[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...

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

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

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: An unusual, good selection of original pencil portraits, each drawn and signed by an unidentified Parisian artist (Lazar?) in ...

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Selection of individual ink signatures, each to the verso of colour picture postcards addressed to the Italian collector Rolan...

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: A miscellaneous selection of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S. a few signed cards and pieces etc. by a wide variety of famous men and women ...

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: An unusual vintage signed 16.5 x 14.5 photograph by the 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944) English peer and sportsman, founding ...

STANHOPE PHILIP: (1694-1773) 4th Earl of Chesterfield. British statesman, diplomat and man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time. A fine A....

[GASTRONOMY]: [LOUIS XIV] (1638-1715) King of France 1643-1715. An extraordinarily remarkable and detailed manuscript notebook entitled Estat et m...

ESCOFFIER AUGUSTE: (1846-1935) French chef and restaurateur who popularised and updated traditional French cooking methods. A.L.S., A Escoffier, t...

CURNONSKY: (1872-1956) Maurice Edmond Sailland. French writer, known as the Prince of Gastronomy, one of the most celebrated writers on gastronomy...

CHILD JULIA: (1912-2004) American cooking teacher and author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961 & 1970) which is recognised for introduc...

VERTES MARCEL: (1895-1961) French costume designer and illustrator. A charming illustrated A.L.S., Vertes, one page, 4to, Rue de la Faisanderie, P...

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...

SAINT LAURENT YVES: (1936-2008) French fashion Designer. Founder in 1962 of the Yves Saint Laurent fashion label. Signed 3.5 x 4 photograph by Sai...

CARDIN PIERRE (1922-2020) Italian-French fashion Designer. Known for his avant-garde style, and for pioneering the unisex fashions. Attractive sig...

LAGERFELD KARL: (1933-2019) German fashion Designer. Lagerfeld was known as the creative director of Chanel since 1983 until his death. He was rec...

KENZO TAKADA: (1939-2020) Japanese fashion Designer. Founder of the worldwide known Kenzo clothing brand and perfumes. Signed colour 5 x 7 photogr...

VALENTINO: (1932- ) Italian fashion Designer. His real name being Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani. Founder of the Valentino brand and company...

HEFNER HUGH: (1926-2017) American magazine publisher, founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy. Signed 8 x 12 colour photograph of Hefner seated in ...

MIYAMOTO SHIGERU: (1952-     ) Japanese video game designer, producer and game director at Nintendo. Signed colour 5 x 7 photograph of Miyamoto in...