RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Manuscript DS, signed “Victoria R,” five pages on three string-bound sheets, 8 x 12.75, July 31, 1852. Document permitting a man and his family to “di

Ink signature, “Victoria R,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 slip. In very good condition, with horizontal fold under signature, scattered toning, and signatu

Manuscript DS, signed “Victoria R” in the upper left, one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, July 2, 1840. Legal document approving Mr. Edward Zohrab as consu

Glossy 5 x 7 photo of the former Israeli prime minister, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Michael J. Robuck, with best wishes, Y. Rabin.” In

Member of the Romanov imperial dynasty (1891–1941), known for being involved in the murder of Grigori Rasputin. Though most of his family was killed,

Five items: cardstock 7.25 x 9 photo of Norman Rockwell’s Spirit of America signed in black felt tip by Mitt and Ann Romney; National Review magazine,

Four identical commemorative covers, 9.25 x 4, honoring Ronald Reagan and his radio career at WOC in Davenport, Iowa, each signed by a different 2012

Two items. ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 17, 1991. A letter regarding the state of religion in the United States. In full: “T

Signed book: No Apology. First edition, first printing. NY: St. Martin's Press, 2010. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 323 pages. Signed o...

Romney ‘Believe in America’ campaign sign, 19 x 13, signed at the top in black felt tip. Rolled and in fine condition, with a JSA authentication label

Signed book: Turnaround. Later printing. Washington, D. C.: Regnery Publishing, 2007. Paperback, 6 x 9, 397 pages. Signed on the title page in black f

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Romneys campaigning, signed in black felt tip by both. In fine condition, with a few light creases and some spotting

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Salk in a laboratory, signed in black felt tip. Toning to the right edge and corners and a couple dings to the bottom, otherwis

Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 7.5 x 3, October 17, 1949. Schweitzer writes a brief ALS from Africa to Mrs. Margaret Craig of Beaver, Pennsylva

British naval officer and explorer (1868–1912) best known for the two expeditions he led to the Antarctic in 1901–1904 and 1910–1912. During the secon

Glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of Seaborg working out chemical equations on a blackboard, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with mild toning to the

Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Spock in his lab coat, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To Michael and Michael Junior, with affection, Ben Spock.”

Shackleton (1874–1922), a junior officer in Scott’s National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–02, nearly reached the South Pole during an expedition of hi

English aristocrat (1584–1656) who died in captivity after the English Civil War. DS, in Latin and English, signed “Chesterfield,” one page, 7.75 x 12

American inventor and manufacturer (1849-1940) who developed a successful dry-plate photography process and, with his twin brother, Francis, co-founde

Canadian explorer and ethnologist (1879–1962) best known for his expeditions to the Arctic and for his studies of the native peoples there. Signed boo

Signed book: With Stefansson in the Arctic. First edition. NY: Dodd, Mead and Company. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9, 270 pages. Signed and inscribed on the hal

Electrical engineer (1865–1923) best remembered for his theories on alternating current. Two bank checks, 7 x 2.75, each filled out and signed by Stei

Three items: vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo signed and inscribed in the lower border, “To John R. Cook—with my gratitude—Adlai E. Stevenson;” two T

Seven items: matte-finish 7.25 x 10 Hessler portrait of Tom C. Clark in his judicial robe, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ballpoint

Intriguing TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, embossed Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, November 24, 1992. Blackmun writes to Catharine Coolidge o

Vintage ink signature and inscription, “For James Elmer Christie, With best wishes for the New Year, Louis D. Brandeis, Dec. 27th, 1916,” on an off-wh

TLS signed “Louis D. Brandeis,” one page, 8 x 9, personal letterhead, February 12, 1916. Letter to Isaac Markens. In full: “Let me thank you for your

TLS signed “W. O. Douglas,” one page, 5.5 x 9, Supreme Court letterhead, November 5, 1962. A brief letter to Paul Doherty arranging a meeting time. In

Seven checks: three business checks and four Louisa National Bank checks, 9 x 3.25 and 7.25 x 3 respectively, each filled out and signed by Vinson, “F

Zionist leader who worked for the Jewish Publishing Society of America before she founded Hadassah in 1912. TLS, one page, 6 x 8.5, American Jewish Ye

Hungarian-born nuclear physicist (1908–2003) who worked with Fermi on the Manhattan Project and later assumed a leading role in the development of the

Two items: color glossy 5 x 7 photo signed in black felt tip; and a TLS signed “Robert Ballard,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Woods Hole letterhead, April 4, 1

Very interesting archive relating to the Tucker Motor Car Company and a franchise of Kenneth Porter of Savannah, Georgia. Archive consists of approxim

Pioneering American physician and patriot (1732–1815) who wrote the first article on animal diseases published in the United States and was a member o

DS, signed “W. M. Tweed,” one page, 8 x 9.75, July 3, 1867. Receipt for payment of $75 to F. A. Calkins for “services rendered as Resolution Clerk” at

British physicist (1820–1893) who answered the question, why is the sky blue? (It’s due to the scattering of impinged sunlight by dust and other collo

DS, signed “C. Vanderbilt,” one page, 13 x 9, March 1, 1883. A canceled mortgage bond for the Michigan Central Railroad Company, signed at the bottom

One of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals (1878–1923). DS, in Spanish, signed “Francisco Villa,” one page, 8.5 x 13.5, June 19, 1915. D

Mathematician (1903–1957) who made contributions to nearly every technical field and made major strides in game theory and nuclear physics. Rare TLS s

Christian temperance reformer and women’s suffragist (1839–1898), she was president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and influenced the...

Color matte-finish 12.5 x 9.25 photo of the Duke and Duchess with their beloved dogs affixed to a slightly larger mount, signed on the mount in founta

Soldier, judge, and politician (1757–1837) who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1799 to 1815, and later as the first Comptroller

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of all three Bockscar crew members checking the maps before taking off on the Nagasaki mission, signed in black felt tip by Jim Va

Bank check, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Beauregard, “G. T. Beauregard,” payable to R. T. Beauregard for $50.00, April 22, 1878. A two-cent r

Signed book: Baa Baa Black Sheep. Later printing. Fresno: Wilson Press, Inc., 1958. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 384 pages. Signed on the h

War-dated ALS signed “Brad,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, January 17, 1944. Letter to Major General John P. Lucas, written from Headquarters in New

Civil War general and Indian fighter (1839–1876) who distinguished himself as a cavalry commander, earning the rank of brigadier general of volunteers

United States senator and Confederate general (1815–1885). His wife, Mary Boykin Chesnut, became notable for her diary of the Civil War years. ALS, on

Partly-printed DS, signed “Jeffer Davis,” one page, 10 x 8, January 24, 1854. A seldom-seen cadet appointment which reads, in full: “The President of