OFFENBACH JACQUES: (1819-1880) German-born French composer, cellist and impresario of the Romantic period. A brief A.L.S., J. Offenbach, to the re...

MEYERBEER GIACOMO: (1791-1864) German opera composer. The personal printed small oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Meyerbeer, featuring his printed nam...

BRAHMS JOHANNES: (1833-1897) German composer, pianist and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. A.N., unsigned, to the verso of his personal print...

LEHAR FRANZ: (1870-1948) Austro-Hungarian composer of operettas including The Merry Widow. A brief A.L.S., Lehar, to the verso of his personal pri...

GRIEG EDVARD: (1843-1907) Norwegian composer. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Grieg, unsigned, featuring his printed name to the...

SULLIVAN ARTHUR: (1842-1900) English composer, famous for his collaborations with the librettist W. S. Gilbert. A.N.S., with his initials A S., to...

CORTOT ALFRED: (1877-1962) French pianist and conductor. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Cortot, unsigned, bearing his printed n...

YSAYE EUGENE: (1858-1931) Belgian virtuoso violinist. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Ysaye, unsigned, featuring his large print...

HEIFETZ JASCHA: (1901-1987) Russian-born American violinist. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Heifetz and his wife, unsigned, fea...

DUNCAN ISADORA: (1877-1927) American-born dancer and choreographer, a pioneer of modern contemporary dance. Bold pencil signature ('With Love, Isa...

LIFAR SERGE: (1905-1986) Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. A.N.S., Serge, to the recto of his personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card, f...

LEIGH VIVIEN: (1913-1967) British actress, Academy Award winner. A charming A.L.S., Vivien & Larry, also signed on behalf of her husband Laurence ...

DIETRICH MARLENE: (1901-1992) German-born American actress. A.N.S., Marlene, to the recto of her personal printed small oblong 12mo Visiting Card,...

RODIN AUGUSTE: (1840-1917) French sculptor. The personal printed oblong 12mo visiting card of Rodin, unsigned, featuring his printed name ('A. Rod...

NADAR: (1820-1910) Gaspard-Felix Tournachon. French photographer, caricaturist and balloonist, the first person to take aerial photographs (1858)....

[STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS]: (1850-1894) Scottish novelist of Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and Kidnapped (188...

MALLARME STEPHANE: (1842-1898) French symbolist poet. A.N.S., with his initials S. M., to the recto of his personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting C...

LOOS ANITA: (1888-1981) American novelist, playwright and screenwriter, remembered for her comic novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1925). A.N.S., An...

[PASTEUR LOUIS]: (1822-1895) French chemist and microbiologist, renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination and pasteurisation. ...

DE FOREST LEE: (1873-1961) American inventor, an important early pioneer in electronics. A.L.S., Lee de Forest, to the verso of his personal print...

WILSON EDITH: (1872-1961) First Lady of the United States 1915-21, the second wife of American President Woodrow Wilson. A.N.S., Mrs. Wilson, in t...

KENNEDY JACQUELINE: (1929-1994) First Lady of the United States 1961-63, the wife of American President John F. Kennedy. Black ink signature and s...

NEHRU JAWAHARLAL: (1889-1964) Indian anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of India 1950-64. The personal...