Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

(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...

(1846 - 1914) American geographer who is described as the "Father of the Quadrangle" which is the basis for topographical maps. T.L.S. a P...

(1792-1871) English astronomer, the son of William Herschel who continued his father's studies of nebulae and double stars, named the seven moon...

(1875 - 1961) Swiss psychiatrist in association with Freud, a founder of analytic psychology who developed theories of the collective unconscious and

Presented to his brilliant student, Paul Yakovlev (1849 - 1936) Russian physiologist known for his momentous studies of reflex behavior, specifically

(1827 - 1912) English surgeon and medical scientist greatly influenced by Pasteur, leading to his founding of antiseptic surgery. Bold signature &qu...

(1854 - 1946) German physician, an orthopedic pioneer and specialist. A.L.S. on the verso of a postcard picturing his chateau in Vienna, July 10, 1936

(1790-1852) English paleontologist, discovered the first fossil teeth of an Iguanodon. Uncommon A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo., [London, n.d. but docketed 1849 at t

(1874 - 1937) Italian physicist and inventor of wireles stelegraphy. Signature on a small card, mounting traces to verso, very good. Estimate: $15

(b. 1928) Nobel Prize winner and subject of the film A Beautiful Life, Nash is an American mathematician whose works in game theory, differential geom

(1837 - 1926) American civil engineer and the builder of the world's first suspension bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge. Bold signature on a card. Fin...

(1875 - 1965) French physician and theologian, a specialist in tropical medicine. S.P. "Albert Schweitzer", 3 1/4" x 5 1/4" b/w,...

(1820-1903) English philosopher and evolutionary theorist, a champion of Darwin's Origin of the Species. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Feb. 3, 1894, to a gen...

(b. 1928) American molecular biologist and zoologist best known as one of the co-discovers of DNA, sharing the Nobel Prize for his efforts together wi

(1878-1958) American psychologist and a leading exponent, codifier, and popularizer of behaviorism. S.P. 5 x 7" b/w bust photo of the psycholog...

(1868 - 1955) American physicist and inventor cited as being a pivotal contributor to the field of optics and is best known for giving birth to the so

A lot of 20 signatures of prominent nineteenth and early twentieth-century physicians, most penned on small cards and mounted, includes: SILAS WEIR MI

A group of 11 signatures of nineteenth and early twentieth-century scientists, most on small cards and mounted, includes: HARRIET MARTINEAU (economist

Three piece by prominent nineteenth century zoologists: PAUL DU CHAILLU (signatures on a small card), and WILLIAM TEMPLE HORNADAY (signature on a smal

"I do no want to open my private life… my personal publicity has mounted much too high…" (1902 - 1974) American aviator who, in his "...

"We have reached the very end of our rope financially, and our Expedition hangs by a thread…" (1888 - 1957) American aviator and explorer...

(1888 - 1957) American aviator and explorer, first to fly over the South Pole and established the base "Little America". Partly-printed D....

Seven of the men who conquered Mount Everest A fine photo signed by one of the conquerors of Mt. Everest and six members of the 1953 expedition which

(1919-2008) New Zealand mountain climber, with Tensing Norgay he was the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" b/w,...

(1919 - 2008) New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the

(1919 - 2008) New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On May 29, 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the

A good collection of ten pieces relative to their 1955-58 Antarctic expedition making the first successful overland crossing of the continent. The gro

(1856 - 1920) American polar explorer who was the first man to attain the North Pole, arriving by sled on April 6, 1909. A.L.S. "Peary" wi...

(1856 - 1920) American polar explorer who was the first man to attain the North Pole, arriving by sled on April 6, 1909. Bold signature on a small car

(1841 - 1904) British journalist and explorer who discovered Dr. Livingstone at Ujiji. Bold sentiment and signature penned on a small card, in full:...

(1841 - 1904) British journalist and explorer who discovered Dr. Livingstone at Ujiji. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Dec. 27, 1902 to a lady concerning British pol

(1896-1991) American air force major and pioneering aviator who served in both World Wars I and II; best remembered for his 1924 flight around the wor

(1897-1937) American aviator, the first woman to cross the Atlantic, first solo across the Atlantic and first Hawaii-Mainland solo; lost in an around-

(1897 - 1937) American aviator, the first woman to cross the Atlantic, first solo across the Atlantic and first Hawaii-Mainland solo; lost in an aroun

(1888-1938) Pioneering German aviator, the pilot of the first trans-Atlantic flight in the East-West direction. Rare S.P. 4" x 6" sepia pr...

(1834 - 1906) American aviation pioneer who explored the possibility of flight by heavier-than-air machines and actually succeeded in inventing such a

(1834 - 1906) American aviation pioneer who explored the possibility of flight by heavier-than-air machines and actually succeeded in inventing such a

(1834 - 1906) American aviation pioneer who explored the possibility of flight by heavier-than-air machines and actually succeeded in inventing such a

(1902-1974) American aviator who, in his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, was the first to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Fine signed boo

A section of fabric from the Wright Flyer which made the first heavier-than-air flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C. on Dec. 17, 1903. The fabric measures 1 3/4

A fantastic relic, a 2" x 2" piece of the brown exterior protective fabric removed from The Chicago, the flag plane of the first round-the...