RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, June 7, 1866. A letter to H. S. Huntley on Barnum’s Lindencroft mansion letterhead, declining a speakin

Teacher and humanitarian (1821–1912) best known for organizing the relief organization the American Red Cross. ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets

Activist (1813–1888) who founded the ASPCA in 1866. ALS, one page, 5 x 5.75, no date. A brief letter of recommendation. In full: “The bearer of this,

Prussian statesman and First Chancellor of the German Empire (1815–1898). Ink signature and several words in von Bismarck’s hand on an off-white 6 x 5

Rare manuscript DS, signed “Daniel Boone, D S ,” one page, 12.25 x 14.5, June 18, 1784. Land survey for 50,000 acres of land for Philip

Biochemist (1912–2000) who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for discoveries concerning cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism. ALS

British minister and social reformer (1829–1912) best known as the founder and first ‘General’ of the Salvation Army. Ink signature, “William Booth,”

American agronomist (1914–2009) who won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his work related to improving and increasing the world food supply. Four items:

The ‘Cleopatra of the Secession,’ Boyd was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War (1844-1900). She operated from her father's hotel in Virg...

Two hardcover books: A Journey, signed on the title page in black felt tip by Tony Blair; and More Than a Game, signed on the title page in black felt