LITERATURE - QUINET Edgar (1803 - 1875) - Autograph letter signed

PICKETT, GEORGE E. 1825-1875. Autograph Letter Signed ('GE Pickett') to General Brixton Bragg, transmitting intelligence from Lt. Matthew Causey on the eve of Drewry's Bluff, 2 pp, SIZE, Petersburg, V

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

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

* RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937). Autograph letter signed ("Maurice Ravel") to an unnamed recipient. St. Cloud, 29 September 1919. 2 pages, 12mo. Ravel writes about a delay caused by his ill health. Estim

* SCHWEITZER, Albert (1875-1965). Autograph letter signed ("Albert Schweitzer"), to Reverend R.F. Rattray. Lausanne, Switzerland, 23 September 1955. 5 pages, 8vo, bifolium and one half sheet, with ori

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

[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

* DEGAS, Edgar (1834-1917). Autograph letter signed ("Degas"), in French, to Monsieur Halevy. N.p., n.d. 1 page, 12mo. Degas tells Halévy that he will not be able to attend dinner, but promises that

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 1937 Dated "Albert Schweitzer" Autograph Letter Signed ALBERT SCHWEITZER (1875-1965). French Physician, Philosopher, Missionary and Musician. January 17, 1937-Dated, Autograph Letter Signed

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

Framed and matted letter dated July 29, 1954 along with clipped signature, from J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972). Hoover was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United St

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

Ulysses S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed as President. One page on Executive Mansion letterhead, 4.75" x 7.5"; Washington; January 14, 1875. A letter to "Casey" extending a dinner invitation. Conditio

ALS, one page, 8.75 x 4.5, May 6, 1904. Handwritten letter to Edgar Allen Forbes, written from "Headquarters, First Japanese Army," during his time in Manchuria covering the Russo-Japanese War for the

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

William Tecumseh Sherman Autograph Letter Signed ALS. 8'' x 5'', EX/EX-MT, dated 1875 Provenance: Originally from the collection of Samuel Shepard Dennis (1850-1924) of Morristown, N.J., then descende

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