LITERATURE - SARDOU Victorien (1831 - 1908) - Autograph letter signed

Composer, violinist and conductor. Violin teacher at the Paris Conservatoire and one of the authors of the method taught there. He composed 40 operas and several concertos and sonatas.Rare autograph l

He began playing the violin at the age of 5. At the age of 12, thanks to Queen Isabelle, he went to study in Paris. He gave concerts for over 40 years. Several composers wrote specially for him.Autogr

* [PRESIDENTS]. A group of 4 manuscripts, comprising: CLEVELAND, Grover (1837-1908). Autograph letter signed ("Grover Cleveland"), as former President and President-Elect, to Sidney Webster. New York,

CLEVELAND, Grover (1837-1908). Autograph letter signed ("Grover Cleveland"), as President. Washington, DC, 2 May 1894. 3 pages, on bifolium, 4 3/8 x 6 15/16 in., old folds, else good. On Executive Man

* GARFIELD, James A. (1831-1881). Autograph letter signed ("J.A. Garfield"), as Congressman, to an unnamed recipient. Washington, D.C., 17 May 1864. 1 page, 12mo (65 x 100 mm). Enclosing some speeches

* STEWART, James (1908-1997). Autograph letter signed ("James Stewart"), to Rich. N.p., n.d. 1 page, 4to. "Thank you with all my heart for the work you have done in opposition to colorization of movie

[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"

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

Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President. 4 ½” x 7” autograph letter signed, two-pages, front and back, Executive Mansion, February 7, 1888, to Haymonde S. Cozzease. &#822

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

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 physicist (1852-1908) whose experiments with uranium salts led to the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity; for this breakthrough he shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with Marie and Pie

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

Philip Sheridan ALS to George A. Custer's Wife Libbie 1p autograph letter signed by former Union Army commander Philip Sheridan (1831-1888), as “P.H. Sheridan, Lt Genl” at lower right. Written in

James Garfield ALS With Political Content: "Perhaps we were a little over confident and needed this check to make us work well" A 1p autograph letter signed by James A. Garfield (1831-1881), future 20

JOHN AUGUSTINE WASHINGTON II (1789-1855), MT. VERNON, VIRGINIA AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED four-page stampless cover, March 12, 1831, to noted American horticulturist William Prince (1766-1842) of Flushin

Rohlfs, Gerhard Zwei eigenhändige Briefe mit Unterschrift des deutschen Afrikaforschers (1831-1896) aus dem Jahr 1872. Deutsche Handschrift auf Papier. Two autograph letters signed by the German

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

James A. Garfield (1831-1881) 20th President. 4 ¾” x 8” letter signed, House of Representatives, June 14, 1879, to Hon. J. M. Dalzell. “…The exhibit to which you refer might to be made and yo

William Howard Taft (1857-1930) 27th President. 5” x 7 ¾” typed letter signed, personal stationery, December 26, 1908, as President-elect, to New Hampshire Senatot Jacob H. Gardner. &

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