‘the care and diligence in averting and rejecting the plans of the malicious should always be praised’  PIUS III: (1439-1503) Pope of the Catholi...

PIUS XI: (1857-1939) Pope of the Catholic Church 1922-39 and the first sovereign of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state in Febr...

PAUL VI: (1897-1978) Pope of the Catholic Church 1963-78, canonised as a saint in 2018. A large vintage signed 11.5 x 15.5 photograph of Pope Paul...

BENEDICT XVI: (1927-2022) Pope of the Catholic Church 2005-13. Black ink signature ('+ Joseph Card. Ratzinger') as Cardinal, to the centre of a pr...

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL: (1581-1660) French Catholic Priest. Venerated both in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. Canonized in 1737 by ...

BOSCO JOHN: (1815-1888) Don Bosco. Italian Roman Catholic Priest, Educator and Writer. He developed teaching methods based on love rather than pun...

PARDO DE TAVERA JUAN: (1472-1545) Grand inquisitor of Spain 1539-45, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela ("Saint Jacques of Compostela") since 15...

POLE REGINALD: (1500-1558) English cardinal of the Catholic Church, the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury 1556-58 during the Counter Reformat...

HUC EVARISTE REGIS: (1813-1860) Abbe Huc. French Catholic priest, Lazarite missionary and traveller, famous for his accounts of Qing-era China, Mo...

TEILHARD DE CHARDIN PIERRE: (1881-1955) French Jesuit priest, scientist, palaeontologist, theologian and philosopher who took part in the discover...

[GASTRONOMY]: MONSELET CHARLES: (1825-1888) French journalist, novelist, poet and playwright. Founder and editor-in-chief of Le Gourmet newspaper ...

[SLAVERY]: A very interesting document, one page, large 17 x 12 folio, given at Matanzas, Cuba, n.d., in Spanish. The partially printed document, ...

SLAVERY - MAURITIUS: Philippe Jean de la Haye Duponsel (1752-1790)French slave trader established in Mauritius, which was called at that time, "Is...

SCHOELCHER VICTOR: (1804-1893) French Abolitionist Writer. A main figure and spokesman for the abolition of slavery. A very fine A.L.S., `V. Schoe...

SWETCHINE SOPHIE: (1782-1857) Russian mystic, famous for her salon in Paris which was considered remarkable for its high levels of courtesy and in...

MICHEL LOUISE: (1830-1905) French Anarchist and medical Worker, a leading figure in the Paris Commune. She used the pseudonym ''Clémence'' and was...

MATA HARI: (1876-1917) Gertrud Margaretha Zelle being her real name. Dutch exotic Dancer, with stage name Mata Hari, who was convicted of being a ...

FRANKLIN JANE: (1791-1875) English philanthropist, the second wife of the explorer John Franklin. Following her husband's disappearance in search ...

DE MAEZTU MARIA: (1882-1948) Spanish educator and feminist, founder of the Lyceum Club in Madrid. A.Q.S., Maria de Maeztu, on a small oblong 8vo p...

LA PALISSE JACQUES DE: (1470-1525) French nobleman and Marshal of France, created Grand Master of France in 1511. La Palisse gave his name to Lapa...

LEPAUTE JEAN-ANDRE: (1720-1789) French clockmaker who held the brevet horlogers du Roi. A rare manuscript D.S., Lepaute, one page, oblong 8vo, Par...

Geronimo signs for the President of the Wells Fargo Express Company GERONIMO: (1829-1909) Bedonkohe Apache leader and medicine man, noted for his ...

HILL ROWLAND: (1795-1879) English teacher, inventor and social reformer who campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system and is cred...

CROWLEY ALEISTER: (1875-1947) English occultist, philosopher, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist and mountaineer. T.L.S., A. Crowley, on...

LACENAIRE PIERRE FRANCOIS: (1803-1836) French criminal, murderer and poet. A rare A.L.S., Lacenaire, one page, 8vo, La Conciergerie (Paris), 26th ...

OSWALD LEE HARVEY: (1939-1963) American private with the United States Marine Corps, the assassin of John F. Kennedy. A rare A.L.S., Lee, two page...

BIGGS RONNIE: (1929-2013) English criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Biggs...

SIMPSON O. J.: (1947-     ) American football player and actor, remembered for his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former...

PIERREPOINT ALBERT: (1905-1992) English hangman, responsible for the execution of 200 people who had been convicted of war crimes in Germany and A...

HOOVER J. EDGAR: (1895-1972) American law enforcement administrator, the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 1924-72. T.L....

DENON DOMINIQUE VIVANT: (1747-1825) French artist, writer, diplomat and archaeologist who was appointed as the first director of the Louvre museum...

ELGIN EARL OF: (1766-1841) English nobleman, soldier, politician and diplomat, known for his controversial procurement of marble sculptures (the E...

A month after the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, Egyptologist Gunn writes – ‘I have excavated for Lord Carnarvon, whose name you may have heard ...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. A partially printed document, com...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. T.L.S., Alfred W. Fryzer, by the ...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. An impassioned A.L.S. by Fatma Mo...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. T.L.S. by a member of the Spink f...

CARTER HOWARD: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. A.L.S., Howard (a somewhat hurried ...

CARTER HOWARD: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. Manuscript D.S., with his initials ...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. Small collection of A.Ls.S., T.Ls...

[EGYPTOLOGY]: Collection of A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S., memoranda etc., by a variety of Egyptologists and other individuals, including Etienne Drioton (1889...

[EGYPTOLOGY]: MASPERO GASTON (1846-1916) French Egyptologist. A good collection of Ls.S., T.Ls.S., some signed documents etc. by Maspero, forty-ni...

[EGYPTOLOGY]: Collection of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S., memoranda etc. by various Egyptologists and other individuals, most addressed to the Director Gen...

HARRER HEINRICH: (1912-2006) Austrian mountaineer and sportsman, remembered for his book Seven Years in Tibet (1952). Signed 5 x 7 photograph, a c...

[PAX MUNDI]: [GREAT BRITAIN] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous individuals from Great Britain, each one page, large ...

[PAX MUNDI]: [EUROPE] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous European individuals, each one page, large folio, various pl...

[PAX MUNDI]: [EASTERN EUROPE] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous Eastern European individuals, each one page, large f...

[PAX MUNDI]: [BELGIUM] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous individuals from Belgium, each one page, large folio, vario...

[PAX MUNDI]: [SCANDINAVIA] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous individuals from Scandinavia, each one page, large foli...

[PAX MUNDI]: [AMERICA] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous American individuals, each one page, large folio, various p...

[PAX MUNDI]: [CUBA] Small selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous Cuban individuals, each one page, large folio, various p...

[PAX MUNDI]: [REST OF THE WORLD] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous individuals from various countries around the wor...

KALASHNIKOV MIKHAIL: (1919-2013) Russian General, Engineer and small arms Designer. Best known for his AK-47 assault rifle creation. Signed colour...

[RMS TITANIC]: SARNOFF DAVID (1891-1971) American businessman and pioneer of American radio and television who claimed to have single-handedly man...

HEFNER HUGH: (1926-2017) American magazine publisher, the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine. Signed 5 x 7 photograph of the young He...

GALBRAITH JOHN KENNETH: (1908-2006) Canadian-American economist, diplomat and intellectual. T.L.S., J. K. Galbraith, one page, slim 4to, Cambridge...

BUFFETT WARREN: (1930-     ) American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. Signed colour 5 x 7 photograph, the image being a close-up po...

GIVENCHY HUBERT DE: (1927-2018) French fashion Designer, founder of Givenchy. Well-remembered for having designed much of the wardrobes of Audrey ...

BIAGIOTTI LAURA: (1943-2017) Italian fashion designer. Signed colour 7 x 5 photograph of Biagiotti in a happy half-length pose holding a bouquet o...

LAGERFELD KARL: (1933-2019) German fashion Designer. Lagerfeld was known as the creative director of Chanel since 1983 until his death. He was rec...