Autographs, Letters & Manuscripts

LUMIERE AUGUSTE: (1862-1954) French Pioneer Filmmaker, along with his brother Louis. An attractive D.S., `Lumiere´, twice, one page, Lyon, 15th Ap...

FITELBERG JERZY: (1903-1951) Polish-American Composer. A good A.M.Q.S., `Yours, Jerzy and Fitelberg, Inc´, two pages, on two adjoining sheets, lar...

LIVINGSTONE DAVID: (1813-1873) Scottish Missionary & Explorer of Africa. A.L.S., David Livingstone, (the original signature neatly excised and rep...

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

HETZEL PIERRE-JULES: (1814-1886) French Publisher. Best remembered for his magnificient illustrated editions of Jules Verne´s novels. A.L.S., `J. ...

NADAR: (1820-1910) French Photographer, Caricaturist and Balloonist. His real name being Felix Tournachon. An excellent A.L.S., Nadar, two pages, ...

ROCKWELL NORMAN: (1894-1978) American Painter and Illustrator. Brief T.L.S., Norman Rockwell, one page, 8vo, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 4th Febru...

EPSTEIN JACOB: (1880-1959) American-born British Sculptor. Collection of ten A.Ls.S., Jacob Epstein, nineteen pages (total), 8vo, Hyde Park Gate, ...

GUS: (1911-1997) Gustave Erlich. French comic Cartoonist. Well remembered for his publications in French newspapers Le Figaro, Le Canard Enchainé,...

DUBUFFET JEAN : (1901-1985) French Painter and Sculptor. Best known for founding the Art Brut movement. D.S., `Dubuffet´, the document being an en...

BRUGUIERE FRANCIS: (1879-1945) American Photographer. A.L.S., Bruguiere, four pages, 8vo, London, 23rd March 1928, on his personal printed station...

SPRANGER EDUARD: (1882-1963) German Philosopher. Best known for his contribution to personality theory in his book Lebensformen ("Types of Men"), ...

LOSSKY NIKOLAY: (1870-1965) Russian Philosopher. Creator of the Intuitive-Personalism philosophical concept. Signed 5.5 x 9 front free endpaper pa...

CHATEAUBRIAND FRANÇOIS-RENÉ DE: (1768-1848) French Writer, Politician and Historian. He is considered the founder of Romanticism in French literat...

SAINTE-BEUVE CHARLES AUGUSTIN: (1804-1869) French literary Critic. Proust´s masterwork A la Recherche du temps perdu develops the ideas contained ...

COPPEE FRANÇOIS: (1842-1908) French Poet and Novelist. Also known as "The Poet of the Humble". A.N., on his personal printed visiting card, bearin...

ROWLING J.K.: (1965- ) Joanne Rowling, British Novelist writing under the pen names J.K Rowling. Best known for writing the series Harry Potter. S...

HOLMES OLIVER WENDELL: (1809-1894) American Physician, Poet, Professor and Author. A.L.S., O W Holmes, three pages, 8vo, Edinburgh, 27th June 1886...

LAGERLOF SELMA: (1858-1940) Swedish Author, the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1909. A.Q.S., Selma Lagerlof, on an obl...

BUCK PEARL S.: (1892-1973) American Writer and Novelist, Pulitzer Prize winner 1932, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1938. T.L.S., Pearl S. Buc...

HILLARY EDMUND: (1919-2008) New Zealand Mountaineer, the first man, with Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953. A good D.S., ...

SCHLIEMANN HEINRICH: (1822-1890) German Archaeologist. A Pioneer in the study of Bronze Age. Schliemann supported the idea that Homer´s Iliad and ...

OBERTH HERMANN: (1894-1989) Austro-Hungarian born, German Physicist. Widely considered one of the founding fathers of rockets and astronautics. Si...

DEBUS KURT: (1908-1983) German Rocket Scientist, worked alongside Wernher von Braun. Debus became the first director of the Kennedy Space Centre i...

FRERON LOUIS-MARIE STANISLAS: (1754-1802) French Politician, member of the National Convention. Freron is remembered as the infamous appointed to ...

CAMBON PIERRE JOSEPH: (1756-1820) French Statesman, member of the National Convention, and a talented financial advisor. Cambon drew up the first ...

RABAUT JEAN-PAUL: (1743-1793) Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Etienne. French Revolutionary and Convention member. Leader of the Protestants. Guillotined. ...

CHAUMETTE PIERRE GASPARD: (1763-1794) French Politician during the revolution period. Guillotinedat the age of 30. He acted as prosecutor on the G...

LASOURCE: (1763-1793) Marc David Alba, known as Lasource, being the “nom de guerre” he adopted as a Protestant priest prosecuted by official autho...

BOURBOTTE PIERRE: (1763-1795) French Revolutionary, Deputy and member of the National Convention. Bourbotte voted in favour of the King´s Louis XV...

CLAUZEL & LOISEAU: Jean-Baptiste Clauzel (1746-1803) and Jean François Loiseau (1751-1809) French members of the Convention. D.S., `Clauzel´ and `...

ROMME GILBERT: (1750-1795) President of the Convention 1793. French Politician and Mathematician who developed the French Republican Calendar. He ...

BARRAS PAUL: (1755-1829) French Politician during French Revolution. Main executive leader of the Directory regime 1795-99. Large D.S., P. Barras,...

BONNIER D´ALCO ANTOINE: (1750-1799) French Diplomat and member of the National Convention. Bonnier d´Alco voted in favour of the execution of King...

VALÉE SYLVAIN: (1773-1846) French general and Marshal. A good set of two lengthy letters, the first being an A.L.S, with paraph, three pages, 4to,...

VALÉE SYLVAIN: (1773-1846) French general and Marshal. A.L.S., `Le Gral. Valée´, one n.p., n.d., to Colonel François Anthoine, in French. Valée as...

CISALPINE REPUBLIC: A good A.L.S., by Captain Malavasi, `Salut Rispetto - Malavasi´, one page, folio, Bolonia, 2nd December 1798, to the war Minis...

BERNADOTTE JEAN-BAPTISTE: (1763-1844) Marshal of France, Prince de Pontecorvo and King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway 1818-44. L.S., J.B. B...

CLARKE HENRI JACQUES GUILLAUME: (1765-1818) Marshal of France in 1816, one of six created under King Louis XVIII from 1815-24. Duc de Feltre and M...

[SOULT NICOLAS JEAN DE DIEU]: (1769-1851) Marshal of France, Duc de Dalmatie. An interesting and lengthy contemporary manuscript, nineteen pages, ...

PERCY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS: (1754-1825) French Doctor and Chief Surgeon of the Grande Armée during the Napoleonic wars. He invented a new kind of ambul...

HEURTELOUP NICOLAS : (1750-1812) French chief Surgeon of the Grande Armée, after succeeding Pierre-François Percy. Napoleon highly valued Heurtelo...

BONAPARTE CAROLINE: (1782-1839) Queen Consort of Naples 1808-15, wife of Joachim Murat. Younger sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. L.S., Caroline, one ...

MURAT ACHILLE: (1801-1847) Prince Murat. Eldest son of Joachim Murat, King of Naples and brother in law of Napoleon. Achille went into exile in Au...

[CLUNY ABBEY]: Benedictine monastery in Cluny, France, dedicated to St. Peter. Its earliest basilica was the largest church one in the world until...

PHILIP III: (1578-1621) King of Spain 1598-1621. D.S., Yo el Rey, as King, a bold and large good youth signature example, one page, folio, Royal P...

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...

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...

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

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...