NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Autograph Letter Signed to Col Gordon Drummond of the Coldstream Guards, describing the diligence, sobriety, trustworthiness and cleverness of her Orderly, Samuel Vickery, a Private in the Coldstream Guards, 15 April 1856; Autograph Letter Signed to an unidenti...
STEVENSON, Robert Louis, author and traveller (1850-1894). Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas George Bain, of James Bain Booksellers, asking for the bounding volume of 'Treasure Island, Kidnapped, the New Arabian Nights and the Merry Men' for Princess Victoria Ka'iulani Cleghorn, Crown Princess o...
PUCCINI, Giacomo, Composer (1858-1924). Autograph Music Quotation Signed, two bars of the 'Mi chiamano Mini' aria from his opera 'La Bohème'. Creation dates: 12 Nov 1903
MATISSE, Henri, Artist (1869-1954). Document Signed, 'to publish my designs in his book on the Ballets Russe of S de Diaghilew'. Creation dates: 25 March 1931
DICKENS, Charles. Autograph Letter Signed to an illustrator [Frank] Stone, regarding the illustrations of his books, 26 Dec 1848; Ticket signed, admitting Mr Campbell Clarke of Chappell & Co to Dickens' reading of the 'Private Trial of the Murder in Oliver Twist' at St James's Hall, 14 Nov 1...
WATT, James, Scottish Engineer (1736-1819). Autograph Letter Signed to Davies Giddy, giving the recipe of the French Chemist [Louis-Nicolas] Vauquelin for making cloth waterproof. Creation dates: 8 Aug 1811
CLARKE, William, Secretary at War (died 1666). Autograph Letter Signed to Samuel Pepys, and endorsed by Pepys, '27 Augst 65 Wm Clark recommending Sir Tho. Waltham to be Muster Ma[ste]r at Plymoth'. Creation dates: 5 Sep 1665