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Rare and early manuscript DS, signed “Henry R,” one page, 11.5 x 5, March 20, 1509/10. Petition to grant Bartholomew Brereton an extension of his appo

LS signed “Elizabeth I,” one page, 12.5 x 8.5, September 1, 1568. Letter to the Count of Winchester, Tresor of England, about payment of 1000 livres t

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Antoinette,” one page, 7.5 x 10, July 1779. Marie Antoinette adjudicates a real estate agreement, penning her bold re

Stunning circa 1720 ornate lady's hunting rifle made by Franz Wilhelm Weyer for the Holy Roman Empress Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbu...

Remarkable unsigned AMQ on both sides of an off-white 5 x 2 leaf fragment, consisting of a previously unrecorded and unpublished work, inscribed below

Impressive red leather-bound autograph book owned by Sophie Hauman (born Kann, 1815), sister-in-law of the famous violinist Theodor Haumann (1808–

Handwritten manuscript fragment, unsigned, one page, 7.5 x 2.25, no date but circa 1700. An eight-line fragment plus four marginal citations from an a

Important ALS in German, two pages on both sides of a single leaf, 7 x 9, postmarked June 12, 1932 at the top. In fine condition, with intersecting fo

Signed book: Uber die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitatstheorie [The Special and the General Theory of Relativity]. Fourth edition. Braunschwei

Exemplary matte-finish 4.5 x 6.5 portrait of Einstein affixed to a 7.25 x 10 mount, crisply signed on the mount in fountain pen, “A. Einstein, 1929.”

ALS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, May 6, 1929. Einstein’s 50th birthday was celebrated worldwide with an outpouring of praise b

Remarkable collection of over 450 letters by celebrities and notable figures from a wide variety of fields, dated from 1976 to 1983, all written in re

Stunning 1942 woodcut engraving by Fritz Eichenberg, original proof impression in advance of letters, printed on India paper, 6 x 8.5, prominently sig

Scarce vintage glossy 6.5 x 8.25 photo of King seated below an umbrella, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Henri Smith with best wishes, Mar

Magnificent TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, March 25, 1964. King writes to Jonathan Helfat, in full: “Pl

Highly desirable AQS on an off-white 8.5 x 5.5 sheet, neatly signed at the conclusion in black ballpoint, “Martin Luther King Jr.” King pens a segment

TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, January 25, 1955. Fascinating letter to his famous teacher, Elijah Muhammad, discussing the progress of spreading their beli

Sought-after vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 half-length portrait of Robinson posing in his Dodgers uniform, attractively signed in blue ballpoint, “Best wis

Historically interesting archive of six TLSs to Jackie Robinson, two by Dwight D. Eisenhower as president and four by Robert F. Kennedy as attorney ge

Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, Newburgh, June 5, 1782. During the tense months after the Bri

ALS as president signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 8.75, October 12, 1796. In response to praise and concerns from his historic Far

Scarce and desirable partly-printed DS, signed twice as president, “Go: Washington,” and twice “Th: Jefferson” as secretary of state, one page both si

Rare ALS as president, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.25, March 29, 1799. Letter to Attorney General Charles Lee, regarding the fractured Federalist P

Remarkable collection consisting of Abigail Adams’s personally-owned sewing needle case and two swatches of the dress Adams is seen wearing in her fam

Original Thomas Jefferson presidential china soup bowl. Beautiful china shallow soup bowl, circa 1790, is made of white Chinese porcelain, measures 9.

DS, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.5 x 11.5, March 2, 1791. Congressional broadside publishing “An Act to explain and amend an Act, intituled ‘An

Immensely rare 3.75 x 5.25 mounted albumen photograph of Abraham Lincoln sharing a book with his 10-year-old son Tad, affixed to its original 7 3/8 x

ALS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x 8, February 12, 1863. Letter to General Henry W. Halleck. In full: “Gen. Meagher, now with me, says the Irish B

Civil War-dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 20 x 15.5, October 25, 1864. President Lincoln requests “His Majesty the King of Siam” to ac

Magnificent 9.75 x 8.25 mounted albumen photograph of Garfield giving his inaugural address on the east portico of the US Capitol on March 4, 1881, af

Exceedingly rare LS as president signed “J. A. Garfield,” two pages, 5.5 x 9, Executive Mansion letterhead, April 29, 1881. Letter to W. A. M. Grier o

Rare ALS, one page, 6.5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, June 5, 1933. Letter to “My dear Mr. Pierce,” in full: “In this generation of typewriters I do no

Signed book: Looking Forward. First edition, first printing. NY: John Day Company, 1933. Softcover, 5 x 7.5, 279 pages. Signed and inscribed on the fi

Extraordinary vintage pearl-finish 9.75 x 8 photo of President Franklin D. Roosevelt sitting next to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the d

Press release, five pages on four sheets, 8 x 14, January 19, 1949. Mimeographed press release of Truman’s inaugural address. In part: “Mr. Vice Presi

Limited edition of Truman’s Address at the Conference on the Japanese Peace Treaty, which he delivered on September 4, 1951. Quarter leather-bound har

Fascinating ALS signed “Jack Kennedy,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, Hotel du Cap d’Antibes letterhead, August 22, 1955. Letter to Elsa Fogelstrom

Exceptional engraved color portrait of a tranquil river scene entitled “The President's House, from Washington” by William Radclyffe after Willi...

ALS signed “All my love, Jackie,” three pages on two sheets, 6.25 x 8, no date but circa 1957-58. Remarkable letter to her husband, then Massachusetts

ALS signed “Love, Dad,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, personal stationery, May 8, 1991. Letter to his daughter, Patti Davis, in full: “I hope you’

ALS as president, one page, 6.25 x 9.25, White House letterhead, June 2, 1998. Letter to the widow of Barry Goldwater, Susan Wechsler Goldwater, offer

American patriot and silversmith (1735–1818) whose 1775 ‘midnight ride’ to warn of an impending British invasion later became one of the most celebrat

Check, entirely completed by Franklin and signed “B. Franklin,” 5.75 x 2.5, February 16, 1787. In full: “Cashier of the Bank. Pay to Thomas Bradly or

Rare book: The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon by Henry Fielding. London: A. Millar, 1755. Hardcover (contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, new end leav

Rare log book kept by House of Representatives Clerk Walter S. Franklin for the 23rd US Congress, which opened on December 2, 1833, signed inside by o

Partly-printed document, one page, 7.75 x 10, March 27, 1839. Report from the Engineering Department of the US Military Academy, headed, “Extract from

Civil War–dated ALS signed “J. E. B.,” one page, 5 x 8, April 29, 1864. Letter home to his wife Flora Stuart. In full: “P. S. Here is the pincushion.

Civil War Sharps New Model 1859 Military Rifle with Malcolm Scope in the Berdan serial number range, serial #55159, .52 caliber, 29? barrel with a fin

Private purchase US foot officers' sword by Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, presented to 1st Lieutenant/Quartermaster Fred R. Mundy of the 44th ...

Original Civil War surgeon’s amputation field kit attributed to Dr. Abraham Stout of the 153rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The kit consists of a

ALS signed “Jeff’n Davis,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, October 9, 1868. Written from Waterloo, a letter to former Assistant Secre

Remarkable handwritten eyewitness account of Booth’s last days by Richard Baynham Garrett, who was a child living at his father Richard H. Garrett&#...

AMS signed “Charles Guiteau,” nine pages, 4 x 12, January 26, 1882. Guiteau’s open letter headed “To the American People,” written from jail on the da

Phenomenal letter written in the hand of Bonnie Parker and signed at the conclusion by Clyde Barrow, four pages on three lightly-lined sheets, 8 x 10,

Exceptionally rare ALS in pencil, signed “Love & Kisses, Your Dear Dad Alphonse Capone #85,” three pages, 8 x 10.5, January 16, no year [likely ...

Historically important carbon or printed engineering plans in German that outline in great detail the specifics for Schindler's stamping factory...

Historically significant collection of photographs compiled in Japan by an American MP in the aftermath of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in W

Rare TLS in English, one page, 8 x 10.25, Communist Delegation Office letterhead, August 8, 1946. Letter to Mr. J. Franklin Ray, Jr., acting director

Lee Harvey Oswald’s ‘Fair Play for Cuba Committee’ membership card, 3 x 2.25, issued on May 28, 1963, signed in black ballpoint, “Lee H. Oswald.” Also

Exceptional matte-finish 10 x 13.5 half-length portrait of Clemens, signed above and below the image in black ink, “Let us save the tomorrows for work

ALS signed “Ernest,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, Finca Vigia letterhead, February 7, 1953. Letter to Charles Poore, a New York Times literary critic who wr

Signed book: Dali de Draeger. First edition, limited issue of 1500. France: Draeger, 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11.5 x 12. Impressively signed

One-of-a-kind red leatherbound travel diary kept by J. Paul Getty at age 11–12 in 1904–1905, 4.25 x 6.25, consisting of 57 full pages of diary entries

Victorian light-and-dark green ebonised tub armchair personally-owned and -used by Joseph Merrick, 'the Elephant Man.’ The custom-made armchair,...

Collection of three pieces of correspondence related to a claim by the family of a young man lost in the Titanic disaster, consisting of a letter by h

Exceptionally rare 3.5 x 5.5 real photo postcard of the Wright brothers standing side by side, boldly signed in the lower border in ink, “Orville Wrig

Vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 6.5 portrait of the elder Wright brother by New York’s White Studios, affixed to its original studio mount, signed and insc

Superlative vintage sepia pearl-finish 10 x 8 photo of Lindbergh clad in a suit and tie and posing with the Spirit of St. Louis in a hangar at the Mex

Von Braun’s handwritten notes in pencil on the requirements for a spacecraft destined for Mars, unsigned, four pages, no date. The first page is heade

Rare flown panel fragment from the Mercury-Atlas 1 space capsule. The ribbed exterior panel measures approximately 21.25 x 19.75. In expected conditio

An extraordinary hydraulically powered robot dummy designed for NASA to use in testing space suits, circa 1963–1965, produced by the IIT Research Inst

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, stamp-dated June 23, 1969. Letter of thanks to a woman in Honolulu, Hawaii, written just three weeks before

Magnificent lunar map of the Apollo 11 landing area near the southern edge of Mare Tranquillitatis, 9.75 x 12.5, inscribed in the lower left in printe

Beautiful official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Apollo 11 prime crew in their white space suits, boldly signed in blue and black felt tip by Ne

Incredible leather-bound guest book flown aboard Richard Nixon’s Air Force One (Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000), 12 x 9, signed inside by a variety of polit

Exceedingly rare metal replica of the first lunar plaque left on the moon by the Apollo 11 crew, 7.75 x 5.75, engraved in the lower border, “President

Michael Collins’s flown sterling silver Apollo 11 Robbins Medal, approximately 1? in diameter, with a raised early design on the face of the iconic Ap

Dave Scott’s flown Apollo 17 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25? in diameter, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia. The reve

1951 Bowman Jets, Rockets, and Spacemen original card set with 20 original one-of-a-kind artboards, two original one–cent wax packs (one GAI graded an

One-of-a-kind archive of hundreds of documents and letters related to the finances of Walt Disney Productions and Disneyland, dated from 1946 to 1965,

Beautiful and rarely seen Christmas card from 1931, measuring 5 x 7.5 closed, featuring a colorful print of Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Clarabelle Cow, and H

Incredibly rare original vintage pencil sketch of Donald Duck, complete with hat, bow tie, and collar on an unused beige 5 x 7.5 envelope, signed unde

Rare vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of a young Greta Garbo in lovely soft focus, resting her head and casting a delicate, daydreaming expressio

Desirable vintage glossy 3.5 x 2.5 candid deckle-edge photo of Monroe smiling from an automobile window, signed in the left border in black ink. Rever

Wonderful vintage glossy 2.5 x 3.5 candid photo of husband-and-wife duo Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer, both signing in blue ink, with Hepburn signing

Gorgeous vintage glossy 2.5 x 3.5 candid photo of Kelly wearing a black coat and white gloves, signed in the upper border in blue ink. In very good co

Appealing vintage glossy 2.5 x 3.5 candid photo of Taylor with a lovely barrette, signed in blue ink. Reverse bears a collector’s date notation of Nov

Brilliant vintage glossy 2.5 x 3.5 candid photo of Brando in a handsome suit and tie, signed in black ballpoint. Reverse bears a collector’s date nota

Remarkable autograph collection containing approximately 1,700 signatures from Hollywood’s ‘Golden Age’ within 43 autograph albums, acquired in person

Twice-signed DS, sixteen pages, 8.75 x 11.5, May 12, 1950. Amended contract between Twentieth Century–Fox Film Corporation and Marilyn Monroe in which

Bruce Lee’s multi-signed handwritten essays and vocabulary assignments removed from his high school dictation book used while attending St. Francis Xa

Rare Academy Award medal, measuring 1.75? in diameter, given to RKO photographer Ollie Sigurdson in 1947 for a still taken of child actress Sharyn Mof

Incredibly desirable American Theater Wing Antoinette Perry Award, commonly known as the ‘Tony,’ the medal measuring 3? in diameter and held in its or

Incredible color 20 x 29.25 poster for the Night of 100 Stars, an all-star variety TV special celebrating the centennial of the Actors' Fund of ...

Original circa 1985 signed sketch of a large-format dress-and-jacket design of a redheaded model wearing a long purple scarf and slim-fitting plaid ou

Extremely rare vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Parker by James J. Kriegsmann of New York, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Kayo, Regards

Vintage circa 1964 color postcard published by BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) depicting London’s famous Big Ben, 5.5 x 3.5, signed and in

Exceedingly rare set of receipts for performances by The Beatles at Hamburg, Germany’s famed Star-Club in April and December of 1962, each measuring 5

This is a custom-made, grey and black tweed hounds tooth two-piece suit created by noted Beatles tailor Douglas Millings. The jacket bears a black and

Vintage ballpoint signature, “J. Morrison,” on the reverse of a light blue 4 x 2.5 discount pass to Marin Skateland in San Rafael, California, stamp-d