Autograph Auction

CASTRO FIDEL: (1926-2016) Cuban Prime Minister 1959-76 and President 1976-2008. D.S., Fidel Castro Ruz, one page, oblong 4to, Havana, 1982. The pa...

KENNEDY JOHN F.: (1917-1963) American President 1961-63. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Kennedy seated in a half length pose ho...

HIROHITO (1901-1989) Emperor Showa of Japan 1926-89 & KOJUN (1903-2000) Empress Consort of Emperor Showa of Japan. An exceptional, very fine pair ...

HAILE SELASSIE I: (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74. Vintage signed sepia 5 x 7 photograph of the Emperor in a full length ...

RHODES CECIL J.: (1853-1902) English-born Businessman and Politician, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony in South Africa, 1890-96, and founder of R...

NEWTON ISAAC: (1642-1727) English Physicist, Mathematician & Astronomer. Rare, dark ink signature (‘Is. Newton’) on a slim oblong 4to (10.5 x 2.5)...

MAXWELL JAMES CLERK: (1831-1879) Scottish Scientist, recognised for his work in the field of mathematical physics. Scarce ink signature ('J.Clerk ...

HAWKING STEPHEN: (1942-  ) English Theoretical Physicist, Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Ca...

JENNER EDWARD: (1749-1823) English Physician and Scientist, known as the 'father of immunology' as a result of his pioneering invention of the sma...

LISTER JOSEPH: (1827-1912) English Surgeon who promoted the idea of sterile surgery. Ink signature ('Joseph Lister') in the form of an endorsement...

PASTEUR LOUIS: (1822-1895) French Chemist & Microbiologist. Brief A.L.S., L. Pasteur, one page, 8vo, Paris, 20th April 1893, to an unidentified co...

FLEMING ALEXANDER: (1881-1955) Scottish Biologist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1945. An excellent, vintage signed 7 x 9.5 photo...

NOBEL PRIZE FOR MEDICINE: Three individual signatures by the co-discoverers of the double helix structure of DNA (1953) and joint winners of the N...

JUNG CARL: (1875-1961) Swiss Psychiatrist, founder of analytical psychology. Bold blue fountain pen ink signature ('C. G. Jung') on a white card. ...

FREUD SIGMUND: (1856-1939) Austrian Neurologist, the father of Psychoanalysis. A.L.S., Freud, on two sides of his personal printed correspondence ...

FARADAY MICHAEL: (1791-1867) English Chemist & Physicist. A brief, yet charming A.L.S., M Faraday, one page, 8vo, The Green, Hampton Court, 26th J...

DAVY HUMPHRY: (1778-1829) British Chemist & Inventor. A.L.S. Sir H Davy, in the third person, one page, 8vo, Park Street, Grosvenor Square, 17th J...

TELFORD THOMAS: (1757-1834) Scottish Civil Engineer, a noted road, bridge and canal builder. Black ink signature ('Thos. Telford') on a small oblo...

WATT JAMES: (1736-1819) Scottish Inventor and Mechanical Engineer. A fine A.L.S., James Watt, two pages, 4to, Birmingham, 10th July 1801, to Madam...

BOULTON MATTHEW: (1728-1809) English Manufacturer, the business partner of Scottish Engineer James Watt. Rare ink signature ('M Boulton') and seve...

STEPHENSON GEORGE: (1781-1848) English Engineer who built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives, 1830. Kn...

STEPHENSON ROBERT: (1803-1859) English Civil Engineer, the son of George Stephenson. A.L.S., Rob. Stephenson, one page, 8vo, n.p., 26th March 1858...

BRUNEL ISAMBARD KINGDOM: (1806-1859) British Engineer. An amusing A.L.S., I K Brunel, one page, 8vo, Duke Street, Westminster, 26th September 1850...

BABBAGE CHARLES: (1791-1871) English Mathematician & Inventor. ink signature ('C Babbage') and several additional lines of holograph text ('....in...

EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931) American Inventor of the phonograph and light bulb among many other items. D.S., Thos A Edison, (a good example of his ...

MARCONI GUGLIELMO: (1874-1937) Italian Inventor who developed the radiotelegraph system. Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1909. A fine, early fount...

BAIRD JOHN LOGIE: (1888-1946) British Engineer and Inventor of the world's first working television system. A.L.S., J. L. Baird, one page, 8vo, La...

ZWORYKIN VLADIMIR: (1888-1982) Russian-born American Engineer and pioneer of television technology, inventor of the television transmitting and re...

SCIENCE: Selection of signed and multiple signed (1) cards, commemorative covers etc., by various engineers, scientists, chemists etc., including ...

LIVINGSTONE DAVID: (1813-1873) Scottish Missionary & Explorer. A.L.S., David Livingstone, three pages, 8vo, Newstead Abbey, Mansfield, Nottinghams...

STANLEY HENRY M.: (1841-1904) British Explorer & Journalist. Bold black fountain pen ink signature (‘Henry M Stanley’) and several additional word...

AMUNDSEN ROALD: (1872-1928) Norwegian Polar Explorer, the first person to reach both the South and North Poles (1911 & 1926). An excellent, bold f...

SCOTT ROBERT FALCON: (1868-1912) British Royal Navy Officer & Antarctic Explorer. A fine blue fountain pen ink signature ('Rob. F. Scott') and dat...

SHACKLETON ERNEST: (1874-1922) Anglo-Irish Antarctic Explorer. Vintage signed 2.5 x 2.5 printed image, presumably removed from a lecture programme...

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

ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930-2012) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969). The first man to walk on the moon. A good signed and inscribed colo...

MEN OF ACTION: Selection of signed postcard photographs, piece (1), cards etc., by various explorers, mountaineers and other men of action who hav...

LAWRENCE T. E.: (1888-1935) British Lieutenant-Colonel, renowned for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt 1916-18. Known as Lawrence of Arabia....

MALTHUS THOMAS ROBERT: (1766-1834) English Cleric & Scholar, influential in the field of political economy. A portion of holograph text, unsigned,...

KEYNES JOHN MAYNARD:(1883-1946) British Economist, a member of the Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals. T.L.S., J M Keynes, one page, 8vo, Gordon Sq...

[EDWARD I]: (1239-1307) King of England 1272-1307. Manuscript document issued during the reign of King Edward I, one page (vellum), slim oblong 4t...

[EDWARD II]: (1284-1327) King of England 1307-27. Manuscript document issued during the reign of King Edward II, one page (vellum), oblong 4to (9....

RICHELIEU CARDINAL: (1585-1642) Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac. French Clergyman, Nobleman and Statesman who was appointed ...

LOUIS XIV: (1638-1715) King of France 1643-1715.LargeD.S., Louis, as King, one page (vellum), large oblong folio, Versailles, 20th July 1714, in F...

LOUIS XV: (1710-1774) King of France 1715-74. D.S., Louis, as King, at the foot, one page, folio, Versailles, 8th April 1745, in French. The manus...

LOUIS XVI: (1754-1793) King of France and Navarre 1774-1791, King of the French 1791-92. The only King of France to have been executed. D.S., Loui...

DANTON GEORGES: (1759-1794) French Politician, one of the leading figures in the early stages of the French Revolution. Danton served as the first...

ROBESPIERRE MAXIMILIEN DE: (1758-1794) French Lawyer & Politician, one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution. Executed by guill...

DE LAUNAY BERNARD-RENE: (1740-1789) French Governor of the Bastille and Commander of its garrison when the prison fortress in Paris was stormed on...

LOUIS PHILIPPE I: (1773-1850) King of France 1830-48. A fine, attractive ink signature ('Louis Philippe') and a few additional words in his hand, ...

CLEMENCEAU GEORGES: (1841-1929) French Politician, Physician & Journalist, Prime Minister of France 1906-09, 1917-20. A.L.S., G Clemenceau, one pa...

MAZZINI GIUSEPPE: (1805-1872) Italian Politician, Journalist & Activist for the unification of Italy who spearheaded the Italian revolutionary mov...

GARIBALDI GIUSEPPE: (1807-1882) Italian General and Politician, one of Italy's 'fathers of the fatherland'. L.S., G. Garibaldi, one page, 4to, Cap...

CAVOUR COUNT OF: (1810-1861) Camillo Benso. First Prime Minister of Italy March-June 1861. D.S., C. Cavour, one page, folio, Turin, 19th May 1861....

FREDERICK II: (1712-1786) King of Prussia 1740-86. Known as Frederick the Great and remembered for his military victories. D.S., Fr, with a flouri...

BISMARCK OTTO VON: (1815-1898) Prussian Statesman, Chancellor of the German Empire 1871-90. L.S., v. Bismarck, one page, 4to, Friedrichsruh, 31st ...

WILHELM II: (1859-1941) German Emperor & King of Prussia 1888-1918. Vintage signed colour postcard, the image being a reproduction of an artist's ...

HINDENBURG PAUL VON: (1847-1934) Prussian-German Field Marshal and Statesman, President of Germany 1925-34. D.S., von Hindenburg (a fine, typicall...

FRANZ JOSEPH I: (1830-1916) Emperor of Austria & King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia 1848-1916. His declaration of war against the Kingdom of Ser...

CATHERINE II: (1729-1796) Empress of Russia 1762-96, known as Catherine the Great. Ink signature ('Ekaterina', in Cyrillic, somewhat faded althoug...