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Partly-printed DS, signed “William R,” one page, 15.5 x 10.75, December 31, 1830. King William appoints John Frederick S. Smith as “a Colonel Commanda

Paper placemat from the Surf and Surrey restaurant in Chicago, 13.75 x 10.25, nicely signed in black ballpoint, “Best wishes, Martin Luther King.” In

Vintage ink signature, “Martin Luther King, Jr.,” on a light yellow 4.5 x 2 lightly-lined clipped slip. Slip is affixed to an identical size brown adh

German medical scientist (1843–1910) regarded as the father of bacteriology. He isolated the tuberculosis bacillus and the anthrax virus, and he recei

Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778), who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. LS in Swedish, nine p

ALS signed “T. B. Malthus,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, March 17, 1828. Letter written from East India College to Nassau William Sen

TLS in Italian, signed “G. Marconi,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, Villa Odescalchi Civitavecchia, August 20, 1930. Letter written to The Hon

Empress of Austria (1717–1780) and mother of Marie Antoinette. Manuscript DS in German, one page both sides, 9 x 13, May 4, 1762. Document referring t

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

Partial autograph manuscript, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, part of a page from Muir’s working draft of The Mountains of California. Headed at the top, “III

Naturalist and author (1838–1914) who gained the establishment of Yosemite National Park. Very rare vintage 7.75 x 10.75 photo, originally done by J.

Brother-in-law of Napoleon (1767–1815) who was a marshal in Napoleon’s regime and who reigned as King of Naples from 1808 to 1815. Partly-printed LS i

ANS in Italian, signed “Mussolini,” one page on the reverse of an unaddressed Il Popolo d’Italia postcard, 3.5 x 5.5, Milan, April 9, 1922. Brief note

Untranslated manuscript DS in French, signed “Bonaparte,” one page, both sides, 9 x 13.5, no date. Document issued by the Minister of War, listing the

LS in French, signed “Napole,” one page, 7 x 9, February 26, 1810. Letter to his adopted son, Prince Eugene Napoleon de Beauharnais, announcing his in

Adopted son of Napoleon Bonaparte (1781–1824), the natural son of Napoleon’s wife, Josephine, and Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, who had been exec

Adopted son of Napoleon Bonaparte (1781–1824), the natural son of Napoleon’s wife, Josephine, and Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, who had been exec

ALS signed “F. Nightingale,” one page, 4.25 x 7, black-bordered personal letterhead, November 27, 1868. Letter to an unidentified gentleman, marked “P

At the age of 26, Ness (1903–1957) was chosen to head a special Prohibition squad, known as the Untouchables, which led to the downfall of Al Capone a

Pioneer of quantum physics (1900–1958) who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1945 after being nominated by Albert Einstein. Very rare vintage mat