LITERATURE - MICHON Jean Hyppolyte (1806 - 1881) - Autograph letter signed

James Garfield (1881Autograph Letter, signedHiram, O(hio)., Oct(ober). 8, 1872. 1 p. 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (187 x 120 mm). Autograph letter, signed by Garfield ("J.A. Garfield"), as a member of the House

His father gave him his first violin lessons. He studied in Brussels, then Paris, before taking composition lessons in Vienna. He spent two years in America and six in Russia. He returned to teach at

William Pitt the YoungerWalmer Castle, Kent, UK, October 9, 1805William Pitt the Younger ALS as Prime MinisterALSWilliam Pitt (1759-1806). Autograph Letter Signed, "W. Pitt", as Prime Minist

* 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

WRITTEN DURING THE FLANDERS CAMPAIGN (NAPOLÉON.) JOURDAN, JEAN BAPTISTE. Autograph Letter Signed, "Jourdan," to General Anne Charles Basset Montaigu at Halle, in French, ordering him to occupy Br

ANNOUNCING VICTORY AFTER THE BATTLE OF RASTATT (NAPOLÉON.) MOREAU, JEAN VICTOR. Autograph Letter Signed, "Moreau," with a postscript Signed, "JVM," to General Pierre Marie Barthélemy Ferino,

French scholar (1790-1832) who published the first translation of the Rosetta Stone hieroglyphs in 1822. Rare ALS in French, signed "J. F. Champollion, Le jeune," one page, 7 x 8.5, April 12, 1823. Le

[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

ELLEN TERRY (1847-1928) Early autograph letter signed. London: 29 September 1881. A 3 1/2 page autograph letter in brown ink signed in full on recto and verso of one folded sheet, 7 x 4 1/2 inches (17

Letter From Prison by French Writer Jean Pierre Claris de Florian (1755-1794)Autograph Letter Signed Florian, to Citizen Mercier, n.d., early 1790s, one page (3-3/4 x 4-1/2 in.), thanking a friend for

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

Thomas Jefferson autograph letter signed with initials ("Th: J") as President. One page, 7.75" x 9.75", no place; July 12, 1806. Addr

New Jersey statesman and a signer of the United States Constitution (1745-1806) who was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and the second governor of New Jersey. Rare ALS signed &

Revolutionary War general, first United States Secretary of War, and founder of the military school that became West Point (1750-1806). ALS signed “H. Knox,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, March 7

ALS signed “Gv. Flaubert,” one page, 5 x 8, August 24, 1869. Beautiful handwritten letter by the illustrious author to his "dear and venerable friend" Jean Clogenson, a month after the dea

ALS in German, one page, 5.25 x 3, April 18, 1881. Addressed from Bergen, Norway, a handwritten letter to concert organizer Carl Liebers, who uses the well-known Musikkhandel Huss & Beer in Stockh

Pasteur (Louis, chemist, 1822-95) Autograph Letter signed [to Walter Raleigh Browne], in French, 1p. with conjugate blank, 8vo, Paris, 10th December 1881, declining to write an article for Browne on a

Gregory Peck Autograph letter signed listing many of his important films. St. Jean Cap Ferrat, France: 5 September [n.d.]. A four page letter on recto and verso of two sheets of stationery, visible ar

COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824–1889). Autograph letter signed (“Wilkie Collins”) to his cousin Jane Ward, 12 January 1881. 3 pages, 8vo (180 x 114 mm), personal letterhead on a bifoli

Sir Alexander Fleming ALS: "I am still hoping to be able to do something more in the lab" A 2pp autograph letter signed by Scottish microbiologist Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), as "Alexander Flem