GREGORY XIV: (1535-1591) Pope of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States 1590-1591. During his brief pontificate which lasted only ten m...

INNOCENT IX: (1519-1591) Pope of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States fin 1591. His papacy lasted only two months, one of the shortes...

[PAUL V]: (1550-1621) Pope of the Catholic Church 1605-21. Papal Bull issued in the name of Pope Paul V, one page (vellum), oblong 4to, Tusculum (...

CLEMENT IX: (1600-1669) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1667-69. A rare L.S., `G. Card le Rospigliosi´, one page, folio, 18th August 1666, in La...

ALEXANDER VIII: (1610-1691) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1689-91. Last Pope taking this Pontifical name. His Papacy only last 15 months. A go...

BENEDICT XIV: (1675-1758) Pope of the Catholic Church 1740-58. Autograph note, unsigned, in the hand of Benedict XIV, to the centre of a small 8vo...

CLEMENT XIII: (1693-1769) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Ruler of the Papal States 1758-69. One of the few early Popes who favoured dialogu...

PIUS XI: (1857-1939) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1922-39. Pius XI was the first sovereign of Vatican City from its creation as an independen...

PIUS XI: (1857-1939) Pope of the Catholic Church 1922-39 and the first sovereign of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state in Febr...

JOHN XXIII: (1881-1963) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1958-1963. Known as ''The Good Pope''. Beatified in 2000 and canonized in 2014. An excel...

‘Catholics may take part in the meetings of the International Council of Christians and Jews, but only as observers’ JOHN XXIII: (1881-1963) Pop...

PAUL VI: (1897-1978) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1963-78. A very fine, attractive and unusual Letter Signed by Paul VI as Pope, `Paulus P P....

JOHN PAUL I: (1912-1978) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1978. Born Albino Luciani. His 33 days reign is one of the shortest in papal history...

JOHN PAUL II: (1920-2005) Pope of the Catholic Church 1978-2005. Canonized in 2014. T.L.S., + Karol, as Cardinal, on two sides of his personal pri...

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 Roman Catholic Church 1978-2005. Canonized in 2014. A very fine T.L.S., `Jan Pavel pp. II´, one page, 4to, C...

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...

BENEDICT XVI: (1927-     ) Pope of the Catholic Church 2005-13. Signed 4 x 6 photograph of Ratzinger in a close-up head and shoulders study wearin...

BELLARMINE ROBERT: (1542-1621) Saint of the Catholic Church, canonized a saint in 1930. Italian Jesuit and Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Very r...

FRANCIS DE SALES: (1567-1622) Saint of the Catholic Church. Bishop of Geneva. Known for his writings such as the Introduction to the Devout Life a...

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

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...

ESCRIVA DE BALAGUER JOSE MARIA: (1902-1975) Spanish Roman Catholic priest who founded the Opus Dei in 1928. Canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II...

TERESA MOTHER: (1910-1997) Albanian Roman Catholic Nun, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1979. A signed printed 12mo (4 x 3.5) image depicting Mother Ter...

TERESA MOTHER: (1910-1997) Albanian Roman Catholic Nun, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1979. Signed First Day Cover by Mother Teresa featuring four dif...

EMMANUELLE SISTER: (1908-2008) Belgian-French Catholic Religious Sister and human rights worker. Signed and inscribed 5 x 7.5 photograph of Soeur ...

DE´MEDICI GIULIANO: (1574-1636) Italian Archbishop. From 1608 to 1618 he served as Ambassador to the Augsburg court in Prague during which period ...

BOSSUET JACQUES BENIGNE: (1627-1704) French Bishop and Politician. Bossuet was renowned for his sermons and was widely considered as one of the mo...

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

CARDINAL DE ROHAN: (1734-1803) French Bishop of Strasbourg and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was made Cardinal on the nomination of St...

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

BHARATI AGEHANANDA: (1923-1991) Austrian academic and Hindu monk. T.L.S., A. Bharati, one page, 4to, Marburg, 15th June n.y., to Dr. Braude, on th...

[SLAVERY]: A manuscript D.S. by James R. Fisher, Executor, one page, oblong 8vo, Alabama, 1st January 1849. The document confirms that Fisher, the...

Wilberforce on the difficulties of completing his chapel, St. Paul’s Church, Mill Hill – ‘I scarcely need say that it is a sad disappointment to m...

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

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...

`Me voila à Berlin et les papiers à Paris´ MATA HARI: (1876-1917) Gertrud Margaretha Zelle being her real name. Dutch exotic Dancer, with stage na...

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...

JORDAN DOROTHEA: (1761-1816) Anglo-Irish actress and courtesan, the long-time mistress of Prince William, Duke of Clarence (later King William IV)...

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...

PEARL CORA: (1836-1886) English courtesan. A charming A.L.S., C Pearl, on one side of a plain correspondence card, n.p., 21st April n.y., to a gen...

LUXEMBURG ROSA: (1871-1919) Polish-German Revolutionary, a Marxist Philosopher and anti-war Activist. Luxemburg was summarily executed by the SPD ...

SPENCER-CHURCHILL JENNIE: (1854-1921) Lady Randolph Churchill. American-born British socialite, the mother of Winston S. Churchill. A.L.S., Jennie...

MICHON JEAN-HIPPOLYTE: (1806-1881) French Priest and Archaeologist. Michon is considered the founder of the graphology. In 1871 he published Le Jo...

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...

WALLACE RICHARD: (1818-1890) British art connoisseur and Francophile whose collection, known as the Wallace Collection, was bequeathed to the Engl...

EIFFEL GUSTAVE: (1832-1923) French civil engineer whose company designed and built the Eiffel Tower for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris. A....

POUBELLE EUGENE: (1831-1907) French Lawyer and Diplomat who introduced waste containers to Paris. This decision was so innovative at the time that...

HOUDINI HARRY: (1874-1926) Hungarian-American magician, escape artist, illusionist and stunt performer. A.Q.S., Harry Houdini, on a small 8vo page...

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 ...

RENAULT LOUIS: (1877-1944) French Industrialist. A pioneer of the automobile industry and founder of Renault. Lengthy and interesting A.L.S., Loui...

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

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

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

FROMME LYNETTE: (1948-     ) American Criminal, a member of the infamous Manson Family who was imprisoned for her attempted assassination of Ameri...

FROMME LYNETTE: (1948-     ) American Criminal, a member of the infamous Manson Family who was imprisoned for her attempted assassination of Ameri...