AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AUCTION

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'As for science-fiction, I don't believe in it’  SIMENON GEORGES: (1903-1989) Belgian Writer, creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. An...

‘Romaine was not in court when the “strawberry blonde” was mentioned’  CHRISTIE AGATHA: (1890-1976) English Crime Novelist. An excellent T.L.S., A...

LE CARRE JOHN: (1931-     ) British Author of espionage novels, a former officer with the Secret Intelligence Service. Souvenir Typed Quotation Si...

TWAIN MARK: (1835-1910) American Writer. Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Mark Twain being his pen name, and best known for his novel The Adventures...

BURROUGHS EDGAR RICE: (1875-1950) American Writer, creator of the jungle hero Tarzan. Vintage fountain pen ink signature and inscription, 'My dear...

MILLER HENRY: (1891-1980) American Writer. A.L.S., Henry Miller, one page, 4to, Big Sur, 9th July 1958, to Ann Perkoff. Miller states that he is r...

SALINGER J. D.: (1919-2010) American Author of The Catcher in the Rye (1951). A rare vintage 9 x 7 souvenir photograph, loosely inserted within a ...

MAILER NORMAN: (1923-2007) American Novelist, Playwright and political Activist. Twice awarded with the Pulitzer prize, he is best known for his w...

GREGORY XIII: (1502-1585) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1572-85. His name being Ugo Buoncompagni. Best known for commissioning and being the n...

GREGORY XV: (1554-1623) Pope of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States 1621-23. Born Alessandro Ludovisi. During his short pontificate ...

CLEMENT IX: (1600-1669) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1667-69. Rare L.S., `Giulio Arciv. Di Tarso´, with one holographof text, one page, 4to, ...

ALEXANDER VIII: (1610-1691) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1689-91. Last Pope taking this Pontifical name. His Papacy only last 15 months. A go...

CLEMENT XII: (1652-1740) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1730-40. Clement XII started the construction of the Trevi Fountain. Rare L.S., `L.[ore...

LEO XII: (1760-1829) Pope of Roman Catholic Church and Ruler of Papal States 1823-29. A conservative and unpopular Pope who approved a law forbidd...

PIUS X: (1835-1914) Pope of the Catholic Church 1903-14. A fine vintage signed 10.5 x 13.5 photograph by Pius X, featuring an Apostolic Blessing, ...

PAUL VI: (1897-1978) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1963-78. A very fine A.L.S., `GB. Montini´, one page, 8vo, Rome, 24th March 1942, to an uni...

JOHN PAUL I: (1912-1978) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1978. Born Albino Luciani. His 33 days reign is one of the shortest in papal history...

JOHN PAUL II: (1920-2005) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1978-2005. A.L.S., with his initials J P II, as Pope, to the inside of an 8vo folding ...

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL: (1581-1660) French Catholic Priest. Venerated both in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. Canonized in 1737 by ...

TERESA MOTHER: (1910-1997) Albanian Roman Catholic Nun, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1979. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Mother Teresa in a close-up he...

Nightingale writes just months after the end of the Crimean War  NIGHTINGALE FLORENCE: (1820-1910) English Pioneer of modern Nursing. A.L.S., Flor...

`Your affectionate adherence to Napoleon, in his fallen fortunes, has, in my eyes, more of grandeur than his own most brilliant achievements..´ CH...

SCHOELCHER VICTOR: (1804-1893) French Abolitionist Writer. A main figure and spokesman for the abolition of slavery. An excellent A.L.S., `V. Scho...

ARTS THE: A good, interesting hardback bound 4to album containing over 60 signed clipped pieces, letterheads, A.Ls.S., musical quotations etc., by...

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, some 8 x 10s, by a wide variety of famous men and women includin...

FAMOUS MEN: A good, small selection of A.Ls.S. etc. by various famous men comprising Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (A.L.S. to 'My dea...

THE FAVOURITE - DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH: (1660-1744) Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, born Jenyns. English Courtier, one of the most influe...

MARQUIS DE SADE: (1740-1814) French Writer, Nobleman and Revolutionary Politician. Best-known for his erotic works and sexual fantasies with viole...

‘I hope that the translation will be of a nature to satisfy Madame Conrady and the other ladies who are associated with the work of the enfranchis...

JAMES WILLIAM: (1842-1910) American Philosopher and Psychologist. A leading Thinker, widely considered the "Father of American psychology", and fo...

PEABODY GEORGE: (1795-1869) American-British Financier, the 'father of modern philanthropy'. Vintage signed sepia carte-de-visite photograph, the ...

HOYLE EDMOND: (1672-1769) English Authority on the rules and play of Card Games. Rare book signed, a hardback edition of Mr. Hoyle's Games of Whis...

FISKE DANIEL WILLARD: (1831-1904) American Librarian and Scholar. University Librarian of Cornell University. Co-founder of the first American Che...

KARPOV ANATOLY: (1951- ) Russian chess Grandmaster. World Champion from 1975 to 1985, and FIDE World Champion from 1993 to 1999. He is widely cons...

KASPAROV GARRY: (1963-     ) Russian Chess Grandmaster, undisputed World Chess Champion 1985-1993 and considered by many to be the greatest chess ...

VIOLLET-LE-DUC EUGENE: (1814-1879) French Architect. His major restoration projects included Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Basilica of Saint Denis or ...

OLIVETTI ADRIANO: (1901-1960) Italian Engineer, Industrialist & Entrepreneur, remembered as the manufacturer of Olivetti typewriters, calculators ...

CODY W. F.: (1846-1917) American Showman, known as Buffalo Bill. A very fine vintage signed cabinet photograph of Cody in a formal head and should...

GARRETT PAT: (1850-1908) American Lawman, Bartender and Customs Agent of America's Old West, famous for his pursuit and shooting of Billy the Kid....

[BONNIE & CLYDE]: [PARKER BONNIE] (1910-1934) & [BARROW CLYDE] (1909-1934) American Outlaws and Criminals. An original printed small 4to Wanted po...

[DILLINGER JOHN]: (1903-1934) American Bank Robber. An original printed small 4to Wanted poster (in the form of a folding mailshot) issued by J. E...

Inscribed to his Counsel  HAUPTMANN RICHARD: (1899-1936) German-born Carpenter and Criminal who was convicted of the abduction and murder of the y...

SEABROOK WILLIAM: (1884-1945) American Journalist, Explorer, Occultist and cannibal. Seabrook served in World War I where he was gassed at Verdun,...

CARLOS THE JACKAL: (1949- ) His real name being Ilich Ramirez Sanchez. Venezuelan terrorist, a Marxist-Leninist recruited by the Popular Front of ...

CECIL ROBERT: (1864-1958) 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood. British Lawyer, Politician & Diplomat, one of the architects of the League of Nations. N...

BLONDIN CHARLES: (1824-1897) Jean Francois Gravelet. French tightrope Walker and Acrobat, famous for crossing the 1,100 ft Niagara Gorge on a tigh...

[STRATTON CHARLES S.]: (1838-1883) American Entertainer, known as General Tom Thumb, who achieved fame under the circus pioneer P. T. Barnum. An o...

STRATTON CHARLES S.: (1838-1883) American Entertainer, known as General Tom Thumb, who achieved fame under the circus pioneer P. T. Barnum. Vintag...

BARNUM P. T.: (1810-1891) Phineas Taylor Barnum. American Showman & Businessman, Founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. An excellent vintage signe...

SCHIAPARELLI ELSA: (1890-1973) Italian Fashion Designer whose clothes were heavily influenced by the surrealists. A scarce, brief A.L.S., Elsa Sch...

GAULTIER JEAN PAUL: (1952-  ) French Haute Couture Fashion Designer. Signed painting 8 x 11 photograph `J. Paul Gaultier´ beneath a face sketch al...

HAUTE COUTURE: A good selection of signed photographs, three 5 x 7, and one colour 7 x 9, by various Fashion Designers, comprising Hubert de Given...

‘I have philosophy enough to perceive that honorary distinctions do not produce happiness’  EVEREST GEORGE: (1790-1866) British Colonel, Surveyor ...

LECLERC GEORGES, COMTE DE BUFFON: (1707-1788) French Naturalist and Mathematician. He published during his lifetime 36 volumes of his Histoire Nat...

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