315 - P. T. BarnumRR Auction
ALS, one page, 4.25 x 6.75, personal Waldemere letterhead, August 17, 1881. Letter to influential magnate and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt, in
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316 - Harvey FirestoneRR Auction
Two items: an ink signature," "Harvey S. Firestone," on an off-white 5 x 3 card; and an ALS signed "Harvey S. Firestone," o...
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317 - Edsel FordRR Auction
Son of auto pioneer Henry Ford (1893–1943) who succeeded his father as head of the Ford Motor Company. TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Ford Motor Company
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318 - Henry FordRR Auction
TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, May 19, 1936. Letter to David Wetherhorn, in part: "I am sending you a book on amateur telesco...
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319 - William Randolph HearstRR Auction
ANS in pencil, signed “WRH,” one page, 7.5 x 3.5, no date. A handwritten note on a typed question posed to Hearst, "Is it OK to get the valves ...
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320 - Joseph PulitzerRR Auction
Collection of six Post-Dispatch business checks, each 8 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Pulitzer, dated between 1880 and 1882. In ove
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321 - Andre-Marie AmpereRR Auction
Influential French physicist (1775–1836) who pioneered the discovery and understanding of electromagnetism; a unit of electric current was named in hi
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322 - Francois AragoRR Auction
French Catalan mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician (1786–1853). ALS in French, signed “F. Arago,” one page, 8 x 10.25, August 25, 183
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323 - Claude Louis BertholletRR Auction
French chemist (1748–1822) whose contributions include the analysis of ammonia and prussic acid, and the discovery of the bleaching properties of chlo
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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324 - George Washington CarverRR Auction
ALS signed “G. W. Carver,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, September 24, 1934. Letter to "M...
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325 - Samuel ColtRR Auction
Inventor of the Colt revolver and founder of the Colt Firearms Company (1814–1862). ALS signed “Sam. Colt,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, handsome Colt'...
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326 - Charles DarwinRR Auction
Choice unsigned 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Darwin by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, showing the revered natura...
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327 - Charles DarwinRR Auction
ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 5 x 8, Down, Beckenham, Kent, Railway Station letterhead, November 11, 1881. Letter to Julius Frazelle Galbraith, i
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328 - Charles DarwinRR Auction
LS signed "Ch. Darwin," five pages on three sheets, 5 x 8 (last page slightly smaller), personal letterhead, April 4, 1866. Letter to Rudo...
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329 - Rudolf DieselRR Auction
TLS in German, signed “Diesel,” one page, 8 x 11, personal letterhead, October 25, 1911. A reply to the "Minutes of directors meetings" be...
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330 - DNA: James D. WatsonRR Auction
Signed book: The Double Helix. Later printing. NY: Atheneum, 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.5, 226 pages. Signed on the title page in black
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 500.00 - 700.00
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331 - Alexander FlemingRR Auction
Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Autograph p
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332 - Albert EinsteinRR Auction
TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, February 24, 1939. Letter to Dr. Joseph Cohn in New York,
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333 - Joseph GuillotinRR Auction
French physician and politician (1738–1814) whose name became synonymous with the 'humane' instrument of execution whose use he proposed to ...
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334 - John F. W. HerschelRR Auction
British mathematician, astronomer, and inventor (1792–1871) known for his discoveries related to the moons of Saturn and Uranus and for his pioneering
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335 - Robert OppenheimerRR Auction
Handwritten responses by Oppenheimer to a series of four questions from "Whole World Inquiry," one page, 8.25 x 12.25, April 24, 1958. The...
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336 - Wolfgang PauliRR Auction
Pioneer of quantum physics (1900–1958) who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1945 after being nominated by Albert Einstein. ALS signed “W. Pauli,
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
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337 - Louis PasteurRR Auction
Handwritten notes in French by Pasteur, unsigned, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date. In very good to fine condition, with light overall wrinkling and cre
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338 - Ivan PavlovRR Auction
Russian physiologist (1849–1936) best known for his investigation of conditioned reflex through the use of experiments involving salivating dogs. He w
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339 - Francesco RediRR Auction
Italian physician, naturalist, and poet (1626-1697). ALS in Italian, one page, 7.75 x 10.5, no date. Untranslated letter to Italian physician and anat
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340 - George WestinghouseRR Auction
Partly-printed DS, signed “Geo. Westinghouse, Jr.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 14, February 21, 1893. Contract between the Westinghous
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341 - Lou Andreas-SaloméRR Auction
Psychoanalyst and writer (1861–1937) who was the muse of Nietzsche, Rilke, and Freud. ANS in German, signed “L. A. S.,” one page, 4.75 x 4, postmarked
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342 - Jean le Rond d'AlembertRR Auction
French polymath (1717–1783) known for his contributions in the realms of mathematics, physics, philosophy, and music theory; he served as co-editor of
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343 - Sigmund FreudRR Auction
TLS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 6 x 8.75, personal letterhead, September 10, 1924. Letter to a "Dear Colleague," in part (transla...
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344 - Sigmund FreudRR Auction
Two ALSs in German, signed "Freud," both on personal letterhead, 6 x 8.75, dated 1923. A pair of very moving and intimate letters from Fre...
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345 - Martin HeideggerRR Auction
Unsigned handwritten quotes in French, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, no date. Heidegger pens two quotations from the work of French poet and philosopher Paul
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346 - David HumeRR Auction
Tremendously influential philosopher (1711–1776) considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. ALS, one page, 7.2
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
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347 - Karl MarxRR Auction
Extremely rare ALS in English, one page, 4.5 x 7, October 1, 1879. Written from 41 Maitland Park Road in London, a letter to Collet Dobson Collet, in
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348 - Immanuel KantRR Auction
Central figure of modern philosophy (1724–1804) best known for The Critique of Pure Reason. Extremely rare ALS in German, signed “I. Kant,” one page,
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349 - MontesquieuRR Auction
French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment (1689–1755), best known for his theory of the separ
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351 - Arthur SchopenhauerRR Auction
Important and highly influential German philosopher (1788–1860) best known for his often pessimistic works exploring the nature of reality, will, and
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
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352 - Abbe SicardRR Auction
Early educator and instructor of the deaf (1742–1822) ALS in French, signed "L'abbe Sicard," one page, 7.25 x 9, no date. Letter to Mr...
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353 - Mother TeresaRR Auction
TLS signed “God bless you, M Teresa mc,” one page on the reverse of a 6.25 x 3.25 prayer slip, October 2, 1991. Written from Calcutta, a letter to Eve
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354 - Pope Gregory XVIRR Auction
Born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari (1765–1846), he served as pope from 1831 to 1846. Strongly conservative and traditionalist, he opposed democratic a
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355 - Pope John Paul IIRR Auction
TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page on the reverse of a 5.75 x 4 postcard showing the cavern below the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, D
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356 - Pope John Paul IIRR Auction
Desirable woodblock-print diploma from the 1975 Polish Festival of Sacrosong, 9 x 13, signed in the center in bold ink, "Karol card. Wojtyla,&q...
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357 - Pope John Paul IIRR Auction
Interesting woodblock-print diploma from the 1976 Polish Festival of Sacrosong issued to "Wlodzimierza Piotrowskiego," 9.5 x 13.75, signed...
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358 - Pope John Paul IIRR Auction
TLS in Polish, signed “Karol card Wojtyla,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, Kuria Metropolitalna letterhead, June 10, 1978. In full (translated): "The V...
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360 - Charles Todd QuintardRR Auction
Physician and clergyman (1824–1898) who became the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee and the first vice-chancellor of the University
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361 - David Ben-GurionRR Auction
TLS signed “D. Ben–Gurion,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, The Winthrop Hotel letterhead, May 19, 1942. Brief letter to Jacob Greenberg, in full: "Thank ...
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362 - Winston ChurchillRR Auction
Wonderful glossy 3.5 x 5.5 Rotary Photo postcard of Churchill as a young man, boldly signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Winston S. Ch...
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363 - Fidel CastroRR Auction
DS, in Spanish, three pages, 9 x 13, May 12, 1959. Official decree relating to adjusted tariffs and tax benefits for imported automobile parts made du
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364 - Richard CobdenRR Auction
Influential British statesman (1804–1865) associated with John Bright in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League; an immensely important figure in c
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365 - Oliver CromwellRR Auction
Disbound printed booklet entitled “The Humble Additional and Explanatory Petition and Advice, of the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses now assembled in
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