signed

CHARLES DARWIN — TO EDWARD BARTLETT — 1871
DARWIN, CHARLES. (1809-82). British scientist and founder of evolutionary theory. Manuscript Note Boldly Signed: “Ch. Darwin / Down / Oct[ober] 17” no year, [but 1871 — from postal cancelations], penned on the verso of an imprinted UK 1/2 penny Postcard. Addressed to: “E[dward] Bartlett, 70 Delancey Street, Regent’s Park, N.W. [London]”.

JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER GRACEFULLY ACCEPTS AN INVITATION
WHISTLER, JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL (1834-1903) American Artist, who exerted a profound influence on his contemporaries and on the course of American art. Autograph Note Signed “J. McNeill Whistler”. One page, oblong octavo. No date, no place.

WONDERFUL SIGNED SEPIA-TONED PHOTOGRAPH OF THOMAS EDISON
EDISON, THOMAS A. (1847-1931). American inventor. Handsome, sepia-toned Photograph Signed, “Thos A. Edison”, with his bold umbrella paraph, under his image, on the photographic surface.

FARADAY GOES TO HAMPTON COURT
FARADAY, MICHAEL. (1791-1867). British physicist and chemist. Autograph Letter Signed, “M. Faraday”, on crested Royal Institution stationery. One full page, small octavo. London, June 16, 1863.

VERDI PENS A NOTE ON HIS NAME IMPRINTED CALLING CARD
VERDI, GIUSEPPE. (1813-1901) Italian composer. Attractive Autograph Note Signed, “G. Verdi”, in Italian, on his personal imprinted calling card.

PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER CHRONICLES FRANCO-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP FROM LAFAYETTE’S ROLE IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO AMERICA’S ASSISTANCE OF FRANCE DURING THE GREAT WAR
HOOVER, HERBERT. (1874-1964). President. Remarkable Typed Statement Signed, “Herbert Hoover,” as President, on imprinted White House stationary. One page, quarto. Washington, August 13, 1932.