AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AUCTION

BERNOUILLI DANIEL: (1700-1782) Swiss Mathematician and Physicist. Best remembered for his pioneering work in probability and statistics. His name ...

BABBAGE CHARLES: (1791-1871) English Mathematician & Inventor who originated the concept of a programmable computer. A good A.L.S., C Babbage, two...

KASNER EDWARD: (1878-1955) American Mathematician who introduced the term 'googol'. D.S., Edward Kasner, with his position as Professor of Mathema...

STEPHENSON ROBERT: (1803-1859) English Civil Engineer and designer of locomotives, the only son of George Stephenson, the 'father of railways'. A....

EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931) American Inventor of the phonograph and light bulb among many other items. Dark fountain pen ink umbrella signature ('T...

SCIENTISTS & INVENTORS: Miscellaneous selection of signed pieces, cards, a few letters, signed photograph (1) by various scientists and inventors ...

CUVIER GEORGES, BARON: (1769-1832), French Naturalist and Zoologist, known as “The founding father of Paleontology”. He was a major figure in the ...

FABRE JEAN-HENRI: (1823-1915) French Entomologist and Naturalist. A precursor of Ethology and well-known Author for the lively style of his popula...

LE VERRIER URBAIN: (1811-1877) French Astronomer and Mathematician. Best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mat...

DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU HENRI-LOUIS: (1700-1782) French physician, naval engineer and botanist. A.L.S., Duhamel du Mon, the latter part of his signatur...

HELMHOLTZ HERMANN VON: (1821-1894) German physicist and physician who made significant contributions in several scientific fields. A.L.S., H. Helm...

RIGHI AUGUSTO: (1850-1920) Italian Physicist. A pioneer in the study of electromagnetism. An excellent signed and inscribed large 10 x 13 photogra...

BRANLY EDOUARD: (1844-1940) French inventor & physicist, primarily known for his early involvement in wireless telegraphy. A.L.S., E. Branly, one ...

LODGE OLIVER: (1851-1940) British Physicist involved in the development of wireless telegraphy. A brief T.L.S., Oliver Lodge, one page, small 4to,...

PEIXOTO JULIO AFRANIO: (1876-1947) Brazilian physician, writer, politician & historian. Manuscript D.S., Afranio Peixoto, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d...

‘It looks suspiciously like witchcraft’ EINSTEIN ALBERT: (1879-1955) German-born Theoretical Physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921. A.L....

EINSTEIN ALBERT & MAJA EINSTEIN: Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-born Theoretical Physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921. Autograph an...

RICHTER CHARLES F.: (1900-1985) American Seismologist & Physicist, creator of the Richter magnitude scale. A scarce signed United States commemora...

PONTECORVO BRUNO: (1913-1993) Italian-Russian Nuclear Physicist, an early assistant of Enrico Fermi. A slim 4to printed booklet signed by Pontecor...

[PRIESTLEY JOSEPH]: (1733-1804) English Theologian, Natural Philosopher & Chemist, credited with the discovery of Oxygen. An unusual A.L., possibl...

LAVOISIER MARIE-ANNE: (1758-1836) French chemist and noblewoman, wife of the chemist Antoine Lavoisier, acting as his laboratory companion and con...

SAUSSURE NICOLAS-THEODORE DE: (1767-1845) Swiss chemist who was one of the major pioneers in the study of photosynthesis. A.L.S., Theodore de Saus...

HOFMANN AUGUST WILHELM VON: (1818-1892) German chemist who made considerable contributions to organic chemistry. A.L.S., A W Hofmann, one page, 8v...

PASTEUR LOUIS: (1822-1895) French chemist and microbiologist. A good autograph manuscript in the hand of Pasteur, unsigned, eight pages, 8vo, Lill...

MURRI AUGUSTO: (1841-1932) Italian Physician. An innovator in microbiology and pathological anatomy. Widely regarded as one of the most illustriou...

LISTER JOSEPH: (1827-1912) English Surgeon who promoted the idea of sterile surgery.  A.L.S., Lister, one page, 8vo, Park Crescent, Portland Place...

LISTER JOSEPH: (1827-1912) English Surgeon who promoted the idea of sterile surgery. A brief A.L.S., Lister, one page, 8vo, Park Crescent, Portlan...

VAN EEDEN FREDERIK: (1860-1932) Dutch writer and Psychiatrist. A good autograph statement by Van Eeden, one page, oblong 4to, n.p., 12th April 192...

‘the imagination of a very intelligent mental patient’             927      FREUD SIGMUND: (1856-1939) Austrian Neurologist, the father of Psychoa...

LUDENDORFF MATHILDE: (1877-1966) German psychiatrist, a leading figure in the Volkisch movement known for her unorthodox (esoteric) and conspirato...

PIAGET JEAN: (1896-1980) Swiss Psychologist. Best known for his pioneering works on child cognitive development and genetic epistemology. Widely c...

Signed by the first Russian to circumnavigate the globe KRUSENSTERN ADAM JOHANN VON: (1770-1846) Baltic German admiral and explorer who led the fi...

DROVETTI BERNARDINO: (1776-1852) Italian-born French Diplomat, Politician, Archaeologist and antiquities collector. Drovetti is best-remembered fo...

HUMBOLDT ALEXANDER VON: (1769-1859) German Natural Scientist, Geographer & Explorer. A fine A.L.S., `A.V.Humboldt´, one page, small 4to, n.p. n.d....

DE LESSEPS FERDINAND: (1805-1894) French Diplomat and developer of the Suez Canal. A.L.S., `Ferd. De Lesseps´, two pages, 8vo, 26th October 1878, ...

PEARY ROBERT: (1856-1920) American Rear Admiral and Explorer, claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition in 1909. A pri...

JOHNSTON HARRY: (1858-1927) British Explorer & Botanist who played an important part in the 'Scramble for Africa'. A.L.S., H. H. Johnston, three p...

CHARCOT JEAN BAPTISTE: (1867-1936) French Polar Scientist and Doctor. A curious and interesting content A.L.S., `J.B Charcot´, two pages, small ob...

GOTTMANN JEAN: (1915-1994) French Geographer. Best known for his studies on megalopolis. A.L.S., `Jean Gottmann´, one page, 4to, East Lansing, Mic...

NORGAY TENZING: (1914-1986) Nepalese Indian Sherpa Mountaineer, the first man, with Edmund Hillary, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953. An...