Fine Autographs and Artifacts

TLS, one page, 5.25 x 8, April 14, 1949. Letter to Colonel R. C. Kuldell, in full: "I have your letter of Mar. 28, 1949. I do not concur with s...

TLS, signed prominently as "John D. Rockefeller," one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, July 8, 1922. Letter to Mr. and Mrs. N. W. D...

French physicist (1852–1908) whose experiments with uranium salts led to the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity; for this breakthrough he

Rare book from the personal library of Alexander Graham Bell: The Making of Species by Douglas Dewar and Frank Finn. London: John Lane, 1909. Hardcove

German mathematician (1845-1918) who created set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics. Cantor established the importance of on

ALS in German, signed “A. E.,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, no date. Handwritten letter to Mr. Reiche, possibly the German physicist Fritz R

TLS in French, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.25 x 11, November 5, 1919. Letter to Professor Jean Baptiste Perrin, who would go o

Surgeon (1869–1939) who pioneered many modern neurosurgical techniques and investigated the functions of the pituitary gland. TLS, one page,

Segment of the first transatlantic telegraph cable from 1858, measuring 4" long, made into a souvenir and sold by Tiffany & Co. The cable i...

French physician and politician (1738–1814) whose name became synonymous with the 'humane' instrument of execution whose use he propos...

English systematic botanist and organizer, and botanical illustrator (1785–1865) who held the post of Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow U

Bavarian priest (1821-1897) who pioneered naturopathic medicine, particularly a form of hydrotherapy known as the Kneipp cure. Choice 4.25 x 6.5 cabin

Rare autograph DS in German, signed "Gregor Mendel," one page, 8.25 x 13.5, September 1, 1876. Untranslated document concerning a financia...

American zoologist (1781–1866) who specialized in North American ornithology and mammology, remembered for challenging the works of John Jame

ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, October 30, 1888. Handwritten letter to a friend with importan

Indian physicist (1888-1970) whose work in the field of light scattering earned him the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics. Rare vintage matte-finish 3.75 x

German doctor and politician (1821–1902), dubbed the 'Father of Pathology,' who founded the field of social medicine. ALS in German, o...

ALS signed “N. Tesla,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.75, personal monogram letterhead, June 14, 1899. Handwritten let

British naturalist, explorer, and biologist (1823–1913) best known for proposing a theory of natural selection which prompted Charles Darwin

German Jewish philosopher and writer (1878–1965) who evolved a philosophy inspired by the study of Hasidism. Collection of eight handwritten