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Princess of France (1476–1531) and mother of King Francis I, she served twice as the regent of France in the early 16th century. Rare manuscript LS, w

ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 6.25, personal letterhead, May 4, 1890. Lister declines a public engagement. In full: “My engagements are just now of

TLS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, Reale Accademia d’Italia letterhead, Rome, February 14, 1934. Untranslated letter to an Italian ambassador in T

Political theorist and scientist (1743–1793) best known for his career in France as a radical journalist and politician during the French Revolution.

Empress of Austria (1717–1780) and mother of Marie Antoinette. Large collection of approximately 100 official letters to Ludwig Count Zinzendorf and h

French cleric and statesman (1601–1661) who, through the influence of Cardinal Richelieu, became Prime Minister of France; he is best known among anti

Queen Consort of France (born Florence, 1519) from 1547 to 1559 and mother of three French kings: Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. Manuscript ve

Inventor of the Linotype machine (1854–1899). Rare ALS signed “Ott. Mergenthaler,” one page, 8.25 x 11, Ott. Mergenthaler & Co. Mechanical Engin...

Queen consort of France (1575–1642), as the second wife of King Henry IV of France, and a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medici. Manuscri

Signer of the US Constitution from Pennsylvania (1744–1800) and first governor of that state. Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho. Mifflin,” one page, 15.7

Partial autograph manuscript, in ink and pencil, one page, 8 x 12.25, part of a page from Muir’s working draft of The Mountains of California. Numbere

ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, February 26, 1908. Letter to artist David Pell Secor. In full: “I thank you very much for your letters & bo...

Temperance agitator (1846–1911) known for smashing saloons with a hatchet. ALS signed “Carrie A. Nation,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, March 17, 1907. Letter

Popular and much admired emperor of Brazil who ruled for nearly sixty years (1825–1891). Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Pedro seated in an ornat

Vintage matte-finish 10 x 13.25 photo, housed in its original 13.25 x 17.5 mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in blue ballpoint “To Ted Yoder, Best

Color satin-finish 5.75 x 8.25 photo of Pope Francis as a cardinal, signed in black felt tip, adding “Archbishop of Buenos Aires,” beneath his signatu

English cardinal of the Catholic Church (1500–1558) and the last papal Archbishop of Canterbury. Very rare LS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 11.25, Rome,

ALS in German, signed “Joseph Card Ratzinger,” one page, 3.75 x 7, May 9, 1984. Neatly penned letter to “Mrs. Gerb,” written at the conclusion of a lo

Queen of England (born 1665), the last British monarch in the Stuart dynasty, who reigned from 1702 until her death in 1714. Among the most notable ev

American inventor and industrialist (1831–1897) best known for developing the first successful railroad sleeping car. TLS signed “Geo M. Pullman,” one