Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

(1937 - 2006) President of Iraq who, in 1979, led Arab opposition to the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. Under Hussein's direction,...

A group of 11 probably 16th-18th century Arabic documents, various sizes but mostly 4to., some bearing gold-leaf and hand-painted decoration. Not tran

Angry and suspecting his father-in-law of misappropriating funds, Bell writes his wife: "I have contributed sufficiently to the pecuniary inter...

Einstein admits to one of his few weaknesses… (1879-1955) American physicist whose Theory of Relativity and studies of mass and energy relationships

A rare check made out and signed by Morse (1791 - 1872) American inventor credited with the invention of the telegraph, as well as a signaling alpha

(1809 - 1882) English naturalist who proposed a theory of evolution by natural selection and determined man evolved from an anthropoid animal. Cut sig

Bell seeks to employ an ex-student to teach his "Visible Speech" to the deaf (1847 - 1922) American inventor of the telephone, formed the...

(1847 - 1922) American inventor of the telephone, formed the Bell Telephone Company, and established the Volta Laboratory which produced numerous rela

(1847 - 1922) American inventor of the telephone, formed the Bell Telephone Company, and established the Volta Laboratory which produced numerous rela

(1849 - 1926) American scientist and horticulturist who developed new strains of fruits, berries and vegetables, and the Shasta daisy as well. Lot of

(1849 - 1926) American scientist and horticulturist who developed new strains of fruits, berries and vegetables, and the Shasta daisy as well. A.L.S.

(1802-1871) Scottish author and publisher who promulgated a theory of evolution in his work Vestiges of Creation, which deeply influenced Darwin and h

(1847 - 1931) American inventor of the electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name a few. Considered perhaps the greatest inventor

(1847 - 1931) American inventor of the electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name a few. Considered perhaps the greatest inventor

MINA EDISON (1866-1947) Second wife of Thomas Edison, she was the daughter of the inventor Lewis Miller, co-founder of the Chautauqua Institution and

A scarce Edison-related imprint, Addresses Delivered at the Presentation to Mr. Thomas Alva Edison of the Medal Bestowed Upon Him By the Congress of t

CHARLES LORENZO CLARKE (1853 - 1941) Longtime associate of Thomas Edison who began working for the inventor in his Menlo Park laboratories in 1880 and

(1832 - 1923) French civil engineer whose construction of the Eiffel Tower proved his theories of the strength of metal framework in building construc

(1879-1955) American physicist whose Theory of Relativity and studies of mass and energy relationships revolutionized the field of physics. Signature

(1881 - 1955) Scottish bacteriologist who shared with Florey and Chain the 1945 Nobel prize for their discovery of penicillin. A.L.S. "Alec Fle...