Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

(1857 - 1935) Pioneering Russian scientist and rocket designer who laid out the basic principles of modern space flight. A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo., [n.p.], 189

A fine S.P. 8 1/2" x 6 1/4" b/w, shows, shows the first nine cosmonauts in a group pose and signed by each, with YURI GAGARIN penning the ...

(1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. TMs.S., a speech dated Sept. 11, 1961, which

(1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. A fine lot of three S.P.'s, including ...

(1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. S.P. 6" x 4" b/w, shows Gagarin ...

(1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. I.S.P. 6" x 9" b/w, shows Gagari...

(1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. Their signatures on the half title page of a

(1934 - 1968) Russian cosmonaut, the first man in space who died tragically in a routine training flight. S.P. 4" x 6" b/w, the classic he...

(b. 1934) Russian cosmonaut, the first man to walk in space. A set of four attractive signed images, being 11" x 14" reproductions of pain...

Henry Ford's personal religious text, signed by him (1863 - 1947) American automobile manufacturer and founder of the Ford Motor Company, his u...

(1763 - 1848) American fur trader and financier, Astor grew to become the dominant fur trader in America and built a fortune from investments in gover

(1837 - 1913) American banker and financier who founded J.P. Morgan & Co., reorganized American railroads and founded U.S. Steel. Partly-printed...

(b. 1916) Grandson of Adolph Coors, the founder of the Coors Brewing Company. William Coors has been affiliated with the company for 64 years, and was

"We have now over 2200 nautical miles of cable completed…" (1819 - 1892) American financier who promoted the first trans-Atlantic cable. ...

(1868 - 1938) American industrialist and friend of edison and Ford, Firestone pioneered many tire innovations for the company which still bears his na

The Chicago building boom at the turn of the century WILLIAM ALDEN FULLER (b. 1836) Chicago merchant and banker; a principal of Palmer, Fuller &...

(b. 1955) American business magnate, computer programmer and philanthropist. Gates is the former chief executive and current chairman of Microsoft, th

(1818 - 1903) American businessman and inventor of the precursor of the machine gun, the Gatling gun. His invention was used with great effect during

(1863 - 1951) American newspaper publisher who built circulation using sensational reporting and helped give rise to the era of "yellow journal...

(1850 - 1931) British merchant and yachtsman who made his fortune importing tea from his plantations in Ceylon. A very attractive item, a gold-embosse

(1828 - 1924) American gun manufacturer, a co-owner with brothers Philo and Samuel of E. Remington & Sons gun-makers. Eliphalet was responsible ...

(b. 1946) American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of

(1838-1922) American merchant, religious leader, civic and political figure, considered by some to be the father of modern advertising and a pioneer i

(1820-?) The only son of inventor of the cotton gin, Eli Whitney, which revolutionized the trade, he assumed control of his father's armory in N...

(1723-1790) Scottish political economist and author of the hugely influential volume The Wealth of Nations which outlined the principles of capitalism

Interesting Wells Fargo book of tariffs, prices for carriage of goods in cents per 100 pounds between their offices in California for the year 1910, a

Interesting partly-printed D.S. 1p. 4to., Washington, July 15, 1854, a Congressional summons to one Horace H. Day of New York to: "...appear be...

A group of eight signatures of prominent men in early twentieth-century business and philanthropy, most on small sheets and mounted. Includes: JOHN D.

A lot of nine attractive stock certificates from1887-1920, issuing shares in: the Victoria Consolidated Mining Company, Orient Gold Placer, Chicago-Te

Clemens writes Livy on the eve of delivering his famous "Babies" speech before U. S. Grant (1835 - 1910) "Mark Twain", American...

"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord…" (1819 - 1910) American writer and reformer whose stirring "Battle Hymn of...

(1797 - 1851) English novelist, wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, author of the terrifying tale Frankenstein. Rare and very desirable sentiment and signat

"Silenus rolled from his ass, to the great delight of a thousand shouting boys…" (1789 - 1851) American novelist. When challenged by his ...

The first known dated examples of sulphide images used in French glass-making originated from the Boileau factory near Paris in the form of a goblets

(1805-1875) Danish poet and author of children's tales, including "The Princess and the Pea", "The Ugly Duckling" and "...

(1940 - 2006) American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation. A.L.S. with sketch, 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], thanks fo

AMBROSE BIERCE (1842 - 1914) American journalist and writer who covered the Civil war, later turned his ascerbic wit to columns and short stories. Los

(b. 1920) American author of numerous science fiction works, including The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451, and Dandelion Wine. A fine pair of two

(1875 - 1950) American writer and the creator of Tarzan, thirty sequels to the original tale, as well as stories of life on other planets. D.S., a che

(1837 - 1921) American naturalist and author of essays and poems concerning nature and outdoor life. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., West Park, Dec. 4 [n.y.], to Wil

ROBINSON DUCKWORTH (1834-1911) British Canon of Westminster, present in the original boating expedition of July 4, 1862 during which Alice's Adv...

(1835 - 1910) "Mark Twain", American author of such classics as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee i...

(1835 - 1910) "Mark Twain", American author of such classics as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee i...

(1835 - 1910) "Mark Twain", American author of such classics as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee i...

(1835 - 1910) "Mark Twain", American author of such classics as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee i...

(1835 - 1910) "Mark Twain", American author of such classics as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee i...

(1789 - 1851) American novelist. When challenged by his wife to write, he created the classics The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer. A.D.S., a

(1903 - 1946) Black American poet and a leader in the Harlem Renaissance. His first book, a collection of poetry, Color, Harper & Bros., New Yor...

(1812 - 1870) English novelist and the author of such classics as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and David Copperfield. A.L.S., 1p. 8vo., Gad&#...

CHARLES DICKINS (1812 - 1870) English novelist and the author of such classics as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and David Copperfield. An envelo