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Signed First Edition “The Evolution of Physics”
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ALBERT EINSTEIN The Evolution of Physics First Edition, Signed by Albert Einstein Few figures in human history have altered our...
Charles Darwin Signed “The Descent of Man”
6.12.26 + Tags:
Charles Darwin — The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (D. Appleton & Company, 1880) — Authentically...
Signed Original Photograph Inscribed “E=mc²”
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ALBERT EINSTEIN (German/American, 1879–1955). Hand-signed original black-and-white photograph signed “Albert Einstein” and additionally inscribed “E=mc²” in ink beneath the image,...
Autograph of “The Red Baron”
6.28.23 + Tags:
Extremely scarce autograph, boldly signed "Frhr. v. Richthofen, Rittmeister" in ink on brown paper. Known as the Red Baron—owing to...
Full Signature
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Fine, less common full signature "Albert Einstein" above typed signature block, cut from the closing of a letter, on 8...
USAF SR-71 Spy Plane Fragment
6.28.23 + Tags:
The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air...
Enrico Fermi Signed Postcard
6.28.23 + Tags:
Fountain pen signature, "Enrico Fermi," on the correspondence side of an off-white 3.25 x 5.5 postcard. In very good condition,...
Richard Byrd TLS for International Rescue Committee
6.28.23 + Tags:
Typed letter signed by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, dated March 24, 1953 on letterhead of the International Rescue Committee. Near...
ALS to Buchanan Regarding Phonograph
6.28.23 + Tags:
One page handwritten letter from Thomas Edison to Jaffrey P. Buchanan, manager of Edison Records Disc Division, regarding the early...
ALS to George Lawrence
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Autograph Letter Signed, 2 pages, 4.5" x 7", dated December 22, 1863, Mt. Pleasant, Washington, Hospital, Coues writes to his...