LITERATURE - MERIMEE Prosper (1803 - 1870) - Autograph letter signed

POLK, Sara Childress (1803-18910. Autograph letter signed ("Mrs. James K. Polk"), to General Robert E. LEE (1807-1870). "Polk Place," Nashville, TN, 12 October 1863. 1 page, 8vo, with envelope and cal

LEE, Robert E. (1807-1870). Autograph letter signed ("R. E. Lee"), as Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, to James Longstreet, Confederate General. Camp, 28 September 1864.  1 page,

Emerson (Ralph Waldo, American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet, 1803-82) Autograph Letter signed to James R. Osgood, publisher, 2pp. with conjugate blank, 112 x 88mm., Concord, [Massachusett

Political 1870 Excellent Content "Reconstruction" Era Letter to Civil War Union General Adelbert Ames, as Acting U.S. Senator June 14, 1870-Dated, Autograph Letter Signed, "J.P. Branch" upon Office of

[Literature] Dickens, Charles Autograph Letter, signed Devonshire Terrace (London), January 18, 1851. One conjugate leaf now separated into two pieces, each 6 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. (175 x 111 mm). Autograph

[Literature] Turgenev, Ivan Autograph Letter, signed Paris: 50, Rue de Douai, Saturday, February 25, (ca. 1882). One sheet, 8 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (206 x 133 mm). Autograph letter in French, signed by Turg

H.G. Wells Self-Deprecating ALS Penned In 1935, The Same Year He Was Nominated For 3rd Nobel Prize In Literature A 2pp autograph letter signed by British writer H.G. Wells (1866-1946), as "H.G. Wells"

POLK, Sarah Childress (1803-1891), First Lady. Autograph letter signed ("Mrs James K. Polk"), Polk Place, Nashville, TN. To General Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, 12 February 1856. 1 page, 4to, ma

Studied law in Paris, was called to the bar but did not practise. On 28 December 1897, he presented "Cyrano de Bergerac" at the Porte Saint Martin theatre: it was a triumph at the Académie Fran&#

He distinguished himself in the general competitive examination at the Collège Stanislas in Latin and French speech. He began studying law in Stasbourg, but dropped out and joined forces with the

[FIRST LADIES]. A group of autograph free franks and autographs by Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (1775-1864) and Sara Childress Polk (1803-1891), comprising: HARRISON, Anna. Autograph letter signed ("A

Autographs John Ericsson Designer and Builder of the Civil War Union's Ironclad Ship MONITOR Autograph Letter Signed JOHN ERICSSON (1803-1889). Built the Civil War Union's Ironclad Ship "Monitor" the

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) two page letter written poetically. The autograph / signed letter dated 1870, is housed in a double-sided glass frame, 9" x 6". Together with a portrait engraving o

LEIBNIZ (GOTTFRIED WILHELM) Autograph letter signed ('Leibniz') to Thomas Burnett ('Monsieur'), in French, thanking him for '...the news you send me of the state of literature as well as of the politi

French violinist and composer (1766-1831) perhaps best known as the dedicatee of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 (1803), known as the Kreutzer Sonata. He was professor of violin at the Par

Autographs 1869 Rare Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed Mentions Actor Edwin Booth, John Wilkes Booth's Brother CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870). English Writer and Social Critic. He created some of t

Included are; a 1756 Vellum Indenture; John Trowbridge signed card; a Paul Kruger letter written and signed by a secretary; H. P Andersen signed letter; J. Walpole signed letter; a Thomas Campbell sig

Rare ALS signed “Edgar A. Poe,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, August 24, 1846. Addressed from New York, a handwritten letter to writer Frederick William Thomas, who, from 1841 until 1850, worked

ALS signed “N. Tesla,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.75, personal monogram letterhead, June 14, 1899. Handwritten letter to Rear Admiral Francis J. Higginson by Nikola Tesla

CROCKETT, DAVID. 1786-1836. Autograph Letter Signed ('David Crockett') to James Davison on the heels of his failed 1831 Senate bid, including much commentary on his political philosophy and his disput

Johann Kalb autograph letter signed ("Baron de Kalb"). Two pages on one leaf, 6.5" x 8.5", Anderson's Ferry, [Pennsylvania]; September

ALS as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 6.75 x 8.5, April 8, 1791. Handwritten letter to his nephew George Augustine Washington, penned from Dumfries, Virginia, during his pre

MARION, FRANCIS. 1732-1795. Early Autograph Letter Signed ('Fran. Marion') from the Swamp Fox to General Benjamin Lincoln, from the field, 1 p, 4to (318 x 254 mm), ink on paper, 'Camp at Sheldon' [Sou

Thaddeus Kościuszko autograph letter signed ("Thad: Kosciusko Colo."). One page, 7.75" x 6.25", Fishkill [New York]; Dec