LITERATURE - HETZEL Pierre-Jules (1814 - 1886) - Autograph letter signed

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

ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 5.25, no date. Handwritten letter to Count Adolf Friedrich von Schack in thanks for his book, referring to his friend and publisher Hetzel. In part (translated): "My de

French physicist (1859-1906) best known for his pioneering investigation of radioactivity, who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Curie. ALS in French, signed “P. Curie,

BONNARD, Pierre (1867-1947). Autograph letter signed ("Bonnard"), to an unnamed recipient. N.p., n.d.1 page, 8vo. 6 x 4 inches. Property from the Collection of Noel and Kathryn Dickinson Wadsworth, At

COLT, Samuel (1814-1862). Autograph letter signed from Samuel and Elisha Colt (entirely in the latter’s hand and signed with both names by Elisha) to the New York shipping firm Abraham Bell & So

[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"

RENOIR, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919). Autograph letter signed ("Renoir"), in French, to "Mon Ch Wireva?". N.p., n.d.  1 page, 8vo, separations along creases, matted and framed with photographic por

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&#

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

French painter (1814-1875) known as one of the founders of the Barbizon school. ALS in French, signed “J. F. Millet,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, May 15, 1860. Untransla

Elbridge Gerry autograph letter signed ("E Gerry"). Two pages of a bifolium, 7.75" x 9.5", Washington; November 21, 1814. Docketed.

British general (1729-1814) who, despite defeating George Washington in a number of battles, could not force a surrender and returned to England in 1778. ALS signed “W. Howe,” one page, 7.

Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed ALS. An American lawyer, statesman and speaker. Dated 1814, promoted Compromise Bill of 1850 which postponed slavery question. Two pages, front and verso, signed ver

Civil War Confederate Autographs Major General David Hunter Autograph Letter Signed to Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, Requesting Gen. Benham DAVID HUNTER (1802-1886). President of the Abraham Lincoln Assassinat

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,

George Washington's Nephew Bushrod, SC Justice, After Burning of D.C. War 1812, From Mt. Vernon [WAR OF 1812.] Bushrod Washington, Autograph Letter Signed, to Robert Morris, September 24, 1814, Mount

Stanton Edwin Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, ALS: "But life is made up of contrasts and changes" 1p autograph letter signed by then U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton (1814-1869) as "Edwin M

* McKINLEY, William (1843-1901). Autograph letter signed ("Wm. McKinley"), as Representative for the state of Ohio, to Thomas Thomas. Canton, OH, 11 October 1886. 1 page 8vo, on House of Representativ

William CornwallisNewlands, England, July 18, 1814Admiral William Cornwallis ALS Donation to "Poor Sufferers"ALSAn autograph letter signed by British Commander William Cornwallis. 1p of a bifolium, me

War of 1812 War of 1812 Soldier Reassures Parents from Plymouth, Massachusetts [WAR OF 1812.] William S. Leonard, Autograph Letter Signed, to Jacob Leonard, September 23, 1814, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Autograph letter signed by William I (Netherlands), Prince of Orange, to Major General Torrens. December 12, 1814. Folio, ink on laid, 2 pp. Paper watermarked Golding & Snelgrove 1813. ************* "