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ALS, eleven pages on three sets of adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, October 21, 1895. Letter to Reverend Thomas Clarke. In part: “You ask me to say a few word

Choice ink signature, “Florence Nightingale,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip. In very fine condition.

Canadian-born physician and researcher (1849–1919) who was a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. A medical report, written in an unknown han

Third-person TLS in Spanish, signed “Maria E. D. de Peron,” one page, 8.5 x 6.5, personal letterhead, May 31, 1947. Untranslated letter to Don Oscar N

American physician (1768–1837) who pioneered such procedures and treatments as the stomach pump and cataract surgery and the use of autopsies as a mea

ALS in German, signed “Dr. M. Planck,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, Berlin-Grunewald, March 25, 1927. Untranslated letter to Georg Feish of Pragu

Uncommon 4 x 5.75 cardstock photo of the resigned Pope as a cardinal, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Joseph Card. Ratzinger.” In fine condi

Glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Cardinal Wojtyla celebrating mass, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Karol Card. Wojtyla.” In fine condition, with a few

Italian Pope (1881–1963), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who ascended the papal throne in 1958 and served until his death. As the guiding force behind

Italian pope (1792–1878), born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, who ascended the papal throne in 1846. Among the notable achievements of his 32-year re