Sold2024MUSIC - KREUTZER Rodolphe (1766 - 1831) - Autograph letter signedComposer, 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 lSee Sold Price
Sold2022OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900) Autograph Letter Signed, to "Dear Mrs. Beringer,"OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900) Autograph Letter Signed, to "Dear Mrs. Beringer," offering her daughter a minor role in Lady Windermere's Fan in the event of a vacancy, and considering allowing the HaymarketSee Sold Price
Sold2017Wilde (Oscar) Autograph Letter signed, fragment, 2pp.Wilde (Oscar, writer, 1854-1900) Autograph Letter signed, 2pp. fragment only of a longer letter, 8vo, n.p., n.d. [?1880], "... to me the opportunity of being your cicerone to the very exquisite fragmeSee Sold Price
Sold2022Ruskin, John (1819-1900) Autograph letter signed, Brantwood, 2nd January 1885Ruskin, John (1819-1900) Autograph letter signed, Brantwood, 2nd January 1885 Thanking one Mrs Thornley for her 'entirely exquisite embroideries of flowers' and arranging a visit, single bifolium of BSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pierre Curie Autograph Letter SignedFrench 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,See Sold Price
Sold2021BONNARD, Pierre (1867-1947). Autograph letter signedBONNARD, 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, AtSee Sold Price
Sold2018GARFIELD, James A. (1831-1881).* 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 speechesSee Sold Price
Sold2023Elizabeth (The Queen Mother, 1900-2002) ALSProperty from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: Elizabeth (The Queen Mother, Queen of George VI, 1900-2002) Autograph Letter Signed, autograph letter signed, two pages, November 12th, 19See Sold Price
Sold2021[Literature] Dickens, Charles Autograph Letter, signed[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). AutographSee Sold Price
Sold2022[Literature] Turgenev, Ivan Autograph Letter, signed[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 TurgSee Sold Price
Sold2023H.G. Wells Self-Deprecating ALS Penned In 1935, The Same Year He Was Nominated For 3rd Nobel Prize IH.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"See Sold Price
Sold2019RENOIR, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919). Autograph letterRENOIR, 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 porSee Sold Price
Sold2024LITERATURE - ROSTAND Edmond (1868 - 1918) - Autograph letter signedStudied 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&#See Sold Price
Sold2024LITERATURE - HETZEL Pierre-Jules (1814 - 1886) - Autograph letter signedHe 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 theSee Sold Price
Sold2021Letter From Prison by French Writer Jean Pierre ClarisLetter 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 forSee Sold Price
Sold2017Collection of Autograph Letters by Nathalie S...Eight autograph letters, signed by Nathalie Sarraute (1900-1999), a Jewish-French author, born in Russia. Most of the letters, or all of them, were sent to Avraham (Bouma) Yas'ur and his wife Hava, meSee Sold Price
Sold2022CROCKETT, DAVID. 1786-1836. Autograph Letter Signed ('David Crockett') to James Davison on the h...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 disputSee Sold Price
Sold2022LEIBNIZ (GOTTFRIED WILHELM) Autograph letter signed ('Leibniz') to Thomas Burnett ('Monsieur'), ...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 politiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Leo Tolstoy Autograph Letter SignedALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, February 5, 1900. Rare and beautiful handwritten letter by the illustrious author, giving some advice on marriage to his "dear friend."See Sold Price
Sold2022Rodolphe Kreutzer Autograph Letter SignedFrench 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 ParSee Sold Price
Sold2022John Ruskin Autograph Letter SignedInfluential English art critic and writer (1819-1900) remembered as a champion of the work of J.M.W. Turner. ALS signed “J. Ruskin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, March 7, 1884. Handwritten letter toSee Sold Price
Sold2022(NAPOLÉON.) MOREAU, JEAN VICTOR. Autograph Letter Signed, "Moreau," with a postscript Signed,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,See Sold Price
Sold2020Philip Sheridan ALS to George A. Custer's Wife LibbiePhilip 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 inSee Sold Price
Sold2022James Garfield ALS With Political Content: "Perhaps we were a little over confident and needed thisJames 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 20See Sold Price
Jun 26University ArchivesJohn Q. Adams Exceptional Letter: “The characters of kings are not only History, but make the$1,000
Swann Auction GalleriesASQUITH, HERBERT HENRY. Large archive of over 360 Autograph Letters Signed, mostly "H," many signed$8,000