijah Muhammad, discussing the progress of spreading their beli

Queen consort of France (1573–1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medic

Excessively rare ALS in French, signed “Mesmer,” one page, 6.75 x 8.25, October 3, 1795. Letter to Madame Cardon of Versaille. In full (translated): “