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...

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...

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...

‘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 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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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: 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 ...

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...

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...