RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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

Mother (1750–1836) of Napoleon Bonaparte who shared her son’s exile in Elba during 1814. LS in French, signed “Vostra aftisma Madre,” one page both si

Important French explorer and botanist (1773–1858) who emigrated to South America in 1816. ALS in Spanish, signed “Amado Bonpland,” three pages on two

Matte-finish 10 x 13.5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my dear friends—What are friends and who? Those who understand—and we believe

Intriguing collection of handwritten passages in French covering a variety of subjects, 19 pages, approximately 6 x 4, no date. Bougainville pens a nu

Leader of the Soviet Union (1906–1982) from 1964 until his death. Scarce and early DS in Cyrillic, one page, 7.75 x 11.5, August 20, 1944. A military

Collection of eight ink signatures of British prime ministers on individual slips and cards of various sizes, including: Arthur James Balfour, David L

Program for a ‘Garden Concert’ held in honor of Carnegie’s 25th anniversary as president of the Oratorio Society, 3.5 x 5.5, signed vertically in the

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Skibo Castle letterhead, June 17, 1902. Letter to Alexander Crombie Humphreys. In part: “It is a great

Physicist (1910–1995) who, with William A. Fowler, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics for key discoveries that led to the currently accepted theory