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Original bronze bust of Lenin, done by well-known sculptor Sergei Merkurov. Bust measures 24.25? tall, 15.5? wide, and 12? deep, and weighs approximat

Incredibly rare original Vladimir Lenin death mask, made, signed, and dated by renowned sculptor Sergei Merkurov. Mask measures 15" wide, 14&qu...

California businessman (1802–1858) who served as the only US consul to Mexican Alta California. ADS, one page, 6 x 8, August 30, 1841. Handwritten rec

Color glossy 9.25 x 7 photo of Mandela with President Roman Herzog of Germany in 1996, signed in gold ink, “N. Mandela, 13.7.2001.” In fine condition,

Inventor of photographic equipment, along with his brother, Auguste. In 1893 they developed, the cinematographe, and showed the first motion pictures

Tremendously influential humanist and scholar (1497–1560) considered the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation; he holds a place b

DS, seven pages, 8 x 13, February 20, 1894. Lengthy Supreme Court of New York legal document in which the Trustees of the Peabody Education Fund bring

Signed book: Examination of the Telegraphic Apparatus and the Process in Telegraphy. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1869. Softcover, 5.75

ALS signed “Saml. F. B. Morse,” one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 10, January 21, 1845. Letter to William Collins, auditor of the Treasury of the United

Naturalist and author (1838–1914) who helped establish Yosemite National Park. Signed book: Stickeen. First edition, published March 1909. Boston: Hou