AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AUCTION

SIXTUS V: (1521-1590) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1585-90. Sixtus V is credited with crucial important changes and works during his short te...

GREGORY XIV: (1535-1591) Pope of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States 1590-1591. During his brief pontificate which lasted only ten m...

ALEXANDER VII: (1599-1667) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Ruler of the Papal States 1655-67. Born Fabio Chigi, he was a member of the very ...

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

JOHN PAUL II: (1920-2005) Pope of the Catholic Church 1978-2005, later canonised as Pope Saint John Paul II in 2014. D.S., `+ Karol Card. Wojtyla´...

JOHN PAUL II: (1920-2005) Pope of the Catholic Church 1978-2005. Canonized in 2014. T.L.S., Jan Pavel II, to the inside of a small oblong 8vo fold...

FRANCIS DE SALES: (1567-1622) Saint of the Catholic Church. Bishop of Geneva. Known for his writings such as the Introduction to the Devout Life a...

BOSCO JOHN: (1815-1888) Don Bosco. Italian Roman Catholic Priest, Educator and Writer. He developed teaching methods based on love rather than pun...

PIO OF PIETRELCINA: (1887-1968) Italian Priest & Mystic, famous for bearing the stigmata for most of his life, causing much controversy. Padre Pio...

FOUCAULD CHARLES DE: (1858-1916) Foucauld was a former cavalry Officer in the French army, he would later become an Explorer, and finally a Cathol...

NIEMOLLER MARTIN (1892-1984) German Anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor. Vintage bold, dark blue fountain pen ink signature and place and dat...

SLAVERY - MAURITIUS: Philippe Jean de la Haye Duponsel (1752-1790) French slave trader established in Mauritius, which was called at that time, ''...

KENNY ELIZABETH: (1880-1952) Australian nurse, remembered for her controversial approach to the treatment of polio. Bold fountain pen ink signatur...

PAIVA LA: (1819-1884) Esther Lachmann. Russian-born French courtesan. A scarce A.L.S., Paiva, one page, 8vo, Paris, 9th April 1865, to a Baron, in...

MATA HARI: (1876-1917) Margaretha Geertruida Zelle. Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and spy, executed by a firing squad in France during World War ...

KEYSER AGNES: (1852-1941) English humanitarian and courtesan, the longtime mistress of King Edward VII. Keyser was also the matron of King Edward ...

MICHEL LOUISE: (1830-1905) French anarchist and teacher, an important figure in the Paris Commune. A.L.S., L Michel, two pages, 8vo, London, 28th ...

BUTLER JOSEPHINE: (1828-1906) English feminist and social reformer of the Victorian era who campaigned for women's suffrage. A.L.S., Josephine E. ...

ADDAMS JANE: (1860-1935) American settlement activist & reformer, an important leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the Un...

COBBE FRANCES POWER: (1822-1904) Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist and women's suffrage campaigner. A.L....

PARKS ROSA: (1913-2005) American activist in the civil rights movement, remembered for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. Signed 8 x ...

CLEAVER ELDRIDGE: (1935-1998) American political activist and writer, an early leader and prominent member of the Black Panther Party. A scarce T....

CHRISTIE ETHEL: (1898-1952) English wife of murderer John Reginald Halliday Christie, herself one of his victims who was later discovered strangle...

MANSON CHARLES: (1934-2017) American criminal who led the cult-based Manson Family, responsible for multiple deaths (including the murder of Sharo...

MANSON CHARLES: (1934-2017) American criminal who led the cult-based Manson Family, responsible for multiple deaths (including the murder of Sharo...

OSWALD LEE HARVEY: (1939-1963) American private with the United States Marine Corps, the assassin of John F. Kennedy. A rare A.L.S., Lee, two page...

KALASHNIKOV MIKHAIL: (1919-2013) Russian firearms designer, most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle. Signed printed 8vo exhibition cata...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. T.L.S. by a member of the Spink f...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. An unusual A.L.S. by a John Water...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. ALBA DUKE OF (1878-1953) Jacob...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. LYONS HENRY GEORGE (1864-1944)...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. A.L.S., Abdelal Ahmed Said, by...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. A.L.S., Ibrahim Khalil Ibrahim...

CARTER HOWARD: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. A.L.S., Howard (a somewhat hurried ...

CARTER HOWARD: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. An excellent group of three typescr...

EUWE MAX: (1901-1981) Dutch chess player and mathematician, World Chess Champion 1935-37. A.N.S., M Euwe, to the upper third of a folding sheet of...

KASPAROV GARRY: (1963- ) Russian Chess Grandmaster, World Champion 1985-2000. Signed 4 x 3 beige card `G. Kasparov´, with his name alone, in Cyril...

CARDIN PIERRE: (1922-2020) Italian-French fashion Designer. Known for his avant-garde style, and for pioneering the unisex fashions. Attractive si...

LAGERFELD KARL: (1933-2019) German fashion designer. An original black pen and ink croquis by Lagerfeld, unsigned, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.19...

LAGERFELD KARL: (1933-2019) German fashion designer. An original black and red pen and ink croquis by Lagerfeld, unsigned, one page, 4to, n.p., n....

LAGERFELD KARL: (1933-2019) German fashion designer. Signed 5 x 7 photograph of Lagerfeld in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pe...

WESTWOOD VIVIENNE: (1941-2022) English fashion designer, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. S...

[HOMOSEXUALITY]: COURTENAY WILLIAM (c.1768-1835) 9th Earl of Devon. 'Kitty' Courtenay attracted infamy for a homosexual affair with the art collec...

CRISP QUENTIN: (1908-1999) English raconteur and gay icon, famous for his autobiography The Naked Civil Servant (1968). Signed and inscribed 4 x 5...

HOME DANIEL DUNGLAS: (1833-1886) Scottish clairvoyant, medium and psychic whom Harry Houdini described as 'one of the most conspicuous and lauded ...

EIFFEL GUSTAVE: (1832-1923) French civil engineer, best known for the Eiffel Tower which was designed by his company and built for the 1889 Univer...

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS: A good, unusual set of signatures by leading automobile manufacturers of the early 20th century, and other closely assoc...

PORSCHE FERRY: (1909-1998) Ferdinand Anton Porsche. German-Austrian automobile Designer. Son of Ferdinand Porsch, founder of Volkswagen and Porsch...

GERONIMO: (1829-1909) Bedonkohe Apache leader and medicine man, noted for his raids and related combat actions during the Apache Wars (1849-86). A...

TRAIN GEORGE FRANCIS: (1829-1904) American entrepreneur who was involved in the Union Pacific Railroad and also organised the clipper ship line th...

BUFFETT WARREN: (1930- ) American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the image showing Buffett seated...

AMERICANA: Small selection of signed items by various famous Americans comprising Earl Warren (1891-1974) American lawyer who served as Chief Just...

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Selection of signed postcard photographs and larger (3) by a wide variety of famous men and women including Millvina Dean (2),...

FAMOUS MEN: Small selection of signed commemorative covers (2), clipped signature (1), signed album page (1), A.L.S. (1) by various famous men, so...

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Selection of signed pieces, cards, album pages (a few matted beneath images), signed photographs of various sizes (8 x 10 and ...

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Selection of signed postcard photographs, 8 x 10s etc., by a wide variety of famous men and women including Brigitte Bardot, P...

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: A miscellaneous selection of signed pieces, cards, signed photographs of various sizes, some letters and other signed items, b...