Autographs, Letters & Manuscripts

JOHN I, DUKE OF BOURBON: (1380-1434) John I supported the Orleans against the Bourgogne, defended Bourges, but was captured at the battle of Azinc...

HENRY III OF FRANCE: (1551-1589) King of France 1574-89. Last French king of the House of Valois. Assassinated. A good D.S., `Henry´, one page, pa...

ANNE OF AUSTRIA: (1601-1666) Queen of France 1615-43 as spouse of King of France Louis XIII, and Regent of France during the minority of her son L...

PHILIPPE OF ORLEANS: (1869-1926) Prince Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans. Son of the Count of Paris and claimant to the throne of France. A goo...

FREDERICK II: (1712-1786) King of Prussia 1740-86, known as Frederick the Great. L.S., `Friedrich´, one page, 4to, Ruppin, 13th May 1735, to the F...

WILHELMINA: (1880-1962) Queen of the Netherlands 1890-1948. Vintage signed sepia 2 ½ x 4 carte de visite photograph of Wilhelmina, the image depic...

THATCHER MARGARET - FALKLANDS: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. A good and attractive multiple signed F.D.C, one page, oblong 4to, Pot ...

PERON ISABEL MARTINEZ DE: (1931- ) Maria Estela Martinez Cartas. President of Argentina 1974-76. She was the first woman to have held the title of...

PINOCHET AUGUSTO: (1915-2006) Chilean Dictator 1973-90. Unusual signed 7 x 9.5 photograph by Pinochet, the image depicting the dictator standing i...

TOLBERT JR. WILLIAM R.: (1913-1980) Liberian President 1971-80. Assassinated during a coup d'etat led by Samuel Doe. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of T...

MARCOS FERDINAND: (1917-1989) President of the Philippines 1965-86. Marcos ruled brutally under martial law from 1972 to 1981. Signed and inscribe...

[LUTETIA-PARIS]: Atractive 10 x 16 wouldcut engraving depicting the city of Paris (Lutetia), to the cover page of a work in Latin, entitled `Augus...

JAURES JEAN: (1859-1914) French Politician. Antimilitarist. A French Left historical figure. Assassinated. A good L.S., Jean Jaures, one page, 4to...

ITALY: Selection of signed postcards, photograph, T.Ls.S., F.D.C, and clipped piece, by various Italian politicians, comprising Umberto II of Ital...

[JAPAN]: Unusual drawn and written attractive document, being a Japanese city map [C.19th century] with lengthy carefully written information. Lar...

GROMYKO ANDREI: (1909-1989) Soviet Politician. Minister of Foreign affairs 1957-85, and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1985.88. S...

BORODIN MICHEL DE: Russian General under King Ferdinand I. A good and cleanly written A.L.S., `Michel de Borodin´, three pages, folio, Naples, 24t...

NICHOLAS I: (1796-1855) Emperor of Russia 1825-55. L.S., Nicholas, in Cyrillic, one page, folio, Saint Petersburg, 7th May 1832, to Baron Pahlen, ...

[NICHOLAS II CORONATION PROGRAMME]: A rare and very attractive large 12 x 17 luxury programme for the performances held in the Imperial Bolshoi Th...