AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS AUCTION

TALMA FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH: (1763-1826) French Stage Actor. A leading early figure of the Comédie Française. Talma was an intimate friend of Napoleon B...

ENTERTAINMENT: Selection of signed album pages, a few cards & pieces (most vintage, a few pencil signatures), signed First Day Covers, cheques etc...

BAKER JOSEPHINE: (1906-1975) African-American Dancer and Singer. A.L.S., `Josephine´, two pages, 4to, on the printed stationery of Village du Mond...

OFFENBACH JACQUES: (1819-1880) German-born French Composer. A.L.S., `Jacques Offenbach´, one page, 8vo, blue paper, n.p., Thursday, n.d., to Madam...

POULENC FRANCIS: (1899-1963) French Composer, a member of Les Six. A.L.S., Poulenc, one page, 4to, n.p., Saturday, n.d., to Mr. Prunieres, in Fren...

LISZT FRANZ: (1811-1886) Austrian-Hungarian Composer. Autograph envelope (front panel only), unsigned, addressed in Liszt's hand to the music publ...

HOPPNER JOHN: (1758-1810) English Painter. D.S., J. Hoppner, one page, slim oblong 8vo, n.p., 9th August 1806. The manuscript document is a receip...

MILLAIS JOHN EVERETT: (1829-1896) English Painter, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. A.L.S., J E Millais, one page, 8vo, Bowe...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Fils (1824-1895) French Author and Dramatist. Brief A.L.S., A Dumas f, one page, 8vo, Avenue de Villiers (Paris), n.d., to a frie...

TENNYSON ALFRED: (1809-1892) English Poet Laureate 1850-92. D.S., A Tennyson, being a signed cheque, one page, oblong 8vo, Freshwater, Isle of Wig...

CHEKHOV ANTON: (1860-1904) Russian Playwright and short-story writer. Autograph envelope, unsigned, being a significant fragment of the front pane...

ROLLAND ROMAIN: (1866-1944) French Dramatist & Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1915. A.L.S., Romain Rolland, one page, to a postcard,...

DANTON GEORGES: (1759-1794) Leading figure of the French Revolution and first President of the Committee of Public Safety. Danton voted for the de...

RONSIN CHARLES PHILIPPE: (1751-1794) French General, Commander of the revolutionary army. Ronsin, a radical Leader of the French Revolution and fo...

SAINT-ANDRÉ JEAN BON: (1749-1813) French Politician during the French Revolution. President of the National Convention in 1793 during the Reign of...

TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE: (1754-1838) French Diplomat and Statesman. Prime Minister of France July-September 1815. L.S., `Ch Mau Tal...

CHARLES V: (1500-1558) Holy Roman Emperor 1519-56, and King Charles I of Spain 1516-56. Grandson of the Catholic Kings, Ferdinand & Isabella. He b...

ISABEL II: (1830-1904) Queen of Spain 1833-68. A very attractive D.S., `Yo la Reyna´, one page, large 17.5 x 25.5 title, Palace, 8th January 1846,...

MARIA CHRISTINA: (1858-1929) Austrian Archduchess, Queen Consort of Spain 1879-85, as wife of King Alfonso XII. Maria Christina also served as Que...

LEOPOLD II OF BELGIUM: (1835-1909) King of the Belgians 1865-1909. Leopold was the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State, a private proje...

EMMA OF WALDECK AND PYRMONT: (1858-1934) Queen Consort of the Netherlands & Grand Duchess Consort of Luxembourg 1879-90. An official diplomatic L....

FREDERICK II: (1712-1786) King of Prussia 1740-86, known as Frederick The Great. A good and clean L.S., Friedrich, one page, 4to, Ruppin, 31st Jan...

WILHELM I: (1797-1888) King of Prussia 1861-88 and the first German Emperor 1871-88. D.S., Wilhelm, one page, large 4to, Berlin, 22nd March 1880, ...

WILHELM II: (1859-1941) German Emperor & King of Prussia 1888-1918. D.S., Wilhelm R (a particularly bold, fine example), two pages, folio, Berlin,...

CAROL I: (1839-1914) King of Romania 1881-1914. An official diplomatic L.S., Charles, two pages, folio, Bucharest, 15th January 1893, to the Presi...

WLADYSLAW IV VASA: (1595-1648) King of Poland 1632-48. A renowned Patron of the Arts. Wladyslaw gained fame when he defeated the Ottoman Empire an...

NICHOLAS I: (1796-1855) Emperor of Russia 1825-55. A good A.L.S., `Nicolas´, with bold ink flourish, two pages, 4to, Saint Petersburg, 8th/20th Ap...

[GEORGE III]: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. Contemporary Manuscript copy of a D.S., being a letter of credence sent by King Ge...

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Small oblong 8vo portion of a document wrapper addressed by Q...

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901 & ABERDEEN EARL OF: (1784-1860) British Prime Minister 1852-55...

EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. D.S., Edward R & I, as King, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court at St. J...

EDWARD & WALLIS: EDWARD, DUKE OF WINDSOR (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January-December 1936 & WALLIS, DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (1895-1986) Wif...

GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at St. James's, 22nd Nove...

FAROUK I: (1920-1965) King of Egypt and the Sudan 1936-52. T.L.S., Farouk R, one page, 4to, Royal Palace of Abdin, Cairo, 26th May 1940, to the Ki...

WILKES JOHN: (1725-1797) British Radical, Journalist & Politician, a supporter of the American Rebels during the American War of Independence. Lor...

KOSSUTH LAJOS: (1802-1894) Hungarian Politician, Regent-President of the Kingdom of Hungary during the Revolution of 1848-49. A good and clean A.L...

CANNING GEORGE: (1770-1827) British Prime Minister April - August 1827. A good A.L.S., Geo. Canning, two pages, 4to, Venice, 31st August 1820, to ...

WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the Victor of Waterloo, 1815. British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A.L.S., Wellington,...

PEEL ROBERT: (1788-1850) British Prime Minister 1834-35, 1841-46. Peel helped create the modern concept of the Police force while serving as Home ...

PALMERSTON VISCOUNT: (1784-1865) British Prime Minister 1855-58, 1859-65. L.S., Palmerston, three pages, folio, Foreign Office, 22nd June 1838, to...

LLOYD GEORGE DAVID: (1863-1945) British Prime Minister 1916-22. An unusual D.S., D Lloyd George, one page, 4to, n.p. (Paris?), 17th January 1920, ...

ATTLEE CLEMENT: (1883-1967) British Prime Minister 1945-51. A.L.S., Attlee, one page, 8vo, n.p. (London), 19th February 1963, to Mr. E. Tait, on t...

CLINTON BILL: (1946- ) American President 1993-2001. T.L.S., Bill, as President, one page, 8vo, Washington, 9th February 1994, to Daniel Patri...

[CHINA - CARDINAL CONSTANTINI]: Celso Benigno Constantini (1876-1958) Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal. Founder of the Disciples of the Lord. Best ...