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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