AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AUCTION

[VOLTAIRE]: (1694-1778) Francois-Marie Arouet. French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher. AMELOT DE CHAILLOU JEAN-JACQUES (1689-1749)...

[VOLTAIRE] - CARDINAL DE ROHAN: Voltaire (1694-1778) French Enlightenment Writer and Philosopher. Voltaire is a pseudonym, his name being François...

VOLTAIRE: (1694-1778) French Enlightenment Writer and Philosopher. Voltaire is a pseudonym, his name being François-Marie Arouet. Voltaire is know...

VOLTAIRE: (1694-1778) French Enlightenment Writer and Philosopher. Voltaire is a pseudonym, his name being François-Marie Arouet. Voltaire is know...

ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French Writer and Philosopher. A curious and very interesting autograph manuscript, two pages, 4to, n.p., [Pari...

ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French Writer and Philosopher. An interesting autograph manuscript, two pages, 4to, n.p., [Paris], n.d. (c.1745...

VOLNEY COUNT OF: (1757-1820) Constantin François de Chasseboeuf, French Philosopher, Abolitionist, Writer and Politician. Author of “The Ruins: Or...

SCHLEIERMACHER FRIEDRICH: (1768-1834) German Reformed theologian, philosopher and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticis...

MILL JOHN STUART: (1806-1873) English philosopher, political economist and politician. A.L.S., J. S. Mill, one page, 8vo, Avignon, 22nd January 18...

RENAN ERNEST: (1823-1892) French Philosopher, Orientalist Scholar and expert of Semitic languages, Historian of religions and Critic. Renan wrote ...

VALERY PAUL: (1871-1945) French Poet and Philosopher. A very fine A.L.S., `Paul Valery´, three pages, 8vo, n.p. [Paris], Thursday 2nd March 1944, ...

RANKE LEOPOLD VON: (1795-1886) German historian. D.S., Leopold von Ranke, one page, oblong 8vo, Berlin, 23rd November 1846, in German. The manuscr...

HETZEL PIERRE-JULES: (1814-1886) French editor and publisher, best known for his lavishly illustrated editions of Jules Verne's novels. A.L.S., J ...

ROUVROY LOUIS DE: (1675-1755) Duc de Saint-Simon. French soldier, diplomat and memoirist. Saint-Simon's enormous memoirs are a classic of French l...

RACINE JEAN: (1639-1669) French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th century France. An extremely rare ownership signature ('Raci...

CHAMFORT NICOLAS: (1741-1794) French Writer. Chamfort is best known for his epigrams and aphorisms. He served as secretary to Louis XVI´s sister a...

CHATEAUBRIAND FRANCOIS-RENE DE: (1768-1848) French writer, politician, diplomat and historian. L.S., Chateaubriand, one page, 4to, Paris, 26th Nov...

REMUSAT JEAN PIERRE ABEL: (1788-1832) French sinologist who, enamoured with the Chinese language, spent five years teaching himself to read it. A....

STENDHAL: (1783-1842) Marie-Henri Beyle. French writer considered one of the early and foremost practitioners of realism, whose works include Le R...

BALZAC HONORÉ DE: (1799-1850) French Novelist and Playwright. Best known for his masterwork novel La Comedie Humaine, a multi-novel collection of ...

BALZAC HONORÉ DE: (1799-1850) French Novelist and Playwright. Best known for his masterwork novel La Comedie Humaine, a multi-novel collection of ...

BALZAC HONORÉ DE: (1799-1850) French Novelist and Playwright. Best known for his masterwork novel La Comedie Humaine, a multi-novel collection of ...

BALZAC HONORÉ DE: (1799-1850) French Novelist and Playwright. Best known for his masterwork novel La Comedie Humaine, a multi-novel collection of ...

VIGNY ALFRED DE : (1797-1863) Count of Vigny. French Poet, Writer and Translator of Shakespeare. A fine A.L.S., `Alfred de Vigny´, one page, 8vo, ...

MUSSET ALFRED DE: (1810-1857) French Poet and Novelist. Best known for his autobiographical novel The Confession of a Child of the Century (''Conf...

MUSSET ALFRED DE: (1810-1857) French Poet and Novelist. Best known for his autobiographical novel The Confession of a Child of the Century (''Conf...

BAUDELAIRE CHARLES: (1821-1868) French Poet, a pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe. A very fine A.L.S., `C. Baudelaire´, one page, 8vo, n.p. ...

BAUDELAIRE CHARLES: (1821-1868) French Poet, a pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe. An excellent and cleanly written A.L.S., signed with his ...

[HUGO VICTOR]: (1802-1885) French novelist, poet and dramatist. BERTHELOT MARCELLIN: (1827-1907) French chemist and politician. A.L.S., M Berthelo...

HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French Poet and Novelist. A.L.S., with his initials `V.H.´, one page, 8vo, n.p., `Monday evening´, 20th January, n.y., to...

[LES MISERABLES] HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French novelist, poet and dramatist. A significant original page of manuscript in the hand of Hugo, unsi...

HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French Poet and Novelist. An excellent Autograph Poem by Hugo, signed at the base `Victor Hugo´, one page, oblong 4to, n....

HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French Poet & Novelist of the Romantic Movement. A good A.L.S., Victor Hugo, one page, 8vo, Paris, 25th June 1879, to a G...

VERLAINE PAUL]: (1844-1896) French Poet. Considered one of the greatest in French poetry. A.N.S., `P. Verlaine´, one page, oblong 12mo, n.p., 23rd...

 [VERLAINE PAUL]: (1844-1896) French Poet. Considered one of the greatest in French poetry. Original printed mourning invitation to Verlaine´s bur...

MALLARMÉ STÉPHANE: (1842-1898) His pen name being Etienne Mallarmé. French Poet. A major symbolist Poet who strongly inspired future artistic scho...

MERIMEE PROSPER: (1803-1870) French Dramatist, Historian and short story Writer. Best known for his novella Carmen which became the basis of Bizet...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Père (1802-1870) French Writer whose works include The Three Musketeers. A good and clean A.L.S., Al. Dumas, one page, 8vo, n.p.,...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Père (1802-1870) French Writer whose works include The Three Musketeers. A cleanly written A.L.S., Al. Dumas, one page, 8vo, n.p....

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Père (1802-1870) French Writer whose works include The Three Musketeers. A good A.L.S., Al. Dumas, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to ...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Père (1802-1870) French Writer whose works include The Three Musketeers. A good A.L.S., `A.D.´, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to his...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Fils (1824-1895) French Author and Dramatist. A.L.S., A Dumas, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to an unidentified friend, in French. D...

SAND GEORGE: (1804-1876) French Novelist who used the pseudonym of George Sand, her real name being Amantine Dupin. Also known for her romantic af...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Fils (1824-1895) French Author and Dramatist. A.L.S., `A. Dumas f.´, two pages, 8vo, blue paper, n.p. [Paris], n.d. [1881], on hi...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Fils (1824-1895) French Author and Dramatist. An excellent statement in the hand of Dumas. Autograph Statement Signed, `A. Dumas,...

SAND GEORGE: (1804-1876) French novelist, memoirist and journalist. A.L.S., George Sand, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to her friend Charles Blanc, i...

FLAUBERT GUSTAVE: (1821-1880) French Novelist. Widely considered the leading exponent of the literary realism. Best-known for his debut novel Mada...

FLAUBERT GUSTAVE: (1821-1880) French novelist. A significant autograph manuscript, unsigned, three pages, folio, n.p., n.d. (c.1857), in French. F...

MAUPASSANT GUY DE: (1850-1893) French Writer. A very fine A.L.S., `Guy de Maupassant´, two pages, oblong 12mo card, 10 rue de Montchanin, Paris, n...

DAUDET ALPHONSE: (1840-1897) French Writer. A.L.S., `Alph. Daudet´, two pages, small 8vo, Paris, 24th October 1895, to Mr. Philippe Gille, in Fren...

BERNANOS GEORGES: (1888-1948) French author. A.L.S., G Bernanos, two pages, 4to, Palma, 14th April n.y., to 'Mon cher ami', in French. Bernanos su...

BERNANOS GEORGES: (1888-1948) French Author and Soldier in World War One. Bernanos´ work is largely regarded as a critic to elitist thought, he be...

BOSCO HENRI: (1888-1976), French novelist. Four times nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. A.L.S. 'Henri Bosco', 2 pages, 4to, n.p., Monda...

CELINE LOUIS FERDINAND: (1894-1961) French Novelist. Known as Celine, his real name being Destouches, a controversial writer because of his anti-S...

CELINE LOUIS FERDINAND: (1894-1961) French Novelist. Known as Celine, being his real name Destouches, a controversial writer because of his anti-S...

COCTEAU JEAN: (1889-1963) French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. Book signed and inscribed, being a sof...

COCTEAU JEAN: (1889-1963) French Writer, Playwright and Filmmaker. A fine A.L.S., `Jean´, one page, 4to, n.p. [Paris], 31st December 1953, to Serg...

RICHEPIN JEAN: (1849-1926) French Poet and Novelist. Two excellent and lengthy documents, the first being the original manuscript in the hand of R...

ROSTAND EDMOND: (1868-1918) French poet and dramatist, remembered for his play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897). A.L.S., Edmond Rostand, to one side of a...

APOLLINAIRE GUILLAUME: (1880-1918) French Poet, Playwright and Novelist. One of the forefathers of Surrealism, Apollinaire is credited with coinin...