HEDIN SVEN: (1865-1952) Swedish geographer, topographer & explorer. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of Hedin in a head and shoulders pose...

BRAZZA PIERRE SAVORGNAN DE: (1852-1905) Italian-French explorer of Central Africa. A.L.S., P S de Brazza, two pages, n.p., 19th January 1885, to a...

CHARCOT JEAN-BAPTISTE: (1867-1936) French scientist and polar explorer. A good L.S., J. Charcot, three pages, 8vo, Rue de l'Universite (Paris), 8t...

BYRD RICHARD E.: (1888-1957) American naval officer, polar explorer and pioneer aviator who claimed to have led the first expeditions to reach bot...

SCOTT ROBERT FALCON: (1868-1912) British Antarctic explorer. A very fine, rare vintage signed sepia 7 x 10 photograph, the photogravure image depi...

ITALIAN EXPEDITION TO K2: An excellent vintage signed 12 x 15.5 photograph by twelve members of the Italian Expedition to K2 in 1954, which result...

ZEPPELIN FERDINAND VON: (1838-1917) German General and inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships which dominated long-distance flight until the 1930...

FARMAN HENRI: (1874-1958) French pioneer aviator and aircraft designer. Vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depicting Farman piloting hi...

LINDBERGH CHARLES: (1902-1974) American aviator who made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic from Paris to New York in the Spirit o...

ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930-2012) American astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI, the first man to walk on the moon (1969). A good signed colour 8 x 10 phot...

ALDRIN BUZZ: (1930-    ) American astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). The second man to walk on the moon. Signed and inscribed colo...

ALDRIN BUZZ: (1930- ) American astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). The second man to walk on the moon. Book signed, being a hardbac...

LOVELL JAMES: (1928-     ) American astronaut, commander of the Apollo XIII lunar mission, 1970. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the official NAS...

MARLBOROUGH DUKE OF: (1650-1722) John Churchill. English soldier and statesman, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1690-91, 1702-08. L.S., Le Pr. et...

NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. An excellent military content L.S., `Nap´, three pages, 4to, gilt edges, Trianon, 10th Au...

DUFOUR GUILLAUME HENRI: (1787-1875) Swiss General, engineer and topographer who served under Napoleon I. Dufour presided over the First Geneva Con...

SMITH WILLIAM SIDNEY: (1764-1840) British Admiral and intelligence officer who served in the American and French revolutionary wars and the Napole...

KITCHENER HERBERT: (1850-1916) 1st Earl Kitchener. Irish-born British Field Marshal and colonial administrator. An extremely rare and highly unusu...

LAWRENCE T. E.: (1888-1935) British army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer, renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916-18) and the S...

‘Russia is in a dreadful state just now and the revolution has played the devil with the army’  WAVELL ARCHIBALD: (1883-1950) British Field Marsh...

MIRABEAU HONORÉ COMTE DE: (1749-1791) French Writer and an early Leader of the French revolution. President of the National Constituent Assembly 1...

BRISSOT JACQUES-PIERRE: (1754-1793) Also known as ''De Warville'', French leading figure of the Girondins. Guillotined. Founder of the abolitionis...

DANTON GEORGES: (1759-1794) Leading figure of the French Revolution and first President of the Committee of Public Safety. Danton voted for the de...

NEUFCHATEAU NICOLAS FRANCOIS DE: (1750-1828) French statesman, poet and agricultural scientist who, during the French Revolution, was elected depu...

`I find that Dumouriez and Duval have deserved to lose their heads; and if we discuss their affair at the Convention, we can only come to this co...

JENNINGS CHARLES EDWARD: (1751-1799) Brave Kilmaine. Irish soldier, an active supporter of the French Revolution who served as a brigade and divis...

COUTHON GEORGES: (1755-1794) French Politician and Lawyer. President of the National Convention 1793-94. A proficient speaker who often exploited ...

[REIGN OF TERROR]: BILLAUD-VARENNE JACQUES-NICOLAS (1756-1819) French politician and lawyer, one of the key architects of the Reign of Terror and ...

COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY: A very fine multiple signed letter, one page, 4to, Paris, 13th February 1795, in French. The partially printed documen...

MERLIN DE DOUAI PHILIPPE-ANTOINE: (1754-1838) French politician and lawyer who served as Minister of Justice 1795-96, 1796-97. L.S., Merlin, two p...

TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE: (1754-1838) French Diplomat and Statesman. Prime Minister of France July-September 1815. L.S., `Ch. Mauric...

FRENCH REVOLUTION: A good selection of five letters, comprising CAMBACERES JEAN-JACQUES REGIS DE (1753-1824) French Noble, Duke of Parma. Lawyer a...

GREGOIRE HENRI: (1750-1831) Also known as Abbé Grégoire (''Abbot Gregoire''). French Catholic Priest, Abolitionist and revolutionary Leader, appoi...

ROUGET DE LISLE CLAUDE JOSEPH: (1760-1836) French military officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, author of the words and music for the Fre...

LAFAYETTE MARQUIS DE: (1757-1834) Gilbert du Motier. French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and was a...

BERNADOTTE JEAN: (1763-1844) French Marshal of the Empire who served during the Napoleonic Wars, later becoming Charles XIV John, King of Sweden a...

CORVISART JEAN-NICOLAS: (1755-1821) French physician who, from 1804, was the primary physician to Napoleon Bonaparte, continuing to attend to the ...

MASSENA ANDRE: (1758-1817) Prince of Essling, Duke of Rivoli. French military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wa...

BOURRIENNE LOUIS ANTOINE FAUVELET DE: (1769-1834) French diplomat, remembered for his close relationship with Napoleon Bonaparte, of whom he wrote...

BERNADOTTE JEAN-BAPTISTE: (1763-1844) French military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, one of the original ...

BOUFFLERS STANISLAS DE: (1738-1815) French Statesman and Writer. His mother, Marie Catherine de Beauveau Craon, was the mistress of King of Poland...

CORVISART JEAN-NICOLAS: (1755-1821) French physician who, from 1804, was the primary physician to Napoleon Bonaparte, continuing to attend to the ...

NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. An excellent L.S., `Bonaparte´, a bold ink signature,one page, 4to, Liege, 2nd August 180...

LANNES JEAN: (1769-1809) Marshal of France. Duc de Montebello. One of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals and personal friend of the Empe...

KELLERMANN FRANÇOIS CHRISTOPHE: (1735-1820) Marshal of France, Duc de Valmy. A fine L.S., `Kellermann´, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d., to Mr. Duportai...

BERTHIER LOUIS-ALEXANDRE: (1753-1815) French Marshal of the Empire who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and who...

NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. A good L.S., `Napoleon´, signed with his full name, a bold ink signature, one page, 4to, ...

FOUCHE JOSEPH: (1759-1820) French statesman and revolutionary, a subordinate of Napoleon who served as Minister of Police 1799-1810, March-June & ...

DAVOUT LOUIS NICOLAS: (1770-1823) Marshal of France, Duc d´Auerstaedt and Prince of Eckmuhl. Known as the Iron Marshal, Davout was the only Napole...

JUNOT JEAN-ANDOCHE: (1771-1813) 1st Duke of Abrantes. French military officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars who served ...

HARDENBERG KARL AUGUST VON: (1750-1822) Prussian statesman who served as Prime Minister of Prussia 1804-06, 1807 & 1810-22. A fine, lengthy A.L.S....

‘My mind has been made up, & a plan formed upon every point that can occur’ WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the Victor ...

NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. A very fine L.S., `Nap´, one page, 4to, gilt edge, Saint-Cloud, 30th April 1811, to the D...

PERCY PIERRE-FRANCOIS: (1754-1825) French doctor and surgeon who served as surgeon-in-chief of Napoleon's Grande Armee and invented a new kind of ...

TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE: (1754-1838) Prince of Talleyrand. French clergyman, politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of France, 181...

NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of the French 1804-14, 1815. L.S., Np, one page, small 4to, Paris, 16th January 1812, to the Duke of Feltre, in Fr...

‘A courier has been intercepted charged with dispatches; among them is a letter from Napoleon to the Senate’ [NAPOLEONIC WARS]: DISBROWE EDWARD C...

‘Letters….from Soult have been intercepted from which it appears that the officer is most extremely apprehensive of an immediate attack from Lord...

BERTHIER LOUIS ALEXANDRE: (1753-1815), Marshal of France, Prince of Neuchatel. Chief of Staff under Napoleon. A good L.S., `Alexandre´, one page, ...

BERTRAND HENRI GATIEN: (1773-1844) French General. Count Bertrand and Grand Marshal of the Palace. Bertrand was aide-de-camp to Napoleon I and the...