RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Mina Edison’s personal calling card printed with her married name and Llewellyn Park address, 3.5 x 2.5, signed on the reverse in black ink by her hus

Oversized matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the inventor seated with his hands clasped in his lap, affixed to a 9.5 x 12 mount, signed and inscribed on

Edison Botanic Research business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Edison, “Thos. A. Edison,” payable to Savings Invest &...

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, February 23, 1948. Letter to Dr. Gabriel Segall.

Historically important ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.5 x 8.25, June 15, 1914. Letter to his colleague, No

Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Alice Falkenberg, payable to Albert Einstein for $16.58, October 1, 1945, endorsed on the reverse in fou

DS in Italian, signed “Ferrari,” one page, 6.5 x 10.5, June 1, 1933. An untranslated Scuderia Ferrari invoice for Italian motorcycle and race car driv

Rare yellow Ferrari brochure for the 156/85 Formula 1 race car, four fold-out pages, 6.5 x 9, signed on the panel with an image of the engine in purpl

Signed book: McGuffey’s New First Eclectic Reader. Reprinted by Ford from the 1885 edition in 1925. Hardcover, 4.5 x 6.5, 84 pages. Boldly signed on t

Uncommon TLS, one page, 6 x 8, Ford Motor Company letterhead, August 1, 1939. Letter congratulating dealer Floyd Ostrom for reaching an impressive goa

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page both sides, 6 x 9, personal letterhead, September 20, 1936. Letter to an aspiring Belgian psychiatrist desirin

TLS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 6 x 8.75, personal letterhead, October 27, 1924. Letter to Austrian psychoanalyst Paul Federn. In full (trans

ALS in Hindi, signed “Bapu,” both sides of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, postmarked October 22, 1945. Letter to Shri R. Achuthan, a freedom fighter, student r

Chiricahua Apache (1829–1909) who attained the status of legend for his steadfast defense of Native American lands against the United States governmen

French fashion designer (born 1927) who founded the House of Givenchy in 1952, famous for designing clothes for the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Jacque

Scarce TLS, two pages, 8 x 10.75, Mother Earth Publishing Association letterhead, May 18, 1916. Letter to Margaret Deland of the American Author’s Fun

DS, signed “A. Hamilton,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9, July 22, 1792. Printed Treasury Department circular issued to all collectors o

Boldly penned Revolutionary War-dated ALS, one page, 6.75 x 9, October 5, 1780. Letter to John Brown Esq. In full: “The weather proves so exceedingly

Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “By order of Congress, John Hancock, Presidt.,” one page, 7.25 x 7.5, February 27, 1777. In full: “Resol

Comprehensive collection of 12 newspapers detailing the trial of Hauptmann in the Lindbergh kidnapping case, dated between 1934 and 1936. The earliest

German-born carpenter (1899–1936) who became the central figure in the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping case, dubbed the ‘Crime of the Century.’ Unused offic

Important German philosopher (1889–1976) whose Being and Time was a fundamental text in the development of existentialism. Signed journal publication

DS, signed “Howard R. Hughes, president,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, October 11, 1927. Agreement between First National Pictures and Hughes’s Caddo Company,

American businessman (1869–1924) who made his fortune by developing drill bits during the Texas Oil Boom, though best known as the father of Howard Hu

Tremendously influential philosopher (1711–1776) considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. Incredibly rare AL

German naturalist and explorer (1769–1859) who wrote Kosmos, a massive five-volume study which attempted to unify the various branches of man’s knowle

German nuclear physicist (1907–1973) who made contributions to the separation of uranium isotopes and received the 1963 Nobel Prize for Physics with M

Thief, bankrobber, kidnapper, and bootlegger (1907–1979) nicknamed ‘The Rat’ by J. Edgar Hoover. Collection of six items consisting of three TLSs, two

Influential psychologist (1875–1961) recognized as the founder of analytical psychology. TLS in German, signed “C. G. Jung,” two pages, 8.25 x 11.5, p

TNS in German, signed “C. G. Jung,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postcard, May 5, 1934. Brief note to the publishing house S. Fischer in Berlin, accepting a

Scarce matte-finish 9.5 x 7.75 photo of Keller holding an enormous open book, signed in the lower left in pencil. Double-matted and framed to an overa

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Attorney General letterhead, January 30, 1961. Letter to Hugh F. Downey, executive director of the Lowell City

Signed book: As We Remember Joe. Second printing. Cambridge, MA: Privately printed, University Press, 1945 [1965]. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x

Three items: a square white porcelain plate, 8.5 x 8.5, given to Congressman Charles William Young as a gift from King Abdullah II of Jordan. The plat

DS in Cyrillic, signed “N. S. Khrushchev,” one page, 8.5 x 6, September 15, 1944. A typed governmental telegram. In part (translated): “Under resoluti

Printed copy of King Hussein’s address to the joint session of Congress, nine pages, 8.5 x 11, given in July of 1994. Signed on the front cover in blu

Sovereign Prince of Orange (1650–1702) who served as King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1869 until his death. Manuscript DS, signed “William

Ineffectual King of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Manuscript DS in F

King of England and Ireland (1566–1625) under whom the ‘Golden Age’ of Elizabethan literature and drama continued. Untranslated LS in Early Modern Eng

A Hertz rental car pamphlet, 3.5 x 8, signed and inscribed at the top in blue ballpoint, “To Roy, Best wishes, Martin Luther King.” A notation on the

Exceptional LS in Swedish, nine pages on five sheets, 8 x 12.75, August 19, 1743. Untranslated letter written on behalf of the “Consistorium Academicu

Dutch physicist (1853–1928) who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect. ALS in Germ

Swiss-Italian architect (1556–1629) considered one of the fathers of the Baroque style, best known for designing the facades of Santa Susanna, St. Pet

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

Rare 18 x 24 poster featuring a large portrait of Mandela and an inspirational quote, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bob Lamb, Best wishe

Handsome 3.25 x 5.5 postcard photo of a young Marconi in a three-piece suit, signed in fountain pen, “G. Marconi.” In fine condition.

American patriot and statesman (1725–1792) who, with James Madison, is considered the ‘father’ of the Bill of Rights. Exceedingly rare ink signature,

Member of Austria's Habsburg-Lorraine family (1832–1867) who became emperor of Mexico in 1864, serving until his death three years later. LS in ...

Handsome DS, one page both sides, 9.5 x 13.5, June 30, 1886. A one-hundred year bond issued by the New Jersey Junction Railroad Company for $1000, sig

TLS signed “M. Teresa mc,” on the reverse of a 6.25 x 3.5 prayer slip, August 31, 1993. An encouraging letter to an admirer. In part: “This brings you