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Beautifully penned ALS signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 8 x 8.5, February 20, 1774. In a rare letter to his wife, addressed at the top, “My Dear Child,

Illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin (1730–1813) who served as the last colonial Governor of New Jersey. Scarce ink signature, “Wm. Franklin,” on an

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 3.5, personal letterhead, Vienna IX, Berggasse 19, August 11, 1930. Freud writes to an “Est

British explorer best known as the leader of the 1957 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, the first expedition to cross Antarctica. Two items: AL

Rare vintage double ink signature in Urdu and English, “M. K. Gandhi, 11 11 ‘47,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.75 slip affixed to an identical size slip.

Founder of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston (1840–1924), Gardner was an eccentric philanthropist with a love for life, travel, and the ar

Innovative French inventor and engineer who pioneered a number of developments in the earliest years of the film industry, including synchronous sound

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Gingrich at the podium in Congress, signed in-person in blue felt tip, first name only. In fine condition, with a few min

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Goodall and a simian friend, signed in black felt tip, “Follow your dreams, Jane Goodall.” In fine condition, with

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Gorbachev embracing President Ronald Reagan after receiving the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award, signed in blue felt tip by G

Signed book: Memoirs. First edition, first printing. NY: Doubleday, 1995. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.75, 769 pages. Signed on the title page i

Historic DS, 24 pages, 8.5 x 11, December 15, 1885. A first mortgage bond to fund construction of the Memphis Branch of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain a

Journalist, politician, editor, and founder of the New York Tribune (1811–1872). ALS, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, February 11, 1867. Letter, in Greeley’s d

Historian and statesman (1787–1874). A member of the Doctrinaires under Louis XVIII, he was minister of the interior (1830), and of public instruction

Born the daughter of a humble blacksmith, the model, entertainer, and courtesan Emma Hamilton (née Amy Lyon, 1761) ascended through the ranks o...

ALS (a retained copy), signed “JH,” one page, 7.25 x 6, May 9, 1782. Hancock, as Governor of Massachusetts, writes to the Massachusetts General Court

Self-contained partial partly-printed DS, signed “P. Henry,” one page, 7 x 7.75, 1785. Lower portion of a land grant, signed in the lower right by Hen

Physicist (1797–1878) who conducted experiments in the field of electromagnetism and served as the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institute. ALS,

Faneuil Hall lottery ticket, nicely signed at the bottom, “John Hancock,” 3.25 x 2, dated June 1765. Ticket reads, in full: “Faneuil-Hall Lottery, No.

African-American explorer (1866–1955) who was a member of the first party to (possibly) reach the North Pole in 1909. Vintage ink signature, “Matthew