RR Auction: Rare Manuscripts, Documents and Autographs

Superlative autograph manuscript, on both sides of a lightly-lined beige 9 x 13.75 legal sheet, entitled “On some properties of Rays x and radium” and

Activist (1813–1888) who founded the ASPCA in 1866. AQS on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card. Bergh writes, in full: “Mankind will be just to one another wh

Israeli postal cover, 6 x 4, signed in black ballpoint in Hebrew and English. In fine condition.

TLS in Hebrew, one page, 5.25 x 8, June 19, 1968. Letter to Yehudith and Mrs. Shador. In full (roughly translated): “With the ending of 1968 school ye

Businessman (1841–1905) who, along with his brother Joseph, founded Bloomingdales Department Store. TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9.5, personal letterhead, Ja

French author and psychoanalyst (1882–1962) closely linked to Freud. ALS in French, signed “Marie,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, June 21, 1949. In full: “De

Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer (1890–1971) and discoverer of the Bragg law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the

New Hampshire born personality (1829–1889) who was the first deaf-blind American person to learn to communicate in the English language. ALS signed “L

Four items: one DS signed “Granville,” 11 x 15, December 9, 1880, passport for Giulietta Carolina de Steding; one TLS signed “Duff Cooper,” 7.5 x 9.5,

Full free frank, measuring 9.75 x 7.75 unfolded, with panel measuring 4.25 x 3, addressed in another hand to “Wm. P. Van Ness Esqr., Counsellor at Law