Historical Documents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...

KAHLIL GIBRAN (1883-1931) Syrian symbolist poet & painter. His book, "The Madman, His Parables and Poems", Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1...

MAXIM GORKI (1868-1936) Russian novelist & playwright. ALS, "A Peshkov", 1p, June 7, 1921, oblong 4to, on light brown lined paper, to ...

MAXIM GORKI (1868-1936) Russian novelist & playwright. ADS, 1p, nd, oblong 8vo, in Russian, receipt for book royalities. "...I have receive...

(Anton Chekhov) Russian Short Story Writer and Playwright. ISP, by his wife OLGA KNIPPER-CHEKHOVA, b/w, oval image size 4"X5 1/2", seated ...

VLADIMIR NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO (1858-1943) Russian playwright and theatrical pruducer. ISP, b/w, image size 6 1/2"X9", half length pose in ...

VLADIMIR NEMIROVICH DANCHENKO DS, 1p, Aug 19, 1928, 12mo receipt for 200 rubles from the Moscow Art Theatre fund. Paper loss at margin, o/w VG. $100-1

ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN Russian novelist; Nobel Prize for Literature (1970). His book, "The Gulag Archipelago", 1999 reprint, Moscow, 606pp...

THOMAS MANN (1875-1955) German novelist, winner of 1929 Nobel Prize for Literature. His book, "Joseph in Egypt", 2 volumes, Alfred A Knopf...

PAUL HEYSE (1830-1914) German writer; leader of traditionalist Munich circle; awarded Nobel Prize for Literature (1910). ALS, 1p, Aug 12, 1874, 8vo, M

ALEXANDRE DUMAS (pere) (1802-70) French novelist of "The Three Musketeers", "The Count Of Monte Cristo", etc. ALS, 2pp (single s...

ALEXANDER DUMAS (fils) (1824-95) French playwright & novelist. ALS, "A Dumas", 1891, on a correspondence card, in French, untranslated...

ALEXANDER DUMAS (fils) ALS, "A Dumas", 1p, nd, 8vo, in French, untranslated. VG. $100-150

VICTOR HUGO (1802-85) French Man of Letters. ALS, signed "Victor H", 1p, nd, 8vo, to Charles Varguin (?), in French, interesting content. ...

SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR (1908-86) French writer, philosopher & feminist. ALS, signed "S de Beauvoir", 2pp (single sheet), nd, 4to, untransl...

JEAN ANOUILH French dramatic author. ALS, 1p, nd, 4to, to Pierre Garotte. Reads in part, "...In this country which actually draws a large part ...

SIDONIE GARBIELLE COLETTE (1873-1954) French novelist. ALS, "Colette de Jouvenel", 1+pp, (1929), 4to, to Terese Blaudel. In part, ".....

SIDONIE-GARBIELLE COLETTE ALS, "Collette de Jouvenel", 1p, nd, 4to, to a gentleman, untranslated. VG. Matted with a portrait engraving and...

THOMAS HARDY (1840-1928) English novelist. SP, b/w, image size 5"X8", standing pose, holding his coat. VG. Matted and framed. $750-1,000

NOEL COWARD (1899-1973) British actor, playwright & composer. Vintage AMuQS, 6 bars of music from "I'll See You Again", on 9"...

CHARLES DICKENS (1812-70) British author. Address panel, 1853, signed at bottom left corner. Completed in his hand. Minor mounting traces at margins o

ROBERT BROWNING (1812-89) English poet. ALS, 1p, Mar 16, 1871, 8vo, embossed stationery, to Mrs Coddington, accepting an invitation to dine. VG. $500-

ROBERT BROWNING Signature, clipped from a letter. Mounted. VG. $150-250

(Robert Browning) 2 original ink sketches (unsigned) by his father, approximately 7"X9" each. The first shows a man holding a child, entit...

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856-1950) British playwright & novelist. ALS, "G Bernard Shaw", on a postcard, April 27, 1916, Weymouth, to Miss...

ROBERT BURNS (1759-96) Scottish National Poet. Portion of an autograph manuscript (unsigned), 4"X1", in which Burns defines 4 words. "...

PADRAIC COLUM (1881-1972) Irish poet & playwright. TLS, 1p, Nov 3, 1953, 4to, New York, to William W. Seward Jr., who was at the College of Will...

(Robert Louis Stevenson) Scottish author of "Treasure Island." Original engraving, b/w, 12"X16" (image size 7"X9 1/2")...

SAMUEL L CLEMENS "Mark Twain" (1835-1910), American author. ALS, "S L Clemens", 1p, Nov 6, 1902, 8vo, Riverdale, NY, to Mr Hyde....

SAMUEL L CLEMENS Envelope panel, addressed to General John Tatlock in New York postmarked Rosendala, Mar 3, 1899, with 2 foreign stamps. Twain has wri

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT (1794-1878) American poet. Signed CDV photograph, seated pose, E & H T Anthony backstamp, New York, taken from a Mathew Br...

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807-82) American poet. ALS, "Henry W Longfellow", 2pp (single sheet) Sept 4, 1878, 8vo, Cambridge, interestin...

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES (1809-94) American man of letters. ALS, 1p, Feb 10, 1885, 8vo, Boston. "...Thanks for your kind and pleasant words. The f...

WALT WHITMAN (1819-92) American poet. Bold signature. VG. Matted with a photograph. $500-750

E E CUMMINGS (1894-1962) American poet & painter. DS, 2pp, August, 1951, folio, leasing an apartment at 4 Patchin Place, New York City. VG. $300...

HENRY B ADAMS (1838-1918) American historian; wrote "History of the United States" (1889-91), a masterly study of the administrations of J...

JACK LONDON (1876-1916) American author of "The Call of the Wild." SP, sepia, 7"X6", attractive chest up pose, image by Arnold G...

WASHINGTON IRVING (1783-1859) American author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" & "Rip Van Winkle." ALS, 2pp, Dec 12, 1857, 8...

BRET HARTE (1836-1902) American writer. ALS, 1p, April 27, 1892, small 8vo, to Mr Watt. Reads, "...I beg to acknowledge receipt of your cheque ...

EUGENE O'NEILL(1888-1953) American playwright; Nobel Prize for Literature (1936). Vintage ISP, b/w, image size 7"X9", classic outdoor ...

EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS TLS, "Papa" in blue pencil, 1p, April 20, 1945, 4to, personal letterhead, from Honolulu, while serving as a war corre...

EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS TLS, signed in ink twice as "Papa" and "Edgar Rice Burroughs", 2pp (single sheet), May 27, 1945, 4to, U.S.S...

LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-67) African/American writer; gained recognition with his poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." Printed copy of his shor...

WILLIAM E B DU BOIS (1868-1963) African/American educator and writer; leader of the Niagara Movement (1905-09); helped create NAACP (1909). His book,

(Jack Kerouac) American novelist; the leader and representative spokesman of the Beat generation of the 1950's & 1960's. Book, "Jac...

R CARLYLE BULEY (1893-1968) American historian and author; Pulitzer Prize winner. His book, "The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United...

ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961) American writer. Bold signature, "yours very truly, Ernest Hemingway, Escorial 30/10/56." Nicely matted with ...

ROBERT FROST (1874-1963) American poet. His book, "Selected Poems", Henry Holt & Co, 1924, 143pp. Nicely signed on front endpaper, add...

HENRY MILLER (1891-1980) American author of "Tropic Of Cancer." His Book, "My Bike & Other Friends", Capra Press, Santa Barb...

HENRY MILLER ALS, on a postcard, Nov 2, 1954, Big Sur, to Marino Ruffier. "...At Bill Allen's suggestion I mailed you yesterday (3) differe...

RAY BRADBURY American science fiction writer. Typed letter signed, on his personal correspondence card, 1980, Los Angeles, excellent content. In part,