LITERATURE - LARROUMET Gustave (1852 - 1903) - Autograph letter signed

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

* WHISTLER, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903). Autograph letter signed (signed with his "butterfly" emblem), to Malcolm Salaman. N.p., n.d. [envelope postmarked 27 December 1888]. 1 page, oblong 8vo, w

WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke (1769-1852). Autograph letter signed. 13 December 1841. Property from the Collection of Noel and Kathryn Dickinson Wadsworth, Atlanta, Georgia

ALS in French, signed “G. F.,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.25, [August 8, 1851]. Handwritten letter to his lover, Louise Colet, in part (translated): "I will be a little late at the meeti

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

Gustave Courbet Autograph Letter Signed. Two pages of a single sheet, 5.25" x 7.5". Written in French, untranslated. Signed, "G. Courbet." Condition: Flattened fold, with light toning throughout. Bit

VERNON DUKE (1903-1969) Autograph letter signed, 1946. New York: 1 May 1946. One page autograph letter signed "Vernon Duke" on one sheet of his personal stationery. 10 1/2 x 7 inches (26 x 18 cm). Fin

[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

Autograph letter signed, dated "10 7bre 84" by the Symbolist French painter. Letter of thanks to a friend. 1 p. On mourning paper.

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"

Gustave Dore ALS Thanking Prince Leopold for his Gift Gustave Doré (1832-1883). Autograph Letter Signed, "GuDoré", in French, 1p, 5.125" x

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

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 (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,

ALS signed “D. Webster,” one page, 3.75 x 5.75, [annotated February 18, 1852 on the reverse]. Handwritten letter to Mr. Fendall, in full: "I should be glad to see you, for two minutes." In

Johann Strauss II Autograph Letter Signed. One page of a bifolium, 5.25" x 8.5", Wien; April 19, 1852. In German, untranslated. Signed&c

1833 Henry Clay ALS w/ Engraving Autograph letter signed by Henry Clay (1777-1852), to Henry Shepherd. Washington, D.C., 13 December 1833. 1 page. Contemporary note at letter’s head of the letter re

Autograph letter signed, to Dr. Albert Peck from Gustave Moynier (co-founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross). 6 October, 1894. 4to leaf, 2 pp. ** Sold With** Certificate of the Americ

Benjamin Silliman Writes to Chairman of the DNC An autograph letter signed "B. Silliman", addressed to his friend Hon. Abram S. Hewitt (1822-1903). 3pp of a bifolium, measuring 5.25" x 8.25", New Have

Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-'70: British novelist and social critic) ALS, April 7, 1852, to Edwin Pearson, declining an invitation to join a charitable society, on grounds that he would be too b

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

Lou Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) 3 ½ X 5 ½ Black and White Photograph. Boldy signed in black ink across the jersey on Photograph. Comes with a Letter of Authentication from Autograph Cert