PHILIP II: (1527-1598) King of Spain 1556-98. During his marriage to Queen Mary I of England, he was King of England and Ireland 1554-58. Rare L.S...

LOUIS XI: (1423-1483) King of France 1461-83. D.S., Louis, one page (vellum), slim oblong folio, Pont-de-l'Arche, 20th June 1481, in Middle French...

CHARLES VIII: (1470-1498) King of France 1483-98. A rare D.S., Charles, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Lyon, 1st March 1496, in Middle French. T...

HENRY IV: (1553-1610) King of France 1589-1610. Assassinated. L.S., Henry, one page, folio, Fontainebleau, 30th April 1604, to Cardinal [Alfonso] ...

BETHUNE MAXIMILIEN DE: (1560-1641) 1st Duke of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent. French nobleman, soldier, statesman and trusted counsellor of K...

QUEEN MARGOT - MARGARET OF VALOIS: (1553-1615) Popularly known as "La Reine Margot". French Princess of the Valois dynasty. Queen of Navarre 1572-...

CHARLES DE LORRAINE: (1554-1611) Duke of Mayenne, French nobleman, governor and military commander during the latter French Wars of Religion. D.S....

MAZARIN JULES: (1602-1661) Italian Cardinal, Diplomat and Politician, served as Chief Minister of the French Monarch 1642-61. L.S., `Le Card[inal]...

LOUIS XV: (1710-1774) King of France 1715-74. D.S., Paies, Louis, one page, folio, Versailles, 1st November 1758, in French. The manuscript docume...

LESZCZYNSKA MARIE: (1703-1768) Queen consort of France 1725-68 as the wife of King Louis XV. A.L.S., Marie, one page, small 4to, n.p., n.d. ('Le 2...

MARIE ANTOINETTE: (1755-1793) Queen consort of France 1774-92 as the wife of King Louis XVI. Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France before ...

[MARIE ANTOINETTE]: (1755-1793) Queen consort of France 1774-92 as the wife of King Louis XVI. Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France befor...

NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. A very interesting content L.S., `Np´, a bold ink signature, one page, 4to, Trianon, 10th...

MARIE LOUISE I: (1791-1847) Austrian archduchess who reigned as Duchess of Parma 1814-47. The second wife of Napoleon I and as such Empress of the...

NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70 who also served as the first President of France 1848-52. L.S., Napoleon, one page, folio,...

EUGENIE DE MONTIJO: (1826-1920) Empress consort of the French 1853-70 as the wife of Emperor Napoleon III. A.L.S., Eugenie, two pages, 8vo, n.p., ...

D'ORLEANS HENRI: (1822-1897) Duke of Aumale, leader of the Orleanists, a political faction in 19th century France associated with constitutional m...

‘The motives which induced me to interfere in this affair were to avoid a scandal…’  LEOPOLD I: (1790-1865) King of the Belgians 1831-65. An extra...

[FRANCESCO II SFORZA]:(1495-1535) Duke of Milan 1521-35, the last member of the Sforza family to rule Milan. Manuscript letter issued in the name ...

LOUIS II: (1870-1949) Prince of Monaco 1922-49. L.S., Louis, three pages, folio, Palace of Monaco, 11th December 1936, to Miguel Mariano Gomez Ari...

RAINIER III: (1923-2005) Sovereign Prince of Monaco 1949-2005. A good T.L.S., `Rainier Prince of Monaco´,  a large and bold good example signature...

FERDINAND I: (1861-1948) Tsar of Bulgaria 1908-18. A.L.S., Ferdinand, as Prince of Bulgaria, three pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Dimanche soir'; annota...

WLADYSLAW IV VASA: (1595-1648) King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania 1632-48 and the disputed Tsar of Russia 1610-13. L.S., Vladislaus Rex, one ...

CZARTORYSKA IZABELLA ELZBIETA: (1832-1899) Polish Princess and noblewoman. A.L.S., Iza. Czartoryska, Psse. Dzialynska, two pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d.,...

ALEXANDER III: (1845-1894) Emperor of Russia 1881-94. Attractive signed printed large folio copy of L´Illustration Journal Universel, French weekl...

ALEXANDER III: (1845-1894) Emperor of Russia 1881-94. Attractive signed printed large folio copy of L´Illustration Journal Universel, French weekl...

OSCAR II: (1829-1907) King of Sweden 1872-1907 and King of Norway 1872-1905. A.L.S., Oscar, two pages, 8vo, Drottingholm [Palace, Stockholm], 22nd...

JOHN VI OF PORTUGAL: (1767-1826) King of Portugal and Brazil 1816-25. Nicknamed "The Clement". After the Brazilian independence John VI became Emp...

STUART JAMES: (1688-1766) The Old Pretender. Prince of Wales, son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland. L.S., votre bon Amy, ...

GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. Autograph Minute, Appd. G. R. I., at the head of a T.L.S. by Edward Shortt (1862-1935) B...

[GEORGE VI]: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52. An unusual, small group of four vintage 6 x 8.5” (approximately 16 x 21 cm) cellulose...

AL-MUQRI MUHAMMAD: (1854-1957) Moroccan Grand Vizier and adviser to several Sultans of Morocco who represented his country at the Algeciras Confer...

MAGINOT ANDRÉ: (1877-1932) French Minister of war 1929-32. Former soldier, Maginot is best known for his advocacy of the string of forts known as ...

DE GAULLE CHARLES: (1890-1970) French General of World War II. Later President of the French Republic 1959-69. A.L.S., `C. de Gaulle´, two pages, ...

POMPIDOU GEORGES: (1911-1974) French politician who served as Prime Minister of France 1962-68 and later as President of France 1969-74. Blue ink ...

[GERMANY & AUSTRIA]: Selection of signed postcard photographs and a few slightly larger, some T.Ls.S. etc., by various German and Austrian politic...

GARIBALDI GIUSEPPE: (1807-1882) Italian General and Politician, one of Italy's 'fathers of the fatherland'. A.N.S., `G. Garibaldi´, one page, oblo...

‘Yes, my task is heavy, but I am certain that I will not miss my goal’ MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. A f...

KOSSUTH LAJOS: (1802-1894) Hungarian statesman who served as Prime Minister of Hungary 1848-49 and as Governor-President of Hungary April - August...

[SCANDINAVIA]: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs, and some slightly larger and smaller, a few signed cards etc., by various politic...

GALITZINE ALEXANDER: (1773-1844) Russian Statesman, Minister and confidante of Tsar Alexander I. Chairman of State Council under Nicholas I. A ver...

BOBRINSKY ALEKSEI: (1852-1927) Russian historian and statesman. A.L.S., A Bobrinsky, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Vendredi'), to Monsieur de Grimm,...

TROTSKY LEON: (1879-1940) Russian revolutionary and politician, a central figure in the establishment of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union. Autog...

‘I shun, as much as possible, all intercourse with the world, from which I am wholly retired, not only in fact but in disposition. I am no longe...

O'CONNELL DANIEL: (1775-1847) Irish political leader. Autograph statement signed, Daniel O'Connell, one page, small 8vo, n.p. (Llangollen), 19th J...

PORTLAND DUKE OF: (1738-1809) British Prime Minister 1783, 1807-09. A.L.S., Portland, one page, 4to, Bulstrode (Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire), ...

PALMERSTON VISCOUNT: (1784-1865) British Prime Minister 1855-58, 1859-65. A.L.S., Palmerston, two pages, 8vo, Broadlands, 28th December 1860, to R...

CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. T.L.S., W S Churchill, with ho...

CHURCHILL CLEMENTINE S.: (1885-1977) Wife of British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill from 1908-65. T.L.S., Clementine S. Churchill, one page, ...

THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed 3 x 5 photograph of the Prime Minister in a head and shoulders pose with one...

BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of signed photographs of different sizes (most 6.5 x 8.5, others smaller) by various British politicians and other fig...

[PILGRIM FATHERS THE]: WINSLOW EDWARD (1595-1655) English Separatist and New England political leader, one of the Pilgrim Fathers who travelled on...

[FOUNDING FATHERS THE]: WITHERSPOON JOHN: (1723-1794) Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator, a Founding Father of the United States...

‘I am very sorry to hear about your recent experience in my office in Boston’ KENNEDY JOHN F.: (1917-1963) American President 1961-63. A rare A.L....

BUSH GEORGE H. W.: (1924-2018) American President 1989-93. A good signed and inscribed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the official White House image de...

MARTI JOSE & ESTRADA PALMA TOMAS: José Martí (1853-1895) Cuban Poet, Writer and Revolutionary Philosopher. Martí is considered a national hero as ...

CHE GUEVARA ERNESTO: (1928-1967) Argentine Marxist Revolutionary and guerrilla Leader. An iconic symbol of rebellion. Guevara joined the Cuban com...

[CASTRO FIDEL] - KORDA ALBERTO: (1926-2016) Cuban Prime Minister 1959-76 and President 1976- 2008. A good vintage unsigned 10 x 8 photograph, an A...

ALA HOSSEIN: (1881-1964) Prime Minister of Iran 1951 & 1955-57. T.L.S., `Hussein Ala´, one page, 4to, Teheran, 26th August 1954, on the ministry p...

[INDIA]: WADIYAR III KRISHNARAJA (1794-1868) Maharaja of Mysore 1799-1831, 1831-68. L.S., as Maharaja, two pages, 8vo, Royal Palace, Mysore, 28th ...