BENEDICT XV: (1854-1922) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1914-22. His Pontificate was dominated by World War I, which he termed ''The suicide of...

JOHN XXIII: (1881-1963) Pope of the Catholic Church 1958-63. A good T.L.S., + Ang. Jos. Roncalli, as Apostolic Nuncio to France, two pages, 4to, P...

PAUL VI: (1897-1978) Pope of the Catholic Church 1963-78. An unusual printed slim 4to booklet, being the text of the Apostolic Letter to the Vener...

JOHN PAUL II: (1920-2005) Pope of the Catholic Church 1978-2005, later canonised as Pope Saint John Paul II in 2014. D.S., + Karol Card. Wojtyla, ...

JOHN PAUL II: (1920-2005) Pope of the Catholic Church 1978-2005, later canonised as Pope Saint John Paul II in 2014. A good signed colour 4 x 6 ph...

BORROMEO CHARLES: (1538-1584) Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Milan 1564-84 and was a leading figure of the Co...

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL: (1581-1660) French Catholic Priest. Venerated both in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. Canonized in 1737 by ...

BOSCO JOHN: (1815-1888) Don Bosco. Italian Roman Catholic Priest, Educator and Writer. He developed teaching methods based on love rather than pun...

PARDO DE TAVERA JUAN: (1472-1545) Grand inquisitor of Spain 1539-45, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (“Saint Jacques of Compostela”) since 15...

FLECHIER ESPRIT: (1632-1710) French Preacher and Author. Bishop of Nantes 1687-1710. One of the greatest orators of the XVIIº century. Fléchier en...

LOYSON HYACINTHE: (1827-1912) also known as Père Hyacinthe. French renowned Preacher and Theologian, a brilliant orator best remembered for his el...

SALICETI ANTOINE CHRISTOPHE: (1757-1809) French Corsican Politician and Diplomat of the Revolution and First Empire. An exceptional A.L.S. `Salice...

SLAVERY: CESPEDES DEL CASTILLO CARLOS MANUEL (1819-1874) Cuban Revolutionary. Known as the ''Father of the Motherland'', Cespedes is considered a ...

SLAVERY - MAURITIUS: Philippe Jean de la Haye Duponsel (1752-1790)French slave trader established in Mauritius, which was called at that time, “Is...

VINCENT HENRY: (1813-1878) British Chartist leader and ant-slavery campaigner, active in the formation of early Working Men's Associations in Grea...

SCHOELCHER VICTOR: (1804-1893) French Abolitionist Writer. A main figure and spokesman for the abolition of slavery. A very fine A.L.S., `V. Schoe...

MADAME ROLAND: (1754-1793) Born Marie-Jeanne Philipon, also known as Manon Roland de la Platiere. French Revolutionary salonniere and Writer. She ...

GERMAINE DE STAEL: (1766-1817) Also known as Madame de Stael, her real name being Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein. French leading Salonnier...

SWETCHINE SOPHIE: (1782-1857) Russian mystic, famous for her salon in Paris which was considered remarkable for its high levels of courtesy and in...

ZAMET SEBASTIEN: (1549-1614) Italian-born French financier who entered the service of the court of France as a valet to King Henry III. Zamet late...

FITZHERBERT MARIA: (1756-1837) British high society figure, the clandestine wife of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV). A.L.S., M Fitz...

TALMA JULIE: (1756-1805) French dancer and courtesan. Manuscript D.S., Julie Talma, one page, small oblong 8vo, Paris, 22nd December 1800, in Fren...

MONTEZ LOLA: (1821-1861) Irish courtesan, dancer and actress, the mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and composer Franz Liszt. A rare A.L.S., Lo...

MATA HARI: (1876-1917) Margaretha Geertruida Zelle. Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan, convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I and...

MICHEL LOUISE: (1830-1905) French anarchist and teacher, an important figure in the Paris Commune. A.L.S., L Michel, one page, 8vo, London, 28th J...

IBARRURI DOLORES: (1895-1989) Spanish Republican politician of the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39, and a communist remembered for her slogan No Pasa...

THUNBERG GRETA: (2003-     ) Swedish environmental activist. Signed colour 11 x 8 photograph of Thunberg seated outdoors in a full-length pose alo...

ROTHSCHILD NATHAN MEYER: (1777-1836) Jewish German banker, businessman and financier, one of the second generation of the Rothschild banking dynas...

KRUPP FRIEDRICH ALFRED: (1854-1902) German steel manufacturer whose company gained control of arms and warship manufacturing in Germany in 1896, o...

LEPAUTE JEAN-ANDRE: (1720-1789) French clockmaker who held the brevet horlogers du Roi. A rare manuscript D.S., Lepaute, one page, oblong 8vo, Par...

SADE MARQUIS DE: (1740-1814) Donatien Alphonse François de Sade. French Writer and Philosopher. Rare A.L.S., `Sade´, one page, small 4to, Charento...

SADE MARQUIS DE: (1740-1814) French Writer, Nobleman and Revolutionary Politician. Best-known for his erotic works and sexual fantasies with viole...

LAFONTAINE CHARLES: (1803-1892) French mesmerist, or 'traveling public magnetic demonstrator' who had 'an interest in animal magnetism as an agent...

BARNUM P. T.: (1810-1891) American showman, promoter and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. A.L.S., P. T. Barnum, one page, 4to, New York, 24t...

DE LESSEPS FERDINAND: (1805-1894) French Diplomat and developer of the Suez Canal. A good A.L.S., `Ferd. De Lesseps´, two pages, 8vo, 27th October...

LESSEPS FERDINAND DE: (1805-1894) French diplomat and developer of the Suez Canal. A fine vintage signed and inscribed sepia carte-de-visite photo...

EIFFEL GUSTAVE: (1832-1923) French Civil Engineer, designer of the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. A good and lengthy A.L.S., `G. Eiffel´,...

PETRIE WILLIAM FLINDERS: (1853-1942) British Egyptologist, a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and the preservation of artefacts. A...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. An interesting T.L.S., Alfred W. ...

CARTER HOWARD: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. An oblong small 8vo Address book pr...

CITROEN ANDRE: (1878-1935) French Industrialist. Known for making a car named after him. Signed menu programme `André Citroen´, one page, 8vo card...

LANZA DEL VASTO: (1901-1981) Italian Philosopher, Poet and nonviolent activist. A western disciple of Mohandas Gandhi. A very fine and attractiveA...

CAPABLANCA JOSE RAUL: (1888-1942) Cuban chess player, World Chess champion 1921-27. T.L.S., Capa, one page, 4to, Havana, Cuba, 30th June 1940, to ...

[RMS TITANIC]: SARNOFF DAVID (1891-1971) American businessman and pioneer of American radio and television who claimed to have single-handedly man...

MIYAMOTO SHIGERU: (1952- ) Japanese video game Designer, Producer and game Director at Nintendo. Signed colour 5 x 7 photograph of Miyamoto, seate...

HOOVER J. EDGAR: (1895-1972) American law enforcement administrator, the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 1924-72. A la...

[DILLINGER JOHN]: (1903-1934) American bank robber. An original printed small 4to Wanted poster (in the form of a folding mailshot) issued by J. E...

[DILLINGER JOHN]: (1903-1934) American bank robber. An original printed folio Wanted poster issued by J. Edgar Hoover and the United States Depart...

RAY JAMES EARL: (1928-1998) American fugitive convicted for assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. Black ink signature ('James Earl Ray') o...

‘Ah yes I ment to tell you another thought I had on John Lennon – deep down I feel he staged his own death & that he aint dead’  MANSON CHARLES: ...

MANSON CHARLES: (1934-2017) American Criminal who led the cult-based Manson Family, responsible for multiple deaths (including the murder of Sharo...

KALASHNIKOV MIKHAIL: (1919-2013) Russian General, Engineer and small arms Designer. Best known for his AK-47 assault rifle creation. Signed colour...

MONTAGU JOHN: (1718-1792) 4th Earl of Sandwich. British statesman who served as First Lord of the Admiralty 1748-51, 1763, 1771-82 during which ti...

[GASTRONOMY]: BERCHOUX JOSEPH (1760-1838) French poet and humourist credited with inventing the word gastronomy as a result of his poem La Gastron...

[GASTRONOMY]: BRILLAT-SAVARIN JEAN ANTHELME (1755-1826) French lawyer and politician who gained fame as a gastronome and epicure following his pub...

[COGNAC]: An important autograph manuscript by Henri Guilbault entitled Memoire sur un nouvel appareil de distillation continue au moyen de la vap...

BULLFIGHTING: Curro Romero (1933-  ) Spanish Bullfighter. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph by Romero, one of the most famous leading matadors of th...

EL VITI: (1938-  ) Spanish Bullfighter. Two signed 11.5 x 8 and slightly smaller photographs by Santiago Martín El Viti, both images showing the b...

TOMAS JOSE: (1975- ) Spanish Bullfighter. Jose Tomas is widely considered by specialized critics as the leading “Torero” nowadays because of his d...

BALMAIN PIERRE: (1914-1982) French fashion Designer and leader of the fashion house Balmain. A good and lengthy A.L.S., `Pierre´, two pages, folio...