Historical Documents

JOHN BURROUGHS Signature, "The good wishes of, John Burroughs, Feb 14th 1903." VG. Double matted with a portrait and framed. $100-150

WILLIAM THOMSON 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), British mathematician & physicist; chief consultant during laying of first Atlantic Cable; propose...

ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955) Theoretical physicist. TLS, "A Einstein", 1p, Sept 4, 1946, 4to, his embossed personal stationery, Princeton, ...

ERNST MACH (1838-1916) Austrian physicist & philosopher; conducted considerable research in the field of ballistics. The "Mach" number...

LEV LANDAU (1908-68) Russian physicist; awarded Nobel Prize for Physics (1962), for theories on condensed matter, especially liquid helium. Signature,

PYOTR KAPITSA (1894-1984) Russian Physicist; director of U.S.S.R.'s Institute of Physical Problems, but dismissed (1946) for refusing to work on...

JULIUS ROBERT OPPENHEIMER (1904-67) American physicist; Executive Director of the Manhattan Project (atomic bomb). DS, check, payable to Oppenheimer f

ARTHUR H COMPTON (1892-1962) American physicist, 1927 Nobel Prize; Program Chief in the Manhattan Project (atomic bomb). TLS, 1p, Feb 9, 1934, 4to, Un

SIGMUND FREUD (1856-1939) Austrian neurologist, founder of psychoanalysis. ALS, "Freud", 1p, Jan 24, 1936, 8vo, personal letterhead, Vienn...

SIGMUND FREUD Printed LS, signed "Herr Freud", May, 1936, on 6"X4 1/2" card, sending thanks for remembering his 80th birthday. A...

CARL GUSTAV JUNG (1875-1961) Swiss psychiatrist, founder of analytical psychology; an early associate of Freud. TLS, "C G Jung", 1p, April...

WILLIAM JAMES (1842-1910) American psychologist & philosopher, one of the founders of Pragmatism. ALS, "Wm James", 4pp, Jan 24, 1908, ...

WILLIAM JAMES ALS, signed "Wm James" in margin of first page, 4pp, Feb 1 (ny), 8vo, Cambridge, Mass, to Louisa, friendly content, explaini...

JAMES JACKSON (1777-1867) Physician; first American to perform vaccinations. ALS, 2pp, Jan 6, 1861, 8vo, to Dr A A Gould, Treasurer of the Massachuset

CHARLES H MAYO (1865-1939) Surgeon - Mayo Clinic, cofounder of Mayo Foun-dation. SP, "C H Mayo", brown tones, 9"X11", formal sea...

ALEXIS CARREL (1873-1944) French surgeon and biologist; developed methods for suturing blood vessels and transplantation of organs; awarded 1912 Nobel

ALEXANDER FLEMING (1881-1955) Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin. ANS, to a "young" autograph collector, 1p, Feb 19, 1948, ...

AUSTEN HENRY LAYARD (1817-94) English archaeologist; excavated Assyrian city of Calah (1845-47); at Nineveh discovered (1849-51) palace of Sennacherib

HENRI TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) French painter, known for his portrayal of Parisian life. ALS, signed "T Lautrec", 1p, June 21, 1894, 8...

HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954) French painter; identified with post-impressionism and a leader among the Fauvists. SP, signed "H Matisse", b/w,...

CAMILLE PISSARRO (1830-1903) French impressionist painter. ALS, "C Pissaro", 1 1/2 separate leaves, May 14, 1897, 4"X6", London,...

EDOUARD VUILLARD (1868-1940) French painter, printmaker, and decorator. ALS, "E Vuillard", 1p, April 1 (ny), 8vo, friendly content. In par...

MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) Russian painter, the first "Surrealist." ALS, 1p, Feb 22, 1926, 8vo, to the Society of Independent Artists, in Fr...

ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939) Czech decorative painter and illustrator. Original color drawing on a postcard, signed "Mucha", image size 4&qu...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Spanish artist. SP, b/w, 9 1/2"X6", seated pose next to a woman, gently smiling. Boldly signed & dated, &quo...

JOSEPH M W TURNER (1775-1851) English painter; perhaps the greatest landscapist of the 19th century. ALS, "J M W Turner", 1p, nd, 8vo, Ath...

EDWARD BURNE-JONES (1833-98) English painter & designer, leader in the Arts & Crafts movement. ALS, "E Burne-Jones", 1p, nd, 12mo,...

HARRY FURNISS (1854-1925) British illustrator & caricaturist. Original ink sketch, incorporated into an ALS, 1p, Feb 5, 1902, small 8vo. Letter ...

DUNCAN GRANT (1885-1978) Scottish painter; known for bold, bright paintings in Post- Impressionist style; associated with Bloomsbury group. ALS, 1 1/2

REMBRANDT PEALE (1778-1860) American painter of portraits and historical scenes; well known for his portrait of George Washington from life (1795). AL

WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE (1849-1916) American painter, specializing in western scenes. ALS, "Wm M Chase", 1p, Mar 18, 1903, 12mo, personal em...

LOUIS C TIFFANY (1848-1933) American painter and stained-glass artist; developed original process of making peculiarly beautiful opalescent glass call

BENJAMIN WEST (1738-1820) American painter; established studio in London and gained fame for his historical works. ALS, "Benjn West", 1p, ...

FREDERICK S CHURCH (1842-1924) American artist & illustrator. Original pen & ink sketch, with pencil background, entitled "Out for a Sp...

N C WYETH (1882-1945) American illustrator and painter. Book, "The Pike County Ballads", by John Hay, illustrated by N C Wyeth, Houghton M...

LARRY RIVERS American artist; forerunner of the Pop Art Movement. TLS, 1p, Feb 23, 1993, 4to, personal letterhead, New York, responding to an autograp

ANDY WARHOL (1930?-87) American pop artist. His book, "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol", Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975, 241pp. Signed and ...

BOB KANE (1915-98) Comic book artist of Batman. Original ink sketch of the Joker, 6 1/2"X9 1/2", portrait, accomplished in black magic mar...

HARRISON FISHER (1877-1934) American illustrator. Original illustrated poem, entitled "A Song of the Road", overall size approximately 10&...

DR SEUSS, real name Theodor Geisel (1904-92) American author & illustrator. Fabulous sketch of his famous "Cat in the Hat" character, ...

DR SEUSS Signed FDC, postmarked Geneva, Switzerland, Sept 21, 1971. Adds a small original color sketch of a fried egg. VG. $200-300

JIM HENSON Created the Muppets. Original ink sketch of Kermit the Frog, 8"X5." Signed, "Hi, from, Kermit the Frog and Jim Henson.&quo...

FRIZ FRELENG (1906-95) Cartoonist. Original ink sketch of Tweedy Bird, 8"X6." VG. Matted and framed. $200-300

FRIZ FRELENG Original ink sketch of the Pink Panther, 6"X9." VG. Matted and framed. $200-300

CHARLES M SCHULZ Cartoonist, best known for "Peanuts." Original ink sketch of Snoopy, signed "Schulz", on a 4"X6" card...

CHARLES M SCHULZ Original ink sketch of "Snoopy", signed "Schulz", on a FDC, honoring the United Nations, postmarked United Nati...

CHARLES M SCHULZ Original ink sketch of "Lucy", signed "Schulz", 3 1/2"X4." VG. $300-400

Auguste Nicholas Cain (1821-94) French sculptor; known as the "Official Animal Sculptor" of France. An authentic bronze sculpture, "F...

GUTZON BORGLUM (1871-1941) American sculptor of Mount Rushmore. Vintage SP, sepia, 8"X10", scene of the work progressing on Mount Rush-mor...

BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-75) English sculptor. TLS, 1p, Dec 29, 1970, 4to, to Michael Dawson at the Yorkshire Arts Association. In part, "...I ca...