Historical Documents

TOM C CLARK (1900-77) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ANS, 1p, Oct 2, 1945, 4to, U.S. Attorney General letterhead, to Ashley. "...Just to...

(World's Fair) An Abercrombie & Finch bowie knife, World's Fair display. This unique advertising item is made of steel, measures over 4 ...

(Snake Healer) Large, antique advertising sign, made of wood, measuring 8 feet across by 14 inches in height. Reads, "Dr. John, Sister Rose, Sn...

(Cannons) Printed chapter from Diderots Encyclopedia, "Fonderie des Canons", 10"X15", 17 pages of text, followed by 25 full or d...

(Temperance) Colorful pinback, 1 1/4" across, made by Bastian Brothers Co, Rochester, New York. Beautifully illustrated, with two children hold...

(Poland) Map, "A Map of Poland, with its Appendages; showing the late Partition of that Kingdom", 10 1/2"X8." Taken from "T...

(Titanic) Newspaper, "The Salem Evening News", Salem, Mass, 10pp, April 16, 1912. Bold front page headline, "TITANIC SANK WITH 1500 S...

(England) Bound volume of Newspapers, "The Times", a daily publication, 8pp ea, Jan 1 thru Mar 31, 1852, London, an interesting look at En...

(Massachusetts) Book, "The New Bedford Directory, Containing, The City Register, and a General Directory of the Citizens", 186pp, printed ...

SAMUEL F B MORSE DS, "Saml F B Morse", as Superintendent of Electro Magnetic Telegraphs, 1p, May 4, 1843, legal folio, ledger sheet (abstr...

SAMUEL F B MORSE (1791-1872) American inventor of the telegraph. ADS, "Saml F B Morse", 1p, May 10, 1843, 8"X2 1/2", receipt for...

THOMAS A EDISON (1847-1931) American inventor. ISP, "Thos A Edison", b/w, image size 7"X9", seated pose. Signed and inscribed at...

THOMAS A EDISON Book, "The Boy's Life of Edison", by William H. Meadowcroft, Harper & Brothers, 1921, 367 pages. Signed on the fro...

THOMAS A EDISON Boldly signed card. Mounted. VG. $300-400

HUDSON MAXIM (1853-1927) Inventor of smokeless gunpowder. SP, b/w, image size 6 1/2"X9", seated pose, Marceau mount, New York. VG. Mounted...

JOHN L BAIRD (1888-1946) Scottish inventor; produced first television picture of a moving object (1926). TLS, signed "J L Baird", Mar 11, ...

GEORGE M PULLMAN (1831-1897) American inventor; designed the "Pullman" Railroad car, and other railroad-related items. Signature, "Ge...

CHARLES DARWIN (1809-82) English naturalist. Postcard ANS, "C Darwin", Dec 1 (1875), postmarked Beckenham, to Lawson Tait, interesting con...

JOHN BURROUGHS (1837-1921) American naturalist & author; friend of Walt Whitman (from 1863), whom he honored in his first book "Notes on Wa...

JOHN BURROUGHS ALS, 1p, May 5, 1904, 8vo, West Point, NY, to Edwin Porter. "...I shall not be able to write the review of Mr Smith's book &...