{"lots":[{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125737/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125737/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"benedict xv:  (1854-1922) pope of the roman catholic church 1914-22. his pontificate was dominated by world war i, which he termed ''the suicide of europe''. an excellent and lengthy a.l.s. ` benedictus pp xv ´, three pages, 4to, ` dal vaticano, 7th march 1917´, to cardinal giulio boschi, in italian. the letter bears to the heading of the front page a very attractive and colourful golden embossed seal with the papal monogram of the genovese family of the pope, della chiesa, showing an eagle and a church.  benedict xv, in his capacity as pope, states in part ` eminenza, dalla sua lettera di ieri rilevo con piacere che la salute di vostra eminenza va migliorando; pero credo che per ora ella non debe pensare a tornare a ferrara. temo che non abbia fatto bene a lasciare amalfi troppo presto, ma ora farebbe peggio ad esporsi al lungo viaggio, anche perché mi dicono che in romagna l´inverno e straordinariamente rigido\u2026´  (translation: \u201c your eminence, from your letter yesterday i note with pleasure that your eminence's health is improving; but i think that for the moment you shouldn't think about returning to ferrara. i fear that you did not do well leaving amalfi too early, but now you would do worse to expose yourself to the long trip, also because they tell me that winter in romagna is extraordinarily harsh\u2026   \u201c) further, referring to the amalfi lottery, the pope states in part `\u2026 le faccio poi rimettere il premio per la lotteria di amalfi, supponendo che le possa far piacere di trasmetterlo al presidente della conferenza di st. vincenzo de paoli con la benedidizione apostolica per lui e per i socii della conferenza\u2026´ (translation: \u201c\u2026 i therefore ask you to return the prize for the amalfi lottery, supposing that you would like to pass it on to the president of the conference of st. vincent de paul with the apostolic blessing for him and for the members of the conference\u2026\u201d) very small minor crease to the right edge, otherwise vg  \n   \n  giulio boschi (1838-1920) italian cardinal of the roman catholic church. archbishop of ferrara 1900-19."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1171","title":{"es":"benedict xv: (1854-1922)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125737/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":420,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:51.811Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":125737,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125738/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125738/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"john xxiii:  (1881-1963) pope of the catholic church 1958-63. a good t.l.s., + ang. jos. roncalli, as apostolic nuncio to france, two pages, 4to, paris, 25 th november 1950, to an unidentified correspondent ( 'excellence reverendissime' ), in french. roncalli writes to communicate the conclusions that have been reached following a carful examination regarding the international council of christians and jews, stating, in part, 'this movement, although having the aim of combating anti-semitism and defending, led with the support of christians, the unjustly persecuted jews, also deals in its congresses and meetings with pedagogical problems, and makes itself the promoter of religious tolerance and perfect equality of the various religious denominations. at the congress of fribourg a speaker went so far as to maintain that young people should be educated in such a way that they hold 'an absolutely indifferent attitude with regard to nationality, race, religion'. this is why the em [inent] fathers\u2026..have established that for a possible participation of the congresses\u2026. catholics must observe the provisions \u2026\u2026provided that they are authorised by the competent ecclesiastical authority, catholics may take part in the meetings of the international council of christians and jews, but only as observers . it is inappropriate for such permission to be granted to prominent persons in the catholic world. likewise, meetings should not be held in the premises of catholic institutes\u2026\u2026at the same time, we inform your excellency that the international council of christians and jews, with the aim of spreading 'the intercultural education' which it primarily seeks to promote in the nations where this would be possible, the constitution of 'the intercultural alliance', in favour of which it solicits the collaboration of catholics and protestants' . a letter of interesting content. a few small, minor staple holes to the upper left edge, not affecting the text or signature, vg  \n  roncalli played an active role in gaining catholic church support for the establishment of the state of israel after 1944. the nuncio's support for zionism and the establishment of israel was the result of his cultural and religious openness toward other faiths and cultures, and especially concern with the fate of jews after world war ii. roncalli was one of the vatican's most sympathetic diplomats toward jewish immigration to palestine, which he saw as a humanitarian issue, and not a matter of biblical theology."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1172","title":{"es":"john xxiii: (1881-1963)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125738/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:51.814Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":125738,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125739/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125739/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125739/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"paul vi:  (1897-1978) pope of the catholic church 1963-78. an unusual printed slim 4to booklet, being the text of the apostolic letter to the venerable brothers john cardinal heenan, archbishop of westminster, and gordon joseph gray, archbishop of st. andrews and edinburgh, delivered on the occasion of the seven hundredth centenary of the birth of john duns scotus, the eight-page booklet printed in latin and published by the vatican in 1966, signed ( 'paulus pp. vi' ) by the pope in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone at the conclusion. bound in the original paper wrappers with the gold printed coat of arms of pope paul vi to the front cover. accompanied by a typed note, unsigned, in the third person, on the printed correspondence card of paul bertoli, apostolic nuncio, paris, 20 th october 1966, in french, sending his compliments and stating that he has the pleasure 'de vous faire parvenir sous ce pli un exemplaire, signe de la propre main du pape, de la lettre apostolique pour le viieme centenaire de la naissance de duns scot' (translation: 'to send you herewith a copy, signed by the pope's own hand, of the apostolic letter for the viith centenary of the birth of duns scotus' ). some very light, extremely minor age wear, about ex  \n    \n  john duns scotus (1266-1308) scottish catholic priest and franciscan friar, philosopher and theologian, one of the four most important christian philosopher-theologians of western europe in the high middle ages.  \n    \n  john heenan (1905-1975) english prelate of the catholic church who served as archbishop of westminster from 1963-75 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.  \n    \n  gordon joseph gray (1910-1993) scottish cardinal of the catholic church who served as archbishop of st. andrews and edinburgh from 1951-85 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1173","title":{"es":"paul vi: (1897-1978)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125739/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:51.815Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125739,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125740/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"john paul ii:  \n (1920-2005) pope of the catholic church 1978-2005, later canonised as pope saint john paul ii in 2014. d.s., + karol card. wojtyla , as cardinal and archbishop of krakow, one page, folio, lublin, 19 th september 1976, in polish. the attractive partially printed purple, blue and gold coloured document, completed in manuscript, is a diploma of participation awarded to henryka pajaka for their participation in the final of the sacrosong music festival. signed by the future pope in his capacity as president and chairman of the festival and also countersigned by three other members of the jury including father jan palusinski (1934-2013) organiser of the inaugural festival in 1969. some light age wear and with a horizontal fold to the centre, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1174","title":{"es":"john paul ii: (1920-2005)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125740/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":420,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:51.817Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":125740,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125741/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125741/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"john paul ii:  \n (1920-2005) pope of the catholic church 1978-2005, later canonised as pope saint john paul ii in 2014. a good signed colour 4 x 6 photograph of the pope in a semi-profile half-length pose wearing his plain white cassock and zucchetto and with one hand raised as he makes a papal blessing. signed in black ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. accompanied by a t.l.s. by bishop stanislaw dziwisz, on one side of a correspondence card, vatican, 25 th may 2000, to a lady, in polish, forwarding the photograph 'signed personally by the holy father' . about ex, 2"},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"1175","title":{"es":"john paul ii: (1920-2005)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125741/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:51.818Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - \u20ac1,800","currency":"EUR","id":125741,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125742/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125742/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"borromeo charles:  (1538-1584) italian cardinal of the catholic church who served as archbishop of milan 1564-84 and was a leading figure of the counter-reformation. borromeo was canonized as a saint by pope paul v in 1610. a rare l.s., as cardinal secretary of state, one page, 4to, rome, 28 th july 1563, to sebastian atracino, in italian. borromeo writes in response to a letter from the vice-legate of pope pius iv, with whom he had interceded on behalf of a lady, donna bartolomea da bettona, stating, in part, 's [ua] s [anti] ta ta m'ha commesso ch'io vi dica, che voi non v'intromettiate ne procediate piu.....in tal causa certificando la detta donna che se verra, o mandera qua, non se le manchera di celere et espedita giustitia' (translation: 'your holiness has commanded me to tell you that you are not to interfere or proceed further\u2026.in this case, certifying the said lady that if she comes, or is sent here, she will not fail to receive quick and expedient justice' ). with integral address leaf bearing a blind embossed paper seal. some light overall staining and minor age wear, about vg  \n  sebastian atracino (c.1515-1563) italian jurist who served as fiscal of the holy office from october 1557 to march 1560.  \n  in 1562-63 borromeo played a decisive role in organising the third and final session of the council of trent, which had opened in 1545, and made a large contribution to the tridentine catechism."},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"1176","title":{"es":"borromeo charles: (1538-1584)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125742/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2500,"soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:51.820Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,500 - \u20ac3,500","currency":"EUR","id":125742,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":10000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125743/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125743/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125743/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"saint vincent de paul:  (1581-1660) french catholic priest. venerated both in the catholic church and the anglican communion. canonized in 1737 by pope clement xii. vincent de paul is known for his humility and for serving the poor. extremely rare l.s., ` vincent de paul i .[ndigne] p .[retre] d [e] l [a] m [ission]´, ( ''vincent de paul, unworthy priest of the mission'' ), three pages, 8vo, paris, 9th august 1658, to firmin get, superior of the order at marseille, in french. saint vincent de paul refers to the sale of the consulate in tunis, and expresses his concerns on how will they be able to help the slaves from then on, stating in part ` je suis en grande peine de mr. le vacher de tunis, n´en ayant reçu aucune nouvelle depuis sa maladie.   si vous en avez appris quelque chose, faites m´en part\u2026 nous ne vous avons pas encore adréssé ce qui nous reste pour les pauvres esclaves, tant a cause des banqueroutes arrivées, qui nous font tout craindre, que des troubles survenus a la ville de marseille, qui nous ont fait résoudre d´attendre encore\u2026´   (  translation: \" i am in great sorrow for mr. le vacher of tunis, having received no news from him since his illness. if you have learned anything, let me know\u2026 we have not yet sent you what remains for the poor slaves, both because of the bankruptcies that have occurred, which make us fear everything, and the troubles that have occurred in the city. of marseilles, which made us resolve to wait\u2026\")  saint vincent de paul further refers to the duchess of aiguillon and to the consulate in tunis, saying ` madame la duchesse d´aiguillon n´étant pas ici pour lui parler de la vente du consulat de tunis, je ne puis vous résoudre cela, qu´elle ne soit de retour du havre. je vous dirai néanmoins par avance que, si l´on vend, il est a craindre que le consul ne veuille souffrir un prêtre aupres de lui et qu´il trouve moyen de s´en défaire pour être plus libre de faire ce qu´il voudra\u2026 et qu´ainsi on ne puisse plus assister les pauvres esclaves; or, la privation de ce bien serait un grand mal pour eux\u2026 je suis bien affligé du blocus de marseille, et je prie n.s. qu´il ne permette pas que ce trouble naissant aille plus avant, car il ne peut apporter que desolation\u2026´  (translation: \" as the duchess of aiguillon is not here to talk to her about the sale of the consulate in tunis, i cannot solve this for you until she is back from le havre. i will nevertheless tell you in advance that, if they sell, it is to be feared that the consul will not want to suffer a priest near him and that he will find a way to get rid of him to be more free to do whatever he wants... and therefore we will no longer be able to attend the poor slaves; and the deprivation of this good would be a great loss for them\u2026 i am very distressed by the blockade of marseilles, and i pray our lord that he does not allow this incipient trouble to go further, because it can only bring desolation\u2026\") g to vg  \n   \n  firmin get (1621-1682) superior of the mission in marseille.  \n  vincent de paul established a mission in tunisia in 1648, appointing at the head of it jean le vacher (1619-1683), and trying to help and assist white christians held as slaves. jean le vacher was appointed french consul and continued vincent de paul work after the priest passed away. le vacher died tied to a cannon refusing to apostatise when the local dey obliged him to.  \n  marie madeleine de vignerot du pont de courlay (1604-1675) duchess of aiguillon.  she was the daughter of cardinal richelieu´s sister. french aristocrat, remembered for her charitable work and patronage."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"1177","title":{"es":"saint vincent de paul: (1581-1660)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125743/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":10000,"soldPrice":9000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:51.822Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac10,000 - \u20ac15,000","currency":"EUR","id":125743,"estimateMin":10000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125744/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"bosco john:  (1815-1888) don bosco. italian roman catholic priest, educator and writer. he developed teaching methods based on love rather than punishment, a method known as the salesian preventive system. founder of the salesians of don bosco. canonized as a saint in 1934. rare a.l.s., ` umile servitore sac. [erdote] g. [iovanni] bosco ´, one page, 4to, torino, 25th november 1878, to countess callori, in italian. bosco writes to his correspondent, calling her ` mia buona mamma ´ (\u201c my good mother\u201d) , and states in part ` ricevo sue notizie dal giardiniere rizzoglio, che venne a fare sue divozioni nella chiesa di maria con sua moglie´ (translation: ` i receive your news with the gardener rizzoglio, who came to make his devotions in the church of maria with his wife´) bosco further refers to his own eyesight problems saying ` qui noi stiamo bene in genere. soltanto la mia vista va precipitosamente peggiorando´ (translation: ` here we are fine in general. only my eyesight is deteriorating precipitously ´) and before concluding, saint john bosco makes a singular comment about his eyesight and god, stating ` dio vede bene cosi, perché non me ne serviva come doveva´ (translation: ` god sees clearly like this, because i wasn't using it as it should´) bosco concludes sending his blessing to his correspondent and family. with blank integral leaf. very small overall minor creasing, otherwise vg  \n   \n  countess carlota calori di vignale (1827-1911) one of the most important financial benefactors of bosco´s projects"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1178","title":{"es":"bosco john: (1815-1888)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125744/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":3100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:51.823Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - \u20ac3,000","currency":"EUR","id":125744,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125745/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125745/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"pardo de tavera juan:  \n (1472-1545) grand inquisitor of spain 1539-45, archbishop of santiago de compostela (\u201csaint jacques of compostela\u201d) since 1524, later appointed archbishop of toledo and primate of spain in 1534. pardo de tavera was also appointed by charles v in 1539 regent of castile in his absence until 1541. rare l.s., as cardinal archbishop of toledo, one page, folio, astorga, 12 th september [1541-1544], to cardinal farnesio in rome, in old spanish.  \n the present letter is written during the last years of pardo´s life, when he was grand inquisitor, stating in part ` alonso de villacorta y el licenciado miguel hortiz informaran a vuestra excelencia de algunas cosas que les escrivo; le den quenta como principal protector de todas las que a mi me toca y tan inclinado a favorecer las que son justas y honestas\u2026 y quiera interponer en ello su oficio y autoridad según lo espero de vuestra reverencia. y del gran zelo y rectitud de su ilustrisima persona la cual guarde nuestro señor muchos años\u2026´  \n (translation: \u201c alonso de villacorta and miguel hortiz will inform your excellency of some things that i am writing to you; will give you an account as the main protector you are of all those matters related to me and so inclined to favour those that are fair and honest... and want to intervene with his knowledge and authority in it as i expect from your reverend. and of the great zeal and rectitude of your most illustrious person, whom our lord will protect for many years...\u201d) signed at the base ` humilis servitor´ (\u201chumble server\u201d) with address leaf. overall age wear and toning with some water staining. left edge with few binding holes and creasing to the left border. f to g"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1179","title":{"es":"pardo de tavera juan: (1472-1545)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125745/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:51.825Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":125745,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125746/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125746/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125746/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"flechier esprit :  \n (1632-1710) french preacher and author. bishop of nantes 1687-1710. one of the greatest orators of the xviiº century.  \n fléchier entered the academy on 12 january 1673, the same day as jean racine. rare a.l.s., `esprit ev [eque] de nismes´, two pages, 8vo, montpellier, 22 nd january 1700, in french.  \n a cleanly written letter by fléchier to a friar, stating in part `\u2026 \n les médecins ont conçu quelque espérance de votre guérison. mais comme vous n'êtes pas sans fièvre, que votre poitrine souffre, et que vous êtes affaibli, dégoûté et presque découragé, je n'ose pas encore me consoler\u2026´  \n (\u201c\u2026the doctors have some hope on your recovery. but as you are not without fever, your chest aches, and you are weak, disgusted and almost discouraged, i do not yet dare console myself...\u201d)  \n fléchier advises his correspondent to have faith in god, and further states `\u2026 il faut un peu s'aider soi-même, ne pas se laisser accabler par le mal, quoi qu'on en soit abattu, user de remèdes quoique dégoûtants, dont dieu veut peut-être se servir pour opérer votre guérison\u2026´  \n (\u201cyou have to help yourself a little, not let yourself be overwhelmed by evil, no matter how dejected you are, use remedies, however disgusting, which god may want to use to reach your healing...\u201d) two water stains to the left border only partially affecting very few words, but not affecting the signature. accompanied by an original printed engraving of the xixº century. g"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1180","title":{"es":"flechier esprit : (1632-1710)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125746/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":360,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:51.826Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":125746,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125747/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125747/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125747/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"loyson hyacinthe:  \n (1827-1912) also known as père hyacinthe . french renowned preacher and theologian, a brilliant orator best remembered for his eloquent sermons at notre dame de paris. father hyacinthe was a roman catholic priest in favour of church reform, reconciling catholicism with other religions and with modern ideas. his manifesto against the alleged abuses in the church created an internal revolt ending with his excommunication. he left paris and went to america and later married in london. an extremely interesting manuscript in the hand of loyson, signed ` hyacinthe loyson´, four pages, 4to, geneva, 1st of november 1902, in french. the manifesto is entitled ` rome and sion´, and refers to different religions coming from a same source, and to the non-sense of the new trends of the catholic church.  \n loyson states in part ` je viens de lire dans les journaux le récit de deux cérémonies bien différentes, mais ayant trait l´une et l´autre au judaisme et qui se sont accomplies le même jour dans la synagogue de la victoire et dans l´église de saint-thomas d´aquin.  \n dans la cérémonie catholique, qui rappelle à plus d´un titre le plus mauvais passé....´,  \n (\" i have just read in the newspapers the story of two very different ceremonies, but both relating to judaism and which took place on the same day in the victory synagogue and in the church of saint thomas of aquinas.  \n in the catholic ceremony, which recalls in more ways than one the worst past...  \n .´, further saying ` ... pour recevoir le baptême, a renoncé solennellement à la perfidie judaïque et aux superstitions hébhraïques, c´est à dire à la religion la plus antique et, sous bien des rapports, la plus pure qui existe aujourd´hui en europe, celle-là même dont, au dire de saint paul, la chrétienté n´est qu´une branche misérable...  \n en échange, le néophite a fait siennes toutes \"les perfifidies\" de la politique jésuitique et toutes \"les superstitions\" du semi-paganisme romain´  \n (\"... to receive baptism, has solemnly renounced to judaic perfidy and to hebhraic superstitions, that is to say the most ancient and, in many respects, the purest religion that exists today in europe, that of which, according to saint paul, christianity is only a wretched branch... in exchange, the neophyte has made his own all the \"treacheries\" of jesuit politics and all the \"superstitions\" of roman semi-paganism\") further again father hyacinthe concludes making an eloquent defence of equality, peace, respect and purpose of the religion, accusing those who want to bring the catholic church to several centuries back, and stating in part ` a quelque croyance qu´ils appartiennent, chrétiens, israélites ou simplement philosophes, ils ne se rangeront pas, s´ils sont vraiment religieux, du côté ce ceux qui ayant pour idéal les pires divisions et les pires haines, s´efforcent de nous ramener aux abjurations de l´inquisition espagnole, dans l´impossibilité de nous ramener à ses bûchers.  \n les hommes de religion sincère et profonde seront avec ceux qui embrassent toutes les races et tous les cultes dans l´unité de la patrie française comme dans celle du genre humain pacifié. tels sont, tels ont été de tous les temps, je peux le dire, les sentiments d´un prédicateur judéo.chrétien qui, dans la chaise de notre-dame de paris et depuis, n´a point opposé le nouveau testament à l´ancien, l´eglise à la synagogue, mais a toujours uni le culte de jésus de nazareth à l´amour du peuple de david et de la race d´abraham...´  (\"to whatever creed they belong, christians, jews or simply philosophers, they will not line up, if they are truly religious, on the side of those who, having as their ideal the worst divisions and the worst hatreds, strive to bring us back to the abjurations of the spanish inquisition, in the impossibility of bringing us back to its bonfire. men of sincere and profound religion will be with those who embrace all races and all religions in the unity of the french fatherland as in that of the pacified human race. such are, such have always been, i can say, the feelings of a judeo-christian preacher who, in the chair of notre-dame de paris and since, has not opposed the new testament to the old, the church to the synagogue, but has always united the cult of jesus of nazareth to the love of the people of david and the race of abraham...´  \n a manuscript of very interesting content. small overall minor age wear with three pinholes. g to vg"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1181","title":{"es":"loyson hyacinthe: (1827-1912)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125747/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.341Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125747,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125748/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"saliceti antoine christophe:  (1757-1809) french corsican politician and diplomat of the revolution and first empire. an exceptional a.l.s. ` saliceti´, two pages, 4to, florence, 21 st september 1796, to charles godefroy redon de belleville, in french. the letter bears the french republic printed heading of the \u201ccommissaire of the executive directory of the army of italy\u201d.  an extremely interesting historical anti-papal letter by saliceti, stating in part ` \u2026il faut que les nobles luquois payent la contribution que je viens de leur imposer, et je me reserve même de l´augmenter. ce sera ce moyen-là qui les fera parler, car ils ne voudront pas payer deux fois. que l´argent entre dans la cause de la république\u2026´  (translation: `\u2026 the noble from lucca must pay the contribution that i have just imposed on them, and i even reserve to myself the right to increase it. it will be by this means that we will make them speak, because they will not want to pay twice. let´s make the money enter into the cause of the republic\u2026\u201d)  further adding a threatening sentence against papacy, stating ` menez-moi rondement les négotiants: il faut que cette affaire finesse de manière ou d´autre. le pape a refusé de signer les conditions au moyen desquelles le directoire exécutif consentait a le laisser exister. son refus acté envoyé dans la nuit pour paris par un courier extraordinaire que j´ai dépéché. pour le coup, la papauté est en danger; j´espere de voir l´univers délivré de ce fléau qui en fait le malheur. le directoire exécutif, guidé par la raison, va prendre des mesures décisives.   la guerre avec naples va se rallumer´  (translation: \u201c lead the negotiators smoothly: this business must be smooth one way or another. the pope refused to sign the conditions by means of which the executive directory consented to let him exist. his official refusal was sent in the night to paris by an extraordinary courier that i dispatched. for once, the papacy is in danger; i hope to see the universe delivered from this scourge which makes it so unfortunate. the executive board, guided by reason, will take decisive action. the war with naples will reignite\u2026\u201d) paper with watermark. with blank integral leaf. with two extremely small holes not affecting the text or signature. vg  \n    \n  charles godefroy redon de belleville (1748-1820) consul of france at livorno in 1796 when the french army occupied the city.  \n    \n  pius vi (1717-1799) pope of the roman catholic church 1775-99. pius vi condemned the french revolution and the suppression of the gallican church that resulted from it. french troops commanded by napoleon bonaparte defeated the papal army and occupied the papal states in 1796, the year of the present letter. in 1798, upon his refusal to renounce his temporal power, pius was taken prisoner and transported to france. he died eighteen months later in valence in the french republic.  \n    \n  on account of his friendship with maximilien robespierre, saliceti was denounced by the thermidorian reaction and was saved only by the amnesty of the french directory. in 1796 saliceti was commissioned to organize the french revolutionary army in the italian peninsula and the two departments into which corsica had been divided after its recapture.  \n  although an adversary of napoleon's 18th brumaire coup which created the consulate in november 1799, he was kept by napoleon as his representative to the republic of lucca and liguria, engineering the territory's annexation to the empire. in 1806, he followed joseph bonaparte to the kingdom of naples, where joseph had been imposed as king, and served as minister of police and of war. saliceti died in naples in mysterious circumstances, possibly poisoned  .  \n  napoleon said about saliceti `  saliceti, les jours de danger, valait cent mille hommes´ ( translation: \u201csaliceti, on the dangerous days, was the equivalent of a hundred thousand men\u201d)"},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"1182","title":{"es":"saliceti antoine christophe: (1757-1809)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125748/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":5000,"soldPrice":5000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.343Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac5,000 - \u20ac8,000","currency":"EUR","id":125748,"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125749/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"slavery: cespedes del castillo carlos manuel  \n (1819-1874) cuban revolutionary.  \n known as the ''father of the motherland'', cespedes is considered a cuban hero who freed slaves and leaded the declaration of cuban independence in 1868. a good a.l.s., ` c.m.de cespedes ´, one page, small 4to, bayamo, 27th december 1868, in spanish. the document bears an attractive revolutionary vignette to the heading and the printed title beneath ''liberator army of cuba and its provisional government''.  \n cespedes on this manumission missive states ` en esta fecha y como encargado del gobierno provisional, he otorgado carta de libertad al negro nombrado jonas, como de 23 años de edad, natural de cuba\u2026´  \n (translation: \u201c on this date, and in my capacity as representative of the provisional government, i have granted freedom to the negro named jonas, of 23 years old approximately, native of cuba\u2026 \u201d) the document bears to the front a blind embossed seal and to the lower left corner an ink stamp of the ''free town council of bayamo''. overall age wear, with trimmed edges and few small pinholes. about g"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"1183","title":{"es":"slavery: cespedes del castillo carlos manuel (1819-1874)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125749/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.345Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":125749,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125750/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125750/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125750/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"slavery - mauritius: philippe jean de la haye duponsel  (1752-1790) french slave trader established in mauritius, which was called at that time, \u201cisle of france\u201d. an interesting and scarce letter related to slavery in the xvii century. a.l., four pages, 4to, port louis, isle de france, 12 th january 1776, to his brother, in french.  de la haye duponsel explains that he has been over the last few months travelling on board of the king´s flute ship, stating in part `\u2026 occasionés par le voyage de la flute du roi le gros ventre et celui de l´espérance, mon fait manquer des occasions dont jus profité avec le plus grand plaisir pour vous assurer\u2026´  (translation: \u201c\u2026 occasioned by the journey of the flute of the king le gros ventre and that of l´esperance, made me miss opportunities which i had taken advantage of with the greatest pleasure to assure you\u2026\u201d)  he further announces the death of their sister saying ` je vous ai écrit au mois d´octobre dernier pour vous announcer la perte que nous avons fait de notre chere soeur rosine. c´est un évenement bien facheux pour ses enfants et pour sa famille.   la colonie la regrette\u2026´  (translation: \u201c i wrote to you last month of october to tell you about the loss we have suffered of our dear sister rosine. this is a very unfortunate event for his children and for his family. the colony misses her\u2026\u201d) he further refers to his brother´s rights of inheritance and to the documents he needs to forward and to a business he is working on, and continues with the purchases of slaves he has achieved on the zanzibar coast, stating ` je ne puis rien vous dire sur cet armementque je presume n´avoir pas eu lieu; assure ces messieurs du plaisir que j´aurais de leur être agréable en tout ce qui dépendra de moi.   j´aurais été bien flatté de remplir à leur compte une opération que je viens de faire à la côte de zanzibar et qui a eu le plus grand succès. l´abrégé de cette mission consiste en une traite de 620 beaux esclaves qui n´ont couté, frais de traite compris, que 16550 piastres. ce mesme voyage peut se faire pour les isles de la mérique en se ménageant la relache du cap de bonne espérance, il peut donner un grand bénéfice aux intéressés d´un pareil armement. on peut le faire également pour nos isles mais la difficulté du retour me ferait preferer le premier\u2026´  (translation: \u201c i cannot tell you anything about this armament which i presume did not take place; assure these gentlemen of the pleasure i will have in being agreeable to them in all that depends on me. i would have been very flattered to carry out on their behalf a business deal which i have just carried out on the coast of zanzibar and which has been a greatest success. the summary of this mission consists of a trafficking of 620 beautiful slaves who only have cost, including trading costs, 16,550 piastres. this same voyage can be made for the isles of america by sparing the release of the cape of good hope, it can give a great benefit to those interested in such an armament. we can also do it for our islands but the difficulty of the return would make me prefer the first\u2026\u201d) a letter of very interesting content, including the value of purchases of slaves. small overall creasing with small area of paper loss to the spine, only affecting few words. about g  \n   \n  the earliest   confirmed   discovery of the mauritius island was in 1507 by portuguese sailors, who otherwise took little interest in the islands. the dutch took possession in 1598, establishing a succession of short-lived settlements over a period of about 120 years, before abandoning their efforts in 1710. france took control in 1715, renaming it isle de france. in 1810, the united kingdom seized the island, and four years later, in the treaty of paris, france ceded mauritius and its dependencies to the united kingdom. mauritius remained a primarily plantation-based colony of the united kingdom until independence in 1968.      &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;        &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;             &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;         &n bsp;    &nbs p;          \n    \n  the  gros ventre is an 18th century french barge and one of the two ships engaged in the southern expedition carried out in 1772. it was the first french ship to approach australia."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1184","title":{"es":"slavery - mauritius: philippe jean de la haye duponsel (1752-1790)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125750/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.346Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - 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and the second on \u201c commerce - its influence upon the social comforts, intellectual progress, and civil and religious liberties of mankind \u201d and remarking 'i think if these subjects are well advertised they will draw good audiences' , further discussing where short notices could be published, including in the morning advertiser , and asking for an immediate reply 'or i shall be thrown out with other engagements' . some light age wear and a small, single spindle hole to the centre, only very slightly affecting the signature, otherwise vg  \n  william lovett (1800-1877) british activist and leader of the chartist political movement, one of the leading london-based artisan radicals of his generation."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"1185","title":{"es":"vincent henry: (1813-1878)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125751/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":360,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.347Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac500","currency":"EUR","id":125751,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125752/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"schoelcher victor:  \n (1804-1893) french abolitionist writer. a main figure and spokesman for the abolition of slavery. a very fine a.l.s., ` v. schoelcher ´, one page, blue paper, 12mo, london, 10th october 1878, on his printed stationery, in french. the letter bears to the upper left corner an attractive embossed heading with his initials.  \n schoelcher expresses the confusion created regarding the date of convocation of the commission, and states ` je prends note de la convocation de la commission pour le 19, mais vous me dites qu´une autre convocation avait été déjà lancée pour le samedi 12. est-ce une erreur? moi le président je n´ai pas eu le moindre avis de cette convocation pour le 12. dans le cas où ce ne serait pas une erreur, voulez-vous bien me dire si la séance du 12 a été contremandée et remise au 19?´  \n (translation: \u201c i take note of the convocation of the commission on the 19th, but you tell me that another convocation had already been issued for saturday 12th. is this a mistake? i, the president, did not have the slightest notice of this convocation for the 12th. in case it is not a mistake, would you kindly tell me if the 12 th meeting was cancelled and postponed to the 19th?\u201d) vg"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1186","title":{"es":"schoelcher victor: 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in part ` si j´étais dans une disposition caustique, je vous dirais que je vous fais passert trois lettres: d´une bégueule, l´autre d´un pédant, la troisieme d´un cadet de famille. mais a la campagne on est pacifique, on pardonne aux sots; et partout on plaint les malheureux cadets. silence donné! j´y consens, et c´est prudent; car je pourrais en dire long sur cette niece qui exhorte a pousser sa tante et qui pourrait si bien le faire elle même. j´imagine que vous n´attendrez plus rien de toute cette\u2026´  \n (\"if i was in a caustic disposition, i would tell you that i pass you three letters: one from a prude, the other from a pedant, the third from a cadet. but in the countryside we are peaceful, we forgive fools; and everywhere people pity the unfortunate cadets. silence given! i consent to it, and it is prudent; because i could say a lot about this niece who urges to push her aunt and who could so well do it herself. i imagine that you will expect nothing more from all this..\")  \n madame roland, known as \"madame\", says before concluding ` adieu, le soleil m´a fait mal a la tête, \u2026. et je pleure comme un enfant. j´ai encore le coeur et l´esprit tous neufs pour les romans´ (\"goodbye, the sun gave me a headache, \u2026. and i cry like a child.  \n i still have a brand new heart and mind for novels..\")  \n overall age wear and small creasing, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"1187","title":{"es":"madame roland: (1754-1793)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125753/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":700,"soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.350Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac700 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":125753,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125754/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"germaine de stael:  \n (1766-1817) also known as madame de stael, her real name being anne louise germaine de stael-holstein. french leading salonniere, a woman of letters and political theorist. she was the daughter of banker and french minister jacques necker. a voice of moderation during the french revolution, her intellectual collaboration with benjamin constant between 1794 and 1810 made them one of the most celebrated intellectual couples of their time. she lived many years in exile, first during the reign of terror and later escaping from napoleon´s persecution. rare a.l., one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., ` this friday´, to mr. mackintosh, in french.  \n germaine de stael states in part ` vous me manquez beaucoup, my dear sir, vous êtes pour moi la belle angleterre, celle de l´esprit et de l´âme. n´oubliez pas que j´attends vous et lady mackintosh demain a diner, vous me donnez mes jours de fête\u2026.´  \n (\"i miss you very much my dear sir, you are for me the image of the beautiful england with spirit and soul. don´t forget that i am waiting for you and lady mackintosh tomorrow for dinner, you bring me my happy days..\")  \n further ´referring to her son, very emotionally saying ` je vais diner lundi chez lady liverpool, voudriez-vous être de la partie?  \n il y a de bien grandes nouvelles, ah mon pauvre fils eut été bien heureux de se battre a présent, cela me serre le coeur jusqu´au point de le briser..  ´ (\"i am going to have dinner on monday at lady liverpool´s home. would you like to join us? there are great news, alas my poor son would have been very happy to be fighting right now. that constricts my heart to breaking point..\")  \n one stain, only affecting one word, otherwise 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(paris?), n.d. ( 'lundi' ; c.1850), to a gentleman, in french. swetchine seeks an audience, remarking 'une autre que moi, avec moi, vous temireierait de votre indulgence' (translation: 'another than me, with me, would temper you of your indulgence' ). with blank integral leaf. some light staining, predominantly at the foot of the page, only very slightly affecting the text and signature. about vg"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1189","title":{"es":"swetchine sophie: (1782-1857)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125755/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":160,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.352Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":125755,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125756/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125756/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"zamet sebastien:  \n (1549-1614) italian-born french financier who entered the service of the court of france as a valet to king henry iii. zamet later maintained a close friendship with king henry iv who would regularly visit the financier's mansion in paris, where many people were received, particularly gentlemen looking for amorous and discreet appointments. a rare d.s., sebastien zamet , with five additional words in his hand, one page (vellum), small oblong folio, n.p. (paris?), 31 st december 1600. the manuscript document is a receipt for the sum of 400 'ecus soleil' for one year of his salary as superintendent of buildings at the chateau de fontainebleau. some very light, minor age wear and a few creases, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1190","title":{"es":"zamet sebastien: (1549-1614)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125756/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":280,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.354Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125756,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125757/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"fitzherbert maria:  \n (1756-1837) british high society figure, the clandestine wife of george, prince of wales (later king george iv). a.l.s., m fitzherbert , one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ( 'friday evg '), to miss. boyle. the prince's long-time companion writes, in part, 'i am happy to be able to offer you a place in my box for the opera tomorrow night. i will if agreeable to you send my carriage for you a little before eight o'clock\u2026.as you perhaps wd. not like going there alone\u2026.' . some light age wear and small, minor areas of paper loss to two corners and with a neat tear to the left edge of a fold (professionally repaired to the verso). about vg"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"1191","title":{"es":"fitzherbert maria: (1756-1837)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125757/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:54.289Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":125757,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125758/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125758/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125758/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"talma julie:  \n (1756-1805) french dancer and courtesan. manuscript d.s., julie talma , one page, small oblong 8vo, paris, 22 nd december 1800, in french. the document is a receipt in which talma acknowledges having been paid 'la somme de trois cents livres' (translation: 'the sum of three hundred pounds' ) from citizen gerdry. with two contemporary ink annotations in an unidentified hand. together with francois-joseph talma (1763-1826) french actor, husband of julie talma from 1791-1801. manuscript d.s., franc. talma , one page, 4to, paris, 29 th march 1801, in french. talma acknowledges a debt, stating 'je reconnois devoir citoyen picot la somme de onze cents livres qu'il m'a fourni pour marchandises qu'il m'a fournies jus qu'a ce jour' (translation: 'i recognise that i owe citizen picot the sum of eleven hundred pounds that he has provided me for goods that he has provided me up to this day' ). with an official hexagonal stamp to the upper left corner. some light age wear, about vg, 2"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1192","title":{"es":"talma julie: (1756-1805)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125758/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:54.290Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125758,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125759/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125759/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125759/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"montez lola:  \n (1821-1861) irish courtesan, dancer and actress, the mistress of king ludwig i of bavaria and composer franz liszt. a rare a.l.s., lola montez , one page, 8vo, n.p. (paris), n.d., to a gentleman, in french. montez writes, in full, 'comme nous partirons samedi matin de bonne heure je serais tres content si vous pouvez venir un instant a la maison dans la matinee ou la journee pour entretenir de mes ennuyeuses affaires' (translation: 'as we will be leaving early on saturday morning, i would be very happy if you could come to the house for a moment in the morning or during the day to talk about my boring business' ). with integral address leaf in montez's hand, the name of the recipient at 11 rue de choiseul somewhat indecipherable. autograph letters of montez are rare as a result of her early death at the age of 39. some light traces of former mounting and minor age wear, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1193","title":{"es":"montez lola: (1821-1861)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125759/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":460,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:54.292Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":125759,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125760/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125760/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125760/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"mata hari:  (1876-1917) margaretha geertruida zelle.  dutch exotic dancer and courtesan, convicted of being a spy for germany during world war i and executed by a firing squad in france. a good dark fountain pen ink signature ( 'mata hari' ) and a few additional words in her hand, in french, 'avec les remerciements pour votre admiration' (translation: 'with thanks for your admiration' ) on an attractive 8vo sheet of printed stationery from the hotel bristol, dated vienna, 10 th january 1907, in her hand. matted in cream and red above the original envelope hand addressed by mata hari to lieutenant oscar sofer (?) in vienna and framed and glazed to an overall size of 11 x 19. some light creasing and a few minor ink blots, otherwise vg  \n  mata hari performed in vienna from 15 th december 1906 to 16 th january 1907 when she danced her 'indian' act."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1194","title":{"es":"mata hari: (1876-1917)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125760/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":3200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:54.293Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":125760,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125761/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"michel louise:  \n (1830-1905) french anarchist and teacher, an important figure in the paris commune. a.l.s., l michel , one page, 8vo, london, 28 th june 1895, to alexandre roy, in french. michel states that her comrades letter has given them much joy, and continues to refer to some beautiful photographs, 'c'est bien la vie depuis le reve de desdemone vers l'ideal, et celui des pauvres sans le son vers les vieux qui leur semblent si beaux jusqu'a l'interrogation muette du gamin a la grenouille dont la vie n'est pas plus assuree que la sienne' (translation: 'it is indeed life from the dream of desdemona towards the ideal, and that of the poor without sound towards the old people who seem so beautiful to them, up to the mute interrogation of the kid with the frog whose life is not more assured than his' ), concluding by remarking that roy's three books have given them the greatest pleasure. with blank integral leaf. written on feint graph paper, the letter has some age toning and several neat splits at the edges of folds, only very slightly affecting the text. g"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"1195","title":{"es":"michel louise: (1830-1905)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125761/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:54.295Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":125761,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125762/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"ibarruri dolores:  \n (1895-1989) spanish republican politician of the spanish civil war of 1936-39, and a communist remembered for her slogan no pasaran! , issued during the battle for madrid in november 1936. a good signed 4.5 x 7 photograph depicting la pasionaria standing outdoors in a half-length pose, in later years, holding a white flower in her hands. signed in blue ink with her name alone to the lower white border. ex"},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"1196","title":{"es":"ibarruri dolores: (1895-1989)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125762/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:54.296Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac120","currency":"EUR","id":125762,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125763/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"thunberg greta:  \n (2003-   ) swedish environmental activist. signed colour 11 x 8 photograph of thunberg seated outdoors in a full-length pose alongside a placard bearing the slogan 'skolstrejk for klimatet' ( 'school strike for the climate' ). signed in bold black ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. ex"},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"1197","title":{"es":"thunberg greta: (2003-   )"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125763/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":85,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:54.297Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac120","currency":"EUR","id":125763,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125764/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125764/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125764/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"rothschild nathan meyer  : (1777-1836) jewish german banker, businessman and financier, one of the second generation of the rothschild banking dynasty. d.s., n m rothschild , in his capacity as contractor, in the right margin, two pages, folio, n.p. (london?), 1st march 1822. the printed document, in russian, french and english, is a financial certificate 'of a perpetual annuity in the great book of the public debt of the imperial commission of the sinking fund, representing a capital of seven hundred and twenty silver roubles\u2026 ', equal to £111. with various decorative engravings to either side and a number of official stamps, as well as one of the original coupons lightly affixed at the base. some light overall age wear and some two lengthy, neat splits at the edge of the central horizontal fold, g  \n    \n  the present russian bond of 1822 is widely recognized by economic historians as being the first eurobond. issued by the house of rothschild in london, frankfurt, paris and vienna, the bond promised payment in european currencies, as well as in russian roubles. perhaps more importantly, dividends could be claimed in any of the aforementioned cities, effectively protecting the bondholder from the effects of a continental war. although titled an annuity, the 1822 issue was in fact a perpetuity, a promise by russia to pay a dividend to the bondholder forever, or at least until the revolution of 1917."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1198","title":{"es":"rothschild nathan meyer: (1777-1836)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125764/view","tags":["esnumismatics_stocksbonds","escollectibles_autographs","esnumismatics_all","esnumismatics","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":360,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:54.298Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":125764,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125765/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"krupp friedrich alfred:  \n (1854-1902) german steel manufacturer whose company gained control of arms and warship 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neuf´ (\u201ci acknowledge having received from mr. de coulmier, director of the house of charenton, five bags of wood provided to me in the winter of one thousand eight hundred and eight to one thousand eight hundred and nine at charenton, august 14th, one thousand eight hundred and nine\u201d) small overall minor age wear, with a small hole to the lower border, not affecting the text or signature. g  \n   \n  françois-simonet des coulmiers (1741-1818) des coulmiers was the   last abbot of the french national constituent assembly and the first director of the national house, or nursing house, of charenton. he had a very good and friendly relationship with sade. sade always expressed a boundless passion for the theatre, and des coulmiers built a theatre in the nursing home. the bleachers were intended to receive about forty mental patients, chosen among the least agitated. the rest of the room could accommodate about two hundred spectators, exclusively recruited by invitation. sade 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years of his life imprisoned and most of his works were written while incarcerated. the word sadism was coined from his name. rare a.l.s., ` sade ´, three pages, 4to, charenton, 23rd december 1806, to his stage manager m. ripert, in french.  sade first refers to his correspondent´s son, a military officer in napoleon´s troops, and states ` je vous assure mon cher et ancien ami que la nouvelle que vous me donnez de votre fils, me fait infiniment de peine, je ne sais quel funeste pressentiment m'avait présagé le malheur qui lui est arrivé mais en l'embrassant (et m. quesnel s'en aperçut), je sentis un mouvement involontaire d'une tristesse plus forte que moi, mais heureusement qu'il s'en tirera bien, et vous devez avoir déjà des nouvelles de sa convalescence\u2026 au reste consolons nous de cet accident par l'idée certaine qu'il va bien sûrement monter en grade ; il aura sûrement un régiment et d'autres  faveurs; car vous savez comme moi qu'il sert un bon maitre et que jamais l'empereur n´a laissé dans l'oubli des officiers bléssés à son service\u2026´   (\u201c  translation: \u201c i assure you my dear and old friend that the news you give me of your son pains me infinitely, i don't know what fatal presentiment had presaged to me the misfortune that befell him, but in embracing him (and m. quesnel noticed it), i felt an involuntary sadness movement, stronger than me, but fortunately he will be fine, and you must already have news of his convalescence\u2026 besides, let us console ourselves for this accident by the certain thought that he will surely rise in rank; he will surely have a regiment and other favours; because you know like me that he serves a good master and that the emperor has never left in oblivion officers injured under his service...\u201d)  sade further changes the topic and mentions his own affairs, stating ` un mot de mes affaires\u2026 je vous suis obligé de ce que vous avez decouvert pour me procurer quelques fonds dont je me trouve avoir absolument besoin dans ce moment-ci\u2026 et voici comme cela pourrait etre arrangé, l´affaire se fairait ce quon appelle par anticipation; le nouveau fermier en signant l'acte me payerait une année d'avance dont il se rembourserait a la fin de son bail, et ce remboursement fait par le fermier qui prendrait alors, c'est a dire a la fin du bail de celui que vous me proposez payerait cette année; personne par ce moyen ne se trouverait gené. combinez bien, minutez bien ce que je vous propose et si l'on y consent, et que vous trouviez ce plan b bon pour moi. envoyez moi de suite un modèle de procuration je vous le renverrai signé\u2026´  (translation: \u201c a word about my affairs...i am obliged to you for what you have discovered in order to get me some funds which i find myself absolutely in need of at this moment...and here is how it could be arranged, the matter would be what is called \u201cby anticipation\u201d; the new farmer by signing the deed would pay me a year in advance which he would be reimbursed for at the end of his lease, and this reimbursement made by the farmer who would then take the contract, that is to say at the end of the lease of the one whom you propose; no one by this means would be embarrassed. plan well what i propose to you and if we agree to it, and that you find this plan b good for me. send me immediately a power of attorney that i will send it back to you signed\u2026\u201d)  before concluding, sade insists on his need of money, saying ` a l'égard du château j'espère que vous ne le louerai qu'à quelqu'un de sûr, et qui n'y laisse rien dégrader cette clause est très importante\u2026 je vous remercie de ce que vous me dites a l'occasion du bois de saumane, mais étendez vous dans votre reponse et dites moi de quelle manière je vais en retirer de l'argent\u2026´   (  translation: \u201c with regard to the castle i hope that you will only rent it to someone reliable, and who does not let anything deteriorate, this clause is very important\u2026 i thank you for what you tell me regarding the saumane wood, but extend your answer and tell me how i will get money from it\u2026\u201d) a lengthy letter of good content. with address leaf. postmarked. one small hole to first sheet and few small ones to the second, only partially affecting one word, and not affecting the signature. very small area of paper loss to the edge of the second sheet as a result of the letter opening. g  \n   \n  sade refers to napoleon i when mentioning the behaviour of the emperor when relating to injured soldiers of his troops."},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"1202","title":{"es":"sade marquis de: (1740-1814)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125768/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2500,"soldPrice":2400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:55.393Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,500 - \u20ac3,500","currency":"EUR","id":125768,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125769/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"lafontaine charles:  \n (1803-1892) french mesmerist, or 'traveling public magnetic demonstrator' who had 'an interest in animal magnetism as an agent for curing or alleviating illnesses'. a.l.s., lafontaine , one page, 8vo, pall mall east, london, 10 th august 1841, to a gentleman, in french. lafontaine states that he has received his correspondent's letter 'qui m'apprend, le desir, que vous avez de faire magnetiser votre fils sourd-muet il est agé de 8 ans ½' (translation: 'which teaches me, the desire, which you have to have your deaf-mute son magnetized, he is 8 ½ years old' ) and continues to add that it is a favourable age and if he would like to come to lafontaine's home tomorrow at 2 o'clock then 'j'examinerai s'il peut etre 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scribner. barnum writes concerning a property on bank street and states, in part, 'a mr. brayton of cleveland (coal dealer) called on me to day to say that his wife charlotte g. brayton took a mortgage on that property for $1800 in july/53 & that the interest had been paid punctually until & except last payment due jan [uary] y last. if the records show this prior mortgage to exist of course that weakens the securities so much. i hope you will learn the facts in the case & at all events i trust the matter will all be settled up as soon as possible' . some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg  \n  in the early 1850s barnum had begun investing to develop east bridgeport, connecticut, making substantial loans which, by 1856 (the year of the present letter) had eliminated barnum's wealth. thus began four years of litigation and public humiliation, with many critics celebrating barnum's public dilemma. however, the showman undertook a european tour with tom thumb, and also started his 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vatan - indre'', in french. de lesseps invites his correspondent to visit him and stay at his home, stating in part ` si vous aviez la liberté de prendre un petit congé, madame de lesseps et moi nous vous inviterions à venir nous voir à notre campagne du berry où nous serons charmés de vous recevoir pendant tout le temps que vous pourrez nous donner´ (\u201cif you had the freedom to take a little leave, madame de lesseps and i would invite you to come and see us in our berry countryside home where we will be delighted to receive you for all the time you can give us\u201d) de lesseps further explains the way to reach their location coming from paris by train or by car. with blank integral leaf. very small overall staining, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"1205","title":{"es":"de lesseps ferdinand: 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the cloister that we have had built on the seaside terrace, of which you must have seen some photograph and which continues to charm us.. in the evening especially, it is a corner of italy of a striking romanticism that fascinates my dear claire, mainly on moonlit evenings ..´ eiffel further reports on his children´s situation, ` claire needs to rest, she has been focused on the hospital where she is the director, rendering the best services because of her intelligence and kind ness; she is adored by everyone\u2026.valentine takes care intensively also of important services at the hotel dieu\u2026laure is still very much distressed and will come to spend quite a long time to beaulieu to recover. the death of maurie has hurt all of us a lot\u2026´, further again reporting on his grandchildren, saying about laure´s son ` rené is going to leave with his new heavy cannonballs to verdun..´ ex  \n    \n  claire eiffel (1863-1934) elder daughter of gustave eiffel and his right-hand man.  \n  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sum of money from the egyptian government and she wishes to give you one quarter of the net amount which will remain to her thereout after discharging the various expenses in connection therewith' and further stating 'lady carnarvon, as i think you know, greatly appreciates the distinguished service you have rendered in the cause of scientific research and has many gratifying memories of your association with her late husband. i am to add that her ladyship has paid to the trustees of the late earl of carnarvon's estate so much of the money received by her from egypt as is referable to the amount expended by the late lord carnarvon on the work in his life time, and it is her intention, when as she anticipates, she receives from the trustees in her capacity of beneficiary under her late husband's will, the net amount remaining from this sum after payment of duties and expenses, to allocate 25% of this to yourself' before concluding 'lady carnarvon feels, however, in common with many others that the demands of the government in connection with death duties never cease, and\u2026\u2026she will ask you\u2026..to agree to indemnify her to the extent of 25% of any further claim for duty that may be made on the late earl's estate in any was connected with the egyptian business' . with a holograph postscript signed by fryzer with his initials. together with carter's retained typed copy of his letter of reply, one page, 4to, n.p., 22 nd september 1930, to mr. fryzer, thanking him for his letter and cheque and remarking 'i much appreciate the gift from lady carnarvon for i had and have no legal claim upon her or upon the late earl of carnarvon's estate in connection with the tut-ankh-amen business' , and further agreeing to indemnify lady carnarvon to the extent of 25% of all future claims for duty on the late earl of carnarvon's estate in any way connected 'with the egyptian business' . also including one other related piece. some light creasing and a few minor paperclip rust stains to the upper corners. about vg, 3  \n   \n  almina herbert (1876-1969) countess of carnarvon, wife of george herbert, 5 th earl of carnarvon. the countess was the illegitimate daughter of the banker alfred de rothschild, who provided her with considerable wealth which went towards funding the search for tutankhamun's tomb in egypt. the countess continued to provide financial support for carter's excavation of the tomb until 1925, when she reached a settlement with the egyptian authorities whereby she gave up any claim on the contents of the tomb in return for a compensation payment of £36,000. despite her wealth, the countess was declared bankrupt in 1951 and spent the last years of her life living in a terraced house in bristol.  \n    \n  george herbert, 5 th earl of carnarvon (1866-1923) english peer and aristocrat, financial backer of the search for and excavation of tutankhamun's tomb in the valley of the 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(21 st january 1981), to nuel melton emmons. manson writes, in part, 'the little things can be done right would mean we could move some big thoughts for big bucks\u2026.a guy told me once that a person that could think up a life style where they didn't need money that they could have anything they wanted - i told him i had everything i wanted as in at that point of time i was not in a cage\u2026..so i've thought up some little things, that will swing on you doing some little things perfectly - right - i'm treated like a dam fool\u2026.things i could do & put into motion for the good of one self & all is kept down by the fears of people that keep telling me i'm afraid unless i destroy them with there (sic) own death wish. that makes it hard as hell to git around\u2026..a god dam dog is treated with more respect - we need to be secret agents to git a rubber band, paperclips as the things other convicks (sic) git everyday. long ago a person that didn't snich (sic) was respected for his word - the prison i've been in for the last years is 99% snich (sic) - there must be someone not sniching (sic) but i've yet to be locked in the place where they are. ah yes i ment (sic) to tell you another thought i had on john lennon - deep down i feel he staged his own death & that he aint dead. they been doing that for a long time. it's like when i laugh everyone laughs but when i cry some one dies so i don't laugh & i don't cry. why do i wright (sic) you said you were gona (sic) wright. i ask about john lynon (sic) & i watched for your letter. so i'll just say i don't think he's dead. he went crazy & thought he died. if we gona (sic) do radio tv thing we might as well do it right - big toys - i would rather have a good guitar but the radio is nice\u2026..its been hard for me to make plain for anything like tomorrow when my life been on the point & live from hour to hour day to day\u2026..it's no big thing if i git anything - i'm content with nothing because i got lots of good dreams\u2026..you realise there just toys to me & i don't need none of it - i got nothing to do\u2026..' accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by manson. some light creasing and minor age wear, vg  \n  nuel melton emmons (1927-2002) american photojournalist and biographer of manson. emmons first met manson briefly when he was imprisoned for automobile theft in 1956, and again under similar circumstances in 1960. in 1979, he contacted manson and began extensive interviews and his correspondence with manson resulted in the book  in his own words - the shocking confessions of the most dangerous man alive (1986)."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1220","title":{"es":"manson charles: (1934-2017)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125786/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":210,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:52.866Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125786,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125787/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125787/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125787/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125787/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125787/010/010.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"manson charles:  \n (1934-2017) american criminal who led the cult-based manson family, responsible for multiple deaths (including the murder of sharon tate) and the subject of quentin tarantino's film once upon a time in hollywood . a.l.s., with a swastika symbol substituted for his name (as was his practice at times), six pages, 4to, california medical facility, vacaville, n.d. (june 1973), to r. thompson. manson, writing in bold pencil, authors a rambling and occasionally incoherent letter, in part, 'what is broken cross on your hand for?....i git so much mail i need 50 people to do it, few i answer. i sent your letter to someone in another letter because i ran out of stamps\u2026.the letter i wrote you may not understand it because i thought you were someone els (sic) useing (sic) the name ruth\u2026.i've been on my own since the year one & i've just watched everyone grow up backwards. my own company i like that also. i like my own time\u2026.i myself never learnt from books & feel enlightment (sic) comes from within\u2026..i don't read much & wright (sic) little & care less about telling paper words to say what's already known in the heart\u2026..the mind the truth the now is so symple (sic) that a confused programmed mind can't see it for looking & most people run from themselves in the name of looking for themselves. you think the master comes from all races. huh. that's proberly (sic) the easy thing for you to think\u2026..grase (sic) is more than a word it is a motion. motions always changing & moveing (sic) from the soul\u2026..as for eyes i don't even think hitler has blue eyes. les [lie] van houten (a member of the manson family) got brown eyes but whatever it means little\u2026..i want my justice & that's out with my friends\u2026..that never should of been put in cages to start\u2026..calif don't holds all the answers it holds me i am the answer for i'm in groove & am the answer to my world\u2026..i don't think your superior or inferior to play superior you must also play not so superior\u2026..it means little to nothing in knowing what brains think is what they are told when they are told right. you don't strive for perfection you are & perfection is the universe\u2026\u2026but i'm not alowed (sic) to tell the truth so i hide in the cages. i know what i know but that's only for my self & my own knowing\u2026..whatever it is to you i'm not sure [lynette] fromme (a member of the manson family who attempted to assassinate gerald ford) is a magic thing that reflects my majic (sic) motions & love. she is love because she loves above fears of past elusion & if i put it in her right she dances & sings & makes wonderfull (sic) pictures for me to feast my soul with. the blue (sandra good, a member of the manson family and close friend of fromme) is another magic being who grows with each day\u2026..i am just as much the majic (sic) they gave me that i gave them that they reflected to me\u2026\u2026fromme got whatever i got cause i got in her a little & we got in each other\u2026..all anyone ever seen was the bad part of them the good was much much more. big pattie yellow (patricia krenwinkel, a member of the manson family) is no majic (sic) her eyes shine in the dark & her touch is as soft & gentil i should have fucked her more for she had all the good i could give her\u2026.but i didn't think she could have children\u2026..i just looked up on the wall & its written that all white dogs must die\u2026..i don't let people kill the spiders\u2026..i've done my best for all but i guess it just wasn't good enough. when mohat mogandia (mahatma gandhi) got out of prison in india he had the will of the people. the english queen had something to do with haveing (sic) him shot. that sacrifice took her top in the english money\u2026..she helped put up that woman in india & she just lost her place over india but the english speeking (sic) woman sent her my thought & her dady (sic) laughing all the way from the bank of london. the hendo pimps aint no better than any other pimps - you can only fuck so good & then the woman becomes peace\u2026..i was locked up before hitler died & before the end of war ii alone & in darkness\u2026..how can i escape from what i see what i am i can go to sleep & wake up a new me & make that day up in my own will\u2026..it's all one big day\u2026..each stroke in you was a 100 years & each touch a life time & i fucked you\u2026..my own heart beet (sic) is your only life on earth & you gave me to a cell so you could suffer untill (sic) you earn me back into your soulless existence\u2026.don't wright (sic) me no more, wright (sic) red to begg (sic) her, you took her world, not mine\u2026..i remain the all of nothing the nothing of everything & my me is all the love to me' . accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by manson and signed ( 'c manson' ) by him in the return address panel. some light age wear, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1221","title":{"es":"manson charles: (1934-2017)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125787/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":190,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:55.323Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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\u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":125789,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125790/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125790/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125790/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[gastronomy]: berchoux joseph  \n (1760-1838) french poet and humourist credited with inventing the word gastronomy as a result of his poem la gastronomia (1801) which praised the culinary arts. a.l.s., berchoux , three pages, 4to, arly, 16 th december 1829, to monsieur dumont at the ministry of the interior in paris, in french. berchoux wonders if his correspondent will remember the old countryman 'qui a censure pendant quelques mois tout pire de vous au ministere de l'interieur' (translation: 'who for a few months censored everything worst about you at the ministry of the interior' ) although continues to seek a small favour, having been encouraged in the process by mr and mrs st. cyr, and quoting from a note that he has received, 'le retranchement  de 200,000 f opere par la loi de finance de 1830 sur les fonds speciaux du ministere.....dans la necessite de proposer a sa majeste la diminution quelques allocations acordees sur les fonds et datee du 1er janvier 1830. celle......m. berchoux sera reduite a 1500 f' (translation: 'the deduction of 200,000 francs operated by the finance law of 1830 on the special funds of the ministry\u2026.in the need to propose to his majesty the reduction of some allocations granted on the funds and dated 1 st january 1830.  \n that\u2026..of mr. berchoux will be reduced to 1500 francs'  \n ). berchoux further writes 'il une semble que lors de la discussion du dernier budjet quand il fut question de toucher aux lettres, la chambre passa a l'ordre du jour...... s'il est question en effet d'une mesure generale qui retrancherait tout brusquement un quart de toutes les pensions litteraires, ou si cette mesure me regarde uniquement, si cela serait facheux pour moi et j'etais bien loin de m'y attendre dans le ministere actuel. le serait une bien petite economie au prejudice d'un homme qui touche a sa 70e annee, mais je n'ai plus rien a dire, si je n'epouve qu'un sort commun. poriez vous dans tous las cas me procurer une expedition du rapport qui fut fait en ma faveur pour m. de corbiere pour m'obtenir une pension?  \n j'y ai vu la signature du roi: il me servirait du moins de titre en cas d'evenement'  \n (translation: 'it seems that during the discussion of the last budget, when it was a question of touching on letters, the chamber passed to the order of the day\u2026..if it is indeed a question of a general measure which would suddenly cut off a quarter of all literary pensions, or if this measure concerns me alone, that would be unfortunate for me and i was far from expecting it in the current ministry. it would be a very small saving to the detriment of a man who is nearing his 70 th year, but i have nothing more to say, if i only fear a common fate. could you in any case get me a copy of the report that was made in my favour for mr. de corbiere to obtain a pension for me? i saw the king's signature there: it would serve me at least as a title in case of an event' ) and concludes 'vous aurez le plaisir de voir m & mme de st cyr vers la fin de fevrier.  \n j'espere pouvoir les aller rejoindre au mois d'avril. il sera pour une fois bien agreable de vous revoir encore si vous n'avais pas trop de repugnance pour un censeur l'etait, a la verite, un triste metier. .........j'attends un mot de vous a votre premier loisir en attendant je vous prie de croire d'avance a toute ma reconnaissance'  \n (translation: 'you will have the pleasure of seeing mr and mrs de st cyr towards the end of february.  \n i hope to be able to join them in april. for once it will be very pleasant to see you again if you weren't too reluctant to be censored; it was, in truth, a sad profession\u2026\u2026.i am waiting for a word from you at your first leisure and while waiting, please believe in advance in all my gratitude'  \n ). with autograph address panel to the verso of the final page and the small remnants of a seal (some tears and a small area of paper loss, slightly affecting the text, caused by the original breaking of the seal). a few small, neat tears to the edges, g"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1224","title":{"es":"[gastronomy]: berchoux joseph (1760-1838)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125790/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:55.328Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":125790,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125791/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125791/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[gastronomy]: brillat-savarin jean anthelme  (1755-1826) french lawyer and politician who gained fame as a gastronome and epicure following his publication of the physiology of taste (1825). a rare d.s., brillat-savarin , one page, 8vo, rue des filles-st-thomas, paris, 23 rd november 1819, in french. the partially printed document, completed entirely in brillat-savarin's hand is entitled cercle d'harmonie trancendante ( 'circle of transcendent harmony' ) and takes the form of an invitation and programme to a journee musicale en l'honneur de madame sainte cecile (translation: 'musical day in honour of madame saint cecilia' ) addressed to colonel lacombe and stating that guests should assemble on sunday 28 th at precisely 10 o'clock in the morning. brillat-savarain details the programme of the day, with seven musical events ( 'ouverturen hymne a l'harmonie\u2026..musique officielle inedite rares debuts\u2026..libation chinoise confabulation\u2026..musique a volonte\u2026.libation finale' etc.) taking place at various times of the day and night, beginning at 10.30am and ending at 11pm. with integral address leaf. some foxing, largely to the edges, otherwise vg  \n  brillat-savarin, who fled the reign of terror and, after travelling to switzerland and holland, taught music in america, organised musical days for the cercle d'harmonie trancendante which he had founded after his return to paris in 1796. such events appealed to not only the ear, but the palate and throat, and in his  physiologie du gout brillat-savarin wrote 'the artists who circulate in our salons drink with as much discretion as sagacity; but what they have lost on one side, they regain on the other; and if they are no longer drunk, they are gluttonous to the third heaven, so much so that it is assured that at the circle of transcendent harmony, the celebration of the feast of saint cecilia sometimes lasted more than twenty-four hours'."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"1225","title":{"es":"[gastronomy]: brillat-savarin jean anthelme (1755-1826)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125791/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":3600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:55.329Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - 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(early 1850s), in french. the neatly penned manuscript, containing various corrections and additions, as well as numerous variations (in particular significant unpublished sections) to the final published version, concerns the distillation of eaux-de-vie , and particularly cognac, from saintonge, the region of france famous for its grapes.  in chapter iii of the manuscript, comprising almost half of the original unpublished text, is entitled observation sur le but general que j'ai du me proposer en ce qui concerne les produits de la saintonge (translation: 'observation on the general goal that i had to set myself with regard to the products of saintonge' ) and was edited to observation sur le but general que je me suis propose (translation: 'observation on the general goal that i have proposed' ) in the printed version, guilbault specifies the object of the research he is undertaking on distillation stating, in part, [unpublished] 's'il est vrai que le commerce et la consommation en general regrettent generalement l'abandon que l'on a fait pendant quelque temps de l'ancien appareil de distillation, a cause de la qualite des produits qu'il donnait, il a fallu tendre dans un nouvel appareil, a produire le meme effet que l'ancien, a la condition cependant qu'il pourrait toujours etre employe dans tous les pays a distillation, quelque soit d'ailleurs la nature et l'origine des produits alcoolique\u2026\u2026. [published] les eaux-de-vie de saintonge, si justement renommees, auxquelles on a donne a tort le nom d'eau-de-vie de cognac, sont tellement superieures en qualite, a cause de leur gout et de leur arome special, que personne ne pense a convertir les vin blancs du pays en ce qu'on appelle des trois-six ou alcools d'un degre tres eleves.......le but que j'ai du me proposer, pour le moment du moins, n'a pas pu etre de faire un appareil a produire des trois-six, mais bien de trouver le moyen de faire de bonnes eaux-de-vie, plus rapidement et a meilleur marche, quant a la fabrication, qu'aucun systeme employe dans ce pays et partout ailleurs.   ce n'est pas cependant qu'avec mon appareil, on ne puisse tres facilement faire des trois-six, si on le desire, puisqu'en rectifiant plusieurs fois un produit, on doit parvenir a en separer les parties aqueuses de celles alcooliques au moyen de la distillation, en continuant a employer la vapeur qui fait la base fondamentale de mon systeme'  (translation: [unpublished] 'if it is true that trade and consumption in general generally regret the abandonment that was made for some time of the old distillation apparatus, because of the quality of the products it gave, it was necessary to strain in a new device, to produce the same effect as the old one, on the condition however that it could always be used in all countries with distillation, whatever the nature and origin of the alcoholic products'\u2026.. [published] 'the saintonge eaux-de-vie, so justly renamed, to which the name of cognac brandy has been wrongly given, are so superior in quality, because of their special taste and aroma, that no one does not think of converting the white wines of the country into what are called three-sixes or alcohols of a very high degree\u2026\u2026..the goal i must have set myself, for the moment at least, could not have been to make a device to produce three-sixes, but rather to find the means of making good spirits, much quicker and cheaper, as regards the manufacture, than any system employed in this country and everywhere else. it is not, however, that with my apparatus, one cannot very easily make three-sixes, if one wishes, since by rectifying a product several times, one must succeed in separating the aqueous parts from the alcoholic parts at the means of distillation, continuing to use the system which is the fundamental basis of my system' ). the manuscript is bound together with guilbault's own final printed copy of his work published by la librairie bourbaud, saintes, in 1854, and includes patent diagrams of the distillation apparatus as well as numerous pencil annotations in his hand to the margins. also included within the volume is the autograph manuscript of guilbault's memoir entitled de l'education, des moeurs, des institutions politiques chez les anciens & de leurs resultats (translation: 'on education, customs, political institutions among the ancients & their results' ), comprising over one hundred folio pages, with extensive corrections, and several other printed works authored by guilbault. all are contained within their original paper wrappers and the ensemble neatly bound within a folio volume with a gilt stamped title to the spine and bearing the ex-libris of martineau of saintonge. some light age wear, generally vg  \n  it would appear that the process for distilling saintonge's cognac eaux-de-vie, developed by guilbault, the main purpose of which was to avoid direct contact between the fire and the boiler, contact which produces irregularities of taste in the alcohol, was not adopted as in 1870 coal was still used for the direct heating of boilers in the region of saintonge."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"1226","title":{"es":"[cognac]:"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125792/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":5000,"soldPrice":4600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:55.330Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac5,000 - 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il y a peu, un grand cortège de dames touristes aux appats lourds, juchées sur autant de dromadaires, a commencé à faire la large avenue qui mène à sa base - dérisoire hommage aux souveraines de cette terre des anciens âges - l´hôtel où nous sommes est un vestige de l´occupation britannique - certes redécoré mais encore cependant plein des fastes de ce temps là - c´est un peu \u201cl´année dernière à marienbad\u201d à la mode arabe - couloirs de marbre gris ponctués d´ogives arabes, cloisons en moucharabich et meubles incrustés d´ivoire.. rien n´y manque, - sauf le public nonchalant et follement élégant du temps des anglais..´  \n (  \n translation: ` here i am, writing to you right in front of the great pyramid - only short ago, a large procession of ladies, tourists, perched on as many dromedaries, began to make the way of the large avenue which leads to the base of the pyramid - a derisory homage to the sovereigns women of this land of ancient ages - the hotel where we are is a vestige of the british occupation - admittedly redecorated but still full of the splendour of that time - it is a bit like \u201clast year in marienbad\u201d in the arabian fashion way - grey marble hallways punctuated with arabian warheads, moucharabich partitions and ivory-encrusted furniture. nothing is missing - except the nonchalant and wildly elegant public of the english era\u2026\u201d) vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1230","title":{"es":"balmain pierre: (1914-1982)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125796/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:55.337Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125796,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125797/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"saint laurent yves:  \n (1936-2008) french fashion designer. founder in 1962 of the yves saint laurent fashion label. signed 4 x 6 photograph by saint laurent, the image showing him in a youth head and shoulders close-up portrait pose. signed in bold blue ink to a clear area of the image. matted in beige to an overall size of 7 x 9.5. vg"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1231","title":{"es":"saint laurent yves: (1936-2008)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125797/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.104Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - 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( 'lundi' ), to a gentleman, in french; aron jonason (1838-1914) swedish photographer and journalist. a.l.s., a. jonason , to one side of a plain postcard, gothenburg, 2 nd november 1904, to dr. gustav selle's photography company, in german. jonason writes in response to an advertisement and requests brochures and any other information 'that may be necessary to test the advertised process more closely' , further adding that he ' would also like to see a few test prints' ; oscar spielmann (1901-1974) czech painter. two a.ls.s., oskar spielmann , each written to the recto and verso of plain postcards, vienna, 27 th april 1921 and 22 nd june 1922, to his parents, in german. the artist states, in part, 'professor bohm has already completed his year. so i'll try the academy. i myself like to start the craft from scratch. since the lack of nature studies is becoming apparent to me, i am (still) doing drapery studies under mattes hofmanne's direction\u2026.if only i weren't dressed so barbarically and could live more orderly!' (april 1921), 'today i finally got my canteen membership card, so i had to join a club beforehand and then affirm (in writing) on oath that i am of aryan descent. on the 1 st i was with the 'young medardus' v. schnitzler in the castle, which after a very long (extremely long) time was something outstanding in every respect' (june 1922). some light age wear and minor faults including slight traces of former mounting, g to about vg, 4"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1238","title":{"es":"famous men & women:"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125804/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":170,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.114Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125804,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125805/011/011.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125805/012/012.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125805/013/013.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125805/014/014.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125805/015/015.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125805/016/016.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125805/017/017.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125805/018/018.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125805/019/019.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125805/020/020.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"famous men & women:  \n small, unusual selection of autograph envelopes of various sizes (a few front panels only), some signed, by a wide variety of famous men including giacomo puccini (addressed to the conductor arturo toscanini), paul strand (2: both signed to the return address to the verso, one with his surname only), george washington carver, queen victoria, john steinbeck (addressed to the advertising innovator howard luck gossage), truman capote (signed in the return address to the verso), ivan bunin (signed 'ivan bonnine' in the return address), ray stannard baker (signed in the return address; one tear slightly affecting the signature), ernst krenek (3; two signed with his surname only in the return address), guillaume apollinaire, philippe petain, kaiser wilhelm ii (large 14 x 10 envelope with a good dark red wax seal to the verso) etc. some tears, staining and age wear as to be expected, fr to g, 23"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1239","title":{"es":"famous men & women:"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125805/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":280,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.116Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125805,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125806/016/016.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125806/017/017.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125806/018/018.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125806/019/019.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125806/020/020.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125806/021/021.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125806/022/022.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125806/023/023.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125806/024/024.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125806/025/025.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"famous men & women:  \n a good, miscellaneous selection of signed cards, t.ls.s. (4), ds.s. (2), signed colour 8 x 10 photograph (1) etc., by a variety of famous men and women comprising george m. cohan (ink signature on a small 12mo card, 'yankee doodlefully. geo. m. cohan' ), james cagney, joan crawford (thanking her correspondent for their birthday card and briefly referring to her film work, 'i love working so hard and making three pictures in a row is wonderful' , april 1955), marlene dietrich (explaining that her daughter's handbag, containing a visa credit card in dietrich's name, had been stolen and complaining about the lack of service received from visa, 'the only explanation i have is that there are so many addresses for the visa credit card that their right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing' , 23 rd april 1987), irving berlin (signed short snorter, also bearing several other signatures including that of actor john garfield), ann-margret (8 x 10), duke of wellington (signed free front envelope panel with his initial w ), eleanor roosevelt (signed with initials), william o. douglas, richard byrd (signed cheque, 1932) and william 'boss' tweed (d.s., 1869). some of the letters are accompanied by their original envelopes. a few minor faults, generally vg, 11"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1240","title":{"es":"famous men & women:"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125806/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.118Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125806,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125807/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125807/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125807/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125807/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: esterhazy ferdinand walsin  \n (1847-1923) french army officer who gained notoriety as a spy for the german empire and the actual perpetrator of the act of treason of which captain alfred dreyfus was wrongly accused and convicted in 1894. a.l.s., esterhazy , one page, 8vo, n.p. (harpenden, hertfordsire?), 28 th february 1909, to a gentleman, in french. esterhazy states that last night he received the two books which his correspondent had sent him, adding that he can only repeat what he told him the other day, and that he is very grateful for all the trouble that he is going to, further writing 'je vous prierai aussi.....de me dire le prix de ces ouvrages qui me seront fort utiles pour ce que j'ai a faire. je n'ai pas encore pu penser a risquer le voyage de bournemouth, il fait le temps le plus affreux, neige, brouillard etc., c'est le plus affreux hiver que j'ai vu depuis 11 ans que je suis ici' (translation: 'i would also ask you\u2026\u2026to tell me the price of these works, which will be very useful to me for what i have to do. i haven't been able to think of risking the trip to bournemouth yet, it's the most awful weather, snow, fog etc., it's the most awful winter i've seen in the 11 years i've been here' ). with blank integral leaf. together with an a.l.s. by paul desachy, editor of bibliographie de l'affaire dreyfus , two pages, 4to, rue emile augier, paris, 26 th april 1935, to monsieur e. barbier, in french, discussing the autographs of esterhazy and other individuals and explaining that those he has of esterhazy relating to the dreyfus affair are typed and with only a very few annotations and therefore not suitable for his correspondent's collection. accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by desachy. vg, 2"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1241","title":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: esterhazy ferdinand walsin (1847-1923)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125807/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":420,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.816Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":125807,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125808/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125808/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: picquart georges:  \n (1854-1914) french army officer who served as minister of war 1906-09. picquart played a key role in the dreyfus affair, in 1896 discovering (whilst chief of the army's intelligence section) that the memorandum used to convict dreyfus had actually been the work of major esterhazy. after emile zola's trial picquart was himself accused of forging the memorandum and he was subsequently arrested. a.l.s., g. picquart , two pages, 8vo, paris, 21 st april 1901, to a gentleman, in french. picquart writes on the subject of photography and states, in part, 'je suis a peu pres sur que baudelaire n'existe plus.  \n d'ailleurs les vues strasbourg n'ont pas ete seulement publiees par lui mais encore par d'autres photographes de la ville.....la derniere photographie d'e. valentin a ete faite par e. carjat, 10 rue n.d. de lorette a paris. la photographie du tableau representant l'entrevue entre valentin et uhlrich a ete faire par braun.  le tableau original est a st. cyr'  \n (translation: 'i'm pretty sure that baudelaire no longer exists. besides, the strasbourg views were not only published by him but also by other photographers of the city\u2026..the last photograph of e. valentin was made by e. carjat, 10 rue n.d. de lorette in paris. the photograph of the painting representing the interview between valentin and uhlrich was taken by braun. the original painting is in st. cyr' ). with blank integral leaf. some light age toning and a neat split at the base of the central vertical fold. about vg"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1243","title":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: [dreyfus affair]: picquart georges: (1854-1914)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125808/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.818Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125808,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125809/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125809/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125809/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125809/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: henry hubert-joseph  (1846-1898) french lieutenant-colonel involved in the dreyfus affair. henry was arrested for having forged evidence against dreyfus and was subsequently found dead in his prison cell. a rare a.l.s., ht. j henry , four pages, small 8vo, bourbonne, 8 th august 1888, to 'mon cher ami' , in french.  henry states that he was very busy before his departure, and was sorry not to have seen his friend, and continues 'je vous ai dit je crois que j'avais envoye divers documents a m. gentili di giuseppe - mais je n'ai pu le voir et sa carte est venue me retrouver ici. je vous serai oblige de le voir et de le presenter a m. duval avec qui il doit entrer directement en relations - pour voir les dessins et les modeles. j'ai ecrit a m. duval d'ici pour le prier de faire preparer une nouvelle notice destinee a remplacer celle qui est epuisee. elle devra etre imprimee et je voudrais l'examiner a mon retour avant le tirage. il conviendra d'introduire dans cette notice un type de part et viaduc pour tramway et chemins de fer a voie de 1me pour machines depuis 12 tonnes jus qu'a 30 tonnes - le moment n'est pas eloigne ou les parts demontables seront tres demandes en algerie et dans les pays de colonisation. il faut se hater de les faire connaitre si on ne veut pas voir nos inventions exploites par les autres qui semblent deployer dans cette voie nouvelle une activite fructueuse......cette publicite est opportune et indispensable'  \n (translation: 'i told you i believe i had sent various documents to mr. gentili di giuseppe - but i could not see him and his card came to find me here. i will be obliged to you to see it and to present it to mr. duval with whom it must enter directly into relations - to see the drawings and the models. i have written to mr. duval from here to ask him to have a new notice prepared to replace the one which is out of print. it will have to be printed and i would like to examine it on my return before printing. it will be advisable to introduce in this notice a type of share and viaduct for tram and railroads with 1 st track for machines from 12 tons up to 30 tons - the moment is not far when removable parts will be in great demand in algeria and in colonizing countries. we must hasten to make them know if we do not want to see our inventions exploited by others who seem to be deploying a fruitful activity in this new direction\u2026..this publicity is timely and essential' ).  henry also asks if his correspondent has received general annenkov, further remarking 'je n'ai aucune nouvelle de ce qui s'est passe a la seance de vendredi dernier a la societe des ingenieurs civils. avez-vous eu des renseignements .......je ne serais pas etonne qu'eiffel ait intrigue pour empecher l´inspection de ma lettre' (translation: 'i have no news of what happened at last friday's session at the society of civil engineers.   have you had any information\u2026..i would not be surprised if eiffel intrigues to prevent the inspection of my letter'  ). some very light age wear, minor toning and a small rust stain to the head of the first page, otherwise vg  \n   \n  mikhail annenkov (1835-1899) russian nobleman and general, a renowned engineer who built the strategic transcaspian railway and was also involved in the planning of the trans-siberian railroad.  \n    \n  gustave eiffel (1832-1923) french civil engineer who made his name with various bridges for the french railway network and is best known for the world-famous eiffel tower."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1244","title":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: henry hubert-joseph (1846-1898)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125809/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.820Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":125809,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":120,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125810/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125810/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: labori fernand:  \n (1860-1917) french attorney who defended the accused in some of the most prominent political cases of his day. amongst his noted clients were emile zola and alfred dreyfus, who was eventually acquitted of treason. during the dreyfus trial labori was the victim of an assassination attempt. a.l.s., labori , two pages, 8vo, strand, london, 10 th june n.y., to a gentleman, on the printed stationery of the hotel cecil, in french. labori states that he has been very touched by the honour bestowed on him by the reform club in nominating him to be an 'honorary member for the term of one month' , and asking for his gratitude to be expressed to the members of the committee. with blank integral leaf. some light, minor age toning to the edges, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"1245","title":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: labori fernand: (1860-1917)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125810/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":120,"soldPrice":120,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.822Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac120 - \u20ac180","currency":"EUR","id":125810,"estimateMin":120},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125811/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: freycinet charles de  \n (1828-1923) french statesman who served as prime minister of france 1879-80, 1882, 1886 & 1890-92 and also served an important term as minister of war 1888-93. a.l.s., c. de freycinet , one page, 8vo, n.p., 28 th november 1897, to 'mon cher ministre et ami' , in french.  \n freycinet makes an enquiry regarding dreyfus, 'vous m'obligeriez de me donner la date de l'arrete qui a admis l'ex-capitaine dreyfus a l'etat majeur de l'armee.  \n je la crois posterieure a ma sortie du ministere'  \n (translation: 'you would oblige me to give me the date of the decree which admitted ex-captain dreyfus to major of the army. i believe it postdates my leaving the ministry' ) and in a postscript remarks 'je vous rappelle que le dedoublement du 6e corps est a l'ordre du jour de mardi. je ne prévois pas de discussion' (translation: 'i remind you that the duplication of the 6 th corps is on tuesday's agenda. i don't plan any discussion' ). a couple of dates, in 1892 & 1893, appear in an annotation to the lower left margin, presumably in the hand of the recipient of the letter. with blank integral leaf. vg"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1246","title":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: freycinet charles de (1828-1923)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125811/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.823Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":125811,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125812/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125812/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125812/007/007.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"dreyfus alfred:  (1859-1935) french artillery officer of jewish ancestry whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason became one of the most polarising political dramas in modern french history. known as the dreyfus affair, it ultimately ended with dreyfus's complete exoneration. an interesting a.l.s., a dreyfus , one page, 8vo, n.p. 9 th february 1918, to a colonel commanding the 168 th regiment of infantry, on dreyfus's printed stationery as le chef d'escadron, 20 corps d'armee , in french.  dreyfus reports on some airdropped propaganda, 'j'ai l'honneur de vous rendre compte qu'il est tombe aujourd'hui.....  \n  venant d'un ballon, des exemplaires en allemand du dernier message de m. wilson au congres americain ainsi que des exemplaires de l'appel ci-joint de la russie aux soldats allemands'  (translation: 'i have the honour to inform you that it fell today\u2026..from a balloon, copies in german of mr. wilson's last message to the american congress together with copies of the attached appeal from russia to german soldiers' ).  with a few official stamps and ink annotations, only very slightly affecting the text. together with the piece of russian propaganda referred to by dreyfus, being a small printed oblong 12mo card issued in the names of vladimir lenin and leon trotsky, dated at petrograd (saint petersburg) on 5 th december 1917, with german text to the recto and verso, stating, in part, 'russia's appeal to the german soldiers. the provisional government has been overthrown, power is now in the hands of the russian people, and the new government regards immediate peace as its foremost task. we have taken all measures to ensure that the text of our peace offer is communicated to all belligerent powers. we now call on you soldiers to support us in the struggle for peace and socialism, for only socialism will bring lasting peace to the working class\u2026..soldiers, our brothers! the shining example given to you by your leader liebknecht, the struggle that you are waging in the assemblies and in the press, and finally the revolutionary events of the german fleet give us the assurance that your battalions of workers are ready to fight for peace. brothers, if you support us then the work of peace will be assured\u2026..if you help us in the fight for socialism, then your organisational spirit and your experience will help socialism win everywhere. our soldiers have laid down their arms, now it's up to you to follow the flag of peace. long live peace! long live the social and international revolution!' an unusual pairing of items linking two major events at the end of the 19 th century and beginning of the 20 th century: the dreyfus affair of 1894 and the great october socialist revolution of 1917. some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise vg, 2"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1247","title":{"es":"dreyfus alfred: (1859-1935)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125812/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.825Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":125812,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125813/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"\u2018i read this evening\u2026.. of the proposal to transfer zola\u2019s ashes to the pantheon.   \n  \n  i don\u2019t need to tell you how happy i am\u2019   \n  \n  dreyfus alfred:  (1859-1935) french artillery officer of jewish ancestry whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason became one of the most polarising political dramas in modern french history. known as the dreyfus affair, it ultimately ended with dreyfus's complete exoneration. a very fine a.l.s., a dreyfus , one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ( 'mardi soir' , c.1908), to [alexandrine zola] ( 'chere madame' ), in french.  dreyfus writes, in full, 'je lis ce soir dans le temps que le senat a voté a une forte majorite l'urgence de la proposition du transfert des cendres de zola au pantheon. je n'ai pas besoin de vous dire toute ma joie.   quelle reparation meritee pour notre grand, laborieux et modeste zola'  (translation: 'i read this evening in le temps that the senate voted by a strong majority on the urgency of the proposal to transfer zola's ashes to the pantheon. i don't need to tell you how happy i am. what a deserved reparation for our great, hard-working and modest zola' ). with blank integral leaf. a letter of excellent content and association. about ex  \n   \n  eleonore alexandrine meley (1839-1925) french seamstress, wife of emile zola from 1870.   \n    \n  emile zola (1840-1902) french novelist, a major figure in the political liberalisation of france and in the exoneration of alfred dreyfus, encapsulated in zola's renowned newspaper opinion headlined  j'accuse...!  \n   \n  zola, who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in 1902, was initially buried in the cimetiere de montmartre in paris but, just five years and nine months after his death, on 4 th june 1908, his remains were relocated to the pantheon, where he shares a crypt with victor hugo and alexandre dumas. since the french revolution no pantheonization has aroused more controversy than that of emile zola and the ceremony, attended by armand fallieres, georges clemenceau and alfred dreyfus himself, will be remembered in history for one scene in particular. towards the end of the event two shots were fired at dreyfus who, fortunately, was only slightly wounded in the arm. the attempted assassination was carried out by the right-wing journalist louis gregori, who was immediately apprehended. gregori presented himself as a 'fervent patriot' and declared that he could not bear the humiliation inflicted on the french army, his actions echoing the cries of the nationalist demonstrators who, at the same time, surrounded the pantheon and had attempted all means of preventing the ceremony from taking place. three months later gregori was acquitted at his trial before the assize court of the seine who accepted his defence that he had not meant to kill dreyfus, meaning merely to graze him."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1248","title":{"es":"dreyfus alfred: (1859-1935)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125813/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":3200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.826Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - 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\u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":125814,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125815/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: zola emile:  (1840-1902) french novelist. a.l.s., emile zola , one page, 8vo, paris, 24 th february 1880, to a colleague, most likely aurelien scholl, in french. zola thanks his correspondent for the two journals which he had sent him and continues to ask that should any further articles appear they be placed on one side for him, further writing 'voici une note dont un ami me demande l'insertion dans le voltaire . je pense qu'on peut lui accorder cette satisfaction sans difficulte' (translation: 'here is a note which a friend asks me to insert in the voltaire . i think we can grant him this satisfaction without difficulty' ) and concluding by asking what has become of his own study on sainte-beuve. with blank integral leaf. some very light, minor age wear, otherwise vg  \n   \n  aurelien scholl (1833-1902) french author and journalist who was the founding editor of  le voltaire, a french daily newspaper which first appeared in july 1878 and ceased publication in the 1930s.   \n    \n  charles augustin sainte-beuve (1804-1869) french literary critic."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1250","title":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: zola emile: (1840-1902)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125815/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.830Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":125815,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125816/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125816/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125816/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: zola emile:  (1840-1902) french novelist, a major figure in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted alfred dreyfus, summarised in zola's renowned newspaper opinion headlined j'accuse\u2026!  a.l.s., emile zola , two pages, 8vo, paris, 3 rd march 1894, to [ely] halperine kaminsky ( 'mon cher confrere' ), in french.  zola confirms that he has sent halperine kaminsky's last letter to lermina 'ce qui le mettra au courant de votre situation' (translation: 'which will make him aware of your situation' ) and continues to write 'vous pouvez traiter avec m. huvorine pour \u201clourdes\u201d, le roman commencera à paraitre ici, dans \u201cle gil blas\u201d, le 14 avril, et y durera environ trois mois.   chaque feuilleton, quotidiennement, contiendra à peu près trois cents lignes'  (translation: 'you can deal with m. huvorine for \u201clourdes\u201d, the novel will start appearing here, in \u201cgil blas\u201d, on 14 th april, and will run there for about three months. each serial, daily, will contain about three hundred lines' ), further explaining that he will send the first chapters as soon as he returns so that the translation can be prepared in time. accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by zola to halperine kaminsky in saint petersburg. vg  \n  ely halperine-kaminsky (1858-1936) french-russian writer and translator.  \n  jules lermina (1839-1915) french writer and journalist who was arrested for his socialist political opinions, receiving the support of victor hugo.  \n  zola's  lourdes was first published in 1894 and comprises part of his three cities trilogy, the other parts being rome (1896) and paris (1898)."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1251","title":{"es":"[dreyfus affair]: zola emile: (1840-1902)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125816/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":460,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:53.831Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":125816,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125817/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125817/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"the duke of montmorency authorises a payment to an archer  \u2018 ill from two stab wounds that he had in his body\u2019  sustained at the battle of dreux  \n  \n  montmorency anne de:  (1493-1567) duke of montmorency. french soldier, statesman and diplomat who became a marshal of france and constable of france, serving five kings. a good d.s., montmor [en] cy , one page (vellum), slim oblong folio, moulins, 28 th january 1566, in middle french.  the manuscript document is issued by the duke of montmorency in his capacity as a peer and constable of france, adviser to the king and ordinary treasurer of his wars and orders 'en vertu de n re pouvoir\u2026\u2026vous paiez baillez et delivrez comptant a jehan distidon archer de la cpaignie de mons r de cursol son estat et solde de quartier de janvier fevrier et mars mil v c lxii nonobstant ql ayt este mis absent a la monstre dernierement faicte dont attendu quil nous a este bien et deuement certiffié que lors q. lad. monstre a estee faicte po r lesd. quartiers ql estoit mallade de deux coups de coustellas quil a eu en son corps estant po r le service du roy a la bataille de dreux et quil nen a este pourveu aulcun en sa place, nous lavons relleve et rellevons par ces pntes rapportant lesquelles controllees et veriffiees par le control r gnal des guerres avec quictance dudict distidon sur ce suffisante la somme q. po r cest effect luy aura estee paye sera passee et allouee en la despence de vos comptes et rabatue de v re recepte par mess rs les gens des comptes du roy\u2026.'  (translation: 'by virtue of our power\u2026\u2026you pay, bail and deliver cash to jehan distidon, archer of the company of monsieur de cursol, his state and quarter pay for january, february and march 1562, notwithstanding that he was absent from the watch recently made, of which expected that it has been well and duly certified to us that when the said watch was made for the said quarters that he was ill from two stab wounds that he had in his body being in the service of the king at the battle of dreux, and that none have been provided in his place. we have noted it and hereby note, reporting which controlled and verified by the general controller of wars with receipt of the said distidon on this sufficient the sum which for this purpose will have been paid to him will be passed and allocated in the expense of your accounts and reduced from your receipt by the gentlemen of the king's accounts' ). countersigned by martin (?) and with the remnants of the blind embossed paper seal loosely in place. with a contemporary docket to the verso signed by leconte, secretary and comptroller general, confirming that the payment has been registered, moulins, 8 th february 1566. some light overall age wear and a few stains and creases, g  \n   \n  the battle of dreux took place on 19 th december 1562 and was fought between the catholics, led by anne de montmorency, and the huguenots, led by louis i, prince of conde, and constituted the first major engagement in the french wars of religion. during the battle montmorency had his horse shot from under him and he was taken prisoner, and one of the duke's sons also met his death. however, montmorency's soldiers eventually won the battle, one of the bloodiest of the 16 th century"},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1252","title":{"es":"montmorency anne de: 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that his correspondent's letter 'm'a fait un sensible plaisir en me fournissant la preuve que ni la distance, ni les annees, n'avait efface de votre souvenir un vieux camarade de service' (translation: 'gave me great pleasure by providing me with the proof that neither distance nor years had erased from your memory an old comrade in the service' ) and continues 'je vous remercie des expressions bien veillantes dont vous vous etes servi a mon egard.  \n je voudrais les meriter en tout point, mais je sens, mieux que personne, tout ce qui me manque pour cela. nous avons longuement parle de vous avec m. de chabrier, et si vous reconnaissez les qualites solides de cet homme estoimable, de caractere antique, je puis vous assurer que, de son cote, il ne parle de vous que dans les termes de l'affection la plus vraie et la mieux sentie. vous avez apprecie a leur juste valeur les paroles inconsiderees de biscio et consors, et comme vous le dites, nous devon remercier les etourdis qui les ont prononces si legerement; car ces paroles ont donne lieu a des manifestations patriotiques, a d'energieques protestations, qui ne peuvent laisser aucun doute sur les vrais sentiments de nos population\u2026.'  \n (translation: 'i thank you for the benevolent expressions which you have used towards me. i would like to deserve them in every way, but i feel, better than anyone, how much i lack for that. we spoke at length about you with m. de chabrier, and if you recognise the solid qualities of this estimable man, of ancient character, i can assure you that, on his side, he speaks of you only in terms of the truest and best felt affection. you have fully appreciated the inconsiderate words of biscio et al., and as you say, we must thank the thoughtless people who spoke them so lightly; because these words gave rise to patriotic demonstrations, to energetic protests, which can leave no doubt about the true feelings of our people\u2026..' ) before concluding 'vous travaillez toujours; je vous en fait mon compliment, et je felicite le public qui profitera de vous....pour moi, je deviens de jour en jour plus paresseux, et ne conserve quelque verdeur que pour l'amitie' (translation: 'you are still working; i pay you my compliment, and i congratulate the public who will take advantage of you\u2026..for me, i become lazier day by day, and retain some greenness only for friendship' ). with blank integral leaf. vg"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1253","title":{"es":"dufour guillaume henri: (1787-1875)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125818/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:52.366Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - 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prince approves leave of absence of between two and three months for various officers including captain thomas burrowes of the 38 th regiment ( 'for the recovery of his health' ), ensign craig of the 4 th west india regiment, captain pierson of the 6 th west india regiment (also for the recovery of their health), lieutenant donahoe of the 87 th regiment ( 'on his private affairs' ) etc. each with blank integral leaves. some dust staining and various small tears to the edges of folds etc. g, 3"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1254","title":{"es":"frederick prince: (1763-1827)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125819/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:52.368Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - 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reports and keep accounts of the expenditure of money & stores; of which he appears to be scarcely capable. the reform of the barrack dept. in ireland has become absolutely necessary; and i assure you has been no easy task considering the persons with whom we had to transact our business' . some light age wear and a few minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise vg  \n   \n  william conyngham plunket (1764-1854) irish politician and lawyer who served as attorney-general for ireland 1805-07, 1822-27, and as lord chancellor of ireland 1830-34, 1835-41."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1255","title":{"es":"wellington duke of: (1769-1852)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125820/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:52.369Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - 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major general beneath, and inscription, on an 8vo sheet of notepaper, dated governors island, new york, 14 th june 1884, in his hand. vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1257","title":{"es":"hancock winfield scott: (1824-1886)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125822/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":180,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:52.372Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125822,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125823/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125823/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125823/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"baden-powell robert:  (1857-1941) british lieutenant-general, the founder and first chief scout of the world-wide scout movement. an interesting, lengthy a.l.s., robert baden-powell , four pages, 8vo, n.p., 1 st april 1927, to lieutenant-colonel [edwin] smedley williams, on the printed stationery of the union-castle line r.m.m.v. carnarvon castle . baden-powell informs his correspondent that he has sent mansergh a final appeal 'to reconsider his view against decentralisation in the distant ports of the cape province and against the making (of) a central coordinating executive for the union' , adding that mansergh responded with a further definite refusal, and continuing 'i have pointed out in letters and conversations and, in what his executive committee termed \u201chomilies\u201d, to them how essential such reorganisation is to progress and how it is asked for by the four other provinces and by the three northern districts of the cape province. i explained that if the scout spirit prevailed at cape hd. qrs. they would as members of our team sink their own local prejudices or even interests for the good of the whole. all they did was to move a resolution not quite complimentary to me. i could not help thinking new scouters would laugh if they saw it! at any rate i did - as i felt inclined to explain to them that our brotherhood is not a parish council and we don't move resolutions against people - least of all against \u201cpoor bloody old me\u201d as general tucker would say' , further adding 'i am glad however to have seen for myself the entire absence of the scout spirit at c p. h q. and thus, if the union council ask imperial hd. qrs. in england for powers to alter the constitution so as to admit of decentralisation and coordinating executive we shall know how to act' , concluding by remarking that he is pushed for time as the ship is departing and that he wishes for strickland and raftery at kimberley to see his letter 'to show them how matters stand and that i am entirely in sympathy with your desire to go ahead and expand this movement to do big work for the country, under personal touch of leaders through a completed organisation of compact districts under dist. commissrs' . some light foxing to the upper edges of the page and with a couple of paperclip rust stains to the upper left corner, otherwise about vg  \n   \n  in september 1926 baden-powell had travelled to south africa, where he was to remain for six months, in an effort to iron out the radical tensions in the fledgling scouting movement there, originally, it was proposed that indians be allowed to become scouts, but in segregated troops. if this worked, then blacks and 'coloureds' would be formed into troops. however, this was unacceptable to scouts in the transvaal, where a separate movement for non-whites, called 'pathfinders', had been instituted. for some, scouting was to be a whites-only privilege. in 1927, natal refused to start a 'pathfinder' group and began to register indians as boy scouts. similarly, the provincial commissioner for cape colony, c. l. mansergh, decided to ignore a separate organisation for 'coloureds' called 'paladins' on the grounds that if he recognised them, the boy scouts would remain an all-white preserve. clearly, baden-powell faced a difficult situation with each side lobbying for his support. the chief scouts efforts at compromise proved futile as, in 1931, the south african government created a youth movement for boys of dutch descent - the voortrekkers."},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1258","title":{"es":"baden-powell robert: (1857-1941)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125823/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:52.374Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125823,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":10000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125824/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"\u2018i have sworn a great oath never to use or countenance the use of the name \u201clawrence\u201d,  as referring to me, again, in public or private\u2019   \n  \n  lawrence t. e.:  (1888-1935) british army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer, renowned for his role in the arab revolt (1916-18) and the sinai and palestine campaign (1915-18) against the ottoman empire during world war i. an excellent a.l.s., t e shaw , one page, folio, karachi, india, 5 th january 1927, to an unidentified correspondent (although evidently a writer whom lawrence held in some esteem). lawrence announces, 'i have sworn a great oath never to use or countenance the use of the name \u201clawrence\u201d, as referring to me, again, in public or private' , continuing 'so that would settle the question of my introducing your book, i'm afraid' and explaining 'of course i write, or rather i try to write, occasionally: unsigned articles, or articles signed by virgin names. they are worth two guineas a thousand words, which i am told is a better rate than usual. they cost me more than that, in trouble, even at my r.a.f. rate of 3/6 a day! and no publisher would be moved to publish your work, because it had an unknown man's introduction before it.' shaw, however, offers his advice and a further clarification of his decision to his correspondent, 'but why should you think an introduction necessary?......probably the right man will take what you have written on its merits, and that should be much more gratifying than to be helped. i did twice, in the old days, help people by introducing their books: but one, richard garnett, was dead, and that pardoned the offence. the other, doughty, was a special case: i had been trying to persuade all london to reprint him, and at last one beginning-publisher said \u201ci will, if you'll preface it\u201d :- and what could i do? doughty was very nice about it: but it felt like scratching one's name on westminster abbey. introductions to publishers i will (and do) willingly give. several people with good stuff have been helped by me into print. it's a matter of knowing the proper tradesmen. have you tried cape? he is enterprising, and the best producer of commercial books in london (for format). if you will send me a sample of your stuff i'll see that it reaches his reader (edward garnett, a critic of genius) with my opinion. i have no doubt that it's the right stuff: and it should be exactly right for the particular public. if cape says \u201cno\u201d, i'd suggest faber and gwyer for second string: but cape an easy first. secker is too difficult: and the big men too staid'. a rare letter of fine content in which lawrence affirms his desire for anonymity and proves himself to be a good guide in the intricacies behind the scenes of publishing. some very light creasing and a few minor tape stains to the lower central area of the letter, only very minimally affecting a few words of text and part of the signature, otherwise about vg  \n  following his legendary exploits in arabia, lawrence had become a household name by the early 1920s and enlisted in the royal air force in august 1922 as an aircraftman under the name john hume ross. however, less than a year later, his identity was exposed, and he was forced out of the raf in february 1923. changing his name once again, to t. e. shaw, he repeatedly petitioned to re-join the raf and was finally readmitted in august 1925. lawrence's  seven pillars of wisdom was published in december 1926 and the renewed publicity it brought resulted in his assignment to bases as karachi, from where the present letter was written, and miramshah in british india, where he remained until the end of 1928.   \n  herbert jonathan cape (1879-1960) 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honorary member of the club; but my engagements are so numerous that i must gratefully decline' . one very slight, minor crease, vg  \n  norman bentwich (1883-1971) british barrister and legal academic, a lifelong zionist and the british-appointed attorney-general of mandatory palestine 1922-30"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"1260","title":{"es":"allenby edmund: (1861-1936)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125825/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:52.376Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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(london), 27 th april 1915, to lady campbell, on the printed stationery of marlborough house, stating that he had sent a mutual acquaintance a service pocket unity book 'which i hope may perhaps be of use to him, dear boy - he is so keen, he is sure to do well' , continuing ' my goodness if i had a son fit to go out, and i thought rather hesitated to go, i am afraid i should pray that he quickly might come to some untimely end at home. better for him that he should do so, than that he should live to be jeered at, as he deservedly would be to the end of his days wherever he might be, and this big war was talked about' ; a t.l.s., d. m. probyn , with holograph salutation and subscription, two pages (separate leaves), 4to, n.p. (norfolk), 5 th september 1910, to thomas h. thornton, on the printed stationery of sandringham [house], replying in haste to his correspondent's letter ( 'i am starting to-night for the north, in attendance on queen alexandra' ) and continuing to inform thornton 'during our late king's reign, all patronage questions had to be dealt with through my office. i am not quite certain now whether the hampton court patronage is dealt with by sir arthur bigge, the private secretary, or by sir william carington, my successor, as keeper of the privy purse' , adding that the list of individuals seeking rooms at hampton court is a very long one, and remarking 'the distribution of the hampton court patronage i looked upon, in my day, as one of the most painful and disagreeable duties which fell to me: so many were the applicants and so good the cases, but yet so very few could possibly be given favourable replies to their requests' ; and a partially printed l.s., with his initials, two pages, 8vo, pall mall, london, 25 th august 1877, on the printed stationery of marlborough house, informing mrs. storey that her application on behalf of her son has been noted for consideration by the prince of wales. some very light, minor age wear and a few paperclip rust stains to the typed letter. vg, 3"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"1261","title":{"es":"probyn dighton: (1833-1924)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125826/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:52.378Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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\u20ac10,000","currency":"EUR","id":125829,"estimateMin":8000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125830/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"beatty william:  \n (1773-1842) irish surgeon with the royal navy who served as the ship's surgeon on board hms victory during the battle of trafalgar and witnessed the death of admiral horatio nelson. a scarce a.l.s., sir willm. beatty , in the third person, one page, 8vo, royal infirmary [greenwich hospital, london], 25 th september 1834, to the london wine merchants messrs. durand & co. beatty asks his correspondents to send him '1 dozen pints of champeigne, 1 ½ dozen pints geisenheimer, of the same quality both as those he had last; and to send him likewise 1 pint of courvoisier' . a couple of very light stains to the edges, only very slightly affecting the text, and with some light creasing and a few minor, small tears to the edges, and one longer, neat tear to the lower third of the page, repaired with clear tape to the verso. g"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1265","title":{"es":"beatty william: (1773-1842)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125830/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:52.605Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - 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\u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":125832,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125833/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"malesherbes guillaume-chrétien de lamoignon de:  (1721-1794) french statesman.  counsel for the defence of louis xvi, he had the painful task to inform the king of his condemnation. despite his committed monarchism, malesherbes was best known for his vigorous criticism of royal abuses. his works contributed to the development of liberalism. malesherbes was arrested and imprisoned together with his family accused of ''conspiracy with the emigrants''. they were all guillotined few months later. a good l.s., ` malesherbes ´, one page, 4to, versailles, 2 nd march 1776, in french.  malesherbes grants his correspondent that he will report to the king about the fire as soon as he will dispatch matters with him, saying ` je rendrai, monsieur, compte au roi, à mon premier travail avec sa majesté du procès verbal d´incendie, que vous m´avez adréssé et ne lui laisserai point ignorer les preuves de zèle que vous avez donné dans tous les temps pour le bien de son service et particulièrement pendant ce triste évènement\u2026´   (  translation: ` i will render, sir, report to the king about the fire, at my first work with his majesty, report which you addressed to me, and i will not allow him to ignore the proofs of zeal which you have given in all times for the good of his service and particularly during this sad affair...´) paper with watermark. small overall age wear, mostly to edges. g  \n   \n  malesherbes probably refers to the fire which destroyed the palace of justice in paris on the night of 10 th to 11 th january 1776. most of its archive burned."},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1268","title":{"es":"malesherbes guillaume-chrétien de lamoignon de: (1721-1794)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125833/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:21:52.609Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - 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\u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":125841,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125842/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"vincent francois-nicolas:  \n (1766/67-1794) french radical, secretary general of the war ministry in the first french republic, a significant figure in the french revolution and a prominent member of the hebertist faction. guillotined. l.s., vincent , one page, 4to, n.p. (paris), 27 th june 1793, in french.  \n vincent writes, in full, 'laisser tisson chef d'un bataillon de volontaires nomme gal. de brigade dans un autre armee.  \n a quelle armee pille adjutant general est-il employe?'  \n (translation: 'leave tisson, leader of a battalion of volunteers named gal. brigade, in another army. in which army is pille, adjutant general, employed?' ). a manuscript note in an unidentified hand, made in response to vincent's instructions and enquiry, appears in the left margin. autographs of vincent are scarce as a result of his execution by guillotine at the age of 27 having been tried and found guilty, along with fellow hebertists, of conspiring in an attempt to overthrow the committee of public safety and ensure the reestablishment of the monarchy. some light age wear and a few minor stains to the lower edge, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1277","title":{"es":"vincent francois-nicolas: (1766/67-1794)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125842/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.079Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125842,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125843/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125843/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[de la catheliniere louis-francois ripault]:  \n (1768-1794) french military officer who participated in the war in the vendee alongside the royalist soldier francois de charette and who was guillotined in nantes at the age of 25. an interesting d.s. by four politicians of the french revolution, each members of the national convention, comprising marie pierre adrien francastel (1761-1831), pierre-anselme garrau (1762-1819), nicolas hentz (1768-1830) and pierre louis prieur (1756-1827), four pages, folio, nantes, 2 nd march 1794, in french. the manuscript document is a certified copy of the interrogation given to ripault de la catheliniere, detailing the background to his military service, in part, 'noble, age de 25 ans, ne a frossay....precedemment lieutenant de navire marchand....pris les armes contre la republique le 12 mars 1793.....il commandait environ dix mille hommes tires des 23 paroisses....il tenait ordinairement poste au port st pere avec 600 hommes.....le reste de ses troupes restait dans ses foyers et pouvait se reunir en trois heures....les signaux ordinaires etaient un coup de canon, les moulins a vent et il employait quelques fois des courriers' (translation: 'nobleman, 25 years old, born in frossay\u2026.previously a lieutenant in a merchant ship\u2026.took up arms against the republic on 12 th march 1793\u2026..he commanded about ten thousand men drawn from 23 parishes\u2026..he ordinarily held post at st. pere port with 600 men\u2026..the rest of his troops remained in their homes and could assemble in three hours\u2026..the usual signals were a cannon shot, the windmills, and he sometimes used courriers' ) and continuing to refer to the arming of his men, the fighting, his wounding and the dispersal of his army and cavalry 'qu'il croit reunie a charette, il y avait.....plusieurs allemands, quelques negre et plusieurs mulatres.  \n il a declare qu'il combattait pour le retablissement de la royaute et de l'ancien clerge.....qu'il imaginait qu'il se trouverait par la environ cinquante mille hommes.....qu'il y a deux ou trois mois seulement il avait eu un entretien avec charette.....que le but des chefs des rebelles en passant la loire et dans leur attaque de granville etait de se joindre aux emigres....que ces grandes mesures etaient dirigees par l'elbee'  \n (translation: 'whom he believes reunited with charette, there were\u2026..several germans, a few negroes and several mulattoes.  \n he declared that he was fighting for the restoration of royalty and the old clergy\u2026..that he imagined there would be about fifty thousand men there\u2026..that only two or three months ago he had an interview with charette\u2026..that the object of the chiefs of the rebels in crossing the loire and in their attack on granville was to join the emigrants\u2026..that these great measures were directed by the elbee'  \n ) and also adding that he was well informed of what was happening in nantes where he used black women, children and men as spies. a document of significant historical content not only regarding ripault de la catheliniere himself, but also the counter-revolution in vendee. a couple of very small areas of paper loss and a minor, neat split at the foot of the central vertical fold, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"1278","title":{"es":"[de la catheliniere louis-francois ripault]: (1768-1794)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125843/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.081Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - 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\u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":125844,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125845/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"committee of public safety:  \n a very fine multiple signed letter, one page, 4to, paris, 13 th february 1795, in french. the partially printed document, bearing to the heading an attractive vignette of the french republic & committee of public safety, is an extract of the decree registry of the committee of public safety. the letter is individually signed by cambaceres jean-jacques régis de (1753-1824) 1st duke of cambacéres. french lawyer and statesman. author of the napoleonic code, which still forms the basis of the french civil law; carnot lazare (1753-1823) french physicist and politician. known as the organizer of victory in the french revolutionary wars; douai philippe-antoine merlin de (1754-1838) french politician and lawyer. president of the national convention. he voted for the execution of king louis xvi; chazal jean pierre (1766-1840) french convention deputy. he voted for the execution of king louis xvi; pelet jean (1759-1842) french politician who opposed to robespierre and tried to replace the guillotine by other kind of banishments; fourcroy antoine-françois (1755-1809) french chemist and doctor. a collaborator of antoine lavoisier. he was appointed on several occasions by napoleon to important state posts, and dumont andré (1764-1838) french montagnard deputy. the document being the appointment of bouqueau as artillery guard of the arsenals. individually and boldly signed by the seven convention deputies at the base of the letter. small overall age wear with a water stain only affecting the upper left corner of the page and not affecting the text or signatures. g to vg"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"1280","title":{"es":"committee of public safety:"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125845/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.083Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":125845,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125846/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125846/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[french revolution]: lacombe-saint-michel jean-pierre  \n (1751-1812) french general in the french revolutionary and napoleonic armies. a.l.s., j p lacombe , and countersigned by jean-lambert tallien (1767-1820) french politician, one of the key figures of the thermidorian reaction that led to the fall of robespierre and the end of the reign of terror, jean-francois reubell (1747-1807) french lawyer, diplomat and politician, philippe-antoine merlin de douai (1754-1838) french politician and lawyer, president of the directory 1799, louis felix roux (1753-1817) french politician, and denis toussaint lesage (1758-1796) french politician and lawyer who served as deputy to the national convention 1792-95, two pages, folio, paris, 20 th april 1795, in french. the letter is issued in the name of the members of the committee of public safety and gives orders for the people's representative, paganet, of l'armee des pyrenees occidenatles, to go to two departments in order to activate the supply chain of the army, explaining 'il se rendre encore aux departements affectes a l'armee des pirenees orientales pour faire arriver a bordeaux par eau l'exedant de trois mois de subsistances de cette derniere armee, qui seront mises a la disposition par les préposés par ses ordres' (translation: 'he will still go to the departments assigned to l'armee des pirenees orientales to bring to bordeaux by water the surplus of three months of subsistence of the latter army, which will be made available by the officers on his orders' ) and adding that once his mission is fulfilled he will return to the army. to the integral leaf lacombe-saint-michel has penned a brief report on the current state of his army, 'il n´y a cette armée  que pour 35 jours de vivres.  \n il y manque une grande quantite de chevaux.....l'armee est encore 58,677 hommes 25 mille au plus sont sous les armes le reste est a l'hopital ou chez eux en convalessance'  \n (translation: 'i only have 35 days supply of food for this army.  \n there is a lack of a large number of horses\u2026..the army is still 58,677 men, 25 thousand at most are with arms and the rest are in hospital or recovering at home'  \n ). some minor staining and light age wear, otherwise about vg"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"1281","title":{"es":"[french revolution]: lacombe-saint-michel jean-pierre (1751-1812)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125846/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.084Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - 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\u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":125848,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125849/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"le blond de saint-hilaire louis  \n : (1766-1809) french cavalry general. count of saint hilaire. killed at the essling battle. napoleon ordered his burial in the pantheon alongside marshal lannes. rare a.l.s., ` st-hilaire ´, one page, 4to, toulon, 9th may 1798, with the printed heading `liberté - egalité´ and beneath his printed name and rank, as general of brigade, to the war commissioner lajague, in french. also bearing to the heading a small revolutionary vignette. saint-hilaire states in part ` the impossibility of finding a suitable accommodation in toulon, pledges me to ask you for a full bed to be delivered..´ , further also requesting for bread from the hospital because the one he is eating is making him feel ill because of the wound. very small overall minor age wear, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"1284","title":{"es":"le blond de saint-hilaire louis: (1766-1809)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125849/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:01.642Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - \u20ac100","currency":"EUR","id":125849,"estimateMin":80},{"startPrice":8000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125850/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125850/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"cadoudal georges:  (1771-1804) french general, leader of the chouannerie during the french revolution. executed by guillotine and posthumously made a marshal of france by king louis xviii. a good, rare a.l.s., georges , one page, small 4to, n.p., 26 th february 1800, to guillaume brune, in french. cadoudal states that he has received his correspondent's letter and proclamation and will depart immediately for nantes 'comptant sur vos promesses' (translation: 'counting on your promises' ), further remarking 'je suis tranquille sur le sort de ce malheureux pays' (translation: 'i am confident about the fate of this unfortunate country' ) and adding 'je suis etonne que vous vous plaigniez des legions de debar et de rohu je suis certain qu'elles ont depose les armes et que ces deux officiers ont le plus grand desir de jouir de la paix et de la procurer a leurs infortunees legions' (translation: 'i am surprised that you complain about the legions of debar and rohu, i am sure that they have laid down their arms and that these two officers have the greatest desire to enjoy peace and to procure it for their unfortunate legions' ). cadoudal makes a request of brune, 'je vous prie de faire passer au citoyen mercier deux passes et deux garanties pour le citoyen cecillon aine et le citoyen gauville de lautore' (translation: 'please give citizen mercier two passes and two guarantees for citizen cecillon aine and citizen gauville de lautore' ) and concludes by stating ' je desire que ce que vous m'annoncez se realise et que mon voyage de paris puisse etre de quelque utilite pour mon malheureux pays' (translation: ' i hope that what you announce to me will come true and that my trip to paris may be of some use to my unfortunate country' ). with integral address leaf (some dust staining and a small area of paper loss caused by the original breaking of the seal). a letter of good content and interesting association, written during a brief lull in the relations between the two enemies. vg  \n   \n  guillaume brune (1764-1815) 1 st count brune. french military commander and political figure who served during the french revolutionary wars and the napoleonic wars. marshal of the empire.  \n    \n  jean francois edme le paige de bar (1763-1813) french military officer who fought with the chouannerie during the french revolutionary wars.  \n    \n  jean rohu (1771-1849) french military officer who fought with the chouannerie during the french revolutionary wars.  \n    \n  pierre-mathurin mercier la vendee (1774-1801) french field marshal who fought with the chouannerie during the french revolutionary wars.  \n    \n  as announced in the present letter, cadoudal was going to paris to meet napoleon, who admired his enemy's skill and obstinate energy. the meeting did not go well and cadoudal declined the post of brigadier general offered to him in the republican army and refused to come to any understanding with the government. from 1800 it was impossible for cadoudal to continue to wage open war, so he centred his efforts on conspiracies, often whilst based in england. the general was indirectly involved in the plot of the rue saint-nicaise in december 1800 although managed to flee to england again. by 1803 cadoudal and his conspirators wanted to undertake a new kidnap or assassination attempt on napoleon whilst on the road to malmaison. cadoudal was eventually arrested and found guilty of his involvement in the assassination plot and sentenced to death. he refused to ask for pardon and, aged 33, was guillotined in paris along with eleven of his companions."},"estimateMax":10000,"lotNumber":"1285","title":{"es":"cadoudal georges: (1771-1804)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125850/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":8000,"soldPrice":8000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:01.643Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac8,000 - 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\u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":125851,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":700,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125852/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125852/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"rouget de lisle claude joseph:  (1760-1836) french military officer during the french revolutionary wars, author of the words and music for the french national anthem la marseillaise . a.l.s., with his initials r.l. , one page, 8vo, n.p., 'mercredi 28' (28 th may 1828), to francois mongin de montrol, in french. rouget de lisle writes to his colleague to announce his upcoming arrival in paris, 'depuis quelques jours....et j'y suis pour quelque temps, ou pour mieux dire, a poste fixe, car il est escrit que je dois y crever' (translation: 'for a few days\u2026..and i'm there for a while, or better said, in a fixed position, because it is written that i must die there' ), continuing 'je me trouve sous la main cette drogue que j'ai copiee pour vous. je vous l'enverrais de suite si je n'imaginais que peut-etre n'aimeriez-vous pas qu'elle courut les champs a votre adresse' (translation: 'i find at hand this drug that i copied for you [most likely the recipe for a medication] i would send it to you immediately if i did not imagine that perhaps you would not like it to run the fields to your address' ), concluding by exclaiming ' sargat  junior .   votre mar.  [seillaise?] vous attend. si vous la voulez, venez la chercher. il est bien rare que je sorte avant midi, ou une heure' (translation: ' sargat  junior .   your mar.  [seillaise?] is waiting for you. if you want it, come get it. it is very rare that i go out before noon, or one o'clock' ). with integral address leaf (small area of paper loss caused by the original breaking of the small seal). vg  \n  francois mongin de montrol (1799-1862) french writer and politician, one of the founders of the french society for the abolition of slavery."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"1287","title":{"es":"rouget de lisle claude joseph: (1760-1836)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125852/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":700,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:01.646Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac700 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":125852,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":700,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125853/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125853/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"lafayette marquis de:  \n (1757-1834) gilbert du motier.  \n french aristocrat and military officer who fought in the american revolutionary war and was also a key figure in the french revolution of 1789 and the july revolution of 1830. l.s., lafayette , one page, 4to, paris, 16 th october 1830, to m. de roffignac, on the printed stationery of gardes nationales du royaume , in french. lafayette states that he would always be happy to assist his correspondent in what he found agreeable, and would have pleasure in obliging m. de latour allard, however 'l'etat major de la garde nationale est plus querempli, car, d'apres la nouvelle organisation, nous verons obliges de le diminuer. il est donc physiquement impossible de faire ce que vous souhaitez' (translation: 'the staff of the national guard is more than full, for, after the new organisation, we will be obliged to reduce it. it is therefore physically impossible to do what you wish' ). with integral address leaf. some very light creasing, one small, minor stain, and a couple of small, neat tears to the edges of folds, otherwise about vg"},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"1288","title":{"es":"lafayette marquis de: (1757-1834)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125853/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":700,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:01.648Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac700 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":125853,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125854/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125854/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[bailly jean-sylvain]:  (1736-1793) french mathematician, astronomer and the first mayor of the city of paris in 1789, the year of the storm of the bastille. he refused to vote in favour of the death sentence on marie antoinette´s trial. guillotined for his participation in the champ de mars massacre. a very interesting letter signed ` l.s. veuve bailly´ (\u201cl.s. widow of bailly\u201d), bailly´s widow, and is addressed to charles maurice de talleyrand périgord (1754-1838) french diplomat and statesman. prime minister of france july-september 1815. two pages, 4to, paris, 8 th december 1796, to talleyrand périgord, in french.  bailly´s widow states `  digne représentant, je sais ce que vous avez fait pour moi, et sans doute j'en suis pénétrée de la plus vive reconnaissance mais ce que vous avez dit de mon mari, le silence de votre auguste assemblée tant que vous avez parlé, voilà ce qui me ravit. mes forces actuelles ne me suffisent pas pour vous remercier au gré de mon cœur puissiez-vous, respectable représentant, vous et les vôtres être aussi heureux que je suis malheureuse. qu'ai-je dit? malheureuse! je ne le suis plus tant puisque vous avez daigné vous intéresser à mon sort, puisque votre auguste assemblée a réintégré la mémoire de mon époux irréprochable. pour mettre le comble à vos généreux procédés, permettez-moi d'espérer que vous voudrez bien me communiquer votre belle motion, elle parle des revus de mon mari, ce titre ne peut m'être étranger´ (  translation: \u201c dignified representative, i know what you have done for me, and no doubt i am filled with the deepest gratitude for it, but what you said of my husband, the silence of your august assembly when you spoke, that is what delights me.   my present forces are not enough for me to thank you at the pleasure of my heart. may you, respectable representative, you and yours be as happy as i am unhappy. what did i say? unhappy! i am no longer so since you have deigned to take an interest in my fate, since your august assembly has reinstated the memory of my irreproachable husband. to top off your generous procedures, allow me to hope that you will be good enough to communicate your splendid motion to me, it speaks of my husband's reviews, this title cannot be foreign to me\u201d.  bailly´s widow refers to talleyrand´s speech at the institute, rehabilitating bailly. small minor age wear, with two very small holes, traces of former staple to the left border, not affecting the text or signature. g  \n    \n  it has been reported by françois arago (1786-1853) that bailly married a close friend of his mother, already widow. and who admired bailly.   \n    \n  talleyrand left paris for england in 1792, at the beginning of the september massacres. the national convention issued a warrant for his arrest few months later. in 1794 he was forced to leave england by prime minister pitt´s expulsion order and went to the united states as neutral country. talleyrand only returned to france six years later, in september 1796, less than three months before the present letter was written. few months later, he became foreign minister in july 1797."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"1289","title":{"es":"[bailly jean-sylvain]: (1736-1793)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125854/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:01.649Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - 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extraordinary expenses of the ambassador and his establishment in berlin. talleyrand approves the payment and declares that the transaction, duly receipted, will be allocated in the accounts of the national treasury. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1290","title":{"es":"talleyrand-perigord charles maurice de: (1754-1838)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125855/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:01.651Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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otherwise g"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1291","title":{"es":"kellermann françois christophe: (1735-1820)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125856/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":190,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:01.652Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125856,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125857/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125857/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"suchet louis gabriel  : (1770-1826) marshal of france. duc d´albufera. one of the most brilliant of napoleon´s generals. l.s., ` l.g. suchet´, signed twice by suchet to front and verso, two pages, la pietra, corsica, 13 th march 1800, in french. the document being a leave granted to sargent louis françois maul, \" ..due to injury on the battle field\" . further reporting on his wounds. bearing to the upper left corner a red wax seal in fine condition, and with multiple countersignatures at the base, including general philippon. signed by suchet in his capacity as lieutenant general. overall age wear and staining with small repair to the central fold and few small tears to the edges. f to g    \n   \n  armand philippon (1761-1836) general of the revolutionary wars and first empire."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1292","title":{"es":"suchet louis gabriel: (1770-1826)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125857/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:02.549Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":125857,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125858/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"massena andre:  \n (1758-1817) french military commander during the french revolutionary wars and the napoleonic wars, one of the original eighteen marshals of the empire created by napoleon. d.s., massena , one page, slim oblong 4to, general headquarters of genoa, 8 th march 1800, addressed to the commissioners of the national treasury in paris, in french. the partially printed document, completed in manuscript, is signed by massena in his capacity as the general in chief of the army of italy, and requests that, in sixty days, the sum of 2000 francs be paid to citizen vissei, treasurer of the ligurian republic. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1293","title":{"es":"massena andre: (1758-1817)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125858/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":340,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:02.551Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125858,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125859/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125859/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[kleber & damas]: [kleber jean-baptiste]  (1753-1800) french general during the french revolutionary wars & [damas francois-etienne de] (1764-1828) french general who served as chef d'etat-major under jean-baptiste kleber. printed document issued in the names of kleber and damas and signed by the adjutant general rene, two pages, folio, headquarters, cairo, 2 nd june 1800, in french. the document is an ordre du jour in which kleber confirms that the paymaster general will pay the whole army for pluviose an 8 (february 1800), further stating that the surgeons of the armed corps will send all soldiers affected by serious injuries to the nearest military hospitals as soon as possible, although 'ceux affectes seulement de gonorrhee ou de gale simple, d'ophtalmie legere, ou de toute autre indisposition ephemere, seront traités  sous la tente ou dans les casernes' (translation: 'those affected only with gonorrhoea or simple scabies, mild ophthalmia, or any other ephemeral indisposition, will be treated in tents or in the barracks' ) also issuing guidance for the expense of treatment and supervision of medicines and dressing apparatus, and continuing 'les demi-brigades qui sont au kaire fourniront chacune huit ouvriers, macons, charpentiers ou menuisiers, pour les travaux du genie, y compris ceux que ces corps y ont deja donne: ces hommes.... seront inscrits chez le chef de brigade bertrand, directeur des fortifications du genie, qui en enverra l'etat nominatif au chef de l'etat-major general' (translation: 'the demi-brigades which are in cairo will each provide eight workmen, masons, carpenters or joiners, for the work of the engineers, including those which these corps have already given there: these men\u2026..will be registered with the chief of brigade bertrand, director of engineering fortifications, who will send the list of names to the chief of the general staff' ). the document concludes with an instruction to arrest a deserter, 'les generaux commandant les divisions, et les commandans de place feront arreter et conduire au 4me regiment d'artillerie a pied le nomme pierre renault, canonnier de 2me classe, deserte le 7 prairial' (translation: 'the generals commanding the divisions, and the local commanders, will have pierre renault, 2 nd class gunner, deserted on 7 prairial, arrested and taken to the 4 th foot artillery regiment' ), and provides a brief description of the individual, 'pierre renault.....natif de landrecy, department du nord, age de vingt-huit ans, taille de cinq pieds un pouce, cheveux et sourcils chatains, yeux gris, nez long, bouche grande, menton rond, visage plein' (translation: 'pierre renault\u2026..native of landrecy, department of the north, twenty-eight years old, five feet one inch tall, brown hair and eyebrows, grey eyes, long nose, wide mouth, round chin, full face' ). some light staining and minor age wear to the edges, otherwise vg  \n   \n  the present document was issued just less than two weeks before kleber\u2019s assassination in cairo on 14 th june 1800."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"1294","title":{"es":"[kleber & damas]: [kleber jean-baptiste]"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125859/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:02.553Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":125859,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":7000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125860/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125860/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125860/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"\u2018i cannot resist the desire to repeat these words from your burning pen  and adapt them to friendship although traced by love\u2019   \n    \n  fernig theophile:  (1775-1819) french military officer who, with her sister felicite, enlisted in the french army dressed as men during the french revolutionary wars, once their gender was discovered they were granted permission to remain in service, becoming celebrities frequently mentioned in the contemporary french press. appointed aide-de-camp officers under general charles francois dumouriez, the soeurs fernig were sentenced to exile after dumouriez\u2019s treason of 1793. a rare a.l.s., theophile (twice), four pages, 4to, brussels, 18 fructidor an 9 (5 th september 1801), to isidore audeval, her cousin, in french. fernig writes a lengthy letter, in essence a love letter, flowing with warmth and affection, stating, in part, \u2018oui, je suis encore ici.....   console-toi, mon ami, ta cousine n'etait point gaie quand tu t'affligeais, et s'il existe une heureuse sympathie entre les gens qui se conviennent, les notres en sont une preuve.......vous savez combien je me proposais de plaisir a vous y rencontrer.......guilleminot n'arriva point, et au lieu de lui, je recus une lettre qui m'annoncait le retard de son voyage de 15 jours, trois semaines! j'ecrivis a ta soeur, je t'ecrivis aussi, et je dechirai ma lettre. je te croyais a mortagne, au milieu de tes amies, oubliant les absentes. je t'accusais meme d'etre passe par bruxelles sans etre venu les voir....que sais-je ce que je ne pensais pas!......la douleur est mere de l'injustice, et par elle je suis excusable: n'est-ce pas, mon ami? j'ai senti tout mon sang s'agiter, courir dans mes veines et refluer vers mon coeur, en apprenant votre chute de cheval. j'espere qu'elle n'aura pas de suite, mais prenez toutes les precautions et les menagements possibles: vous vous devez a vos amis autant qu'a vous-meme. pourquoi trouverais-je mauvais le rapprochement de nos deux noms, quand l'amitie nous lie si  etroitement?........que ton ame honnete, delicate et sensible se penetre, se convainque bien de la purete de la mienne dans mon acquiescement a ce que tu fais, et de mon plaisir a faire le tien: dieu m'en est temoin, et j'implore du ciel toute sa colere si ma candeur n'egale pas ma protestation. croiriez-vous que je n'eprouve plus l'ombre de mes regrets de ne point avoir partage les plaisirs de mortagne depuis que je sais que vous n'y etiez pas? c'est cependant la verite! je n'ai de ma vie ete plus triste qu'en voyant ecoule le premier jour de cette fete, ne pouvant y aller et vous y croyant......ne n'apesentis point sur le desagrement de ton metier. tu es esclave, oui; mais tu l'es de l'honneur, et c'est le plus supportable des tyrans. tu marches a travers de mille contrarietes, mais elles te couvrent de glorie et ton noble devouement fait triompher le myrte sur le laurier. tu le sais, mon ami, le myrte est l'embleme de l'amitie. jusque dans le moindre de tes sacrifices, il n'est point un sentiment qui ne t'en tienne compte, et tous ces sentiments sont dans le coeur de ceux qui t'aiment. nous nous sommes vus trop peu de temps, il est vrai, et j'en ai ressenti la verite, mais il y a un moyen de nous en dedommager......je ne puis resister au desir de repeter ces mots sortis de ta plume brulante et les adapter a l'amitie quoique  traces par l'amour: \"ecris-moi je le veux: ce commerce enchanteur, aimable epanchement de l'esprit et du coeur, cet art de converser sans se voir, sans s'entendre, ce muet entretien, si charmant et si tendre. l'art d'ecrire. abelard, fut sans doute invente, par l'amante captive et l'amant agite, tout vit par la chaleur d'une lettre eloquente\".   comme eux, que notre amitie profite de cet art divin, de cette faculte celebre, et trompons l'espace, qui nous separe en nous communiquant toutes nos pensees, nos peines et nos plaisirs: nous adoucissons par a les premiers en doublant les derniers\u2019  (translation: \u2018yes, i\u2019m still here\u2026..console yourself, my friend, your cousin was not cheerful when you were upset, and if there is a happy sympathy between people who suit each other, ours are a proof of it\u2026\u2026you known with how much pleasure i intended to meet you there\u2026..guilleminot did not arrive, and instead of him, i received a letter which informed me of the delay of his trip by 15 days, three weeks! i wrote to your sister, i wrote to you too, and i tore up my letter. i thought you were in mortagne, among your friends, forgetting the absent ones. i even accused you of having passed through brussels without having come to see them\u2026\u2026what do i know what i was not thinking!........sorrow is the mother of injustice, and through it i am excusable: is it not, my friend? i felt all my blood rushing, running through my veins and flowing back to my heart, on learning of your fall from a horse. i hope it won\u2019t be followed up, but take all the precautions and consideration possible: you owe yourself to your friends as much as to yourself. why would i find the bringing together of our two names wrong, when friendship binds us so closely?.......let your honest, delicate and sensitive soul penetrate itself, be well convinced of the purity of mine in my acquiescence in what you do, and of my pleasure in doing yours: god is my witness, and i implore heaven all his anger if my candour does not equal my protest. would you believe that i no longer feel the shadow of my regrets at not having shared the pleasures of mortagne since i learned that you were not there? it is however the truth! i have never been sadder in my life than when i saw the first day of this festival pass, not being able to go there and believing you were there\u2026\u2026do not dwell on the unpleasantness of your profession. you are a slave, yes: but you are one of honour, and that is the most endurable of tyrants. you walk through a thousand annoyances, but they cover you with glory and your noble devotion makes the myrtle triumph over the laurel. you know, my friend, the myrtle is the symbol of friendship. even in the least of your sacrifices, there is not a feeling that you do not take into account, and all these feelings are in the hearts of those who love you. we saw each other for too little time, it is true, and i felt the truth of it, but there is a way to compensate us for it\u2026..i cannot resist the desire to repeat these words from your burning pen and adapt them to friendship although traced by love: \u201cwrite to me i want it: this enchanting trade, amiable outpouring of mind and heart, this art of conversing without seeing each other, without hearing each other, this mute interview, so charming and so tender, the art of writing, abelard, was undoubtedly invented, by the captive lover and the agitated lover, everything lives by the warmth of an eloquent letter\u201d. like them, let our friendship profit from this divine art, from this famous faculty, and let us deceive the space which separates us by communicating to us all our thoughts, our sorrows and our pleasures: we soften the former by doubling the latter\u2019 ). a letter of beautiful content. some light staining and minor discolouration (largely to the first page) and with a few minor, neat splits to the edges of folds. g  \n  theophile and her elder sister, felicite, were born in mortagne, a city near the franco-belgian border, and their father, an old veteran, educated them in the use of weapons. they displayed notable courage and saw action at the battle of jemappes, battle of anderlecht, battle of neerwinden, as well as the crucial battle of valmy on 20 th september 1792.  \n  having followed general dumouriez in his treasonous action of joining the austrian army, theophile and felicite soon realised the errors of their ways and left the general, however it was too late and the national convention had already considered them his accomplices. the soeurs fernig sought exile in brussels, from where the present letter was written, and were not granted the right to return to france until 1802. nevertheless, theophile returned to brussels in 1816 and spent the rest of her years there alongside her sister.   \n  isidore audeval served with the 16 th dragoon regiment and theophile\u2019s correspondence with her cousin spans a period of five years from october 1797 to january 1803. the thirty-three letters were published by honore bonhomme under the title  correspondance inedite de mademoiselle theophile de fernig, aide de camp du general dumouriez (firmin didot, paris, 1873), bonhomme observing \u2018we are surprised to find the grace, the playfulness, the candour of the young girl where we expected to meet perhaps only the roughness and the dark energy of the soldier\u2019."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"1295","title":{"es":"fernig theophile: (1775-1819)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125860/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":7000,"soldPrice":7000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:02.554Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac7,000 - 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french.  \n de boufflers claims payments still pending and due to him, stating in part `\u2026 après avoir été renvoyé de bureau en bureau, j'ai enfin appris de m. fieu que c'était encore de chez vous, monsieur, que cette lettre devait partir. permettez donc que je réclame de nouveau l'obligeance active que vous avez déjà mise à mon affaire, pour qu'elle ne souffre plus aucun retard\u2026´  \n (translation: `\u2026 after being sent from office to office, i finally learned from mr. fieu that it was still from your department, sir, that this letter had to be sent. allow me, then, to ask again for the active kindness that you have already given to my affair, so that it suffers no further delay ...´) with address leaf. accompanied by a xixth century 4to engraved portrait. g to vg"},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"1296","title":{"es":"boufflers stanislas de: 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administrator of the forests, in paris, in french.  lannes regrets that his previous letter reached his correspondent so late, stating in part `\u2026 que vous n´ayez reçu que bien tard les lettres de change, ma lettre et le paquet étaient dans un adréssé au ministre des relations\u2026 je suis impatient d´avoir une réponse de vous à cet égard\u2026´  (translation: \"\u2026 that you have only received very late the letters of exchange, my letter and parcel were addressed to the minister\u2026 i am impatient of receiving a response regarding this matter\u2026\")  lannes further refers to his pregnant wife, saying `\u2026 nous n´avons pas reçu de lettre de vous ni de madame guéhéneuc par ce courier\u2026. louise est prête à accoucher, je cherche une campagne aux environs de lisbonne, à cause de la chaleur excessive de la capitale\u2026´   (  translation: \"\u2026 we have not received any letter from you nor from madame guéhéneuc\u2026 louis is about to give birth, and i look for a countryside place in the surroundings of lisbonne, because of the excessive heat at the capital\u2026\") with address leaf, bearing remnants of former seals. overall creasing with small area of paper loss to the address leaf as a result of the letter opening. g  \n   \n  françois scholastique (1759-1840) count of guéhéneuc. he was lannes´ father-in-law.  \n  louise guéheneuc (1782-1856) duchess of montebello. second wife of marshal lannes. on 20 th july 1803, the day after the present letter was written, the duchess gave birth in lisbonne to their third son, ernest (1803-1882)"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1297","title":{"es":"lannes jean: (1769-1809)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125862/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:02.557Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - 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the hand of meneval.  napoleon states `  je pars dans une heure pour rheims, citoyen consul. je suis tres content des manufactures de cette ville. je le suis beaucoup de son esprit. toutes les nouvelles que je reçois de tous cotés, m'apprennent que nos batimens rentrent a force dans les ports d'espagne et même du nord.   la chaleur est toujours ici très forte´  (translation: \u201c i'm leaving in an hour for rheims, citizen consul. i am very happy with the factories in this city. i am very much of this spirit. all the news that i receive from all sides report to me that our ships are accessing by force to the ports of spain and even of the north. the heat is still very strong here\u201d) napoleon, as first consul, started in the end of june 1803 an inspection trip to the north of france and belgium, and works on his first plan to invade england. paper with watermark. with blank integral leaf. vg  \n   \n  jean-jacques régis de cambacéres (1753-1824) 1st duke of cambacéres. french 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the heading.  \n berthier reports on napoleon´s order, stating in part ` l´empereur ayant fait manoeuvrer le 58º régiment à cologne, a été content de la tenue des officiers et des soldats, mais il a vu avec peine que le major n´avait aucune connaissance des manoeuvres: en consequence sa majesté a ordonné qu´il sera suspendu\u2026´  \n (  \n translation: ` the emperor, having conducted the manoeuvres of the 58th regiment in cologne, was pleased with the behaviour of the officers and soldiers, but he noticed that sadly the major had no knowledge of the manoeuvres: consequently his majesty ordered that he will be suspended...´) paper with watermark. very small minor creasing, otherwise about vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1300","title":{"es":"berthier louis alexandre: 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the printed heading `au nom de l´empereur des français´ (`in the name of the emperor of the french´). the document orders anyone to let hubert rohault, student of the architecture academy, pass and return freely to france. the document further lists a full detail and description of rohault, including his age, height, beard, eyes colour, description of nose, mouth and chin, etc\u2026 countersigned by a general secretary of the ministry. the pass bears to the front a red ink stamp of the general police of the french empire. bearing also to the verso an annotation signed by a commissair of turin, the city from where rohault departed on his way back to paris, with a second red ink stamp of the general police of the french empire. overall age wear with few small tears to edges and few large water stains, mostly to borders, not affecting the text or signature. g"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1301","title":{"es":"fouché joseph: 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matter, explaining that the passport of a frenchman, of which favourable information has been received, can be temporarily endorsed for travel abroad, otherwise communication would have to be made with the respective diplomatic agent. fouche further acknowledges that the correspondence is undoubtedly onerous, but is a necessary measure put in place by the minister of foreign affairs. with blank integral leaf. a few small worm holes in the left margin and a few small tears and light creasing to the edges, otherwise about vg"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1302","title":{"es":"fouché joseph: (1759-1820)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125867/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":130,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.580Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":125867,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125868/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125868/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125868/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"wellington duke of:  (1769-1852) anglo-irish field marshal, the victor of waterloo. british prime minister 1828-30, 1834. a very fine a.l.s., arthur wellesley , two pages, 4to, clifford street, london, 24th may 1806, to lieutenant stephens of hms fame at portsmouth. wellington announces ' i was very uneasy when i read in the newspapers different accounts of your being under examination before the privy council, although i was convinced that you had never committed any act, which could subject you to any legal punishment\u2026 ' and adds that he is concerned that stephens should have suffered from being detained for the enquiry '& still more so that i cannot give you any hopes that you will be promoted '. he further explains ' i really have no influence with the present govt. but if your ship should be sent to foreign station you may depend on it that i will use every exertion to procure for you letters of recommendation to the admiral who will command upon it .' with integral address leaf in wellington's hand and also signed (' free, arthur wellesley' ) in the lower left corner. a circular portion of the integral leaf, evidently where the seal was originally affixed, has been cut away. one very small, extremely minor, neat split to a fold, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise vg  \n   \n  hms fame was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the royal navy, launched in october 1805. in november 1808 she joined a squadron lying off rosas where captain lord cochrane was assisting the spanish in the defence of castell de la trinitat against the 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4to, pultusk, 28th december, n.y. [1806], to his brother gabriel suchet, in french. in this very interesting content letter, suchet reports to his brother the extremely difficult situation lived during a terrible battle, with a large inferiority in number of soldiers, stating in part ` je t´écris mon bon ami, d´un champ de bataille\u2026   j´ai combattu pendant près de dix à douxe heures, avec une seule division contre quarante mille russes commandés par benningsen\u2026. nous avons contraint l´ennemi à fuir malgré la supériorité et sommes maitres du passage de la rivière\u2026´   (`i am writing to you my good friend, from a field of battle\u2026 i fought for nearly ten to twelve hours, with a single division against forty thousand russians leaded by benningsen\u2026. we forced the enemy to flee despite the superiority and the passage of the river is now under our control...´  suchet further refers to the loss of close officers saying ` j´ai fait dans cette journée des pertes terribles et particulièrement celle d´un de mes aides de camp, jeune homme de la plus belle espérance\u2026. il est tombé à mes côtés pendant la nuit, tandis que mon chef d´etat major tombait blessé par son cheval\u2026 par un boulet, plusieurs adjoints avec leurs habits percés de balles\u2026´   (`i suffered terrible losses during this day and particularly the of one of one of my aides-de-camp, a young man of the greatest hope\u2026. he fell at my side during the night, while my chief of staff fell wounded by his horse... by a cannonball, several adjutants with their clothes pierced by bullets...´)  further again, suchet curiously reports that he was lucky because he was injured by a hard blow in his penis, stating ` \u2026j´en ai été quitte pour une contusion extrêmement douloureuse à la verge, j´en souffre beaucoup mais j´espère que cela n´aura pas de suite.   nous avons fait quatre à cinq cents prisonniers\u2026´   (`i got off with an extremely painful contusion on my penis, i suffer a lot from it but i hope it won't have a sequel. we took four to five hundred prisoners\u2026´)  a letter of extraordinary historical content, written from the battlefield. paper with a c & i honig watermark. with address leaf and remnants of a former red wax seal. g  \n   \n  the battle of pułtusk, in poland, took place on 26th december 1806, two days before the present letter was written by suchet, during the war of the fourth coalition. despite the strong numerical superiority and artillery of the russians, they suffered the french attacks, and had to retire the next day having suffered greater losses than the french.  \n    \n  count levin august von bennigsen (1745-1826) german officer who entered the russian service under catherine the great. in 1812, he commanded at borodino the centre of kutuzov´s army. his actions at leipzig in 1813 led to his being made a count, a title which was awarded to him on the battlefield by tsar alexander i."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1304","title":{"es":"suchet louis gabriel: (1770-1826)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125869/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.583Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":125869,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125870/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125870/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"bernadotte jean baptiste:  \n (1763-1844) marshal of france, prince de pontecorvo and king charles xiv john of sweden and norway 1818-44. a good l.s., `j. bernadotte ´, a bold ink signature with flourish, two pages, folio, odense, denmark, 4 th april 1808, to the minister of war, in french.  \n bernadotte, in his capacity as marshal of the empire, prince of pontecorvo, sends a personal recommendation to the minister of war, recommending chief of battalion emion for his multiple and devoted services. bernadotte states in part ` les témoignages que j´ai reçu de la conduite honorable du capitaine emion, et l´estime dont il jouit dans le régiment où il sert, me déterminent à le recommander particulièrement à la bienveillance de s. e. le ministre de la guerre´ (translation : ` the testimonies which i have received of the honorable conduct of captain emion, and the esteem which he is treated in the regiment in which he serves, determine me to recommend him particularly to the benevolence of h. e. the minister of war´) to the verso, the letter to the minister includes a list of captain emion´s services, including a wound after a pistol shot in st. domingue. also including to short recommendations signed to the border by the colonel and chief of brigade of the regiment. small overall age wear with creasing to the upper part of the document, not affecting the signature. g"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1305","title":{"es":"bernadotte jean baptiste: (1763-1844)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125870/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.585Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125870,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125871/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"talleyrand-perigord & fouche: talleyrand-perigord charles maurice de  \n (1754-1838) prince of talleyrand, french clergyman, politician and diplomat, prime minister of france, 1815 & fouche joseph (1759-1820) 1 st duc d'otrante, 1 st comte fouche. french statesman and revolutionary who served as minister of police (1799-1810, 1815) under napoleon bonaparte. d.s. by both talleyrand ( 'charles maurice' ) and fouche ( 'comte de l'empire fouche' ) individually, one page, folio, schoenbrunn, 24 th august 1809, in french. the partially printed document, with manuscript insertions in the hand of fouche, is addressed to monsieur laffontan, president of the canton of valence and is an extrait des minutes de la secretairerie d'etat ( 'extract from the minutes of the secretary of state' ) originally issued by hugues-bernard maret, duke of bassano, on behalf of napoleon i, and states that they have deemed it appropriate to convene the assembly of the canton on 17 th october 1809, and consequently order laffontan to execute, and cause to be executed, the provisions of the acts of the constitutions of the empire, further stating 'nous avons fait connaitre a notre premier inspecteur de la gendarmerie, et au general commandant la 10 eme division militaire, que vous avez seul la police de l'assemblee; que nulle force armee ne doit etre placee pres du lieu de ses seances ni y penetrer sans votre requistion; qu'ils doivent ordonner de deferer a celles que vous adresserez aux commandans de la gendarmerie, et de vous preter assistance, si le cas l'exige et que vous le demandiez' (translation: 'we have made it known to our first inspector of the gendarmerie, and to the general commanding the 10 th military division, that you alone have the police of the assembly; that no armed force should be placed near the place of its meetings or enter there without your request; that they must order to defer to those which you will address to the commanders of the gendarmerie, and to lend you assistance, if the case requires it and that you ask for it' ). signed at the foot by talleyrand in his capacity as vice-grand-elector and by fouche in his capacity as minister of the interior (rare as such; fouche only served in the post from 29 th june to 1 st october 1809) and with a circular blind embossed seal beneath. with blank integral leaf. some light, minor staining to the lower left corner and a very small hole to the centre of the text, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"1306","title":{"es":"talleyrand-perigord & fouche: talleyrand-perigord charles maurice de (1754-1838)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125871/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.587Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - \u20ac400","currency":"EUR","id":125871,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125872/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125872/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"\u2018we have strong and numerous armies, but it is necessary to have forces  equal to those of the enemies\u2026\u2019   \n  \n  clarke henri-jacques-guillaume:  (1765-1818) 1 st duc de feltre.  franco-irish general in the french revolutionary wars, also a politician who served as minister of war 1807-14, 1815 & 1815-17. marshal of france. a fine autograph manuscript, unsigned, two pages, folio, n.p., n.d. (july/august 1809), in french.  clarke's manuscript, entitled analise , provides his observations on napoleon's military achievements to date, and assesses the threat of the english, in part, 'l'emp [er] eur maitre de plus de la moitie de l'autriche commande a l'armee la plus formidable que la france ait eue au -dela du rhin. il a vaincu a thann, &, quand la moitie de cette armee etait a peine formee. soit paix, soit guerre l'emp [er] eur a dans ses depots de quoi recruter l'armee d'allemagne. le parjure de la cour de vienne forca s. m. a laisser sa vieille armée en espagne. elle suffisait contre les espagnols. mais l'angleterre a vu sa ruine dans le nouveau sisteme de l'espagne. elle a fait les plus grands efforts - - malgre les pertes de moore une nouvelle armee est venue a lisbonne et forte de plus 40.000 h [omme] s elle s'est avancee jusqu'au milieu de l'espagne avec les insurges - - on les a repousses au portugal\u2026..   une expedition de meme force s'est presentee sur l'escaut pour secourir anvers....flessingue a eu nombreuses garnison - & l'empressement des soldats & a forme 3 armees redoutables. la gend  [armer] ie est accourue et l'exp [editi] on anglaise a échoué. l'empereur a defendu l'offensive, les anglais ont perdu un tiers et le reste va se rendre en portugal\u2026.   36.000 rassembles a bayonne suffis  [ent] pour repousser les forces que les anglais pourr [aien] t faire avancer et pour reparer les pertes faites dans une guerre aussi acharnee. le grand eloig [nemen] t des champs de bataille empeche qu'on puisse porter une armee de l'un a l'autre. l'empereur veut epargner a l'armee du danube les fatigues de l'espagne et d'ailleurs\u2026.   nous avons de fortes et nombreuses armees, mais il faut avoir des forces egales a celles des ennemis.....les anglais 3 armees, une a naples, une en hollande et la 3e en portugal. nos ennemis s'agitent car il s'agit de la grandeur de la france et ce moment va la decider......conduite insensee de l'angleterre qui outre les moyens et qui veut lutter corps a corps avec la f  [ran] ce. elle n'en eprouvera que de la honte - - promesse de paix si les anglais s'occupent encore du continent.....lutte inegale redoutee par les ministres anglais qui ont precede ceux-ci. s'ils viennent sur le continent la paix g [ener] ale n'est pas eloignee, leurs sacrifices determineront le peuple anglais a la faire l'horreur pour les hommes cruels amis de la guerre.   l'espagne et le portugal seront leur tombeau'  (translation: 'the emp [er] or, master of more than half of austria, commands the most formidable army that france has had beyond the rhine. he conquered at thann, &, when half of this army was barely formed. either peace or war the emp [er] or has in its depots enough to recruit the army of germany. the perjury of the court of vienna forced h.m. to leave his old army in spain. it was enough against the spaniards. but england saw its ruin in the new system of spain. she made the greatest efforts - - despite moore's losses a new army came to lisbon and more than 40,000 men strong it advanced to the missile of spain with the insurgents - - they were repelled in portugal\u2026.an expedition of the same force presented itself on the scheldt to rescue antwerp\u2026..vlissingen had numerous garrisons - & the eagerness of the soldiers & formed 3 formidable armies. the gend [armer] y came running and the english exp [editi] on failed. the emperor defended the offensive, the english lost a third and the rest will go to portugal\u2026.36,000 gathered at bayonne suffi [cient] to repel the forces that the english could advance and to repair the losses made in such a fierce war. the great distance from the battlefields makes it impossible to transport an army from one to the other. the emperor wants to spare the army of the danube the fatigues of spain and elsewhere\u2026..we have strong and numerous armies, but it is necessary to have forces equal to those of the enemies\u2026.the english have 3 armies, one in naples, one in holland and the 3 rd in portugal. our enemies are agitated because it is a question of the greatness of france and this moment will decide it\u2026..the insane conduct of england which, beyond the means and which wants to fight hand to hand with the f [ren] ch. she will only feel ashamed - - promise of peace if the english still take care of the continent\u2026.unequal struggle feared by the english ministers who preceded them. if they come to the continent, general peace is not far off, their sacrifices will determine the english people to hold it in horror for the cruel men who are friends of war. spain and portugal will be their tomb' ). a manuscript of excellent military content. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg"},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"1307","title":{"es":"clarke henri-jacques-guillaume: (1765-1818)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125872/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2500,"soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.588Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,500 - \u20ac3,500","currency":"EUR","id":125872,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125873/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125873/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"\u2018the emperor has won a very big battle against the russians\u2026. i have just received the news\u2019   \n  \n  clarke henri-jacques-guillaume:  (1765-1818) 1 st duc de feltre. franco-irish general in the french revolutionary wars, also a politician who served as minister of war 1807-14, 1815 & 1815-17. marshal of france. an excellent l.s., duc de feltre , three pages, folio, paris, 21 st september 1812, to marie-francois auguste de caffarelli du falga, on the printed stationery of the minister of war, in french.  clarke states that he has received his correspondent's letter, and regrets the situation he has learnt of at bilbao, continuing 'l'intention de l'empereur n'est pas de sacrifier inutilement des troupes pour l'occuper, malgre toutes l'importance de ce point....mais ce point est trop essentiel pour ne pas le tenir compte avec les forces necessaires pour le defendre et votre position ne serait plus tenable si les ennemis, que je vois deja avec tant de peine a castro, s'etablissaient a bilbao. l'etat de choses changera apres que les renforts auront joint l'armee du portugal. les anglais ne paraissent pas s'occuper de cette armee qu'ils croient avoir mis pour longtemps dans l'impossibilite d'agir et j'ai lieu de presumer que lord wellington tourne ses vue d'un autre cote. des que l'armee de portugal pourra reprendre l'offensive la chance doit tourner en notre faveur\u2026..   la situation des affaires n'a point extremement souffert par le mouvement que le roi  [joseph bonaparte] s'est vu sur le cas de faire sur valence; la reunion de l'armee du centre a celle du marechal duc d'albufera [suchet] a eu lieu au moment meme ou les anglais, ayant fait un debarquement a alicante, des renforts etaient a desirer pour l'armee de valence. rien ne pouvait donc venir plus a propos, dans ces circonstances, que l'arrivee d'un corps aussi considerable de bonnes troupes, a l'armee du duc d'albufera, il lui assure une superiorite decidee sur l'ennemi qu'il a en-tete et doit faire echouer tous les projets des anglais dans cette partie.   de votre cote, quand vous ne serez plus inquiete par mer vous vous trouverez dans une position bien plus avantageuses pour assurer vos communications et travailler'  (translation: 'the emperor's intention is not to sacrifice troops unnecessarily to occupy it, despite all the importance of this point\u2026.but this point is too essential not to be taken into account with the forces necessary to defend it and your position would no longer be tenable if the enemies, whom i already see with so much difficulty in castro, were to establish themselves in bilbao. the state of things will change after the reinforcements have joined the army of portugal. the english do not seem to care about this army which they believe they have for a long time made it impossible to act and i have reason to presume that lord wellington is turning his sights in another direction. as soon as the army of portugal can resume the offensive, luck must turn in our favour\u2026.the situation of affairs has not been greatly affected by the movement that the king [joseph bonaparte] has seen fit to make on valencia; the meeting of the central army with that of the marshal duke of albufera [suchet] took place at the very moment when the english, having made a landing at alicante, reinforcements were to be desired for the army of valencia. nothing, therefore, could have come more apropos, in these circumstances, than the arrival of such a considerable body of good troops, to the army of the duke of albufera, it assures him of a decided superiority over the enemy he has in mind and must defeat all the projects of the english in this part. on your side, when you are no longer worried by sea you will find yourself in a much more advantageous position to ensure your communications and work' ). in a holograph postscript, signed ( 'le d de f' ) by feltre with his initials, he announces 'l'empereur a gagné une tres grande bataille sur les russes a mojaisk le 7 septembre, j'en recois a l'instant la nouvelle' (translation: 'the emperor has won a very big battle against the russians at mozhaysk on 7 th september. i have just received the news' ). a letter of good association and fine military content, written as napoleon was marching towards moscow. one small spindle hole to the lower left margin, not affecting the text or signature, vg  \n  marie-francois auguste de caffarelli du falga (1766-1849) french general of italian descent who served as an aide-de-camp to napoleon bonaparte in 1800. caffarelli was later employed in spain where he defeated an attempted english landing at laredo, seized bilbao, and was named governor of biscay in 1811, completely routing mina's band of guerrillas and contributing to the raising of the siege of burgos.  \n  in the present letter the duc de feltre commits a small error in the news he excitedly provides in his postscript. there was, strictly speaking, no battle that took place at mozhaysk; it is the famous battle battle of moscow (also known as the battle of borodino) which took place on 7 th september 1812. mozhaysk is located 110 km to the west of moscow and the town, situated on the historic road leading to smolensk, and then poland, played a role in defending the western approaches to moscow in the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and in 1812 the battle of borodino took place 12 km away. napoleon arrived at mozhaysk on the 9 th september where, suffering from a sever cold, he stayed for three days. it is possible that the letter clarke received with the news was dated from mozhaysk which may have given rise to his confusion, given the remoteness of the location coupled with the imperfection of the maps."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"1308","title":{"es":"clarke henri-jacques-guillaume: (1765-1818)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125873/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.590Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - \u20ac4,000","currency":"EUR","id":125873,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125874/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125874/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125874/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"hardenberg karl august von:  (1750-1822) prussian statesman who served as prime minister of prussia 1804-06, 1807 & 1810-22. a fine, lengthy a.l.s., hardenberg , four pages, 4to, berlin, 25 th december 1810, to the marquis [de bombelles], in french.  hardenberg acknowledges receipt of his correspondent's letter, and thanks the marquis for their sentiments and friendship, further remarking 'dans une position aussi difficile que la notre, avec des obligations enormes a remplir pour sauver l'etat, il n'est pas possible, ni d'eviter les charges et les mesures onereuses, ni de prevenir les murmures et le mecontentement. il ne s'agit que de trouver les moindres maux d'entre ceux qui sont indispensables et certes, le sort d'un administrateur n'est pas digne d'envie, qui est destine a remplir cette tache desagreable' (translation: 'in a position as difficult as ours, with enormous obligations to fulfil in order to save the state, it is not possible either to avoid burdensome charges and measures, or to prevent murmurings and discontent. it is only a question of finding the lesser evils of those which are indispensable and certainly, the fate of an administrator is not worthy of envy, who is destined to fulfil this unpleasant task' ) and continuing to reflect 'vous n'avez pas d'idee, monsieur le marquis, combien mon coeur en souffre et j'ai besoin de me rappeler a toute heure, que nous ne devons ecouter que notre devoir et ne pas nous refuser a suffire a notre vocation......qu'il y ait des plaintes ameres sur les nouveaux edits, - je m'y suis attendu, mais on les trouvera moins onereux, on en sera plus satisfait, quand on sera a meme de juger de l'ensemble du systeme, lorsque nombre de mesentendus seront leves et que les preventions seront refutees par l'experience; que les modifications, nullement exclues d'apres ce qu'exigent des circonstances locales ou particulieres, auront eu lieu. de toutes les provinces de la monarchie, la silesie aura moins raison de se plaindre, que toute autre. jusqu'a ce que tout ceci puisse avoir lieu, il faut de l'obeissance et de la confiance dans le gouvernment..... quant a la suppression des communautes religieuses, elle frappe a la fois celles de la religion protestante comme celles des catholiques, elle est generale et dictee par la necessite. on n'a qu'a lire fugitivement l´edit pour se convaincre que ni l'essentiel de la religion, ni la liberte de conscience, ne peuvent en souffrir\u2026..la meme mesure a ete prise souvent et presque generalement dans les etats purement catholiques, les papes meme en ont donne frequemment l'exemple.   si en l'executant, on s'est ecarte de la teneur claire de l'edit et des intentions du roi, c'est uniquement  la faute de ceux qui sont appeles par un devoir sacre a y veiller et a s'y conformer'  (translation: 'you have no idea, monsieur le marquis, how much my heart suffers from it and i need to remind myself at all times that we must only listen to our duty and not refuse to fulfil our vocation\u2026..that there will be bitter complaints about the new edicts, - i expected it, but they will be found less burdensome, we will be more satisfied, when we will be able to judge the whole of the system, when many misunderstandings will be cleared up and the prejudices will be refuted by experience; that the modifications, by no means excluded according to what local or particular circumstances require, will have taken place. of all the provinces of the monarchy, silesia will have less reason to complain than any other. until all this can take place, obedience and confidence in the government are necessary\u2026..as for the suppression of religious communities, it strikes both those of the protestant religion as well as those of the catholics, it is general and dictated by necessity. we only have to read the edict fleetingly, to convince ourselves that neither the essentials of religion, nor freedom of conscience, can suffer from it\u2026\u2026the same measure has been taken often and almost generally in purely catholic states, even the popes have frequently given the example. if, in executing it, we have deviated from the clear content of the edict and from the king's intentions, it is solely the fault of those who are called by a sacred duty to watch over it and to comply with it' ). hardenberg continues to reassure his correspondent regarding some misinformation and the proposed granting of a title, 'j'estime et j'honore, mr. de massow.   son autorite est et sera augmentee, il est a la tete de la commission chargee de la suppression des couvents; et j'ai envie de croire qu'on vous a donne des informations fausses, monsieur le marquis.....ce sont eux, que je viens egalement de charger de la recherche des faits dont vous me parlez. quelle que soit du reste ma consideration pour mr. de massow, je n'ai pu proposer au roi de lui accorder la distinction dont vous faites mention......parce qu'en general, le roi, entre nous soit dit, n'aime pas trop a donner cette sorte de distinctions. je n'oublierai pas d'en procurer d'autres a m. de m. quand les circonstances seront favorables, soyez-en sur'  (translation: 'i esteem and honour mr. de massow.   his authority is and will be increased, he is at the head of the commission in charge of the suppression of the convents; and i want to believe that you have been given false information, monsieur le marquis\u2026..they are the ones i have also just entrusted with the investigation of the facts you are telling me about. whatever may be my consideration for mr. de massow, i could not propose to the king to grant him the distinction which you mention\u2026\u2026because in general, the king, between us is said, does not like to give these kinds of distinctions. i will not forget to procure others for m. de m. when circumstances are favourable, be sure of that'  ). a letter of excellent content. some very light, minor creasing to the edges and a couple of small tears to the upper edges (professionally repaired). about vg  \n  marc marie, marquis de bombelles (1744-1822) french diplomat and ecclesiastic who, at the time of the present letter, had become a priest in prussian silesia.  \n  julius eberhard von massow (1750-1816) prussian lawyer and politician, responsible for the spiritual affairs of certain prussian provinces."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1309","title":{"es":"hardenberg karl august von: (1750-1822)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125874/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.592Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":125874,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125875/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125875/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[imperial guard]:  an attractive manuscript document relating to napoleon's garde imperiale , completed and signed by general a. sels, one page, large oblong folio (18.5 x 14.5\u201d), gournay, 26 th august 1810, in french. the document is in tabular form and is subtitled situation et force de la ci-devant garde royale hollandaise (translation: situation and strength of the former dutch royal guard ) at the head and provides details of the designation of the army, the names of the battalions or squadrons, the names and ranks of the commanders of the various corps, their location etc., totalling some 128 officers, 2,693 troops and 942 horses, and also including details of cannons and other ammunition, and of the number of absent soldiers, either as a result of death or desertion. to the verso appear further manuscript observations signed by sels in which he details the numbers of soldiers who remained hospitalised in mons, cambray, brussels, utrecht and other locations. some light creasing and minor age wear to the edges and with a thin strip of tape to the verso reinforcing the central vertical fold. about vg  \n  the imperial guard were originally a small group of elite soldiers of the french army under the direct command of napoleon, but grew considerably over time.  the dutch royal guard were formed in 1808 when louis bonaparte, napoleon's younger brother, ruled over the kingdom of holland from 1806-10. in 1810 the 3 rd regiment of foot grenadiers, part of the dutch royal guard, was incorporated into the imperial guard within the middle guard as the 2 nd regiment of foot grenadiers. they would be disbanded in february 1813, only to be re-raised in april 1815, and finally disbanded in september 1815 following napoleon's second abdication."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"1310","title":{"es":"[imperial guard]:"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125875/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.593Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - \u20ac1,800","currency":"EUR","id":125875,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125876/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125876/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125876/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"napoleon i:  (1769-1821) emperor of the french 1804-14, 1815. manuscript document, unsigned, with four passages struck through in bold, dark ink in napoleon's hand, five pages (all edges gilt and featuring circular watermarks of the french imperial eagle and napoleon in profile), folio, n.p., august 1810, in french. the document is a draft of the emperor's decree on the dissolution of the dutch guard and is set out in fourteen numbered articles, in part, 'napoleon, empereur des francias, roi d'italie et protecteur de la confederation du rhin.   nous avons decrete et decretons  ce qui suit: article 1er la garde hollandaise fera partie de notre garde imperiale sous la denomination de garde hollandaise. article 2e la premiere compagnie des gardes du corps restera organisee telle qu'elle est, avec la denomination de velites hollandais. les officiers a la suite de cette compagnie, les sous-officiers et les velites qui ont rang d'officier seront places dans la ligne. article 3e la 2e, la 3e et la 4e compagnies des gardes du corps seront incorpores savoir: la 2e dans le regiment des grenadiers de la garde hollandaise, la 3e et la 4e dans les regiments de grenadiers et de chasseurs a pied de notre garde. les officiers a la suite des sous-officiers de ces 3 compagnies qui ont rand d'officier seront places dans la ligne........article 7e la compagnie d'artillerie legere de la garde hollandaise conservera sa denomination, et restera attachee a l'artillerie legere de notre guarde. article 8e la compagnie du train d'artillerie de la garde hollandaise conservera egalement sa denomination sera attachee au bataillon du train d'artillerie de notre garde. article 9e les veterans de la garde hollandaise conserveront leur organisation. ils seront employes a la garde de notre palais imperial de notre bonne ville d'amsterdam. article 10e les officiers de tout grade qui par l'effet de la nouvelle organisation de la garde hollandaise se trouveront a la suite ou sans emploi, seront places dans la ligne.......article 13e ne seront admis dans notre vieille garde que les francais et les hollandais d'origine. les etrangers qui se trouvent dans ce corps seront places dans les fusiliers de notre garde ou dans la ligne. ils pourront meme etre incorpores dans une des gardes royales de westphalie, de naples, ou d'espagne. article 14e la solde, les masses de toute espece resteront les memes comme par le passe, jusques au 1er janvier 1811, epoque a laquelle il sera fait un changement a cet egard'  (translation: 'napoleon, emperor of france, king of italy and protector of the confederation of the rhine.   we have decreed and we decree as follows: article 1 the dutch guard will form part of our imperial guard under the denomination of dutch guard. article 2 the first company of bodyguards will remain organised as it is, with the denomination of dutch velites.the officers following this company, the non-commissioned officers and the velites who have the rank of officer will be placed in the line. article 3 the 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th companies of bodyguards will be incorporated, namely: the 2 nd in the regiment of grenadiers of the dutch guard, the 3 rd and 4 th in the regiments of grenadiers and chasseurs a pied of our guard. the officers following the non-commissioned officers of these 3 companies who have the rank of officer will be placed in the line\u2026..article 7 the light artillery company of the dutch guard will retain its denomination, and will remain attached to the light artillery of our guard. article 8 the company of the artillery train of the dutch guard will also retain its denomination will be attached to the battalion of the artillery train of our guard. article 9 the veterans of the dutch guard will retain their organisation. they will be employed in guarding our imperial palace in our good city of amsterdam. article 10 officers of all ranks who, by the effect of the new organisation of the dutch guard, find themselves out of service or unemployed, will be placed in the line\u2026\u2026article 13 only the french and the dutch of origin will be admitted into our old guard. the foreigners who find themselves in this corps will be placed in the fusiliers of our guard or in the line. they could even be incorporated into one of the royal guards of westphalia, naples or spain. article 14 the pay, the masses of all kinds will remain the same as in the past, until 1 st january 1811, when a change will be made in this respect'  ). with blank integral leaf. an interesting document demonstrating the emperor's talent for organisation. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg  \n  the dutch guard had been created in 1808 by louis bonaparte, king of holland, at the request of his elder brother to take part in the peninsular war. following the annexation of the kingdom of holland by the french empire in 1810, the brigade was officially disbanded and its personnel (who had become french citizens) and soldiers distributed amongst the different existing military bodies, as confirmed in the present document. the decree would be promulgated in the following month, september 1810."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"1311","title":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125876/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.595Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - \u20ac4,000","currency":"EUR","id":125876,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125877/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125877/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125877/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"napoleon i:  (1769-1821) emperor of france 1804-14, 1815. an excellent military content l.s., ` nap ´, three pages, 4to, gilt edges, trianon, 10 th august 1810, to the duke de feltre, in french. the letter is dictated to and in the hand of meneval.  napoleon demonstrates in this letter his skills on military strategy, planning and reorganizing his troops intending to reinforce his battalions in spain, stating in part ` monsieur le duc de feltre, faites-moi connaitre si l´on pourrait former à turin un regiment de marche pour l´armée de catalogne qui serait composé de 200 hommes du 1er regiment d´infanterie légère - de 300 hommes du 3º idem - de 200 hommes du 2eme de ligne\u2026.´ (translation: ` monsieur le duc de feltre, let me know if we could form in turin a march regiment for the catalonia army which would be composed by 200 men from the first light infantry regiment - by 300 men of the third idem, by 200 men of the second\u2026´) further adding ` le 16º qui est à toulon pourrait envoyer 500 hommes à son 4º bataillon à l´armée de catalogne, ce qui ferait pour cette armée un secours de 2000 hommes.   envoyez-moi un projet d´organisation de ce regiment et faites-moi connaitre quand il sera prêt´  (translation: ` the 16 th regiment at toulon could supply 500 men to the 4 th battalion of the catalonia army, which would give a grant of 2000 men for this army.   send me an organization project for this regiment and let me know when it will be ready´)  napoleon further suggests several ways of reinforcing the army in catalonia and in spain, stating in part ` on complèterait ces battaillons avec ce qu´il y aurait de disponible aux 4º bataillons dont les dépôts sont en france et qui ont leurs bataillons de guerre en hollande, en allemagne et sur les côtes; et si l´on parvenait à les completer ce serait une force de 3 à 4000 hommes qui, avec les bataillons de marche ci-dessus demandés, formerait une division de 8000 hommes\u2026´  (translation: ` we would complete these battalions with what would be available in the 4 th battalions which warehouses are in france and which war battalions are in holland, in germany and on the coasts; and if we manage to complete them it will be a military presence of 3 to 4000 men who, together with the requested march battalions mentioned above, would make all together a division of 8000 men\u2026) before concluding napoleon explains to the duke de feltre the advantages of such changes, saying ` cela aura l´avantage 1º de fournir 4000 hommes de renfort pour l´armée de catalogne et 8000 hommes pour l´armée d´espagne; 2º de diminuer le nombre des hommes presents sous les armes des regiments qui sont sur le pied de paix, c´est à dire des régiments qui sont sur les côtes de france, en allemagne, en hollande, etc.., ce qui diminuera la dépense´ (translation: ` this will have the advantage 1º of providing 4000 reinforcements for the army of catalonia and 8000 men for the army of spain; 2º to reduce the number of men present under the arms of regiments which are under peace status, that is to say regiments which are on the coasts of france, in germany, in holland, etc., which will reduce the expenses´) a letter of very interesting military content. accompanied by a small 12mo holograph receipt, with traces of having been pinned to the bottom left corner. vg  \n   \n  henri jacques guillaume clarke (1765-1818) duc de feltre and minister of war under napoleon. later marshal of france in 1816, one of six created under king louis xviii from 1815-24  \n  claude françois de méneval (1778-1850) baron of the empire.   memoirist of the 19th century. napoleon´s private secretary and his closest collaborator."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1312","title":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125877/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.149Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - \u20ac3,000","currency":"EUR","id":125877,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125878/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"beauharnais hortense:  (1783-1837) queen consort of holland as spouse of louis bonaparte. daughter of josephine de beauharnais and stepdaughter and later also sister-in-law of napoleon i. hortense de beauharnais was the mother of emperor of the french napoleon iii. an excellent a.l.s., ` hortense ´, one page, 5 x 6, on attractive paper with ornated blind embossed borders, plombieres, 24 th july, n.y. [1809], to marshal bessieres, in french.  hortense sends a close and kind message to bessieres relating to her correspondent´s health issues, and stating in part ` j´espere que vous comptez assez sur mon amitié, mon cher bessieres, pour croire à toute ma peine en apprenant votre hernie. heureusement elle n´a pas eu de suite et c´est un compliment qu´il faut faire. surtout a votre femme et a vos amis. vous devez jouir de leur bonheur et bien vous soigner. j´espere que vous croyez a la part que je prends, au plaisir que j´aurais a vous revoir\u2026´   (  translation: \u201c i hope you count enough on my friendship, my dear bessieres, to believe in all my sorrow on learning of your hernia. fortunately it did not have a continuation and it is a compliment which it is necessary to make. especially to your wife and your friends. you should enjoy their happiness and take good care of yourself. i hope you believe in the part that i take, in the pleasure that i would have to see you again\u2026\u201d) with blank integral leaf. small professional repair to the verso of the blank leaf, otherwise vg  \n   \n  jean-baptiste bessieres (1768-1813) marshal of france, duc d´istria. he participated in all the napoleon military campaigns. killed in the battle field in rippach, the day before the battle of lutzen."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"1313","title":{"es":"beauharnais hortense: (1783-1837)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125878/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":850,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.157Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":125878,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125879/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"percy pierre-francois:  (1754-1825) french doctor and surgeon who served as surgeon-in-chief of napoleon's grande armee and invented a new kind of ambulance, known as a 'wurst', for use on the battlefield. a.l.s., percy , one page, 4to, paris, 4 th february 1812, to his excellency, on the printed stationery of the departement de la guerre , in french. percy writes in his capacity as inspector general of the military health service and recommends that assistant major quincieux, a doctor at the faculty of medicine in paris, be promoted to the rank of major surgeon 's'etant distingue dans tous les tems et dans toutes les occurences' (translation: 'having distinguished himself at all times and in all occurences' ). a note in the margin indicates that quincieux's promotion was granted. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg  \n  at the time of the present letter napoleon was making preparations for the french invasion of russia, which commenced in june 1812 and ended with a french defeat five months later."},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1314","title":{"es":"percy pierre-francois: (1754-1825)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125879/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.164Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125879,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125880/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125880/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[bessieres jean-baptiste]:  (1768-1813) marshal of france, duc d´ istria.  killed in the battle field in rippach, the day before the battle of lutzen. an extremely interesting content letter, sent to marshal bessieres by baron jean-françois dudon (1778-1857), reporting in full detail about the loss of the city of ciudad rodrigo in spain, close to the portuguese border. a cleanly written letter with important historical content.  a.l.s., `dudon´, two pages, folio, gilt edges, n.p. [spain], 29 th january 1812, to marshal bessieres, in french. the present letter being a copy of dudon´s letter which was forwarded to marshal bessieres.  the french officer dudon, states in part ` votre excellence apprendra par les journaux nos success, mais personne ne parlera de nos revers, de nos malheurs et peut-être l´empereur lui-même les ignore t-il. nous avons perdu ciudad rodrigo le 19 de ce mois après trois jours de siege. les ennemis ont suivi le plan d´attaque de l´armée française lorsqu´elle s´est emparée de cette ville avant d´entrer en portugal; la breche avait été tres mal réparée, elle a été bientot rendue practicable. la garnison s´est vaillament défendue, quoiqu´elle eut été considérablement diminuée par la désertion, surtout de la part du 113º composé en grande partie d´italiens.   le general barrie, gouverneur, le commandant de la place, le commandant d´artillerie, ont été tués, on s´est battu de rue en rue´  (translation: \" your excellency will learn from the newspapers of our successes, but no one will speak of our setbacks, our misfortunes and perhaps the emperor himself is unaware of them. we lost ciudad rodrigo on the 19th of this month after three days of siege. the enemies followed the plan of attack of the french army when we seized this city before entering portugal; the breach had been very badly repaired, it was soon made passable. the garrison defended itself valiantly, although we were considerably diminished by desertion, especially on the part of the 113º, which was largely composed of italians. general barrie, governor, the commander of the place, the commander of artillery, were killed, we fought street by street\") further wondering why the french army has not reacted in time and indirectly accusing the officers leading the troops, saying ` les préparatifs des anglais, la reunion de leur grosse artillerie a almeida, leur marche et la prise de ciudad rodrigo, tout cela s´est fait avant que nous n´eussions fait avancer un bataillon.   d´où vient cette apathie, est-ce insoussiance pour le service de l´empereur? personne dans l´armée n´en peut être accuse. est-ce ignorance des mouvements de l´ennemi?... nous étions a burgos, je fus d´avis de revenir immédiatement a valladolid\u2026 votre excellence connait toutes les lenteurs et les difficultés d´un ravitaillement pour ciudad rodrigo; mon conseil fut mal accueilli, on décida que nous continuerions notre voyage pour pamplune, et quelques jours apres un aide de camp fut envoyé a paris demander mon rappel; le prince de neuchatel, sans m´entendre, me fit donner l´ordre de passer a l´armée du portugal´  (translation: \" the preparations of the english, the assembly of their heavy artillery at almeida, their march and the capture of ciudad rodrigo, all this was done before we had brought forward a battalion.   where does this apathy come from, is it carelessness in the service of the emperor? no one in the army can be accused of this. is it ignorance of the enemy's movements?... we were in burgos, i decided to return immediately to valladolid... your excellency knows all the delays and difficulties of a supply for ciudad rodrigo; my advice was badly received, it was decided that we would continue our way to pamplona, and a few days later an aide-de-camp was sent to paris to ask for my recall; the prince of neuchatel, without listening to me, made me give the order to go to the army of portugal\")  further again, saying ` les habitants du pays ne conçoivent pas comment une armée française a pu laisser prendre une place, sous ses yeux sans faire un movement.les projets des anglaise n´étaient pas caches, et les journaux du 8 decembre de la galice en donnaient les details.   a peine arrive a valladolid et informé de l´état des choses, m. le duc de raguse a voulu y porter remede, il n´était plus temps\u2026´  (translation: \" the inhabitants of the country do not conceive how a french army could let take such place, under its eyes and without making a movement. the projects of english were not hidden, and the newspapers of december 8th from galicia gave the details of them. as soon as he arrived in valladolid and was informed of the state of things, the duke of ragusa wanted to remedy it, it was too late\u2026\")  further again and before concluding, dudon reports on the ` disgraces´ and ` disasters´ experienced in different cities of spain, stating in part `\u2026 soria a été assiégé par les insurgés sous le commandement du comte de montijo, mais ils y ont perdu assez de monde, et ils viennent de se replier sur aranda, la division roguet marche au secours de cette ville. en navarre, mina a battu completement le général abbé. il nous a pris 700 hommes & 2 pieces de canon\u2026 si votre excellence pouvait me faire rappeler de ce maudit pays\u2026´  (translation: \" the city of soria has been besieged by the insurgents under the command of the count of montijo, but they have lost many people there, and they have just returned back to aranda, the roguet division is marching to bring aid to our troops at this city. in navarre, mina completely defeated general abbé. he took 700 men & 2 cannons from us\u2026 if your excellency could bring me out of this damned country\u2026\") a letter of excellent content. with blank integral leaf, bearing a large and attractive circular waterwark showing a bust of napoleon, with the text \"napoleon le grand empereur et roi\" (\"napoleon the great emperor and king\"). small professional repair to the spine, otherwise vg  \n    \n  provenance: the present letter originates from the bessieres family archive.  \n    \n  jean-françois pierre dudon (1778-1857), appointed baron of the empire in 1808. he served in the military campaigns of holland and the rhine before being sent to the spanish front.  \n    \n  prince of neuchatel, louis-alexandre berthier (1753-1815) marshal of france   \n  duc de raguse, auguste marmont (1767-1847) marshal of france."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1315","title":{"es":"[bessieres jean-baptiste]: (1768-1813)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125880/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.166Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - \u20ac3,000","currency":"EUR","id":125880,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125881/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"berthier louis alexandre:  \n (1753-1815), marshal of france, prince of neuchatel. chief of staff under napoleon. a good l.s., ` alexandre ´, one page, 4to, paris, 24 th march 1812, to the count of dorsenne, chief general of the north army, in french.  \n berthier responds to the request of leave that his correspondent sent on behalf of general of division thiebault, and states in part ` je vous préviens que l´intention de l´empereur est que les services de ce général soient utilisés à l´armée du nord de l´espagne.  \n donnez-lui une destination et rendez m´en compte´ (  \n translation: ` i warn you that the intention of the emperor is that the services of this general be used in the army of northern spain. assign a destination to him keep me informed´) very small and light creasing, otherwise about vg"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1316","title":{"es":"berthier louis alexandre: (1753-1815)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125881/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.167Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":125881,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125882/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"berthier louis alexandre:  (1753-1815), marshal of france, prince of neuchatel. chief of staff under napoleon. a good l.s., ` alexandre ´, one page, 4to, rheims, 14th march 1814, in french. the present letter is written during the campaign of france, only one month before napoleon´s capitulation.  berthier sends an order to the commandant of the sermoise military area, south of soissons, urging him to ` \u2026de partir à la reception du present ordre avec sa troupe pour se render aujourd´hui à fismes, où il s´établira et restera jusqu´à nouvel ordre\u2026´   (  translation: \"\u2026to depart immediately, together with his troops, and to go today to fismes, where he will remain until new orders are given \u2026\") small age wear, mostly to edges, otherwise g  \n   \n  napoleon i arrived to soissons on the 12 th of march 1814, and will enter rheims on the 14 th march, the day of the present letter. the battle of rheims took place a day earlier, 13 th of march."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1317","title":{"es":"berthier louis alexandre: (1753-1815),"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125882/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.169Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":125882,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125883/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125883/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125883/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"maximilian, count of merveldt:  (1764-1815) westphalian noble. austrian general of cavalry. served as ambassador to russia under holy roman emperor francis ii, and later as extraordinary envoy to great britain. maximilian fought with distinction against the ottoman empire, in the french revolutionary wars and in the napoleonic wars. a very fine l.s., ` merveldt´, four pages, 4to, london, 29 th march 1814, to wilhelm von genotte, in madrid, in french. a very interesting content letter with good association, written the day the allies and the tsar alexander i entered paris, and only few days before napoleon signed his abdication.  maximilian states in part ` le baron de wessenberg en partant d´ici il y a trois semaines m´a prévenu que vous adréssiez vos rapports à s. a. le prince de metternich par le canal de l´ambassade à londres, adréssés encore sous le couvert du baron de wessenberg\u2026´  (translation: `  the baron of wessenberg, when leaving here three weeks ago, informed me that you were sending your reports to h.h. the prince of metternich through the channel of the embassy in london, still addressed under cover of the baron de wessenberg\u2026´  maximilian further refers to the allies negotiations with the french representatives, stating in part ` les dernières dépêches que j´ai reçues de chaumont m´annoncent que les negotiations de chatillon continuaient encore alors que le duc de vicence ayant tardé à répondre au projet de paix préliminaire qui lui a été remis par nos plénipotentiaires où était convenu avec lui que le 27 suivant que la réponse ne pourrait être différée au-delà du 10 mars. les explications que le négociateur français a donné ce jour-là, n´accordant ni ne refusant rien et étant visiblement calculées pour trainer la négociation en longueur, nos plénipotentiaires ont eu ordre de demander itérativement et dans les vingt quatre heures ou l´acceptation ou le refus purs et simples de nos propositions\u2026´  (translation: ` the latest dispatches that i have received from chaumont inform me that the negotiations at chatillon were still continuing while the duke of vicenza having been slow to respond to the preliminary peace draft treaty which was given to him by our plenipotentiaries, where it was agreed with him until the following 27th that the answer could not be deferred beyond march 10th. the explanations that the french negotiator gave that day, neither granting nor refusing anything and being visibly calculated to drag out the negotiation, our plenipotentiaries were ordered to request iteratively and within twenty-four hours either the acceptance or the pure and simple refusal of our proposals...´)  further again maximilian refers to an initial treaty signed, stating `\u2026 ont arrêté entre elles un traité daté du 1er mars et signé le 9 entre le prince de metternich, le comte de nesselrode, lord castlereagh et le baron hardenberg. le traité est destine à remplir le double objet d´une coopération plus forte, plus intime encore, dans le cas où nos efforts pour le rétablissement de la paix resteraient sans effet et d´une garantie mutuelle entre les puissances pour le maintien de l´ordre des choses qui sera le résultat de la negotiation. un article particulier stipule d´inviter les puissances les plus exposées à une invasión de la france à acceder au dit traité d´alliance défensive et on compte beaucoup que l´espagne et le portugal y prendront part´ (translation: ` \u2026 have concluded between them a treaty dated march 1 st , and signed on the 9 th , between the prince of metternich, the count of nesselrode, lord castlereagh and baron hardenberg.   the treaty is intended to fulfil the double object of a stronger, even more intimate cooperation, in the event that our efforts for the restoration of peace should prove ineffective, and of a mutual guarantee between the allies for the maintenance of peace order which will be the result of the negotiation. a particular article stipulates to invite the allies most exposed to an invasion of france to accede to the said treaty of defensive alliance and it is expected that spain and portugal will take part in it´)  a letter of extremely interesting content on the days of the occupation of paris and few days before napoleon´s abdication. when maximilian died in 1815, the british government proposed to bury him at westminster abbey. however, his widow took into account his last wishes and had the remains sent to germany. small overall age wear with a small tear to the fold edge, otherwise g  \n   \n  wilhelm von genotte (1764-?) austrian diplomat.  \n  baron johann von wessenberg (1773-1858) austrian diplomat statesman. he was appointed second austrian delegate, after prince metternich, at the congress of vienna.  \n  prince klemens von metternich (1773-1859) politician and statesman, one of the most important diplomats of his era. austrian empire's foreign minister and chancellor 1821-48.  \n  karl nesselrode (1780-1862) russian count, diplomat and foreign affairs minister 1816-56.  \n  karl august von hardenberg (1750-1822) prussian statesman and prime minister of prussia 1804-06, 1807 & 1810-22   \n  viscount castlereagh (1769-1822) anglo-irish statesman, foreign secretary 1812-22 and a central figure in the coalition which defeated napoleon  \n  armand de caulincourt (1773-1827) duke of vicence. french military officer, diplomat and close advisor to napoleon i. former aide de camp to napoleon, he was later appointed ambassador to russia, during which time he developed a close friendship with tsar alexander i. his tasks as ambassador included attempting to arrange a marriage between napoleon and one of the sisters of the tsar. he strongly advised napoleon against his proposed campaign into russia but was unsuccessful in dissuading the emperor. caulincourt also served napoleon as grand marshal of the palace and minister of foreign affairs. the provision for napoleon on the island of elba after his abdication is credited to caulaincourt, who reportedly was able to influence the tsar alexander i for this disposition.  \n    \n  the treaty of chaumont was a series of separately-signed but identically-worded agreements in 1814 between the austrian empire, the kingdom of prussia, the russian empire and the united kingdom. they were dated in march 1814. the treaty was intended to draw the powers of the sixth coalition into a closer alliance in case france rejected the peace terms they had recently offered. each power agreed to put 150,000 soldiers in the field against france and to guarantee for twenty years the european peace against french aggression. the resulting treaty of chaumont was signed by emperor alexander i, emperor francis ii, king frederick william iii, and british foreign secretary viscount castlereagh. the treaty called for napoleon to give up all conquests and thus to revert france to its pre-revolutionary borders in exchange for a ceasefire. if napoleon rejected the treaty, the allies pledged to continue the war. if napoleon accepted, he would be allowed to continue to rule as the emperor of the french and to keep a dynasty. the following day, napoleon rejected the treaty, which ended his last chance of a negotiated settlement. the decisions were again ratified and put into effect by the congress of vienna of 1814-1815. the terms were largely written by lord castlereagh. key terms included the establishment of a confederated germany, the division of italy into independent states, the restoration of the bourbon kings of spain and the enlargement of the netherlands to include what in 1830 became belgium. the treaty became the cornerstone of the alliance that formed the european balance of power for decades."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1318","title":{"es":"maximilian, count of merveldt: (1764-1815)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125883/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.170Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":125883,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125884/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"kellermann françois christophe:  \n (1735-1820) marshal of france, duc de valmy.  \n l.s., ` kellermann duc de valmy ´, one page, folio, paris, 19th october 1814, in french. the letter issued from the minister of war, is an approved copy of a document related to the behaviour of the colonel of the 3rd swiss regiment during the siege of landau `\u2026 des discussions se sont élevées entre mr. le colonel demay du troisieme régiment suissse et des officiers de son corps, et qu´on inculpe le premier dans la conduite qu´il a tenue pendant le blocus de landau.. .´ (\u201c.. discussions have arisen between mr. colonel demay of the third swiss regiment and officers of his corps, and that the former is inculpated because of the conduct he held during the blockade of landau..\u201d) small overall minor age wear, with very slightly irregular left edge, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1319","title":{"es":"kellermann françois christophe: (1735-1820)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125884/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.172Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125884,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125885/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125885/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"\u2018people who have a bad conscience are very inconvenient!  if they absolutely need to slander us, let us tell them a few little amorous intrigues,  they will entertain us more than them, because their spite depends on us\u2019   \n  \n  fouche joseph: (1759-1820) 1 st duc d'otrante, 1 st comte fouche. french statesman and revolutionary, a subordinate of napoleon bonaparte who served as minister of police 1799-1810, march-june & july-september 1815. a good a.l.s., le duc d'otr [ante], two pages, 8vo, n.p., 10 th may n.y., to an unidentified friend, in french. fouche states that he has not received the details which his correspondent referred to in their last letter, adding 'ils me sont cependant necessaires avant de hasarder une demarche solennelle' (translation: 'they are however necessary to me before risking a solemn step' ) remarking that he has very little to add to what miss. r. has already written, and further stating 'nous sommes tres disposes a visiter la suisse pour y prendre l'air et les eaux avec vous, mais nous vivons dans  un temps ou l'on mele la politique a tout, ou les choses les plus simples paraissent graves; on ne croit plus aux purs sentiments de l'amitie. nous sommes forces de nous imposer la plus grande reserve: toutefois nous esperons qu'on ne verra dans mes projets de reunion loin de la france que le desir de nous fixer dans un pais tranquille' (translation: 'we are very willing to visit switzerland to take in the air and the waters with you, but we live in a time where politics is mixed up in everything, where the simplest things seem serious; we no longer believe in the pure feelings of friendship. we are forced to impose the greatest reserve on ourselves: however, we hope that my plans for a reunion far from france will be seen only as a desire to settle in a peaceful country ). fouche also explains that he hasn't been able to write to mr. st albin yet, remarking 'j'aurois beaucoup de regret qu'il eprouvait la moindre contrariete par rapport a nous.   dites-lui que nous nous confions a sa prudence, il connoit mieux que nous l'etat actuel des choses. il me semble que ceux qui ont voulu notre eloignement doivent se feliciter de notre resolution, a moins que ce qui fait les douceurs de notre vie ne fasse le tourment de la leur. les gens qui ont mauvaise conscience sont bien incommodes! s'ils ont absolument besoin de nous calomnier donnons leur a conter quelques petites intrigues amoureuses, elles nous divertiront plus qu'eux, car leur depit depend de nous. n'est-ce donc pas assez d'offre notre resignation a nos ennemis? faut-il leur souhaiter des succes? ce serait un effort au-dessus de coeur humain et peut-etre un voeu contraire aux interets de notre patrie'  .  (translation: 'i would be very sorry if he felt the slightest annoyance with us. tell him that we entrust ourselves to his prudence, he knows the current state of affairs better than we do. it seems to me that those who wanted our removal should be pleased with our resolution, unless what makes the sweetness of our life does the torment of theirs. people who have a bad conscience are very inconvenient! if they absolutely need to slander us, let us tell them a few little amorous intrigues, they will entertain us more than them, because their spite depends on us. isn't it enough to offer our resignation to our enemies? should we wish them success? it would be an effort beyond the human heart and perhaps a wish contrary to the interests of our country' ). a letter of good content. some very light, minor age wear, vg"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1320","title":{"es":"fouche joseph: (1759-1820)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125885/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":320,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.174Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125885,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125886/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"victor-perrin claude:  (1764-1841) marshal of france. duc de belluno. l.s., de belluno , one page, 8vo, paris, 9th september 1822, to an unidentified count, in french. victor, in his capacity as marshal and minister of war states in part ` i hasten to inform you that the king, as per his order from the 4 th of this month, has granted the legion d´honneur royal order award to sr. prevost, invalid sergeant, who you recommended\u2026´ the letter bears a watermark. fold. extremely small remnants of former affixing to the four corners verso, otherwise vg    \n   \n  louis xviii (1755-1824) king of france 1795-1824, with a brief interruption during the hundred days in 1815."},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"1321","title":{"es":"victor-perrin claude: (1764-1841)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125886/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:03.175Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - \u20ac120","currency":"EUR","id":125886,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125887/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"soult nicolas jean de dieu:  \n (1769-1851) marshal of france, duc de dalmatie.  \n prime minister of france 1832-34, 39-40 & 40-47. l.s., ` m [aréch] al duc de damatie ´, one page, 4to, paris, 19th february 1833, on the printed heading letter of the minister of war. soult, in his capacity as minister of war, appoints ch.  \n esteve stating ` je vous annonce monsieur que par suite des mouvements opérés dans le corps de génie\u2026 vous passez lieutenant d´etat major..´  \n (  \n translation: \u201c i announce to you sir that following the changes operated in the corps of engineers... you are appointed lieutenant of staff\u2026\u201d) with blank integral leaf. overall staining with few pinholes. g"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1322","title":{"es":"soult nicolas jean de dieu: (1769-1851)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125887/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":170,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:02.753Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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(c.1816). in bold, dark fountain pen ink the exiled emperor has drawn a neat series of abstract geometric doodles. the piece is also annotated in napoleon's hand with around eight random words, in english, including left, on, can, call and the. an interesting and attractive piece demonstrating napoleon's desire to master english. neatly mounted to a slim oblong 8vo page removed from an album. about vg  \n   \n  in his  le memorial de sainte-helene the french cartographer and author emmanuel, comte de las cases, who informally acted as napoleon's secretary whilst the emperor was exiled on saint helena, devotes several passages to napoleon's wish to learn english, noting that on 16 th january 1816 'at about three o'clock, the emperor summoned me for conversation while he was washing and dressing\u2026.he happened to remark that it was scandalous that he could not yet read english\u2026.and then ordered me to force him to take a lesson every day'. the first lesson took place the following day, on 17 th january, las cases observing 'today the emperor took his first english lesson. since my main aim was to make him able to read the newspapers without difficulty, the first lesson consisted only in making him acquainted with an english gazette'.  \n    \n  for further information please refer to the interesting essay  napoleon's english lessons by peter hicks at napoleon.org which also features fascinating illustrations, including a larger page of very similar doodles in the hand of napoleon."},"estimateMax":8000,"lotNumber":"1332","title":{"es":"napoleon i: (1769-1821)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125897/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","esart_drawings","esart","escollectibles_all","esart_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":6000,"soldPrice":5500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.038Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac6,000 - 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enclosing this book, saying - i had done his bidding during the war - would he now do mine and sign this book - within 48 hours it was signed and returned' . to one of the inside pages of illustrations, featuring photographs of montgomery's father and mother, and one of the young monty aged nine years, milligan has added a few brief annotations, making disparaging remarks about montgomery's parents and the observation 'ok' alongside the photograph of the juvenile future field marshal. lacking the dust jacket and with some light overall age wear and minor foxing and staining, g  \n   \n  spike milligan served as a signaller (gunner milligan 954024) in d battery (later 19 battery), 56 th heavy regiment, royal artillery, during world war ii. the unit saw action as part of the first army in the north african campaign and then in the succeeding italian campaign. milligan was appointed lance bombardier and was about to be promoted to bombardier when he was wounded in action at the battle of monte cassino in 1944 and subsequently hospitalised."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"1334","title":{"es":"montgomery b.l.: (1887-1976)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125899/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":360,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.042Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - 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october 1956, all to paul loosli, the president of the gstaad ski club and director of tourism in gstaad. montgomery writes largely concerning his travel and accommodation arrangements for switzerland, in part, 'i note that you want to have the ski-jumping on sunday, january 30 th , and that would be suitable for me. i will now come to gstaad on saturday, january 29 th and i will stay there till wednesday, 16 th february, 1955' (15 th july 1954), 'i have received the photograph you sent me, taken when i presented the ski cup to the winner last february. i have signed the photograph and have posted it back to you. i hope it will arrive safely' (also 15 th july 1954), 'i note that the competition for my cup will now be held on sunday, 6 th february and that date will suit me very well. my son and his wife will be arriving in gstaad on that morning to stay with me and it will be a great thing for them to be able to see the ski-jumping competition. neither of them have ever seen any ski-jumping before. i would of course be delighted that you should ask general guisan to attend the competition for my cup\u2026..i know him well and will be very glad to see him again. please tell him from me that i hope he will be able to come' (12 th december 1954), 'i send you this copy of a letter (still present) i have sent to mr. reuteler, giving my dates for next january - february. i presume the 10 th feb. is o.k. for the jumping; that is the date we agreed' (15 th october 1956). together with the letter referred to, a carbon copied t.l.s., montgomery of alamein , with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, versailles, seine et oise, 15 th october 1956, to mr. reuteler, marked copy by montgomery in red indelible pencil at the head, providing his correspondent with the dates of his visit to gstaad from january - february 1957 and adding, 'i will have with me the same a.d.c. as last year - captain a. w. cheyne. i would, myself, much like to have the same rooms as last year - if this is convenient to you. i will arrange for the same telephones. captain cheyne can of course have any small single room you have available' . each of the letters are accompanied by their original envelopes, hand addressed by montgomery. together with three unsigned carbon typed retained copies of lossli's replies to montgomery. some light age wear and two letters with small staple holes to the upper left corners, g to vg, 8"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1335","title":{"es":"montgomery b. l.: (1887-1976)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125900/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":360,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.043Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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(late 1960s?), entitled churchill and the second world war - an appreciation by lieutenant-general sir brian horrocks , stating, in part, 'winston churchill was the greatest statesman-cum-soldier of this century. at the age of sixty-five, he was summoned by the british people as a whole to be their prime minister and to lead them through some of the darkest hours this country has ever known. three days after taking office, when he made his famous 'blood, toil, tears and sweat' speech to the house of commons, he went on to say, \u201cyou ask, 'what is our policy?' it is to wage war by sea, land, and air, with all our might, and with all the strength that god can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny. you ask, 'what is our aim?' i can answer in one word - victory; victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be.\u201d\u2026..his moral courage in those early days has never been equalled before or since\u2026\u2026looking back on that period, it is almost unbelievable that any one man could have stood up to such a strain as the nation's war leader, yet churchill never flinched. it was during this dark period i first met him\u2026..i can see him now, a sturdily built figure, wearing an odd sort of uniform which he had designed for himself. there was a gleam in his eye, a cigar in his mouth, and a stick in his hand\u2026..his mere presence was magic\u2026.in 1942 i was flown out from britain to take over 13 corps, with general montgomery commanding the eighth army\u2026.after approximately a week i was visited by winston churchill\u2026.it was obvious from the start that the old warrior statesman did not think much of the new commander of 13 corps\u2026..i heard afterwards that, on the way back to cairo, he turned to general montgomery and said, \u201che's no good. get rid of him.\u201d monty replied. \u201clook here, sir, you stick to your sphere, and i'll stick to mine.\u201d that visit did an enormous amount of good to everyone except me\u2026\u2026there developed a curious love-hate relationship between churchill and montgomery. the former could not afford any more defeats, and the latter refused to be stampeded into any attacks before he was ready\u2026..from now onwards, for the remainder of the war, churchill had to act as a member of a team, consisting of president roosevelt, whom he now regarded as a personal friend, and stalin, who was always difficult and menacing\u2026..but my final memory is of a happy churchill. it was in march 1944, during the battle of the reichswald\u2026\u2026he was visibly moved as he stood, for the first time, with his feet firmly planted on the territory of the enemy he had been fighting for so long\u2026..' accompanied by a final, corrected typescript copy of the manuscript, attached to the draft by staples to the upper left corner. some light age wear and minor creasing, about vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1337","title":{"es":"horrocks brian: (1895-1985)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125902/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":190,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.046Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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researching his book dowding and the battle of britain (1969). the typescripts, the first of which was prepared on 25th november 1968, consist of over one hundred 4to pages and inevitably contain many interesting references to lord dowding (referred to by wilkinson as 'stuffy', dowding's nickname), as well as winston churchill, keith park, trafford leigh-mallory, raymond collishaw, laurence olivier (who portrayed dowding in the film battle of britain ), william sholto douglas, king george vi, the battle of britain, fighter command, spitfire aircraft etc. unpublished in its entirety. vg, 2"},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"1341","title":{"es":"[dowding hugh]: (1882-1970)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125906/view","tags":["escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":95,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.052Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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dowding and the battle of britain (1969). the lengthy manuscript, entitled first draft outline consists of 4to pages, divided into ten sections, with various neatly arranged holograph notes and observations by wright regarding the structure of his book, the introductory notes stating 'this book is not a history of the battle of britain, . it is the story of some of the experiences of one of those who participated in it. just as some pretty fantastic things happened to those who did the flying and the fighting, so some pretty fantastic things also happened to the man who led them' and with further notes relating to winston churchill ( 'i had heard that churchill had a liking for graphs, and i knew that some people can be told something through their eyes when they can't be convinced through their ears' dowding has said' ), keith park, william sholto douglas, trafford leigh-mallory, john slessor, tom gleave as well as spitfire and hurricane aircraft etc. 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spitfire or hurricane aircraft, including sandy johnstone, jim hallowes, bob doe, ralph 'tich' havercroft, paddy barthropp, james lacey, bobby oxspring, colin gray, duncan smith, desmond fopp, aidan tucker, donald stones, alfred whitby, ronnie hamlyn, david scott-malden, joseph savill, bob plenderleith, george swanwick, norman hancock, edward b. b. smith, dunlop urie, lionel 'buck' casson, david blomeley, hugh dundas, allan wright, boleslaw drobinski, roland beamont, david glaser, anthony forster, brian kingcombe, johnnie johnson, bill green, pat hancock, hubert 'dizzy' allen, roger boulding, derrick franklin, harry broadhurst, alan deere, tom gleave, j. h. burgess, robert stanford tuck etc. most have signed in blue or black inks to the white borders, many adding their squadrons beneath their signatures. neatly mounted to card, about vg"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1344","title":{"es":"battle of 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what seemed an age but in reality was only a few seconds. there was no hesitancy to jump\u2026.\u201d away to one side, he could see the heinkel plunging to earth, both engines on fire and the best part of both wings gone\u2026..morris was to become famous as the pilot who put in a claim for \u201cone heinkel confirmed destroyed, by collision\u201d\u2026.'  together with a 7 x 10.5 printed image neatly removed from a book depicting a hurricane in flight after having lost a wing, signed by morris in black ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. g to vg, 5"},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"1345","title":{"es":"battle of britain: ray holmes (1914-2005)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125910/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":110,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:07.679Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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aj-w, george johnson (1921-   ) bomb aimer of lancaster ed825/g, aj-t, george chalmers (1921-2002) wireless operator of lancaster ed886/g, aj-o, douglas webb (1922-1996) front gunner of lancaster ed886/g, aj-o, basil feneron (1920-1993) flight engineer of lancaster ed918/g, aj-f, dudley heal (1916-1999) navigator of lancaster ed918/g, aj-f, fred sutherland (1923-2019) front gunner of lancaster ed912/g, aj-n, danny walker (1917-2001) navigator of lancaster ed929/g, aj-l, david rodger (1918-2004) rear gunner of lancaster ed825/g, aj-t, grant mcdonald (1921-2012) rear gunner of lancaster ed918/g, aj-f, and steve oancia (1923-1999) bomb aimer of lancaster ed918/g, aj-f. some of the letters refer to fellow crew members. 617 squadron reunions, barnes wallis etc. some duplication. g to generally vg, 26"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1349","title":{"es":"dambusters 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featuring a colour illustration to the cover of various flowers and wildlife including butterflies, quail and a wood mouse, signed in blue ink to the inside, above and below a printed greeting, with an inscription to his wife, 'darling madge\u2026 [with best wishes] \u2026.for a happy birthday with all my love, jimmy xxxx' . to the blank inside front cover james has penned a four line quotation, in full, 'the time has come the walrus said/ to speak of many things/ of mice and birds and butterflies/ of moles and coloured things' which he identifies as 'from alice in wonderland (appropriately) in memory of wild life at the lodge!' . a few very light, extremely minor creases, vg"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"1350","title":{"es":"james bertram 'jimmy': 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 \n  the kidnapping of major general heinrich kreipe, leader of the german forces in occupied crete, occurred in april 1944 when he was abducted by the british special operations executive officers patrick leigh fermor and william stanley moss, with the support of the cretan resistance. the events later served as the inspiration for the film  ill met by moonlight (1957)."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1351","title":{"es":"leigh fermor patrick: (1915-2011)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125916/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":140,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:07.688Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":125916,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":10000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125917/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125917/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125917/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"\u2018we have reached the point where the liberation of france is near\u2026..  to have the full benefit of this position, the commander-in-chief must be you\u2019   \n   \n  monnet jean: (1888-1979) french civil servant, diplomat, administrator and political visionary who played a significant role as a representative of france, and adviser to winston s. churchill and franklin d. roosevelt, during world war ii. an influential supporter of european unity during the 1950s, monnet is considered one of the founding fathers of the european union and is often looked upon as the 'father of europe' in recognition of his pioneering and innovative concepts. an extremely rare and historically important world war ii date a.l.s., jean monnet , three pages, 4to, n.p., 25 th september 1943 ( 'samedi soir' ), to henri giraud ( 'mon general' ), in french.  monnet makes an impassioned plea to giraud, 'en cette heure grave je viens vous prier de reconsiderer votre decision et de demeurer avec nous' (translation: 'in the grave hour i come to ask you to reconsider your decision and to remain with us' ) and continues to set out his reasons, 'je comprends mieux que personne l'amertume que peut vous donner la forme desagreable des relations entre certains membres du comite. je comprends aussi que parfois vous soyez las d'avoir toujours a soutenir des debats penibles. mais nous sommes arrives au point ou la liberation de la france est prochaine. il nous faut sans perdre une minute ni un gramme de nos forces preparer la rentree en france. pour cela je suis convaincu que, entre autres, cinq questions sont essentielles: organiser le travail du comite  afin qu'il prepare enfin utilement toutes les mesures que nous devons prevoir et prendre pour la rentree en france; que nous precisions et fassions reconnaitre definitivement la responsabilite collective du comite; que vous vous concentriez sur votre role de commandant en chef sans etre tenu par une tache administrative; que nous precisions comment sera nommee l'assemblee provisoire qui nommera la gouvernement provisoire; qu'enfin nous precisions notre politique vis-a-vis de nos allies. l'objet des dispositions soumises au comite etait de preciser les trois premieres questions. j'ai vote pour les mesures proposees car dans leur ensemble je les crois bonnes. ainsi que je vous l'ai dit voici de longs mois je suis convaincu que le commandent en chef des troupes francaises jouera un role allie essential lorsque les troupes alliees et francaises rentreont en france.   pour que la france ait le benefice complet de cette position il faut que le commandant en chef soit vous'  (translation: 'i understand better than anyone the bitterness that the disagreeable form of relations between certain members of the committee can give you. i also understand that sometimes your tired of always having to sustain painful debates. but we have reached the point where the liberation of france is near. we must, without wasting a minute or a gram of our forces, prepare for the return to france. for this i am convinced that, among others, five questions are essential: to organise the work of the committee so that it finally prepares usefully all the measures that we must plan and take for the return of france; that we specify and have the committee's collective responsibility definitively recognised; that you concentrate on your role as commander-in-chief without being bound by an administrative task; that we specify how the provisional assembly which will appoint the provisional government will be named; that 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francaise.   je vous supplie de nas pas rendre votre decision definitive'  (translation: 'now allow me to say a personal word to you, because more than anyone i am your companion from the start in this enterprise of french unity, and i know that you and i have only one thought: to serve france. my general, whatever the disappointments of the last months, we must remain at our posts; we must keep the committee standing, and we must lead the french army. i beg you not to make your decision final' ). a letter of truly exceptional content and excellent association written at an important moment for france during world war ii. about ex  \n  henri giraud (1879-1949) french general and a leader of the french free forces during world war ii.  \n  the committee to which monnet refers in the present letter was the french committee of national liberation, formed by the french generals giraud and charles de gaulle on 3 rd june 1943, as a provisional government of free france. the purpose of the committee was to provide united leadership and to organise and coordinate the campaign to liberate france from nazi germany. giraud and de gaulle served jointly as co-presidents of the committee, which was based in algiers, although the two men did not always see eye to eye (just as monnet and de gaulle experienced a multifaceted relationship). eventually de gaulle politically outmanoeuvred giraud, asserting complete control and leadership, and in november 1943 the committee came under the chairmanship of de gaulle. with a loss of support, giraud retired in frustration in april 1944.  \n  the liberation of france would begin with operation overlord on 6 th june 1944 (d-day)."},"estimateMax":12000,"lotNumber":"1352","title":{"es":"monnet jean: 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madame marc lacué, in french. the present letter was written by de gaulle in his last year of life, the day after celebrating his last birthday, stating ` mon cher marc, ma chère catherine, très touché par vos aimables voeux d´anniversaire. yvonne se joint a moi pour vous addresser nos meilleures affections´ ( translation: ` my dear marc, my dear catherine, very touched by your kind birthday wishes. yvonne joins me in sending you our best regards´) accompanied by the original envelope, addressed in de gaulle´s hand, postmarked and stamped. g to vg"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1353","title":{"es":"de gaulle charles: (1890-1970)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125918/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:07.723Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - 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(chartres?), 9 th january 1940, to a friend, in french. moulin writes, in full, 'entendu, cher ami, je fais une nouvelle demarche' (translation: 'understood, dear friend, i'm taking a new step' ). with a pencil annotation and date in an unidentified hand to the lower left corner. some light ink brushing to the text and signature and with a paperclip rust stain to the upper left corner, about vg"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"1356","title":{"es":"moulin jean: (1899-1943)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125921/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:07.746Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,200","currency":"EUR","id":125921,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125922/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"niemoller martin:  \n (1892-1984) german anti-nazi theologian and lutheran pastor. t.l.s., martin niemoller , one page, 4to, wiesbaden, 15 th july 1974, to helmut kirschstein, in german. niemoller states that he is unable to fulfil his correspondent's request, explaining 'i only handwrite personal letters and my lectures; i write the latter with a pencil\u2026.while i'm working i make notes, but as soon as the sermon or lecture is finished, they get torn up and thrown in the wastebasket. in this way i always only own one - 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chamber of deputies, in italian. farinacci asks what kind of collaboration his correspondent can give to a newspaper 'and i'll see if i can support you with some friends' . with blank integral leaf. accompanied by the original envelope. vg"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1371","title":{"es":"farinacci roberto: (1892-1945) i"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125936/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:07.008Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125936,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125940/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125940/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"goring hermann:  (1893-1946) german politician and military leader, one of the most powerful figures in the nazi party who served as president of the reichstag 1932-45 and as minister president of prussia 1933-45. t.l.s., goring , two pages (separate leaves), 4to, berlin, 2 nd march 1939, to [josef] burckel, in german. goring acknowledges receipt of his correspondent's letter and remarks that he is very grateful to him for 'undertaking the review of the aryanisation cases' , continuing 'in the meantime, i have several commissions rushing around in the reich, which carry out checks where i have justified doubts about a flawless settlement, especially where the district has worked very strongly in its own interest. i have gained a lot of experience here and, above all, have found extremely difficult cases and thus averted damage to the reich', also asking burckel to send him occasional reports of his progress in vienna and adding that if burckel can manage with his own staff and has a clear overview of the matter then any additional 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richard walther:  (1895-1953) argentinean-born ss-obergruppenfuhrer of world war ii. reich minister of food and agriculture 1933-42. t.l.s., r walther darre , one page, 4to, berlin, 23 rd december 1935, to oberst weisthor ( 'lieber und sehr verehrter herr oberst!' ; an alias of karl maria wiligut), on the printed stationery of der reichsfuhrer ss, head of the race and resettlement authority, in german. darre writes to wish his correspondent a happy christmas and new year and remarks 'unfortunately, i have not had an opportunity to meet you in the last few days, owing to pressure of work. now i hear that you are already in reichenhall, and that therefore our getting together will have to be postponed' . with blank integral leaf. vg  \n  karl maria wiligut (1866-1946) austrian occultist and ss-brigadefuhrer. wiligut, who also used the alias weisthor, was employed within the personal staff and offices of heinrich himmler and karl wolff, and claimed to be in the tradition of a long line of german mystic teachers, reaching back into prehistoric times. he also claimed to have spiritual powers that allowed him direct access to genetic memories of his ancestors thousands of years in the past. wiligut contributed significantly to the development of wewelsburg as the order-castle and ceremonial centre of ss pseudo-religious practice and also designed the totenkopfring, which himmler personally awarded to prestigious ss officers."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"1376","title":{"es":"[nazi occult]: darre richard walther: (1895-1953)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125941/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":300,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:15.715Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac300 - 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stationery of the commanding general of the vi army corps and commander in military district vi, in german. kluge writes to offer his correspondent his warmest congratulations on their promotion. two file holes to the left edge, some light overall wrinkling and minor discoloration to the edges, and a small, neat tear to the lower edge, g"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1379","title":{"es":"kluge gunther von: (1882-1944)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125944/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":230,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:15.719Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - 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proposed capture of gibraltar and a nazi german invasion of spain. the archive comprises, in chronological order \u2013  \n   \n (i) walter warlimont (1894-1976) german general of world war ii, deputy chief of the operations staff with the okw from 1939-44. t.l.s., warlimont , three pages, 4to, rottach-egern, 14 th october 1959, to dr. charles burdick, in german. warlimont provides his correspondent with his recollections of operation felix, in part, \u2018for a long time all military preparations existed only in thoughts or discussions. the source of all plans was with the german army leadership who after the western campaign started to analyse all possibilities to come to an end with england. whether hitler himself or whoever else came up with the idea to conquer and take gibraltar, i really do not know. the trip to the canary islands in the second half of july 1940 arose out of these plans, yet not for the purpose \u201cto study the problem\u201d, but to complement all diplomatic steps starting at the beginning of july with all military positions in spain\u2026\u2026you probably already know\u2026\u2026the original idea to just bomb the harbour of gibraltar from the air was dismissed, then came back because of spain\u2019s objection in sept/oct 1940, and then dismissed again, after which the objective was to totally confiscate all of gibraltar which then again was the basis for spain\u2019s total involvement in the war. all these things were discussed with hitler on aug. 13 and then recorded in written form by the leaders of the army\u2026.on the basis of two conferences\u2026.the plan\u2026for operation felix was developed, yet not totally finished since franco\u2019s response was \u201cno\u201d\u2019 .  \n   \n (ii) alan brooke (1883-1963) 1 st viscount alanbrooke. british field marshal of world war ii, chief of the imperial general staff 1941-46. a.l.s., alanbrooke , six pages, oblong 8vo, hartley wintney, hampshire, 16 th september 1960, to [charles] burdick. alanbrooke responds to his correspondent\u2019s letter requesting information regarding gibraltar in 1940/41, stating, in part, \u2018gibraltar is a naval base which has formed part of the british commonwealth for many years. in the last war it\u2026.formed a useful base for naval forces\u2026.it was provided with an air landing strip which was too short in the early days of the war, but was greatly improved by lengthening it into the bay with rocks & stones from gibraltar rock. the aerodrome was most useful as a staging post for flights to malta, middle east and india. churchill & i repeatedly made use of it in flights to cairo, tehran, moscow, casablanca etc\u2026..it was used for eisenhower\u2019s h.q. when the operation for the liberation of north africa was carried out\u2026.many fighter aircraft for the operation were assembled at gibraltar. the base was of course very vulnerable to attack from the land side by a force equipped with modern heavy artillery armament. the actual rock of gibraltar is honey combed with passages\u2026.and could put up a strong defence, but all their defences were built in days when offensive weapons were not as powerful as they are now. the whole situation was of course dependant on the spanish attitude & our relations with spain. we had to rely that spain would not side with germany & that hitler would not invade spain. there were uncertainties of war which caused us anxieties at times, but fortunately our confidence in spain was not misplaced\u2019 .  \n   \n (iii) hasso von manteuffel (1897-1978) german general of world war ii who commanded the 5 th panzer army. knight\u2019s cross winner with oak leaves, swords and diamonds. t.l.s., h v manteuffel , two pages, 4to, ammersee, 16 th november 1960, to [charles] burdick, in german. manteuffel responds to his correspondent\u2019s enquiries regarding the 7 th panzer division\u2019s involvement in a potential invasion of gibraltar, explaining that many wartime records and diaries were destroyed at the end of the war and recommending several books including one by paul schmidt which recounts hitler\u2019s conversations with franco, petain, mussolini and badoglio regarding a planned attack on gibraltar, as well as another by helmuth greiner in which he dedicates a chapter to operation felix based on the meeting between hitler and franco in october 1940, manteuffel explaining \u2018the result was quite negative for hitler, as were all further diplomatic negotiations, so that on 10 th december 1940 he decided that the undertaking should not be carried out because the political prerequisites for it were no longer given\u2019 , although also adding that a special group under the leadership of general kluber of the 49 th army corps were assembled in the south of france and trained for a planned attack.  \n   \n (iv) franz halder (1884-1972) german general who served as chief of the general staff of the german army high command 1938-42. t.l.s., franz halder , two pages, 4to, karlsruhe, 2 nd december 1960, to dr. charles burdick, in german. halder responds to his correspondent\u2019s questions by quoting extracts from his wartime diaries, with additional comments, in part, \u2018on 13.7.40 (hitler\u2019s lecture at the berghof) it is mentioned \u201cfollowing military observation of the political situation\u201d that the \u201cfuhrer would like to bring spain into play, and to build up the enemy front against england starting from the north cape to morocco\u201d. one could assume that this was hitler\u2019s idea; gibraltar then was a means for enticement and bait, so that spain would be interested in collaborating with germany. hitler always mentioned in later years that if gibraltar was captured by german troops, it had to be handed over to spain. therefore, one can safely conclude that the political implications of gibraltar as a present to spain was more important in the initial thoughts than any military significance or question of prestige\u2026..all in all, i would like to\u2026.say that hitler\u2019s restless way in political dealings, constantly aiming at new initiatives, is definitely the root of the gibraltar concept. on a political basis, hitler was incredibly productive and full of ideas; in these areas he did not need any outside motivation \u2013 in contrast to all military questions which did not make him feel autonomous\u2019 .  \n   \n (v) walter warlimont (1894-1976) german general of world war ii, deputy chief of the operations staff with the okw from 1939-44. t.l.s., warlimont , one page, 4to, rottach-egern, 14 th january 1961, to professor dr. charles b. burdick, in german. warlimont states, in part, \u2018regarding your question 1) i have not been able to get any satisfactory answers in spite of my research. regarding your questions \u201cwho\u201d and \u201cwhen\u201d, i definitely assume, that the thought arose when one talked about the continuation of the war, especially when germany was at a \u201cdead end\u201d after the truce with france and after having enough insight that england\u2019s position would not change. you probably can find proof for those assumptions in ciano\u2019s diary (beginning of july 1940) mentioning his discussions with hitler\u2019 .  \n   \n (vi) robert bohm (1897-   ) german artillery general of world war ii. t.l.s., r. bohm , one page, 4to, unterhaching, 19 th april 1961, to dr. charles burdick, in german. bohm responds to his correspondent\u2019s queries, in part, \u2018regarding your question of the planned attack of the special artillery units against gibraltar, i only know that the 80cm cannon \u201cdora\u201d was particularly built for the attack against gibraltar. its later use in russia was only an emergency measure and its targets there did not correspond to the real performance power of the weapon\u2026..the grenade (shell) would have definitely penetrated into the fortress of gibraltar, as well as into its deeper parts, and the explosion of the grenade would have been very successful\u2026.experiments regarding the effectiveness of the artillery power against gibraltar could well be answered by the general of the mountain troops, now retired, hubert lanz from munich\u2026..general steinbauer, who would have been the leader for the planned attack on gibraltar, unfortunately is no longer alive\u2026.\u2019   \n   \n (vii) walter r. dornberger (1895-1980) german major general and engineer, leader of nazi germany\u2019s v-2 rocket programme and other projects at the peenemunde army research centre. t.l.s., walter r dornberger , three pages, 4to, buffalo, new york, 9 th may 1961, to dr. charles burdick, on the printed stationery of the bell aerosystems company. dornberger states that his correspondent\u2019s letter \u2018brought some memories back to my mind i thought long forgotten\u2019 and continues to inform burdick, in part, \u2018the german army general staff, after consulting with experts from the army, the air force and navy were convinced (i believe it was in the spring of 1941) that the rock of gibraltar could not be forced to surrender by the use of conventional weapons, such as bombers, heavy artillery or even gas. as i remember, one employee of the research dept\u2026..came up with the idea to use fluorine. the intention was, by using bombs, shells and nebelwerfer ammunition filled with fluorine and fired in salvos to cover the entire rock with a cloud of fluorine gas. the toxicity and especially the aggressiveness of fluorine against any metal was well known. the fluorine gas was supposed to be sucked in by the ventilation system and to corrode, burn and destroy this system, thereby forcing the garrison to surrender. a fluorine factory in falkensee (east of berlin) was erected with high priority. in the fall of 1941 or spring 1942\u2026.i was present at a test firing against shelters and pill boxes equipped with ventilation systems, at the proving ground \u201craubkammer\u201d\u2026..in the presence of the german high command of the army and several generals of the air force. thousands of shells, up to 15 cm caliber and nebelwerfer ammunition (50 cm), containing up to 50 kg fluorine were fired in salvos and bombs were dropped by airplanes against these targets. the following inspection showed only minor effects by the gas. the ventilation systems did not even get warm and did not corrode the way they were supposed\u2026..after this negative result, the use of fluorine was cancelled, and the factory made available for the production of fluorine as a rocket oxidizer. we made some tests with fluorine in peenemunde but since we were already to far progressed with the v-2 we decided not to change the propellant combination of this missile at that time\u2019 .  \n   \n (viii) hasso von manteuffel (1897-1978) german general of world war ii who commanded the 5 th panzer army. knight\u2019s cross winner with oak leaves, swords and diamonds. t.l.s., h v manteuffel , one page, 4to, ammersee, 10 th november 1962, to [charles] buridck, in german. manteuffel states, in part, \u2018i do not know much about operation \u201cfelix\u201d, since at that time i had to resolve other issues and was not yet leading the panzer grenadier division \u2018grossdeutschland\u2019. the history of the division that you mentioned has been put together by major helmuth spaeter\u2026..he definitely should be very reliable in giving you information\u2026\u2026he was an officer of the general staff and a very versatile man\u2026..\u2019   \n   \n (ix) walter r. dornberger t.l.s., walter r. dornberger , one page, 4to, buffalo, new york, 18 th november 1963, to dr. charles b. burdick, on the printed stationery of the bell aerosystems company. dornberger responds to his correspondent\u2019s questions and states, in part, \u2018i don\u2019t know of any plans to use artificial firedamps against gibraltar. if such plans existed at any time, they would have been tested by the ministry of mines\u2019 .  \n   \n (x) gunther krappe (1893-1981) german generalleutnant of world war ii, knight\u2019s cross winner. a.l.s., gunther krappe , two pages, 4to, altena, 1 st march 1964, to professor [burdick], in german. krappe states that he would like to assist his correspondent with information regarding gibraltar, although he wasn\u2019t involved personally in the preparation process, and states, in part, \u2018in 1940, i was sent to budapest as a military attaché\u2026.i was to be the military attaché for spain with effect from 1.10.1941. to familiarise myself with this country, i was sent on a two month trip to madrid from may to june. from there i took several trips through spain and i also flew to spanish morocco but with out any concrete command orders\u2026.i hear from the german diplomat v. stohrer that in november 1940 there was a meeting between hitler and franco in hendaye. at this meeting, franco demanded from germany weapons, fuel and flour. only under that condition would he be willing to participate in the war. germany was not able to meet these demands. therefore, the military project and plan for gibraltar was \u201cput on ice\u201d\u2019.  \n   \n (xi) adolf heusinger (1897-1982) german generalleutnant who served as operations chief within the general staff of the high command of the german army 1938-44 and was present at the wolf\u2019s lair on the occasion of the 20 july plot to assassinate hitler. t.l.s., adolf heusinger , two pages, 4to, cologne, 20 th december 1964, to professor [burdick], in german. heusinger apologies for the delay in answering his correspondent\u2019s letter as he has been busy with lectures and interviews and continues to state, in part, \u2018neither of your questions are easy and cannot be answered in one letter. all officers that were participating in the felix plan are now dead. especially general of the mountain troops kubler who was in charge of the implementation of plan felix, who was hung after the war in yugoslavia \u2013 with no justice or right whatsoever. regarding the detailed planned action, i definitely cannot help you without any detailed maps\u2026..i am therefore suggesting to you that we talk about these things when you come to germany next year.\u2019   \n   \n (xii) walther nehring (1892-1983) german general of world war ii who commanded the afrika korps. knight\u2019s cross winner with oak leaves and swords. a.l.s., walther k. nehring , to both sides of his personal printed correspondence card, dusseldorf, 14 th june 1965, to professor dr. [charles] burdick, in german. nehring apologises for not being able to meet his correspondent and continues to explain \u2018the military attack plan as you know was called felix. there was once a german major of the army whose family name was felix. therefore in the us one assumed a very dangerous connection with his name and the gibraltar issue. as a result he became a prisoner of war for many years\u2019 .  \n   \n (xiii) gerhard matzky (1894-1983) german general of world war ii, knight\u2019s cross winner. t.l.s., g. matzky , two pages, 4to, bonn, 10 th december 1965, to professor dr. charles burdick, on the printed stationery of the german soldiers club, in german. matzky states, in part, \u2018i can certainly remember the occasion but not the contents of the st. germain-conference of 19 th may 1941. i don\u2019t think that this conference was associated with anything relating to gibraltar. the planned attack date of 10 th january 1941 failed not only because of franco\u2019s decision but also as a result of military developments in the balkans and north africa and particularly because of the russian campaign. my personal opinion which was confirmed through a visit to spain in 1942 was that an attack on the rock of gibraltar was useless. the ruling out of the very small harbour from the air would have been a lot more effective in my opinion\u2026\u2026i definitely had no influence on earlier plans or decisions\u2019 .  \n   \n (xiv) gerhard matzky (1894-1983) german general of world war ii, knight\u2019s cross winner. t.l.s., g. matzky , three pages, 4to, bonn, 21 st january 1966, to professor dr. charles b. burdick, on the printed stationery of the german soldiers club, in german. matzky states, in part, \u2018i feel bad but my personal memories regarding those turbulent times are not very precise for a historian. i do not possess anything in writing any more, since my wife, for personal reasons, after \u201c20 july\u201d, burnt all my war correspondence\u2026..therefore i can only tell you things from memory\u2026..\u2019operation isabella\u2019 was the codename for the whole problem of spain, my research with other people has shown that this subject had not been mentioned or discussed at the may 1941 conference in fontainebleau. the conference\u2019s first goal was an agreement of the german military leadership in france regarding the forthcoming russian campaign. this does not definitely exclude that hitler was still toying with the thought of conquering gibraltar, but felt he had to put these thoughts \u2018on ice\u2019 until russia was seized successfully. one has to mention in this connection that hitler was very rooted in thinking only of continents. he did not know how to appreciate the importance of the mediterranean area or england\u2019s sea route to india as a south flank of the european continent. regarding such thoughts\u2026..hitler only responded: \u201cthe war at the perimeters is of no interest or importance to me\u201d. my trip to spain\u2026.was a private one by rail in nov. 1941. officially the purpose of my trip and visit was to see the military attaché in madrid, oberst krappe\u2026..and had no further military or political background issues. since starting in may 1941, the spanish \u2018blue division\u2019 was under the command of munoz grandes on the east side which again was the reason for me to visit the spanish general staff of the army. in madrid, i was meeting admiral canaris whose intelligence work was strictly separated from the\u2026..services of the army\u2026..canaris had many personal relationships in spain and therefore had many intelligence organisations available\u2026..we both went to algeciras\u2026..and we were looking from la linea towards the adjacent rock of gibraltar, together with its small airport and harbour; 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(c. june 1961), in german. in blue ink eichmann has penned the word wannseekonferenz . with blank integral leaf. slightly irregularly torn to the upper and lower edges as a result of originally having been removed from a larger sheet of paper, and with a few creases slightly affecting the conclusion of the word. about vg  \n  the wannsee conference, organised by reinhard heydrich, was a meeting of senior nazi germany government officials and ss leaders that took place in the wannsee suburb of berlin on 20 th january 1942. the purpose of the conference was to ensure the co-operation of administrative leaders of various government departments in the implementation of the final solution to the jewish question, whereby most of the jews of german-occupied europe would be deported to occupied poland and murdered.  \n  eichmann played an important role at the conference and in preparation had drafted a list of the numbers of jews in the various european countries. at the conclusion of the meeting heydrich gave eichmann firm instructions about what was to appear in the minutes, which were taken in shorthand at the conference by eichmann's secretary. they were not to be verbatim and eichmann ensured that nothing too explicit appeared in them.  \n  provenance: from the archive of   robert servatius (1894-1983) german lawyer known for his defence of nazi war criminals including adolf eichmann."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1393","title":{"es":"eichmann adolf: (1906-1962)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125958/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:16.042Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125958,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125959/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"eichmann adolf:  (1906-1962) nazi ss-obersturmbannfuhrer, known as the 'architect of the holocaust'. an interesting, small series of autograph notes in the hand of eichmann, unsigned (although with his surname eichmann in the body of the text), one page, folio, n.p. (jerusalem), n.d. (c. june 1961), in german. in bold blue and pink pencil eichmann has written several notes concerning the nazi official and ss-brigadefuhrer franz six and his claim that eichmann was not present when six spoke with reinhard heydrich every three or four weeks. some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg  \n  franz six (1909-1975) nazi official, promoter of the holocaust and convicted war criminal. in 1940 six was appointed by heydrich to direct state police operations in an occupied united kingdom should a german invasion take place.  \n  six was called as one of four witnesses by defence attorney robert servatius in the 1961 trial of eichmann, and gave his testimony in west germany which ultimately proved to be of more benefit to the prosecution.   \n  reinhard heydrich (1904-1942) german ss-obergruppenfuhrer and police official of world war ii, a principal architect of the holocaust.  \n  provenance: from the archive of   robert servatius (1894-1983) german lawyer known for his defence of nazi war criminals including adolf eichmann."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"1394","title":{"es":"eichmann adolf: (1906-1962)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125959/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":4000,"soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:16.044Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac4,000 - \u20ac5,000","currency":"EUR","id":125959,"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125960/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125960/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[nuremberg trials]: goring hermann  (1893-1946) german political and military leader, commander of the luftwaffe during world war ii. d.s., hermann goring , in bold pencil, one page, folio, n.p. (nuremberg), 29 th november 1945, in german. the partially printed (mimeographed) document, completed in typescript, is addressed to the general secretary of the international military tribunal and is a defendant's application for summons for witness in which goring requests that ward price, chief correspondent of the daily mail in london, be summoned to give evidence on his behalf, as 'the witness knows: a) that the defendant goering endeavoured always to promote german-english understanding before and after the outbreak of war. b) that the prepondering majority of austrian people desired annexation of austria to germany and welcomed marching in of germans into austria with tremendous enthusiasm' and that such facts are relevant because 'they serve to support my contention that i did not wish a war of aggression and that the annexation of austria corresponded to the wish of the population' . countersigned in bold pencil at the foot by dr. otto stahmer, the defence counsel representing goring. accompanied by the official imt english translation of goring's document. some file holes to the upper edge of each document, light overall age wear and minor traces of professional restoration, otherwise vg, 2  \n   \n  george ward price (1886-1961) british journalist who worked as a foreign correspondent for the  daily mail newspaper. in the 1930s price carried out several interviews with adolf hitler and benito mussolini and the journalist clearly held pro-fascist views. in his book i know these dictators (1937) price portrayed himself as a close friend of hitler, writing of the fuhrer 'behind the forceful character which hitler displays in public, there is a pleasant personality known only to his intimates'. during the anschluss, the german annexation of austria, price accompanied hitler's party as they entered vienna.  \n    \n  after the war, goring, who had been one of the most powerful figures of the third reich, was convicted at the nuremberg trials of conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. he was sentenced to death by hanging in 1946, but committed suicide by ingesting cyanide hours before the sentence was to be carried out.  \n   \n  provenance: the present document originated from the archives of dr. hans werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the record of the trial of major war criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (english, french & german) immediately following the nuremberg trials."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"1395","title":{"es":"[nuremberg trials]: goring hermann (1893-1946)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125960/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:16.045Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":125960,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125961/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125961/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125961/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[nuremberg trials]: jodl alfred  (1890-1946) german generaloberst, chief of the operations staff of the german armed forces high command 1939-45. an historically significant a.l.s., jodl, (and also signed alfred jodl at the head of the first page), two pages, folio, n.p. (nuremberg), 22 nd october 1945, to the major of the royal british army who is charged with the retaining of defence counsels [i.e. airey neave], in german. jodl states that he would like to quote several extracts from letters which he has received from his wife regarding the appointments of a defence counsel, in part, '6.9. i make a most fervent plea that you will not undervalue the importance of a good lawyer for your defence. dr. sack, berlin, and prof. grimm, muenster, have been especially recommended to me. 25.9. i have been advised that a good criminal lawyer would perhaps be better than a civil lawyer\u2026..26.9. i have been able to find out that if we want to retain privately a legal counsel that we shall have to pay him ourselves. from what? i suggest that we just let the americans appoint the german counsel. if you want to retain one privately, perhaps i can find someone who will take the case without pay. i'll have to get at that right away, so that no time will be lost later'. jodl concludes his letter by remarking 'in answer, i wrote my wife that i should like to have prof. mitteis, rostock. i don't know whether my wife ever received this letter, and. if so, whether she will be able to get in touch with prof. mitteis. the court should do that' . neatly inlaid and with several file holes to the upper edge, only very slightly affecting a few words of text. some very light, minor age toning, about vg  \n   \n  airey neave (1916-1979) british lieutenant colonel, the first british prisoner-of-war to succeed in escaping from oflag iv-c at colditz castle during world war ii. after the war neave served with the international military tribunal at the nuremberg trials. as a well-known war hero (as well as being a qualified lawyer who spoke fluent german) neave was honoured with the role of reading the indictments to the nazi leaders on trial.  \n   \n  after the end of world war ii, jodl was indicted at the nuremberg trials on charges of conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity. the principal charges against him related to his signing of the criminal commando and commissar orders. found guilty on all charges, he was sentenced to death and executed in nuremberg in 1946.  \n    \n  provenance: the present document originated from the archives of dr. hans werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the record of the trial of major war criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (english, french & german) immediately following the nuremberg trials."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"1396","title":{"es":"[nuremberg trials]: jodl alfred (1890-1946)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125961/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:16.047Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":125961,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125962/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125962/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125962/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[nuremberg trials]: jodl alfred  (1890-1946) german generaloberst, chief of the operations staff of the german armed forces high command 1939-45. an historically significant a.l.s., jodl, (and also signed alfred jodl at the head of the first page), two pages, folio, n.p. (nuremberg), 22 nd october 1945, to the secretary general of the international military tribunal, in german. jodl writes to formally object to the indictment handed to him at the nuremberg trials and states, 'on 19. 10. the indictment was handed to me, but without being accompanied by any of the evidence upon which it was based. the representatives of the prosecution are in possession of all of the files. at their will they can use that evidence which would work against me and discard that which would be in my favour. as the defendant i possess nothing but my memory, which during five and a half years of war and six months of imprisonment has not noticeably improved. that might suffice for a burglar or a highwayman, but not for a case with such a complexity of questions as the one against me. under such circumstances, the preparation of an adequate defence is impossible, and i wish to enter formal objection against it'. jodl proceeds to request that various pieces of evidence, either in carbon or photostatic copy, be presented to him as soon as possible, listing the evidence as, in part, 'the most important pieces of evidence upon which the prosecution is based in accordance with\u2026..the constitution of the court\u2026.my notebook and my official notations (diary)\u2026..these volumes contain evidence of the utmost importance in my defence\u2026.my notes for a lecture delivered by me in munich 7.11.1943\u2026..a copy of the geneva convention rules and of the hague treaty\u2026.one copy each of the collections of the german foreign office concerning breaches of neutrality in norway, holland, and belgium\u2026.and of the common-law crimes committed by poland, france, england, greece (crete), all of which were presented at geneva\u2026..a collection of all of the infringements and crimes against common law committed by the former enemies of germany\u2026.' accompanied by an official english translation prepared by the imt. neatly inlaid and with several file holes to the upper edge, only very slightly affecting a few words of text. about vg  \n   \n  after the end of world war ii, jodl was indicted at the nuremberg trials on charges of conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity. the principal charges against him related to his signing of the criminal commando and commissar orders. found guilty on all charges, he was sentenced to death and executed in nuremberg in 1946.  \n    \n  provenance: the present document originated from the archives of dr. hans werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the record of the trial of major war criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (english, french & german) immediately following the nuremberg trials."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1397","title":{"es":"[nuremberg trials]: jodl alfred (1890-1946)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125962/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":1900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:16.048Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - \u20ac3,000","currency":"EUR","id":125962,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125963/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125963/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[nuremberg trials]: keitel wilhelm  (1882-1946) german field marshal of world war ii who served as chief of the armed forces high command 1938-45. d.s., w keitel , in pencil, one page, folio, n.p. (nuremberg), 17 th january 1946, in german. the partially printed (mimeographed) document, completed in typescript, is addressed to the general secretary of the international military tribunal and is a defendant's application for summons for witness in which keitel requests that oberregierungsrat dr. erbe of berlin, a former employee of the ministry of interior, be summoned to give evidence on his behalf, further adding that the witness also served under wilhelm frick up until the middle of 1944 and that erbe has knowledge 'that the consulting committee (referentenausschuss) of the defense of the country (landesverteidigung), subsequently the reich defense committee (reichsverteidigungsausschuss), advised only on questions regarding the defense of the country but never on strategic or operational questions; that it also did not concern itself with the planning of aggressive wars' and that such facts are relevant because 'the prosecution asserts that the above mentioned committee has planned aggressive wars. i was a member of this committee' . countersigned in pencil at the foot by dr. otto nelte, the defence counsel representing keitel. accompanied by the official imt english translation of keitel's document. some light overall age wear and minor traces of professional restoration, otherwise vg, 2  \n   \n  following the end of world war ii keitel was indicted by the international military tribunal at the nuremberg trials as one of the 'major war criminals' and was found guilty on all counts: crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, criminal conspiracy and war crimes. he was sentenced to death and executed by hanging in 1946.  \n    \n  provenance: the present document originated from the archives of dr. hans werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the record of the trial of major war criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (english, french & german) immediately following the nuremberg trials."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1398","title":{"es":"[nuremberg trials]: keitel wilhelm (1882-1946)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125963/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:16.051Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":125963,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125964/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125964/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125964/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125964/008/008.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[nuremberg trials]: ribbentrop joachim von  (1893-1946) german politician who served as minister of foreign affairs of nazi germany 1938-45. a remarkable d.s., j v ribbentrop , in bold pencil, one page, folio, n.p. (nuremberg), 25 th january 1946, in german. the partially printed (mimeographed) document, completed in typescript, is addressed to the general secretary of the international military tribunal and is a defendant's application for summons for witness in which ribbentrop requests that the duke of windsor, the former king edward viii of the united kingdom, be summoned to give evidence on his behalf, as 'when presenting his credentials in 1936, von ribbentrop expressed to the then king edward viii the desire of the reich chancellor for the closest cooperation between germany and england. in the course of this audience, king edward viii declared that he, too, deemed such a cooperation necessary' and further explaining that such facts are relevant 'to disprove counts i and ii of the general indictment and the respective counts of the special indictments filed up to now' . countersigned in bold pencil at the foot by dr. martin horn, the defence counsel representing ribbentrop. accompanied by the official imt english translation of ribbentrop's document. some file holes to the upper edge of each document, light overall age wear and minor traces of professional restoration, otherwise vg, 2  \n   \n  king edward viii's beliefs regarding adolf hitler and the nazis have long been the subject of speculation. many historians have suggested that hitler was prepared to reinstate the duke of windsor as king in the hope of establishing a fascist puppet government in great britain after operation sea lord. it is widely believed that the duke and duchess (whom the fbi were informed had slept with the german ambassador in london, joachim von ribbentrop, in 1936) sympathised with fascism before and during world war ii and were moved to the bahamas to minimise their opportunities to act on their feelings.  \n   \n  joachim von ribbentrop was arrested in june 1945 and subsequently convicted and sentenced to death at the nuremberg trials for his role in starting world war ii in europe and enabling the holocaust. on 16 th october 1946 he became the first of the nuremberg defendants to be executed by hanging.  \n    \n  provenance: the present document originated from the archives of dr. hans werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the record of the trial of major war criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (english, french & german) immediately following the nuremberg trials."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1399","title":{"es":"[nuremberg trials]: ribbentrop joachim von (1893-1946)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125964/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_militaria","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":1800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:16.052Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - 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featuring the greater coat of arms of the holy roman empire, contained within the original metal case. some light foxing and minor age wear, about vg  \n   \n  carlo rezzonico (1724-1799) italian cardinal of the roman catholic church, nephew of pope clement xiii. rezzonico served as vice-chancellor of the holy roman church from 1758-63."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1400","title":{"es":"maria theresa: (1717-1780)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125965/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":440,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:16.054Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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madrid, 1st of august 1563, to infantry captain gil hernandez, in old castilian-spanish. the document being a grant given by the king to gil hernandez, granting new salaries and rights because of his services to the kingdom defending its territories, stating in part ` \u2026a nuestros contadores mayores, sabed que acatando lo que gil hernandez nos ha servido\u2026en la defensa de mazalquivir, teniendola cercada el rey de argelia por mar y tierra\u2026´ (translation: ` \n .. \n to our senior treasurerss, be informed that abiding what gil hernandez has served us... in the defense of mazalquivir, being besieged by land and sea by the king of algeria\u2026´)  \n countersigned at the base, with additional annotation and countersignatures to the verso. large water stain to the base and right border, not affecting the signature. edges trimmed, mostly the right and lower edges, with small area of paper loss to the right bottom corner. overall age wear with few small ink holes. about 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letter signed by the queen, to her mother. a.l.s., ` elisabeth´, one page, folio, n.p., n.d., to the queen of france and her mother catherine de´medici, in old french.  elisabeth asks for an important favour, stating in part ` madame, j'ai su le bien et faveur qu'il vous a plu faire\u2026de certain arrêt duquel il se soit peiné bien fort, moyennant laquelle révision et fasse lui de justifier son innocence qui est cause que de nouveau je redoive vous supplier faire\u2026il a souffert de dommage en sa personne et biens par la malice de ses ennemis. j'ai prié dieu madame qu'il vous tienne en santé très heureuse et longue vie.   votre très humble et très obéissante fille´ (  translation: \u201c madame, i have learned the good favour you have been kind to do... of certain judgment which he has suffered himself very much, in return for which revision and make him justify his innocence which is the cause that again i must beg you to do\u2026 he suffered damage to his person and properties by the malice of his enemies. i prayed to god madam that he keep you very healthy and long life. your very humble and very obedient daughter\u201d) with address leaf stating ` a la reyne, madame et mère´ ( translation: \u201c to the queen, madame and mother\u201d) a very rare latter of good association. overall age wear, with foxing and creases, mostly to edges. about g  \n    \n  king philip ii of spain was very attached to elisabeth of france, staying close by her side even when she was ill with smallpox. both were very close to their two daughters, buying them dolls and toys and both rejoiced at the birth of isabella as if it had been the birth of a son. elisabeth had another miscarriage on 3 october 1568, and died the same day, along with her new-born infant daughter. after the death of elisabeth, catherine de´medici offered her younger daughter margaret as a bride for philip ii, but the king declined the offer"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"1403","title":{"es":"elisabeth of valois: (1545-1568)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125968/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":2600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.572Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - \u20ac4,000","currency":"EUR","id":125968,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125969/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125969/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"ferdinand vii:  \n (1784-1833) king of spain 1808 & 1813-33. d.s., ` yo el rey ´, with small flourish, one page, folio, madrid, 22nd august 1816, in spanish. the printed heading states \"don fernando, by the grace of god, king f castile, leon, aragon, the two sicilies, jerusalem, granada, toledo, valence, galicie, majorque, algarve, gibraltar, canaries islands, oriental indias, archduke of austria, duque of borgogne, brabant, and milan, flanders, tyrol and barcelona\u2026\". the partially printed document is the appointment of colonel ignacio ramirez estenor, commandant of the first battalion of the bourbon infantry regiment, who is additionally appointed as commandant of the first battalion of the infantry regiment of navarre. countersigned at the base of the front page by francisco bernardo. bearing to the left bottom corner a paper seal affixed, partially damaged. countersignatures to the verso, dated in cadiz the 6 th september 1816. with blank integral leaf. overall age wear, mostly to edges, with a very small water stain at the base of the document, not affecting the text or signature. about g"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1404","title":{"es":"ferdinand vii: (1784-1833)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125969/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.574Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":125969,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125970/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"bonaparte joseph:  \n (1768-1844) king of naples and sicily (1806-08) and later king of spain (1808-13, as jose i). elder brother of napoleon bonaparte. a.l.s., ` joseph ´ one page, 4to, n.p., 12th february 1832, to madame the countess regnaud de st-jean d´angely, in french. joseph explains that he has received the letter of their friend, and states in part `  \n \u2026la saison a été détestable\u2026  \n m. orye, porteur de la présente, vous donnera de mes nouvelles, il vous dira tout ce que vous pouvez désirer de savoir sur mon compte, il est resté plus d'un mois chez moi\u2026 je désire que les évènements me permettent de vous revoir\u2026´  \n (translation: ` the season has been detestable... m. orye, the bearer of the present letter will give you my news, he will tell you everything you could wish to know about me, he stayed more than a month with me... i wish that events will allow me to see you again´) overall creasing, otherwise g"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1405","title":{"es":"bonaparte joseph: (1768-1844)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125970/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":220,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.576Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125970,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125971/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"isabella ii:  \n (1830-1904) queen of spain 1833-68. a.l.s., isabelle de bourbon , one page, 8vo, paris, 7 th december 1874, to 'madame la duchesse' , in french.  \n the former queen writes, in full, 'profitant de votre graciosite je me suis rendu hier, avec mes filles, au conservatoire entendre le concert, et j'y ai passe deux heures fort agreables. je viens encore me fais vous remercier de votre aimable attention et vous renouveler en meme temps l'expression de ma plus vive symphatie et de mes meilleures amities pour vous ainsi que pour le marechal' (translation: 'taking advantage of your kindness, i went yesterday, with my daughters, to the conservatory to hear the concert, and i spent two very pleasant hours there.  \n i again thank you for your kind attention and at the same time renew to you the expression of my deepest sympathy and my best friendship towards you as well as for the marshal'  \n ). with blank integral leaf. about ex"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1406","title":{"es":"isabella ii: (1830-1904)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125971/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.578Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":125971,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":120,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125972/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"juan carlos i:  \n (1938- ) king of spain 1975-2014, when he abdicated in favour of his son king philip vi of spain. signed 5 x 7 photograph, the image depicting king juan carlos standing in half-length pose. attractively signed in bold blue ink to a clear area of the image. g to vg"},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"1407","title":{"es":"juan carlos i: (1938- )"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125972/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":120,"soldPrice":110,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.579Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac120 - \u20ac180","currency":"EUR","id":125972,"estimateMin":120},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125973/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"philip vi & queen letizia of spain:  \n philip vi (1968- ) king of spain, succeeding to the throne on 2014 following the abdication of his father, king juan carlos i, & queen letizia (1972- ). signed 8 x 10 colour photograph, the image depicting the king and queen of spain, standing in full length poses, the king wearing decorations and the queen wearing a crown. individually signed in bold dark inks to largely clear areas of the image. vg"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1408","title":{"es":"philip vi & queen letizia of spain:"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125973/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":240,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.581Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125973,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125974/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125974/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"louis xi:  (1423-1483) louis the prudent. king of france 1461-83. a rare l.s., loys , one page, oblong 8vo, montils-lez-tours, on the 5 th day of january [n.y.], to ` dear and beloved cousin, count of comminges, marshal of france´,  in old french. written in the hand of the clerk, the king offers his help, troops and military weapons to his correspondent, stating ` monsr le mareschal pour ce que aurez besoing d'artillerie et que jay entendu quil en y a a lyon, jescriz a ceulx de la ville, quilz facent ce que leur ordonnerez, et me semble que devez faire fondre celle quilz ont faite et en faire faire des pieces quil vous semblera qui vous seront necessaires pour mener avecques vous´ (\"monsieur the marshal, for what you will need of artillery and having been told that there is artillery available in lyon, i write to those of the city in order that they do what you will order them. and it seems to me that you must melt down the ones they have made and make them in pieces as you think you will need them to carry with you\") countersigned at the base by tillhard. a very slightly light signature although perfectly legible and visible by the king. addressed to the verso. overall age wear, small staining and slightly trimmed right and bottom edges, with a very small repair to the left edge, otherwise g  \n   \n  the castle at plessis-lez-tours, near tours, also known before as montils-les-tours, was the royal residence of three kings of france, louis xi, charles viii and louis xii.  it was the first building in bricks and stone in the loire and was initiated by charles vii and louis xi, the last bought the estate of montils in 1463 and finished the building of the castle, making it the royal residence of the king of france. a small cottage next to the castle gave shelter to francis of paula (1416-1507), an italian mendicant friar and founder of the roman catholic order of minims. francis of paula was never ordained a priest. he died and is buried at montils-lez-tours   \n    \n  jean de lescun d´armagnac (? - 1473) count of comminges, known as the bastard of armagnac. appointed marshal of france in 1461, the year louis xi ascended to throne.  \n   \n  the historically important ordinance of montils-lès-tours, well-remembered for the reformation of custom, was promulgated by charles vii (1403-1461), the father and predecessor of louis xi, in april 1453. it was an ordinance which defined the jurisdictional competences of the parliament of paris, the extent of the royal domain, the rights relating to royalty, to peers of france, to prelates, etc.. it is especially important in the history of law because the king requests the writing down of customs, which till then were almost an exclusive matter of private law  ."},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"1409","title":{"es":"louis xi: (1423-1483)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125974/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2500,"soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.582Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,500 - \u20ac3,500","currency":"EUR","id":125974,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125975/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125975/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"claude of france:  (1499-1524) queen of france 1515-24, wife of king francis i. a fine, rare l.s., claude , one page, 4to, saint-germain-en-laye, 13 th march n.y., to 'monsieur le premier president' , in middle french. the queen writes in favour of the bishop of nantes who '  a long temps u ung proces, pendent en la court, touchant son abbaye de la grenetiere, et luy est requis avoir une audience dune appellation verballe, qui retarde le principal dud. proces, laquelle je vous prie tant quil mest possible luy donner en faveur et amour de moy, vous recomendant son bon droit en justice, donne le mien propre'  (translation: 'a long time has a lawsuit, pending in the court, touching his abbey of grenetiere, and he is required to have a hearing of a verbal appellation, which delays the principal of the said lawsuit, which i pray you as long as it is possible for me to give him in favour and love of me, recommending to you his good right in justice, given mine own' ). countersigned at the foot by gilles de comeacre and with a manuscript address panel and contemporary dockets to the verso. autographs of claude of france are rare as a result of her untimely death, possibly in childbirth or following a miscarriage, at the young age of 24. a few very small, minor holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise vg  \n 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king francis i. marguerite is the ancestress of the bourbon kings of france. a patron of humanists and culture, she is regarded as \"the first modern woman\". rare l.s., ` votre bonne cousine et amie, marguerite´, one page, 4to, jarnac, (charente, southwestern of france), 12 th march 1543, to monsieur de jarnac, in old french. marguerite will intervene and write to the king so that the sire de jarnac is compensated for the expenses incurred for the trips made for the service of the king, stating ` mon cousin, j'ai vu la lettre que vous m'avez écrite et suis bien aise que vous n'êtes encore parti pour aller à la rochelle.  \n je vous assure que je ne manquerai d'écrire au roi la dépense que vous avez faite aux voyages et autres choses pour son service car il est raisonnable que vous en soyez récompensé, et aussi le roi ne voudrait pas que l'on se fit pauvre à son service et principalement vous qu'il a en si bonne estime. quant à l'affaire de monsieur de caumont, j'en ai écrit\u2026 j'écris présentement aux deux qu'ils me viennent trouver à béziers et que je tiens prêt qu'ils me fassent compagnie jusqu'à bordeaux. j'avais délibéré de vous mander là avec madame de jarnac et votre fille mais j'ai avisé qu'il sera meilleur savoir avant quelle volonté à monsieur de caumont\u2026´  \n (  \n translation: \" my cousin, i have seen the letter you wrote to me and am very glad that you have not yet left to go to la rochelle. i assure you that i will not fail to write to the king about the expense you have made for travel and other things under his service because it is reasonable that you should be rewarded for it, and also the king would not want people to become poor at his service and especially you whom he holds in such good esteem. as for monsieur de caumont's affair, i have written about it... i am currently writing to the two who are coming to find me in béziers and i am ready for them to accompany me to bordeaux. i had deliberated to summon you there with madame de jarnac and your daughter, but i advised that it would be better to know beforehand what will monsieur de caumont\u2026\") also annotated to the heading ` de la mesme reyne pour les mesmes affaires des mesmes moys et an. mars 1543´ ( translation: \" from the queen for the affairs of the same month and year, march 1543\") neatly inlaid, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"1411","title":{"es":"marguerite de navarre: (1492-1549)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125976/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:12.585Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - \u20ac4,000","currency":"EUR","id":125976,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125977/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125977/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125977/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[catherine de' medici]:  (1519-1589) french and italian noblewoman, queen of france 1547-59 by her marriage to king henry ii. a good, historic a.l.s., loise de bretaigne , by louise de bretagne (d.1602; baroness of castelnau and of clermont-lodeve, one of the ladies of honour who accompanied elisabeth of valois to spain for the festivities following her marriage to king philip ii), three pages, folio, toledo, second day of lent [15 th february?] 1561, to catherine de' medici, in french. louise de bretagne sends news to the queen on a variety of events including elisabeth of valois's recovery from small-pox, the death of francois ii and queen mary's return to scotland, in part, 'madam, the health of the queen your daughter grows better and better since i wrote to you; because two days after i sent you the last despatch they made her take a little medicine to finish purging her, which has done her so much good that she has no ailment in the world since\u2026\u2026it is now several days since she complained of anything; and the day before yesterday, which was shrove tuesday, she went to dine in the garden, by order of the doctors\u2026..i fomented her with milk and saffron, and was obliged then and there to give her a clyster\u2026..the doctors have bidden her to begin every meal with prunes from tours\u2026..which makes me beg of you, madam, to send us some of them by every courier. they have ordered her a bath today to make her menses come on, the date of passing we had noted, the ninth of this month\u2026..her face is quite free of crusts now, and we wash it every day with asses milk; and yesterday we began to anoint her nose with balm, where she has some pits. i hope the balm will make them disappear. the reason for these is that when she got the small-pox she had a cold and blew her nose so much that the pustules got broken. she is much freer of the migraine than she used to be, but i am in great need of marjoram seeds\u2026\u2026the season for sowing them here has passed, and it is not possible to get any more. the king has not come to sleep with her yet, for which i am very glad for she is not quite well enough\u2026..the prince [don carlos] has his fever again rather badly, the cause being i think the great army which they say the turks are preparing to bring this summer to goletta [tunis] \u2026\u2026from the last couriers who came\u2026..there is much comment here about the story that the funeral of the late king [francis ii] was conducted with one little candle, which is thought very strange. it is also said for about a fortnight, that monsieur the cardinal of lorraine is going to metz after easter, and queen mary either to joinville or to scotland\u2026\u2026our lenten services last five hours every morning, and they do not finish until between one and two, which makes fasting easier for us. the queen your daughter is dispensed from it this lent on account of her illness and eats meat. they make no difficulty about it. however, none of the frenchwomen eat it except her and mademoiselle, who is very well. we are told here that she is soon to be married. they are very anxious to know the truth about it, for the king is resolved to make her a very handsome present\u2026..you will be informed of everything. at present i know of nothing more except that all are very well at this court and very glad at the power you have, and greatly wish that it may last long\u2026..' with the address panel to the verso of the final page, 'a la raine, ma souveraine daime' . loosely contained within a dark brown morocco presentation folder (slight wear and damage to the inside) with gilt decorations to the borders of the interior and exterior and with a gilt stamped title to the front louise de bretagne - letter to catherine de medicis relative to the queens of spain & of scotland 1561 . also included are a series of interesting typed research notes and a french transcript and english translation of the letter, apparently prepared for (or by) frank lester pleadwell (1872-1957) american physician and autograph collector. a letter of fascinating content, including intimate details from within the royal court. neatly inlaid and with some minor slits and a small area of paper loss to the left edge as a result of the letter having originally been tied with ribbon. about vg  \n   \n  a remarkable, intimate letter relating to elisabeth of valois, queen of spain, who was recovering from small-pox, the death of francis ii, and queen mary's return to scotland. elisabeth, the daughter of henry ii of france and catherine de' medici, was born at fontainebleau in 1545. henry viii was her godfather and she was at first destined to be the wife of edward vi, who had previously, by treaty, been engaged to marry mary, queen of scots. edward's death, in 1553, put an end to this project, and a marriage was then arranged between her and don carlos, the son of philip ii of spain. philip's wife, mary i, died in 1558, and in the year following he himself married elisabeth, ignoring the engagement to his son, to whom elisabeth appears to have been attached. the marriage was an unhappy one. the bride was not yet fifteen years of age and had been brought up with every care in a refined and luxurious court. philip, although only thirty-two years old, was morose and severe. the marriage took place (by proxy) in the church of notre dame at paris in june 1559, philip being represented by ferdinand de toledo, duke of alba. elisabeth first met her husband in the following year, on 2 nd february 1560, at guadalaxara, but the meeting was unfortunate. she died in october 1568, and the cause of her death was not without suspicion, especially as her former lover, don carlos, had died under very suspicious circumstances just a few months earlier.   \n    \n  francis ii, whose funeral is mentioned in the present letter, had died on 5 th december 1560, and the occasion was perhaps the most important event in the life of mary, queen of scots, when her power and prospects in france were shattered in one blow, and her life-long enemy catherine de' medici again placed in a position of authority. hence forward the struggles between catherine and the guises went more in her favour since she possessed absolute power over her young son, charles ix, who succeeded to the throne, and usurped complete control of the kingdom.   \n    \n  the forecast given in the present letter regarding queen mary's future movements proved correct. mary, who had lived in complete seclusion since her husband's death, spent easter at rheims and then set out to joinville to visit her grandmother, antoinette de bourbon, dowager duchess of guise. thence she returned to rheims and spent some weeks in seclusion in the convent of st. pierre with the abbess, her aunt, renee de lorraine. finally, she went to paris where she stayed until july, when she set out for scotland.  \n    \n  at the time when the present letter was written, early in 1561, great endeavours were being made by mary's relatives to bring about a marriage between her and don carlos, a scheme very nearly concluded, in which case she would have become a step-daughter-in-law of elisabeth, queen of spain, who was still supposed to be in love with her stepson herself. this scheme was strongly opposed by catherine de' medici, who wanted don carlos to marry her younger daughter, margaret, who is referred to in the present letter as 'madame your little daughter'  \n    \n  louise de bretagne was one of the maids-of-honour who accompanied 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becoming kings of france, francis ii, charles ix and henry iii. very rare l.s., ` catherine ´, one page, folio, saint-maur-des-fossés, 23rd june 1566, to monsieur de jarnac, in old french. catherine sends the present letter on behalf of her son, king charles ix who would be 16 years old three days later.  catherine de´ medici is concerned regarding the goods arrived to the port of la rochelle and which have been put under hold, stating in part ` monsieur de jarnac, la lettre que le roi monsieur mon fils vous écrit présentement satisfera pour la réponse que je vous pourrais faire à la dépêche que nous avons reçue de vous du xviiie de ce mois touchant les navires de la rochelle qui y sont arrivés chargés de marchandises que l'on prétend être déprédées\u2026´   (  translation: \u201c monsieur de jarnac, the letter that the king, monsieur my son, is writing to you at this time will satisfy the answer that i could give you to the dispatch that we received from you on the 18 th of the present month  concerning the ships from la rochelle which arrived there loaded with goods they pretend to hold\u2026\u201d  further again, catherine sends precise orders, saying `\u2026 vous prier bien fort de tenir la main envers les dits juges, à ce qu'ils procèdent en cela avec la meilleure, plus juste et prompte expédition que faire se pourra, cessant tous ports, faveurs, exception de personnes longuement commencées et dissimulations quelconques, sans oublier ce que le dit seigneur roi mon fils vous mande touchant d'un nommé guillaume mesmyn\u2026´   (  translation: \u201c\u2026 pray you very much to look over the said judges, so that they proceed in this with the best, most just and prompt dispatch that can be done, ceasing all ports charges, favours\u2026  without forgetting what the said lord king my son tells you about a man named guillaume mesmyn \u2026\u201d) countersigned at the base. with address leaf, stating ` monsieur de jarnac chevalier de l'ordre du roi, monsieur mon fils, capitaine de cinquante hommes de ses ordonnances et son lieutenant général au gouvernement de la rochelle et pays d'aunis en l'absence de mon fils le prince de navarre´ ( translation: \u201c monsieur de jarnac knight of the order of the king, monsieur my son, captain of fifty men of his ordinances and his lieutenant general in the government of la rochelle and the country of aunis in the absence of my son the prince of navarre\u201d) also annotated to the verso ` de la reyne catherine de medicis mère du roy charles 9, 1566´ ( translation: \u201c by the queen catherine de medicis, mother of the king charles 9, 1566\u201d) overall age wear, with edges slightly trimmed and repair to the left border, not affecting the text or signature.  g  \n    \n  monsieur de jarnac (1514-1584) guy 1er de chabot, baron de jarnac.   \n  the abbey of saint-maur became very famous in the middle ages, and was one of the most famous pilgrimage centers of medieval france. the abbey was secularised in 1531 and a château was built in 1541 for the bishop of paris jean du bellay. in 1563 catherine de medicis acquired the château du bellay and largely rebuilt it. on 23 rd september 1568, catherine de medicis´ teenage son, king charles ix, issued the well-remembered edict of saint-maur, which prohibited all religions but catholicism.   \n  charles ix (1550-1574) king of france 1560-74. he ascended the throne at the very early age of ten years upon the death of his brother francis ii. from 1560 to 1563 his mother catherine de´ medici held the regency of france.  \n  guillaume mesmyn was a corsair of la rochelle, acting between 1556 and 1569."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"1413","title":{"es":"catherine de´medici: (1519-1589)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125978/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":2800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:13.414Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - \u20ac4,000","currency":"EUR","id":125978,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125979/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125979/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"henry iii:  \n (1551-1589) king of france 1574-89. d.s., accorde, henry , one page, slim oblong 4to, paris, 3 rd february 1588 (?), in middle french. the manuscript document is addressed to the king and seeks his approval to 'don aux s rs de mondreville et de lamothe de la somme de treize cens escus sol a departir entre eulx par moictie qui est pour chacun six cens cinquante escus' (translation: 'donate to the sieurs de mondreville and de la mothe the sum of thirteen hundred ecus sol, to be apportioned between them in half, which is for each six hundred and fifty ecus' ) further explaining that the revenue will be taken from the funds created by the sales of fresh and salted sea fish in the town of abbeville and other places. signed by the king at the foot, approving the document. some light overall foxing and a few minor ink blots, only very slightly affecting the text and signature, and with some light, minor creasing and age wear to the edges, about vg"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"1414","title":{"es":"henry iii: (1551-1589)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125979/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:13.416Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - \u20ac1,200","currency":"EUR","id":125979,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":1200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125980/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125980/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"henry iv:  (1553-1610) king of france 1589-1610 and king of navarre 1572-1610. first french monarch of the house of bourbon. assassinated. a very fine a.l.s., ` votre bon oncle henry´,  one page, 4to, fontainebleau, 23 rd october, n.y., to his nephew the prince of piedmont, in french.  the king states ` mon neveu envoyant vers mon frère le duc de savoye\u2026 je lui ay comandé vous vysyter de ma part et vous rafrechyr les assurances que je vous ay fet doner par luy mesmes de la bone volonté que vous porte´ (translation: ` my nephew, sending to my brother the duke of savoy...   i ordered him to visit you on my behalf and to update you with the assurances that i asked to be given to you by himself of the good will i forward to you´)  a small area of paper loss to the left border as a result of the opening, although not affecting the text or signature. g to vg  \n   \n  henry iv probably addresses the present letter to victor amadeus i (1587-1633) prince of piedmont 1605-30 and duke of savoy 1630-37. in 1619 he married christine marie of france, a daughter of king henry iv and marie de´ medici."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"1415","title":{"es":"henry iv: (1553-1610)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125980/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:13.417Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - \u20ac1,800","currency":"EUR","id":125980,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125981/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125981/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125981/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"bethune maximilien de:  \n (1560-1641) 1 st duke of sully, marquis of rosny and nogent. french nobleman, soldier, statesman and trusted counsellor of king henry iv of france who served as chief minister of france 1589-1611. d.s., maximilian de bethune , four pages, 4to, paris, 28 th november 1594, in middle french. the manuscript document, un-transcribed, apparently refers to certain rents and is also countersigned by rachel de cochefilet (1566-1659) the second wife of de bethune whom he married in 1592, and anne hennequin, wife of jehan de reffuge. an amendment to the document in the margin of the third page is signed by de bethune in his capacity as marquis of rosny. some very light, minor age wear, vg"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1416","title":{"es":"bethune maximilien de: (1560-1641)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125981/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:13.419Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":125981,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125982/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125982/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"sauve charlotte de:  (1551-1617) french noblewoman, the mistress of king henry of navarre (later king henry iv of france). charlotte de sauve was an accomplished member of catherine de' medici's l'escadron volant , the group of beautiful female spies recruited to seduce important men at court. d.s., charlotte de beaune , three pages, folio, paris, 2 nd august 1617, in middle french. the manuscript document relates to the sale of a property by sauve to the lawyer guillaume hericart, residing at la ferte milon, the land and property described as 'une maison size a lad ferté million rue ponpart consistant en ung grand corps de logis gallerie et petit logis a potance le tout couvert de thuille, petite court et basse court jardin deriere tenant dune part et dun bout aux marais pres de lourcqe delad ferté' (translation: 'a house located at the said ferte milon, rue ponpart, consisting of a large main building, gallery and small gallows house all covered with tiles, small court and low court, garden behind holding on one side and on one end to the marshes near the ourcq of the said ferte' ), continuing to discuss the tax and financial arrangements involved in the sale, 'et oultre moyennant le pris et somme de cinq mil livres tz que pourroit led achepteur en a promis sera leve promet et gaige bailler et paier a lad dame marquise en son hostel ou au\u2026\u2026 au jour s t jehan baptiste que lon comptera mil six cens dix huict laquelle somme sera par lad dame marquise convertie et employee au rachapt des services du domaine de lad ferté i allument en rentes qui tiendront pareille nature du domaine a lad dame qui sen soient led heritaige' (translation: 'and besides for the price and sum of five thousand livres that the said buyer has promised will be lifted, promises and pledges to pay to the said lady marquise in her hotel or at\u2026\u2026on the day of saint john the baptist that there will be one thousand six hundred and eighteen, which sum will be converted by the said lady marquise and used to buy back the services of the domain of the said ferte consisting of annuities which will hold the same nature of the domain at the said which be the said heritage' ) and also making reference to an inventory of the property and various repairs etc. signed by sauve at the conclusion and countersigned by guillaume hericart and two other individuals. some staining and minor, small tears to the edges, none of which significantly affect the text or signatures. about vg  \n  guillaume hericart (1581-1648) french lawyer and royal adviser, a relative of marie hericart (1633-1709) who, aged fourteen, married the french fabulist and poet jean de la fontaine (1621-1695).  \n  la ferte-milon is a commune situated on the river ourcq in northern france and was the birthplace of the dramatist jean racine (1639-1699)."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1417","title":{"es":"sauve charlotte de: (1551-1617)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125982/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:13.421Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":125982,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":8000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125983/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125983/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"queen margot \u2013 margaret of valois:  (1553-1615) popularly known as \u201cla reine margot\u201d. french princess of the valois dynasty. queen of navarre 1572-1599 as spouse of king henry iii of navarre, and later queen of france 1589-99 at her husband´s accession to the french throne as henry iv. margaret was the daughter of king henry ii of france and catherine de´ medici, and the sister of kings francis ii, charles ix and henry iii. extremely rare a.l.s., ` marguerite´, two pages, folio, n.p., n.d., to henry, in old french. margaret of valois writes in her hand twelve lines of text at the base of a letter, stating `  faites que m r rigaut me   [   fasse   ]    [   trouver   ]   \u2026 et faites que ie vous trouve plus veritable en celle que ne l´avez été au bois de lezoux et\u2026 s´en donner ce que j´en\u2026 et vous assure que je suis touiours\u2026 v re bonne\u2026 marguerite´  (translation: \u201c make sure that mr. rigaut find for me\u2026   and let me find you more true on the one the you have not been in the bois de lezoux\u2026 give him what i do\u2026 and assure you that i am always\u2026 your good\u2026 marguerite\u201d)  the letter written text states in part `  henry, le bon commencement que je crois de mes affaires me promet que dieu fera enfin le reste aussi heureusement. j\u2019ai beaucoup d\u2019obligation à monsieur d\u2019here de la bonnerusher, rien ne lui manque en son voyage et qu\u2019il reste content de vous et écrivez moi souvent tout ce   [   qui   ]   s\u2019y fera.   vous m\u2019écrivez qu\u2019avec mes\u2026 de notre affaire dieu veuille\u2026 ainsi vous ne me mandez rien de votre mariage et crois que mes affaires vous font oublier les vôtres. je serais bien aise qu\u2019il   [   vous   ]   réussisse. monsieur richaud m\u2019écrit qu\u2019il ne pourra pas\u2026 de l\u2019argent des bois de lezoux. ce n\u2019est pas ce que vous m\u2019avez dit, prenez garde que vous soyez plus véritable aux autres espérances que vous m\u2019avez données. je me réjouis infiniment de la bonne intelligence qui est entre monsieur richaud et monsieur savaron, maintenez-la toujours afin que mes affaires en aillent mieux. j\u2019écris à monsieur de savaron. rendez-lui mes lettres. je le remercie de la bonne volonté qu\u2019il m\u2019a témoignée et lui représente combien je reçois de contentement de la bonne intelligence qu\u2019il a voulu avoir pour mes affaires avec monsieur richaud et le prie de faire entendre à ceux de clermont combien il me ferait paraître de bonne volonté à ne permettre plus que les gens de mon neveu demeurent à clermont qui n\u2019ont plus prétexte d\u2019y demeurer à cette heure que j\u2019en ai pris possession\u2026´  (translation: \u201c henry, the good start i believe in my affairs promises me that god will finally do the rest as happily. i have a lot of obligations to monsieur d'here de la bonnerusher, he has everything he needs for his trip and that he remains happy with you and write to me often about everything that will happen there. you write to me only with my\u2026 of our business, that i hope god grant\u2026 so you don't tell me anything about your marriage and i think that my business makes you forget yours. i would be glad if he succeeds. monsieur richaud writes to me that he will not be able to\u2026 money from the woods of lezoux. that's not what you told me, take care that you are truer to the other hopes you gave me. i am infinitely delighted with the good understanding that exists between mr. richaud and mr. savaron, always maintain it so that my business will go better. i am writing to monsieur de savaron. give him my letters. i thank him for the goodwill he has shown to me and tell him how pleased i am with the good understanding he wanted to have for my business with monsieur richaud and ask him to make those of clermont understand how much he would make me appear willing to no longer allow my nephew's people to live in clermont, who no longer have a pretext to live there at this time that i have taken possession of it\u2026\u201d) to the verso, a hand written short paragraph refers to charmont and to the deliberations of the council of state, also referring to a cause of a problem, to wisdom and behaviour. the queen's text is scattered with small holes as a result of the iron gall ink having reacted with the paper over time, although most words remain legible and the signature is only very slightly affected. some light overall foxing and a few minor, small tears to the edges, g  \n  margaret of valois refers to monsieur savaron, most probably jean savaron (1566-1622) french historian and magistrate of the city of clermont. the letter refers to the city of clermont and to the one of lezoux.  \n  margaret of valois was a woman of letters, an enlightened mind and a generous patron. she was one of the most fashionable women of her time and influenced many other european royal courts. during her imprisonment she wrote her memoirs, the first woman to have done so.  \n  margaret´s union with the king of navarre which had been intended to contribute to the reconciliation of roman catholics and the huguenots in france, was tarnished six days after the marriage ceremony by the st. bartholomew´s day massacre.  \n  margaret´s infertility and the political tensions led to the end of her marriage. she consented a royal divorce in 1599 and lived in exile.  \n  alexandre dumas père wrote his well-known historical novel  la reine margot in 1845.   although the novel is based on real characters and events, certain aspects of   la reine margot may be inconsistent with the historical record; historians have attributed that to artistic licence and to the fact that dumas might have been influenced by propaganda against certain historical figures."},"estimateMax":12000,"lotNumber":"1418","title":{"es":"queen margot \u2013 margaret of valois: (1553-1615)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125983/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":8000,"soldPrice":8000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:13.423Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac8,000 - \u20ac12,000","currency":"EUR","id":125983,"estimateMin":8000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125984/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125984/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"henry iv:  (1553-1610) king of france 1589-1610. a fine l.s., henry , one page, folio, saint-germain-en-laye, 14 th august 1603, to cardinal visconti ( 'mon cousin' ), in middle french. the king announces the baptism of his eldest son, the future louis xiii, and states that his letter will be delivered by cardinal de joyeuse who 'rendra aussi tesmoignage de laffe on que je vous porte et du desir que jay de vous voir continuer en la bonne volonté que vous me portez' (translation: 'will also testify to the affection i have for you and the desire i have to see you continue in the good will you have for me' ) and further adding 'il vous dira lesperance que jay de f e baptiser lannee prochaine mon filz et de vous voir aussy par mesme moyen dont je me resiouis' (translation: 'he will tell you of the hope i have of having my son baptised next year and of seeing you also by the same means, which i rejoice over' ). countersigned at the foot by deneuthille (?) and with a manuscript address panel and contemporary docket to the verso. one light, minor stain, just affecting a few words of text, and with some light age wear to the edges, otherwise vg  \n   \n  alfonso visconti (1552-1608) italian roman catholic cardinal and diplomat, bishop of spoleto 1601-08.  \n   \n  louis xiii (1601-1643) king of france 1610-43. the eldest son of king henry iv and his second wife marie de' medici, louis xiii became king of france shortly before his ninth birthday, following the assassination of his father. the fils de france was baptised on 14 th september 1606."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"1419","title":{"es":"henry iv: (1553-1610)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125984/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:13.424Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":125984,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125985/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125985/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"christine of france:  (1606-1663) daughter of king henry iv and marie de medici, and sister of king louis xiii. duchess consort of savoy 1630-37. upon the death of her husband victor amadeus i in 1637, she acted as regent of savoy 1637-48. a very fine l.s., ` christinne´, one page, folio, turin, 23 rd december 1661, to cardinal marquis villa, in paris, in italian. the letter bears the written heading ` la duchesa di savoya - regina di cipro´ (\u201cduchess of savoy - queen of cyprus\u201d). christine of france instructs on how to receive and attend an important visitor, stating in part ` signor camot che risiede nella citta di lione pensa di portarsi in coteste parti per alcuni suoi interessi, ... farete cosa grattissima di assisterlo con tutta l´efficacia de nostri uffici....´ (translation: ` mister camot who lives in the city of lyons thinks of travelling to our lands for some of his interests, ... you will do a very kind thing assisting him with all the effectiveness of our offices\u2026´) the letter bears at the base a large countersignature. with address leaf. very small minor age wear and toning to the edges, otherwise g to vg  \n   \n  the letter bears to the heading \u201cregina di cipro\u201d (\u201cqueen of cyprus\u201d). christine of france did as much as she could to ensure that her court rivalled in splendour that of her sister henrietta maria, wife of charles i of england. she strongly encouraged her husband to claim his right to the rather empty title of king of cyprus and jerusalem, a kingdom which led to him being tagged as 'a king without a crown'. she did not keep it a secret that she would rather have been a queen than a duchess."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1420","title":{"es":"christine of france: (1606-1663)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125985/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:13.426Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":125985,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125986/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"brichanteau nicolas de:  \n (1582-1650) french nobleman and memoirist. d.s., nicolas de brichanteau nangis , with one line of text in his hand, one page (vellum), oblong 4to, n.p., 1611. the manuscript document, in middle french, is untranslated although relates to a payment of three thousand six hundred livres. with a contemporary docket to the verso. some light age wear and minor dust staining, otherwise vg"},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"1421","title":{"es":"brichanteau nicolas de: (1582-1650)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125986/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":75,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:13.428Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac80 - 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to inform you fully of our interests in the matter of the admiralty of brittany.   you can give full credence to what he will tell you from me, and you assure me that you will give me in my private person a very pleasant testimony of our affection for taking care to preserve them for me'  ). with integral address leaf bearing two good small black wax seals. with a contemporary annotation of four lines at the head of the page. vg  \n   \n  pierre seguier (1588-1672) french statesman who served as chancellor of france 1635-72.  \n    \n  henri de la motte-houdancourt (d.1684) roman catholic bishop of rennes 1640-60."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"1422","title":{"es":"anne of austria: (1601-1666)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125987/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:11.092Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - \u20ac1,800","currency":"EUR","id":125987,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125988/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"mazarin jules:  (1602-1661) italian cardinal, diplomat and politician, served as chief minister of the french monarch 1642-61. l.s., ` le card [inal] e mazarini´ with an holograph sentence in french immediately above ` le tres affection et tres veritable serviteur´ in bold ink and in his hand (\u201c the very affectionate and very truly server\u201d) , one page, folio, dijon, 10 th november 1658, to the duke of neubourg, in french.  an interesting letter where mazarin tries to convince his correspondent on his friendship and loyalty, stating ` aussitost que mr. le comte guillaume de furstenberg m´a tesmoigné de la part de v.a. qu´elle désirait certaines preuves de mon amitié et de ma passion a son service, j´ay eu impatience d´en parler au roy en termes qui ont obligé sa majesté a l´heure mesme par sa bonté d´escrire a v.a. la lettre qu´elle trouvera cy jointe, dont je m´asseure qu´elle aura grande satisfaction. j´y adiousteray maintenant que si j´estais capable de pouvoir souhaiter quelque mal ou quelque embarrass a v.a. dont je suis aussi esloigné que de le désirer a moy mesme, j´aurais bien de la peine a m´empischer de faire ce mauvais souhait contre elle afin d´avoir occasion de luy faire mieux cognoistre la vérité et la réalité de tout ce que sa majesté luy promet, et certes l´estime qu´on fait icy de la personne de v.a. est a si haut point, que sans traité et sans pareilles lettres elle ne pourrait pas moins d´asseurer dans son besoin de tout ce que peuvent les forces de cette couronne qui sont dieu mercy en estat de se faire respecter\u2026´  (translation:  \u201c  as soon as mr. le comte guillaume de furstenberg notified to me on behalf of y.h. that you wanted certain proofs of my friendship and of my passion for your service, i was impatient to talk about this to the king in terms which compelled his majesty at that very moment by his kindness to write to y.h. the letter which you will find enclosed, and which i am sure will give you great satisfaction. i will now add that if i were capable of being able to wish some evil or some embarrassment to y.h., from which i am as far as from wishing it to myself, i would have great sorrow and would prevent myself from making this bad wish against y.h. in order to have an opportunity to make y.h. better acquainted with the truth and the reality of all that his majesty promises y.h., and certainly the esteem that is held here for the person of y.h. is so high that without a treaty and without such letters y.h. could not less assure in his need of all that can the forces of this crown which are thank god in a condition to make themselves respected  \u201d) a letter of good content. page with attractive watermark. small overall age toning, otherwise g to vg  \n   \n  the present letter is addressed to philip william of neuburg, elector palatine (1615-1690) count palatine of neuburg 1653-1690. in 1685 he inherited the electorate of the palatinate, which thus switched from a protestant to a catholic territory. charles ii's sister, the duchess of orleans and louis xiv´s sister-in-law, also claimed the palatinate. this was the pretext for the french invasion in 1688, which began the nine years war.   \n    \n  mazarin refers to the report received from guillaume de furstenberg, being wilhelm egon von fürstenberg-heiligenberg (1629-1704) german count and later prince of the holy roman empire. he was a clergyman who became bishop of strasbourg. he worked for the archbishop-elector of cologne and for louis xiv of france at the same time, and was arrested and tried for treason for convincing the elector to fight on the opposite side of a war from the empire."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1423","title":{"es":"mazarin jules: 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above his signature, one page, 4to, st germain-en-laye, 18th december 1676, in french.  the cleanly written document states ` j´apprends par votre lettre du 5 de ce mois que vous avez exécuté l´ordre que je vous ay donné, de remettre entre les mains du patron de la tartane que vous avez dépéché a messine, les lettres pour mon fils, et pour le chevalier de la lande que le sieur brodart vous a envoyé, mais je ne sais si vous avez pris assez de précautions pour obligar le dit patron a passer de messine a malte, parce que ces dépeches sont de conséquence..´  (translation: \" i learn from your letter dated the 5th of this month that you have carried out the order that i gave you, to put in the hands of the patron of the tartane that you sent to messina, the letters for my son, and for the chevalier de la lande whom sieur brodart sent to you, but i don't know if you took enough precautions to oblige the said patron to go from messina to malta, because these despatches are of importance\u2026\") colbert adds in his hand and before signing ` ne manquez pas de me faire savoir´ ( translation: \" do not forget to let me know\") with blank integral leaf, neatly inlaid. overall small foxing, otherwise g  \n   \n  provenance: from the celebrated collection of robert de flers (1872-1927) french playwright, opera librettist and journalist. the manuscripts amassed by de flers were dispersed in 2014 at an auction in paris conducted by beaussant lefevre."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"1424","title":{"es":"colbert jean baptiste: (1619-1683)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125989/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":480,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:11.096Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac800","currency":"EUR","id":125989,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125990/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"louis xiv:  (1638-1715) king of france 1643-1715.  l.s., louis , one page, 8vo, [chateau de] saint-germain-en-laye, 14 th july 1671, to 'ma soeur' , in french. the king writes shortly following the death of his son, the duke of anjou, in full, 'j'ai perdu mon fils le duc d'anjou et comme c'est un soulagement destre plaint dans les afflictions je vous fais scavoir la mienne masseurant que vous compatires de ma juste douleur autant que vous y trouvez lamitie avec laquelle j'ai toujours pris part a ce qui vous touche.   cependant je prie pour qu'il vous ait ma soeur en sa sainte et digne garde'  (translation: 'i have lost my son the duke of anjou and as it is a relief to be pitied in afflictions, i let you know mine, assuring me that you will sympathise with my just pain as much as you find in it the friendship with which i have always shared in what touches you. however, i pray that he has you, my sister, in his holy and worthy keeping' ). some very light, extremely minor age wear, vg  \n   \n  philippe-charles, duke of anjou (1668-1671) fils de france, the fifth child and second son of king louis xiv of france and maria theresa of spain. philippe-charles died of a chest infection at saint-germain-en-laye on 10 th july 1671 and was buried two days later at the basilica of saint-denis."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1425","title":{"es":"louis xiv: (1638-1715)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125990/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:11.098Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - \u20ac3,000","currency":"EUR","id":125990,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125991/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125991/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"elisabeth charlotte d'orleans:  (1676-1744) duchess consort of lorraine 1698-1729 and princess of commercy 1737-44. mother of francis i, holy roman emperor. l.s., elisabeth charlotte , two pages, folio, commercy, 14 th march 1738, to le comte de spada, in french. the princess writes concerning the vacant position of abbess of remiremont which her son, the grand duke of tuscany (the future francis i, holy roman emperor), has agreed by royal attestation to grant to his sister, princess anne charlotte of lorraine, although explaining that as she is not yet thirty years of age de spada should 'aussitot la presente recue et sans perte de temps, vous vous donnerez tous les mouvements necessaires pour obtenir de notre st. pere le pape, un bref de dispense d'age d'eligibilite a la susditte dignite d'abbesse de l'abbaye de remiremont, que vous demanderes et solliciter au nom de mon fils, grand duc de toscane, cette elant sa volonte que je vous intime' (translation: 'as soon as this is received and without loss of time, you will take all necessary steps to obtain from our holy father the pope, a writ of dispensation from the age of eligibility for the above-mentioned dignity of abbess of the abbey of remiremont, that you request and solicit in the name of my son, grand duke of tuscany, this being his will that i intimate to you' ) and further urging that the matter be handled with the most prompt exactitude as the election for the new abbess will take place on the 9 th may and concluding by explaining that if a copy of the princess's baptism certificate is required then it will be sent immediately. with blank integral leaf. some light age wear, otherwise about vg  \n  princess anne charlotte of lorraine (1714-1773) abbess of remiremont and mons 1738-73. with all proposals of marriage being either ignored or declined, the princess was made the abbess of the prestigious remiremont abbey on 10 th may 1738. remiremont had previously been the 'property' of her elder sister elisabeth charlotte (who died from smallpox at the age of ten, before anne charlotte was born) who was the titular abbess of remiremont. anne charlotte's new title caused irritation between certain sovereign princes because the abbey, composed solely of ladies of high nobility and of which the temporal domain included a large number of towns, answered only to the authority of the pope.  \n  clement xii (1652-1740) pope of the catholic church 1730-40."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1426","title":{"es":"elisabeth charlotte d'orleans: 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folio, paris, 4 th may 1720, in french. the document gives orders for, in part, 'provisions de capitaine de la capitainerie du havre pour le s. de cauville..... [charge entre autres de] ......faire faire le guet et garde pour empecher les descentes et desseins d'ennemis et pirattes' (translation: 'captain's provisions of the harbour master's office at le havre for the s. de cauville\u2026.. [responsible for, amongst other matters]\u2026\u2026 having the watch and guard made to prevent the raids and designs of enemies and pirates' ). with contemporary endorsements to the verso countersigned by louis-alexandre de bourbon (1678-1737) count of toulouse, grand admiral of france, the son of king louis xiv and his mistress francoise-athenais, marquise de montespan, joseph fleuriau d'armenonville (1661-1728) french politician who served as secretary of state for foreign affairs from 1716 and as secretary of state for the navy from 1718-22, and several others. some light damp staining and a few other minor faults, g"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1427","title":{"es":"[louis xv]: (1710-1774)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125992/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:11.101Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125992,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125993/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"rohan charles de:  (1715-1787) prince of soubise. french soldier and minister to king louis xv and king louis xvi. marshal of france. l.s., le m p. de soubise , one page, 4to, paris, 7 th march 1780, to [jacques] le brigant, in french. the prince writes concerning the baronetcy of avaugour, which his family had inherited in 1746, asking if le brigant has '\u2026.preuves solides pour etablir que mes ancetres et moy avons possede sans interruption et sans doute de males en males avaugour et goello depuis environ quatorze siecles' (translation: '\u2026.solid evidence to establish that my ancestors and i have possessed without interruption and without doubt from male to male avaugour and goello for approximately fourteen centuries' ) and further making reference to a 'beau titre' of which le brigant would be the depository. very slightly irregularly torn to the upper left edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise vg  \n  jacques le brigant (1720-1804) french lawyer and linguist. known for his imagination (which brought him ridicule as well as respect) le brigant maintained that all the world's languages derived from breton."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1428","title":{"es":"rohan charles de: (1715-1787)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125993/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:11.103Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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\u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":125996,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125997/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"napoleon iii:  (1808-1873) emperor of the french 1852-70, the nephew of napoleon i and the last monarch to rule over france. napoleon iii also served as the first president of france 1848-52. l.s., napoleon , one page, 8vo, torquay, 7 th october 1871, to a gentleman, in french. napoleon states that he has received his correspondent's letter sending the kind feelings of the literary society of minerva to him and his family ( 'j'ai recu votre lettre dans la qu elle vous me faites part des sentiments de sympathie enprimes par la societe litteraire de minerva, pour moi et ma famille' ) and asks for his thanks to be conveyed to the members of the society. with blank integral leaf (neatly inlaid). several small ink annotations to the upper left corner and some very light staining, otherwise vg  \n   \n  napoleon iii went into exile in 1871, arriving in england on 20 th march. his family and entourage settled at camden place in chislehurst, kent."},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1432","title":{"es":"napoleon iii: (1808-1873)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125997/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":260,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:16.115Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":125997,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125998/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125998/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125998/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125998/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/125998/010/010.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"philippe of orleans:  (1838-1894) french prince, count of paris and the disputed king of the french from 24 th to 26 th february 1848 as louis philippe ii. a.l.s., louis philippe d'orleans , five pages, 8vo, claremont (surrey), 27 th november 1858, to lady holland ( 'madame' ), on black bordered mourning stationery, in french.  the prince apologises for his late reply to his correspondent's letter and her expressions of sympathy, and continues to remark 'je ne pouvais, d'ailleurs douter de la part que vous prendriez a notre malheur, de la douleur que vous éprouveriez vous-meme de la part cruelle qui nous a frappés, car je sais tout l'attachement que vous aviez voué a ma mere et l'affection qu'elle vous portait en retour. les témoignages de sympathie qui nous sont venus de toutes parts nous ont prouvé combien notre perte etait grande, et combien nous avions a faire pour nous rendre dignes de notre mere et de l'attente de tous les amis qui nous ont temoigne leur interet.   d'ailleurs nous ne pouvions trouver de plus grande consolation que dans la tendresse de la reine et dans l'appui et l'affection de nos oncles'  (translation: 'i could not, moreover, doubt the part you would take in our misfortune, the pain that you yourself would experience from the cruel blow that struck us, because i know all the attachment you had devoted to my mother, and the affection she had for you in return. the testimonies of sympathy that came to us from all sides proved to us how great our loss was, and how much we had to do to make ourselves worthy of our mother and of the expectation of all the friends who showed us their interest. besides, we could find no greater consolation than in the tenderness of the queen and in the support and the affection of our uncles' ) and further refers to the persecution of montalembert, commenting 'voila l'angleterre bien aime du proces de m. de montalembert je voudrais que la france partageat un peu de sa juste indignation et temoignat plus d'interet a celui qui a si courageusement défendue la cause liberale' (translation: 'here is the beloved england of the trial of mr. de montalembert. i would like france to share a little of its just indignation and show more interest in the one who has so courageously defended the liberal cause' ) before also remarking 'plus je vis en angleterre, plus ce sejour m'interesse; car n'est que peu a peu qu'on peut apprendre a connaitre ce pays, mais plus je comprends le jeu de ses institutions, plus je penetre dans cette activite qui tous les jours fait participer toute la societe a toutes les affaires de la nation, plus j'apprends a l'apprecier' (translation: 'the longer i live in england, the more this sojourn interests me; because it is only little by little that one can learn to know this country, but the more i understand the play of its institutions, the more i penetrate into this activity which every day involves the whole society in all the affairs of the nation, the more i learn to appreciate it' ). accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the prince. neatly inlaid, otherwise vg  \n  lady mary augusta coventry (1812-1889) wife of henry fox, 4 th baron holland (1802-1859) british politician and ambassador.  \n  duchess helene of mecklenburg-schwerin (1814-1858) duchess of orleans, princess royal of france, wife of ferdinand philippe, duke of orleans (1810-1842). the duchess died in richmond, surrey, on 17 th may 1858."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"1433","title":{"es":"philippe of orleans: (1838-1894)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/125998/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":100,"soldPrice":90,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:16.120Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac100 - 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(30 th may 1611), in latin. the attractive and boldly penned document is a warrant for a grant of office and states, in part, 'henry first-born son of the most mighty james, of england, scotland, france and ireland king, prince of wales, duke of cornwall and earl of chester, to all to whom the present letters might come greetings; know you that we of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant to our beloved and faithful francis crane, gentleman, the office of clerk to our council, our chamber at london or at westminster or elsewhere appointed called or reputed or to be appointed, reputed or named the prince's council chamber, and keeper of our books and records there; and we have made, ordained and constituted the same francis crane clerk of our council of our chamber aforesaid and do make\u2026..the said office with its appurtenances to the aforesaid francis crane, by himself or by his sufficient deputy or sufficient deputies for as long as it might please us, and further of our fuller grace we have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant to the aforesaid francis crane\u2026..the wage and fee of thirty pounds by year of lawful money of england, to be received and taken yearly by the hands of our receiver general of our treasury being in the hands of our same receiver general for the time being to be paid yearly on the feasts of st michael the archangel and the annunciation of the blessed virgin mary by equal portions\u2026..' countersigned at the conclusion as examined by thomas stephens, attorney general to the prince of wales in 1610 & 1611, and, most unusually, with a minute in english at the foot, also signed by stephens, explaining the content of the document to the prince, in full, 'this containeth a grant by your highness to francis crane gentleman of the office of clerk of your highness's council and keeping of your books and records in your council chamber during your pleasure with the fee of thirty pounds a year for exercise of the same office, payable by your receiver-general out of your treasure and is done upon signification of your good pleasure in this behalf by mr [adam] newton your highness's secretary' . autographs of prince henry frederick are extremely rare as a result of his untimely death at the age of 18 from typhoid fever. neatly inlaid to the upper and lower edges, very slightly irregularly trimmed to the left edge and with some very light, minor dust staining and age wear to the edges, none affecting the text or signatures, vg  \n  sir francis crane (c.1579-1636) english courtier and tapestry manufacturer, the founder of mortlake tapestry works. crane served both prince henry and his younger brother charles, who was later crowned king charles i, becoming auditor-general to prince charles in may 1617 and a member of his council in 1623. crane was considered of sufficient social standing to become lay chancellor of the order of the garter in july 1626.   \n  crane's fame rests on his establishment of the manufactory at mortlake. bearing his initials, the finest tapestries ever made in england are his lasting memorial. in 1618 james i's 'princely cogitation' led his privy council to enquire into certain possibilities of tapestry manufacture. crane's proposals were accepted and, in august 1619, having been granted fees for the making of three baronets to offset initial costs, he acquired property at mortlake for erecting workshops. these could accommodate eighteen looms, and by 1637 140 persons were dependent on the manufactory. during his lifetime, crane's flemish weavers, besides copying individual paintings, produced sets from seven major tapestry series.   \n  sir adam newton (d.1630) royal official, a native of scotland, who was appointed tutor to prince henry in 1599. in october 1604 newton had apparently been promised by the king the deanery of durham, but when it became vacant there was competition for the post and newton was able to call upon prince henry to support his claims, newton was duly installed as dean on 27 th september 1606; he then served as an absentee. in 1610 prince henry was given a separate household, in which newton served as his secretary. following the death of prince henry in november 1612 newton became receiver-general in the household of prince charles, relinquishing to thomas murray (1564-1623) his claim to the secretaryship.  \n  great hope and enormous expectations were invested in henry, who died at the age of eighteen. 'the flower of his house, the glory of his country, and the admiration of all strangers', he 'epitomized the yearning of those who wished england to lead protestant europe in a great crusade against the might of catholic spain. he simultaneously embodied the aspirations of a new era in the arts, creating a court which would have rivalled the medici grand dukes in florence or that of rudolf ii of prague. he formed the first royal collection of works of art, re-established the royal library, imported the first renaissance bronzes (by giovanni bologna) into england, and purchased antique gems and medals. major artists were recruited' including isaac oliver and inigo jones. james i 'found himself outshone by an heir whose far-ranging interests embraced not only the arts, but also the navy, equestrianism, garden-design, festivals and the sciences' (roy strong,  henry prince of wales and england's lost renaissance , 1986).  \n  an exceptional rarity - american book prices current record only three other documents signed by prince henry as having appeared at auction in the last thirty years."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1479","title":{"es":"henry frederick: (1594-1612)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126044/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:27.687Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - 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\u20ac150","currency":"EUR","id":126051,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126052/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126052/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"on her daughter\u2019s impending marriage to napoleon\u2019s youngest brother \u2013  \n    \n  \n  \u2018i\u2026.regard her happiness as assured, especially since i learned with the keenest interest  all the fine qualities of prince jerome of france\u2019   \n  \n  charlotte, princess royal:  (1766-1828) queen of wurttemberg 1797-1816, as the wife of king frederick i, and the eldest daughter of king george iii. a very fine a.l.s., charlotte , two pages, 4to, stuttgart, 14 th august 1807, to 'madame ma soeur' [josephine de beauharnais], in french. the queen writes in the days approaching her daughter, princess catharina's, wedding to jerome bonaparte, and thanks the empress for the expressions of friendship she showed in her letter, as well as through the french ambassador, which are so close to her heart ' au moment de me séparer d´une enfant chérie qui fait mon bonheur' (translation: 'at the time of parting with a darling child who makes me happy' ), further adding 'il m´est bien doux dans ces instants pénibles, de penser qu´elle entre dans une famille qui est disposée à l´aimer, et que votre majesté impériale, qui possède au plus haut degré la tendresse maternelle, veuille bien lui servir de mère, je regarde donc son bonheur comme assuré, d´autant plus que j´ai appris avec le plus vif intérêt toutes les belles qualités du prince jérome de france, il n´y a qu´une voix à son sujet, ce qui me fait espérer que leur union sera heureuse et qu´elle servira à resserrer les liens qui unissent déjà le roi mon epoux à l´empereur des français' (translation: 'it is very sweet to me in these painful moments, to think that she is entering a family which is disposed to love her, and that your imperial majesty, who possesses the highest degree of maternal tenderness, would kindly serve as her mother, i therefore regard her happiness as assured, especially since i learned with the keenest interest all the fine qualities of prince jerome of france, there is only one voice about him, which makes me hope that their union will be happy and that it will serve to strengthen the ties which already united the king my spouse to the emperor of the french' ). queen charlotte concludes her letter by remarking 'je me réjouis aussi que ce mariage me procure l´avantage d´être en des liaisons plus particulières avec votre majesté impériale, qui ne saurait douter de l´amitié et du parfait attachement de sa bonne soeur' (translation: 'i am also delighted that this marriage gives me the advantage of being in more special contact with your imperial majesty, who cannot doubt the friendship and the perfect attachment of her good sister' . with blank integral leaf. a letter of excellent content and wonderful association. some overall, largely uniform, age toning (most noticeable to the first page) and with a few light stains, g  \n   \n  josephine de beauharnais (1763-1814) empress of the french 1804-10, the first wife of emperor napoleon i.  \n    \n  catharina of wurttemberg (1783-1835) queen consort of westphalia 1807-13.  \n    \n  jerome bonaparte (1784-1860) king of westphalia 1807-13, the youngest brother of emperor napoleon i.   \n    \n  in 1803 wurttemberg entered into an alliance with france under emperor napoleon i and one of the terms of the treaty was the marriage of princess catharina with jerome bonaparte. the wedding took place four years later at the royal palace of fontainebleau on 22 nd august 1807. the couple bonded strongly and had a happy marriage, remaining firmly attached to each other, even after the downfall of the napoleonic empire in 1814."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"1487","title":{"es":"charlotte, princess royal: (1766-1828)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126052/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:24.064Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - 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(in flight between barbados and england), n.d. (march 1975), to verna hull ( 'darling verna' ), on the printed stationery of british west indian airways international. the princess announces 'for some unknown reason we are bumping so excuse the ghastly writing!' and continues 'it is just like having a fairy godmother having you as a friend. you must have had a galvanising effect to make him come over - i've told him to connect with you about paying for the charter & i'll pay you back\u2026..you don't know how grateful i am to you [for] the way you look after oliver [messel] . i am very relation-minded & feel i can do so little but i feel quite safe with you there. do know that we'd love to see you in london, and if ever you would like to stay with me just treat the house like a hotel. i'm sorry t [ony armstrong-jones?] . was rude to you\u2026.let me know when you are coming in good time\u2026..with masses of love & i'm so glad you like the island' . accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the princess and signed by her with her initial ( 'm' ) to the lower left corner. together with a second autograph envelope addressed by princess margaret to mrs. 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je ne saurai assez reconnaitre la manière don't sa majesté a daigné exprimer sa bonté à mon égard´ (translation: ` i thank your excellency for allthe things you tell me with affection\u2026 on the occasion of the grace that his majesty the emperor has been good enough to grant me - i cannot sufficiently recognize the way in which his majesty has condescended to express his kindness to me´) galitzine further refers to his correspondent´s nephew wedding approval by the emperor, saying ` votre neveu mr. ochando doit être bien impatient de conclure son marriage, il attend la permission de sa majesté.   s´il tarde de la recevoir, la faute n´en est pas au comte nesselrode qui a reçu la demande de votre neveu presque à la veille du départ de l´empereur pour moscou\u2026´  (translation: ` your nephew mr. ochando must be very impatient to conclude his marriage, he is awaiting his majesty's permission. if he is late in receiving it, it is not the fault of count nesselrode who received your nephew's request almost on the eve of the emperor's departure for moscow...´) the front page bears a blind embossed monogram seal to the upper left heading. accompanied by a 7 x 9 engraving of prince galitzine. very small minor creasing, otherwise vg  \n   \n  karl nesselrode (1780-1862) russian count and diplomat. foreign affairs minister 1816-56  \n  nicholas i (1796-1855) emperor of russia 1825-55."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1515","title":{"es":"galitzine alexander: (1773-1844)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126080/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:26.456Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - 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\u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":126083,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126084/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"gorchakov alexander:  (1798-1883) russian diplomat and statesman who served as foreign minister of the russian empire 1856-82. l.s., gorchakov , one page, 4to, peterhof, 28 th july 1859, to baroness margarethe von krudener, in french.  gorchakov writes a kind letter of sympathy following the loss his correspondent has just suffered, remarking 'vous connaissez mieux que personne la main qui nous soutient dans les épreuves s qu'elle nous fait subir. vous aurez trouve dans vos sentiments religieux la seule consolation qu'admet un pareil malheur' (translation: 'you know better than anyone the hand that sustains us in the trials it puts us through.   you will have found in your religious feelings the only consolation such a misfortune admits'  ) and further continuing 'sa majeste l'empereur a daigne vous allouer jusqu'a nouvel ordre, une subvention annuelle de cing cents roubles argent, qui vous sera remise regulierement par la legation que vous voudrez bien désigner, selon le lieu que vous aurez choisi pour votre residence' (translation: 'his majesty the emperor has deigned to grant you, until further notice, an annual subsidy of five hundred silver rubles, which will be given to you regularly by the legation that you will kindly designate, according to the place you have chosen for your residence' ). with blank integral leaf. a couple of small, minor tears and a slight stain to the edges, otherwise about vg  \n  margarethe von krudener (1818-1911) daughter of paul von krudener (1784-1858) russian diplomat who served as the fourth russian ambassador to the united states 1827-37 and whose wife, also margarethe, had died in 1859."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1519","title":{"es":"gorchakov alexander: (1798-1883)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126084/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":160,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:26.462Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":126084,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126085/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126085/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"trotsky leon:  (1879-1940) russian marxist revolutionary. founder and first leader of the red army. assassinated. very rare a.l.s., ` leo trotski ´, one page, to a postcard, halifax, 30 th april 1917, to mr. l. b. boudin, counselor at law, 302 broadway, new york city , un stat of am, in cyrillic. the postcard is postmarked four days later, 4 th may 1917, and stamped. the postcard is sent by trotsky from halifax, in canada, where he was imprisoned for over a month, and is written the day after the british government had freed him and he has embarked towards norway. trotsky states ` dear tovarish, since yesterday, a. and i are finally on the steamship, heading to christiania. warm regards to you and your wife´ to the front the postcard shows an image of the danish ship \u201cs./s. hellig olav. - copenhagen - new york\u201d which brought him back to europe. small overall age wear, otherwise g  \n   \n  as a war correspondent trotsky moved to france on 19th november 1914. in 1915 he started editing a journal, his slogan being  \"peace without indemnities or annexations, peace without conquerors or conquered\u201d. in september 1916, trotsky was deported from france to spain for his anti-war activities. spanish authorities did not want him and deported him to the united states on 25th december 1916. he arrived in new york city on 13th january 1917 where he stayed for nearly three months, in the bronx. trotsky was living in new york city when the february revolution of 1917 overthrew tsar nicholas ii. he left new york on 27 march 1917, but his ship, the ss kristianiaford, was intercepted by british naval officials in canada at halifax, nova scotia. he was detained for a month. while imprisoned in the camp, trotsky established an increasing friendship with the workers and sailors, describing his month at the camp as \" one continual mass meeting \". trotsky's speeches and agitation incurred the wrath of german officers who complained to the british camp commander, colonel morris, about trotsky's \"anti-patriotic\" attitude. morris then forbade trotsky to make any more public speeches, leading to 530 prisoners protesting and signing a petition against morris' order. after initial hesitation and facing pressure from the workers' and peasants' soviets, the russian foreign minister milyukov was compelled to demand the release of trotsky as a russian citizen, and the british government freed him on 29th april 1917. only a day before the present letter was written. he reached russia on 17th may 1917."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"1520","title":{"es":"trotsky leon: (1879-1940)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126085/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":3000,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:26.464Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac3,000 - 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\u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":126093,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126094/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"mussolini benito:  (1883-1945) italian fascist dictator of world war ii. an excellent a.l.s., ` mussolini´, signed twice, one page, folio, milano, 5 th december 1917, to paolo orano, in italian. the autograph text is written as a post-scriptum at the base of a t.l.s., ` mussolini´, on the attractive printed stationery of the journal \"il popolo d´italia\", bearing the heading and beneath the journal´s name the printed text \"quotidiano socialista - fondatore: benito mussolini\" (translation: \"socialist journal - founder: benito mussolini\"). the blue typed letter states ` caro orano, ho dato la notizia fingendo che il provvedimento sia gia stato e l´ho fatto seguire da una postilla.   se la censura non interviene uscira domani nell´edizione di milano e dopo nell´edidizione di roma. la tolleranza del governo e semplicemente mostruosa. che vogliono ripetere il 66? l´opinione publica, qui e assai inquieta. via mando questo volantino.   si va all´azione diretta, come gia nel maggio 1915 quando ben i32 ditte tedesche furono demolite´ \"(  translation: \" i have published the new making people believe that the measure had already been taken and i followed it up with a footnote. if the censorship does not intervene, it will be released tomorrow in the milan edition and later in the rome edition. government tolerance is simply monstrous. who want to repeat 66? public opinion here is very restless. i'm sending you this flyer. we go to direct action, as it already happened in may 1915 when no less than i32 german companies were demolished\") to the base of the page and beneath his signature, mussolini adds in his hand ` p.s. riapro la lettera.   la censura ha lasciato passare. vi faccio mandare 10 copie del popolo. la noticia andra anche sull´edizione romana, che quella che giunge a firenze..´  (\"translation: \" p.s. i reopen the letter.   the censorship has let it pass. i'll send you 10 copies for the popolo. the notice will also go to the roman edition, which is the one that arrives in florence\u2026\")  mussolini signs a second time alongside his autograph post-scriptum ` saluti cordialissimi - mussolini´. light ink stains to some words, with a very small repair to the left edge, otherwise g  \n    \n  paolo orano (1875-1945) italian psychologist, politician and writer. a leading figure within the national fascist party, in part through his legitimization of anti-semitism. orano was captured in 1944 and was imprisoned with italian fascist officials at padula prison camp. he would die the year after following an ulcer haemorrhage."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"1529","title":{"es":"mussolini benito: (1883-1945)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126094/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:24.824Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":126094,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126095/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126095/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"hindenburg paul von:  (1847-1934) german field marshal and statesman who served as president of germany 1925-34. a.l.s., von hindenburg , one page, large 4to, berlin, 21 st october 1931, to prince ludwig ferdinand of bavaria, in german. in bold, dark fountain pen ink the president sends a brief greeting to the prince, 'i request permission to send your royal highness the most obliging birthday wishes' . accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by hindenburg to his royal highness in munich. one neat split to the edge of the central right fold, otherwise vg  \n   \n  ludwig ferdinand of bavaria (1859-1949) bavarian prince and an infante of spain by his marriage to infanta maria de la paz, daughter of queen isabella ii of spain. the prince celebrated his birthday on 22 nd october."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"1530","title":{"es":"hindenburg paul von: (1847-1934)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126095/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":190,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:24.826Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac200 - \u20ac300","currency":"EUR","id":126095,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126096/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126096/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"miklas wilhelm:  (1872-1956) austrian politician who served as president of austria 1928-38. d.s., miklas , two pages, folio, vienna, 6 th september 1934, in german. the document takes the form of an official diplomatic letter and is addressed to ghazi i, king of iraq, informing him that, in order to maintain and develop economic relations between the federal state of austria and the kingdom of austria, karl buchberger has been appointed as the austrian envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary in turkey and further stating 'i beg your majesty, mr. buchberger, who will have the honour of presenting this letter, to receive him kindly and to give full faith to everything he will do in my name or on behalf of the federal government' . countersigned at the conclusion by egon berger-waldenegg (1880-1960) austrian politician who served as minister of foreign affairs 1934-36. with blind embossed paper seal affixed and blank integral leaf. two file holes to the left and right edges and with some tears and a heavy vertical crease to the right edge, only slightly affecting the text but not the signatures, g  \n  ghazi i (1912-1939) king of iraq 1933-39."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"1531","title":{"es":"miklas wilhelm: (1872-1956)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126096/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":150,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:24.827Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac150 - \u20ac200","currency":"EUR","id":126096,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126097/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126097/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"masaryk & benes: masaryk tomas  (1850-1937) czechoslovakian statesman who served as president of czechoslovakia 1918-35 & benes edvard: (1884-1948) czechoslovakian statesman who served as president of czechoslovakia 1935-38, 1945-48, and also led the czechoslovak government-in-exile 1939-45 during world war ii. a good d.s. t. g. masaryk and dr. e benes by both masaryk and benes individually, two pages, folio, prague, 24 th may 1934, in french.  the document takes the form of an official diplomatic letter and is addressed to the king of iraq, stating, in part, 'j'ai l'honneur de porter a la connaissance de votre majeste que la chambre des députés et le sénat reunis en assemblee nationale, le 24 mai dernier, m'ayant reelu president de la republique tchecoslovaque; j'ai pris aujourd'hui possession des pouvoirs que me confere la constitution.   en le notifiant a votre majeste je tiens a l'assurer que je continuerai a concentrer mon effort pour maintenir et resserrer les excellentes relations qui existent entre la tchecoslovaquie et l'irak'  (translation: 'i have the honour to inform your majesty that the chamber of deputies and the senate meeting in national assembly, on may 24 th last, having re-elected me president of the czechoslovak republic; i have today taken possession of the powers granted to me by the constitution. in notifying your majesty, i would like to assure you that i will continue to concentrate my efforts to maintain and strengthen the excellent relations which exist between czechoslovakia and iraq' ). signed by both masaryk and benes at the conclusion, the latter in his capacity as minister of foreign affairs. with blank integral leaf. two file holes to the left edge and a lengthy, neat split to the lower half of the vertical central fold, about vg  \n  ghazi i (1912-1939) king of iraq 1933-39."},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1532","title":{"es":"masaryk & benes: masaryk tomas (1850-1937)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126097/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":380,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:26.066Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - \u20ac350","currency":"EUR","id":126097,"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126098/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126098/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"punishment for a procurer  \n  \n  [french algeria]:  an interesting autograph letter, in the hand of a secretary, dictated by and issued in the name of sid caddour ben mohamed, sheikh imam cadi maleki of algiers, and bearing his red stamped seal at the head, two pages, oblong 4to, algiers, 14 th of the month of rabia el tani (6 th july 1838), to the attorney general of the king of france, in arabic. the sheikh imam's arabic text comprises six lines to the upper half of the first page and is followed by a contemporary french translation, signed and certified at algiers, 7 th july 1838, and states, in part, 'a monsieur le procureur general du roi.   apres les saluts qui vous sont dus, que dieu augmente votre bien-etre et vos bienfaits!!! qu'il lui plaise de ce que nous vous faisons savoir soit pour le bien. un juif amene avec lui des femmes musulmanes a bab-el-oued, dans en cafe, ou il en fait faire la rencontre avec des juifs, ainsi que des femmes juives avec des musulmans. voici la profession qu'il exerce. la chef de la nation israelite envoya son chaoun afin de conduire cet individu et le punir. il frappa, et blessa gravement le chaoun. de ce fait il fut aussitot denonce a la police, et le commissaire expedia ses agents qui le conduisirent a lui. etant a la police, il dit qu'il etait musulman, et a le dire il fut par les memes conduit devant nous. apres avoir consulte la loi en ce qui renie la religion recevra pour le moins cent coups de baton, et ce fait, nous l'avons fait mettre en prison pour de la etre banni de la ville par rapport au scandale qu'il a constamment donne, et au voeu de la loi que nous vous faisons connaitre'  (translation: 'to the king's attorney general.   after the greetings due to you, may god increase your well-being and your benefits!!! may it please him that what we let you know is for the good. a jew brings muslim women with him to bab-el-oued, in a café, where he makes them meet jews, as well as jewish women with muslims. this is his profession. the leader of the israelite nation sent their chaoun to find this individual and punish him. he struck and seriously injured the chaoun. as a result, he was immediately reported to the police, and the commissioner dispatched his agents who took him to him. whilst with the police, he said he was a muslim, and having said so he was led in front of us by the same people. after consulting the law, for denying religion he will receive at least a hundred strokes, and for this fact, we have put him in prison to be banished from the city in relation to the scandal which he has constantly given, and to the will of the law which we make known to you'  ). a letter of fascinating content on several levels, offering an insight into life in algiers shortly after the french colonisation of the north african country. a couple of very light, minor stains, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, otherwise vg  \n  the present letter provides a valuable understanding of how justice was conducted in french algeria in the first decade of colonisation. the somewhat salacious case that is reported to the king's prosecutor is that of the actions of a jewish procurer working from a café in bab-el-oued, however it is unclear whether it his activity as a pimp that is in question, or the fact that he brings men and women of different religions 'to meet'. the letter illustrates how each community was governed by its own authorities; initially arrested by the israeli police the man falsely declares himself to be a muslim in order to escape the jewish jurisdiction. then taken before the muslim authorities, he is condemned to 'receive at least a hundred strokes' and be expelled from the city. interestingly, it appears not to be for his profession that he is to be condemned, but rather the fact that, under the relevant muslim law, he has denied his religion. ultimately, therefore, apostasy is considered to be his greater crime."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1533","title":{"es":"[french algeria]:"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126098/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2000,"soldPrice":1800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:26.068Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,000 - \u20ac3,000","currency":"EUR","id":126098,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126099/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126099/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"\u2018now know well that, wherever i meet you, i will chase you away  with all the forces in my power\u2026.\u2019   \n  \n  [french conquest of algeria]: negrier francois-marie-casimir  (1788-1848) french general who fought in the napoleonic wars and later contributed to the french conquest of algeria, in particular at the siege of constantine in 1837. an extraordinary l.s., gal. negrier , one page, 4to, n.p. (constantine?), 1838, to ahmed bey, in arabic.  the letter states, in part, 'ta lettre nous est parvenue et la demande aussi. en ce qui concerne ta penetration dans le pays je la considere comme celle de l'ennemi. tu as razzie les oued.....et ravage leur pays; tu semes aussi le desordre dans les tribus qui sont nos amies et nous sont soumises. tu cherches a les gagner a ta cause. j'ai eu la preuve de la corruption que, sur toutes ces choses, tu repands parmi eux. maintenant sache bien que, partout ou je te recontrerai, je te chasserai de toutes les forces en mon pouvoir et avec le concours de mes amis. la seule chose qui soit susceptible de t'epargner la mort, et cette mort n'est pas lointaine mais proche, c'est de demander l'aman au prealable et sauver ta vie avec l'aide des francais qui sont connus dans le monde entier pour avoir le coeur compatissant. ils sont humains, accordent le pardon, est leur parole est unique. a cette condition je t'accorde la vie et celle de tes gens, ta fortune et tous tes biens. je n'accepterai aucune condition. c'est impossible. je te considere comme un homme malheureux.  (translation: 'your letter has reached us and the request too. as regards your penetration into the country, i consider it as that of the enemy. you have raided the wadis\u2026..and ravaged their country; you also sow disorder in the tribes who are our friends and subject to us. you seek to win them over to your cause. i have had proof of the corruption which, in all these things, you spread among them. now know well that, wherever i meet you, i will chase you away with all the forces in my power and with the help of my friends. the only thing that is likely to save you from death, and this death is not far away but near, is to ask for aman [the islamic law concept of guaranteeing the security of an individual] beforehand and save your life with the help of the french who are known over the entire world to have a compassionate heart. they are humane, grant forgiveness, and their word is unique. on this condition i grant you your life and that of your people, your fortune and all your property. i will not agree to any conditions. it is impossible. i consider you an unhappy man' ). with integral address leaf. a letter of remarkable and forthright content in which the french general offers a brutal ultimatum to the bey of constantine. a small area of the upper right corner has been neatly excised, and with a few minor, light spots of foxing, otherwise vg  \n  ahmed bey ben mohamed cherif (c.1784-c.1850) bey of constantine in the regency of algiers 1826-48.  \n  the 1837 siege of constantine took place under the instructions of king louis phlippe i of france as part of the french conquest of algeria which had begun under king charles x in 1830. the intense siege lasted from 10 th - 13 th october 1837 when the french conquered the territory. ahmed bey managed to escape and retreated into the aures mountains from where he was able to organise resistance and continue to wage a low intensity conflict against the french using the tribes still loyal to him. it was not until 1848, a decade after the present letter, that ahmed bey and his forces finally capitulated."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"1534","title":{"es":"[french conquest of algeria]: negrier francois-marie-casimir (1788-1848)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126099/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":5000,"soldPrice":4600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:26.070Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac5,000 - \u20ac6,000","currency":"EUR","id":126099,"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126100/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126100/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"clemenceau georges:  (1841-1929) french prime minister 1906-09, 1917-20. autograph manuscript signed, g clemenceau , two pages, 4to (separate leaves, at one stage cut into four quarters, presumably by a publisher, the first three quarters presently joined together at the verso, and the final quarter loose), n.p., n.d. (c.1898), in french. the manuscript, with various corrections in clemenceau's hand, is entitled le silence de brisson and states, in part, 'le silence des peuples est la lecon des rois.   le stenographe inoccupe de la chambre propose a la notation des silences, m'informe que le silence du president des representants du peuple, a la rentree du parlement, est la lecon de notre elyseen roitelet. certains attendaient que m. brisson parlat\u2026..en une harangue enflammee il aurait celebre l'alliance, l'alliance mysterieuse dont nul ne saurait dire encore si c'est un astre qui se leve ou le simple mirage d'une bulle de savon. il aurait chante hanotaux, et son epee d'humeur, avec ce vers un peu libre pour refrain: maintenant qu'il est aime, les innocents n'ont qu'a se bien tenir. il nous aurait appris felix et ses magnificences, les prouesses du bruix, la pipe de merizier domptant le mal de mer, et le fameux discours au journaliste parisien: \"ne m'attaquez pas, c'est pour la patrie\". il nous aurait montre la russie en delire accourant au francais qui lui apportait le secours de.....et de ses canons. nous aurions vu le tsar accepter tout et nous payer noblement d'un geste auguste qu'enregistrera l'histoire. nous aurions appris......de ce que notre ministre hanotaux ayant prononce le mot d'alliance a la tribune le 10 juin 1895, il avait suffi de deux ans a l'empereur de russie pour repondre \"nations alliees\", le 31 aout 1897. le protocole a de ces exigences. nous aurions su pourquoi nous ne savions rien de la grande chose dont nous devions nous rejouir. on nous aurait montre la france de la place de l'opera manifestant bruyamment sa surprise de voir la nation glorieuse des siecles jouer encore un role dans le monde. eblouis, nous aurions admire le resplendissement des grandes modesties\u2026..miraculeux spectacle qui ne nous fut das donne!....  [brisson] a prefere le silence au mensonge et je l'en loue. je le louerai plus encore si au courage du silence, apres une si longue attente, avait succede l'audace de la verite. il y a des choses a dire a henri brisson, des choses attendues. le silence est august. mais la parole enfante. la parole suivie de l'action. il suffit pour cela de pouvoir, et, quand on peut, de vouloir'.  (translation: 'the silence of the people is the lesson of kings. the unoccupied stenographer of the chamber proposed to note the silences, informs me that the silence of the president of the representatives of the people, at the return of parliament, is the lesson of our elyseen's petty king. some are waiting for mr. brisson to speak\u2026\u2026in a fiery harangue he would have celebrated the alliance, the mysterious alliance of which no one can yet say whether it is a rising star or the simple mirage of a soap bubble. he would have sung hanotaux, and his sword of humour, with this somewhat free verse for refrain: now that he is loved, the innocents just have to behave. he would have taught us felix and his magnificence, the prowess of bruix, merizier's pipe taming seasickness, and the famous speech to the parisian journalist: \u201cdon't attack me, it's for the country\u201d. he would have shown us russia in delirium rushing to the french who brought him the help of\u2026..and his guns. we would have seen the tsar accept everything and pay us nobly with an august gesture that will be recorded in history. we would have learned\u2026..from what our minister hanotaux having pronounced the word alliance at the tribune on 10 th june 1895, it had sufficed two years for the emperor of russia to answer \u201callied nations\u201d on 31 st august 1897. the protocol has these requirements. we would have known why we didn't know about the great thing we were to rejoice in. we would have been shown france from the place de l'opera, loudly expressing its surprise at seeing the glorious nation of the centuries still playing a role in the world. dazzled, we would have admired the resplendence of great modesty\u2026..a miraculous spectacle which was never given to us!..... [brisson] preferred silence to lies and i praise him for it. i would praise him even more if the courage of silence, after such a long wait, had succeeded the audacity of the truth. there are things to say to henri brisson, things to expect. silence is august. but the word gives birth. word followed by action. it is enough for that to be able, and, when one can, to want.' ). a manuscript of interesting political content. with four blue crayon publisher's annotations to each of the four quarters of text and some light overall age wear and a few tears and pinholes to the edges and margins, g  \n  henri brisson (1835-1912) french prime minister 1885-86, 1898.  \n  gabriel hanotaux (1853-1944) french statesman and historian, minister of foreign affairs 1894-95, 1896-98."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1535","title":{"es":"clemenceau georges: (1841-1929)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126100/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:26.072Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac500 - \u20ac600","currency":"EUR","id":126100,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126101/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126101/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126101/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126101/009/009.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126101/010/010.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"pompidou georges:  \n (1911-1974) french politician who served as prime minister of france 1962-68 and later as president of france 1969-74. blue ink signature to the centre of the official correspondence card of the prime minister of france. together with a t.l.s. by a member of pompidou's staff, one page, 4to, paris, 21 st september 1935, to miss maud krafft, in french, forwarding the signature of pompidou as requested in her letter of 27 th july 1965. accompanied by the original envelope. also including a t.l.s. by xavier de beaulaincourt, private secretary to charles de gaulle, one page, 4to, n.p. 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i have had many blessings in a legitimate way to be thankful for - but no contributions, until congress thought proper to render its presidential widows\u2026\u2026easy in circumstances - which was a credit to its good judgement, as well as to its head & heart' . the text is a little light although legible. one small, neat tear to the right edge of the final page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise vg  \n  john tyler, thirty years older than his second wife, had died in 1862 and the depression which followed the financial crisis of 1873 depleted julia tyler's finances. she lobbied congress for a pension and was granted a monthly allowance in 1880. following the assassination of president james garfield in 1881, congress granted an annual pension of $5000 to widows of former presidents."},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"1574","title":{"es":"tyler julia: (1820-1889)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126139/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":360,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:35.148Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac250 - 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we all liked him. he was handsome and accomplished. he had everything to make a successful and happy life' , also adding that she is enclosing some postage stamps ( 'i have just sent the same to little ulysses at vienna for his collection' ) and letting him know that she will be in new york during may, concluding by writing 'with a great deal of love to your dear mama and sisters and with a great deal for yourself dear algie, i am always your ever loving grandmama' . accompanied by the original envelope addressed to her grandson in london. some light age wear and with a small stain to the first page and two neat splits to the edges of folds repaired with tape, only very slightly affecting the text, which remains perfectly legible. g  \n  algernon edward sartoris (1877-1928) american diplomat, grandson of ulysses s. grant.   \n  algernon charles frederick sartoris (1851-1893) english justice of the peace, the first husband of ellen 'nellie' grant (1855-1922) daughter of ulysses s. grant and julia grant. sartoris and grant divorced in 1889 and the former died at the untimely age of 41 from pneumonia in capri, italy."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"1575","title":{"es":"grant julia: (1826-1902)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126140/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1200,"soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:35.150Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,200 - 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(republican palace, baghdad?), 27 th november 1990, to the press secretary of the foreign minister, on printed stationery featuring the coat of arms of iraq, in arabic. hussein gives directions in response 'to the accusations of the traitor of the two holy mosques [king] fahd, as he claims that if it were not for saudi arabia and its support for iraq, then iran would have defeated us' , remarking 'forgetting the convoys of martyrs who fell in defence of iraq and the arab nation, especially the gulf countries that you plotted and are plotting against us at this moment' . two file holes to the right edge and a couple of small holes and light creasing to the upper edge, otherwise vg  \n  fahd bin abdulaziz al saud (1921-2005) king and prime minister of saudi arabia 1982-2005. after ascending the throne in 1982 king fahd spent considerable sums in supporting saddam hussein's baathist iraq in its war against iran, fearing that the 1979 revolution in iran could lead to similar islamic upheaval in saudi arabia. less than a decade later, in 1990, iraqi forces under saddam hussein invaded kuwait, placing the iraqi army (the largest in the middle east at the time) on the saudi-kuwait border. during the gulf war that followed king fahd agreed to host american-led coalition troops in his kingdom and later allowed american troops to be based there, a decision which brought him considerable criticism and opposition."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"1591","title":{"es":"hussein saddam: (1937-2006)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126156/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:35.271Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac800 - 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sheets of warm water pouring down all day & all night, & everything steaming with damp\u2026..i am writing on a p & o ship on my return journey from kobe where i have been investigating a consular row\u2026..i shall be alone at tokio for some time to come, with gubbins (the japanese secy) & 2 little student interpreters\u2026.i ride about a good deal in the country which is full of quaint little lanes running in & out of the rice fields, along which you see the prettiest japanese gardens & cottages, & an occasional temple here & there in a dense grove of giant cryptomerias\u2026..the tokio europeans are mostly english professors and instructors of different kinds in the japanese service - some of them very pleasant people to meet\u2026..we don't see much of the chers collegues. the spanish minr. is a good fellow, but his staff of two secretaries is completely \u201cramolli\u201d. there is a constant flow of tourists, increasing every year, & just now yokohama is full of naval officers\u2026..madrid does indeed seem far off\u2026..i should like much to hear what you are all doing. meanwhile i suppose i am fixed here for a good three years - & very lucky i was to get the post\u2026.' to the lower half of the final page appears an a.n.s., f. c. ford , by clare ford, dated 29 th august 1891, in part, 'this is a letter from my excellent friend & former secretary at the british embassy at madrid. maurice de bunsen i consider is one of the most rising of our young men in the diplomatic service' . together with a second a.l.s., m. de bunsen , four pages, 8vo, tokyo, 23 rd november 1891, to mary ford, wife of sir clare ford, stating that he had recently heard from her husband that she might like to try growing some japanese seeds at pencarrow, 'i venture to send you a few by post, which i have received from an english lady here who has made a study of japanese plants. she tells me they are all seeds of japanese varieties, as far as she knows, of the wild kinds. it would give me pleasure to send you some seeds of the more artificial & cultivated varieties of flowers, if practicable\u2026..the chrysanthemums are now flourishing & since my arrival in japan last spring i have seen a fine succession of cherry blossoms, peonies, azaleas, wistarias, iris & lotus' . further including a third a.l.s., m. de bunsen, four pages, 8vo, hanover gate, regents park, london, 31 st january 1899, also to mary ford, on black bordered mourning stationery. de bunsen writes following the death of sir clare ford, in part, 'i feel i must intrude with a line to express my sincere sympathy. sir clare has been a kind chief and true friend to me, and it is painful to think of his having passed away. i wish i could be in paris to attend his funeral, but i cannot now leave england\u2026..i hope that his ill health and enforced seclusion since he left his last post will not have obliterated from the public memory the great services he rendered to the country throughout the more active part of his career' . each of the letters have slight, minor traces of former mounting, otherwise vg, 3  \n  sir francis clare ford (1828-1899) english diplomat who served as minister plenipotentiary to argentina 1878-79 and later as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to brazil 1879-81 and ambassador to spain 1887-92."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"1596","title":{"es":"[japan]: de bunsen maurice (1852-1932)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126161/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":400,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:35.937Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac400 - 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[a.m.] lewis of the esoteric christian union. in just his second year in south africa the young gandhi writes to his british correspondent on his efforts to promote interest in theosophy, in part, 'i had occasion to come in contact with a doctor in pretoria. he seemed to be the only gentleman in addition to another who took interest in theosophical subjects. i gave him the perfect way to read. he liked it so much that he wished me to get another copy for him\u2026..during my stay here i intend to spread as much as possible information about theosophy (to me there is little difference between theosophy and esoteric christianity). i have therefore sent out letters to the president of the vegetarian society and mrs [annie] besant. i propose that the e.c.u. should send me a selection of books to be sold here. i would sell the books at cost price plus the postage and 5% commission to be kept by me. as to the price however i should be left free to use my discretion. i would send up the sale proceeds of the books every three months. the advertisement charges will be borne by me. if at the end of one year nothing is sold i would return the books at my cost. i give my personal guarantee for the safe keeping of the books and the sale proceeds\u2026..if it is necessary to read this letter or a portion thereof to the union you can do so. i hope you will be able to persuade the union, or those in authority, to accede to the above proposal' . gandhi further writes concerning a controversial work, 'if you do not think much of the 'souls', what position is the book to occupy in respectful literature? if the author has written what is absolutely true from personal observation, the book cannot be lightly treated. if it is an attempt to delude the people into a belief in real truths by fascinating falsehoods the book deserves the highest condemnation possible. for we will not learn truth by means of falsehoods. of course i write this without meaning the slightest disrespect for the author of whom i know nothing. she may be a lady of the highest probity and truth. i only repeat that to appreciate the souls acquaintance with the author's character is absolutely necessary' and also dejectedly mentions a petition that lewis had sent him, 'i could get many signatures\u2026..but i am afraid the natal signatures would be quite useless. is it not a sad commentary on the morality of the age that a most important and yet most harmless and elevating monument should not receive good support? at times when i think of these things i thoroughly despair of fruits of works. a verse from the bhagavad gita saves me from utter despair and consequent inaction - a verse which enjoins freedom from attachment to fruits of works' . in a postscript, signed by gandhi with his initials ( 'mkg' ) he asks for his change of address to be noted. a letter of wonderful content reflecting the formative years of gandhi's philosophical and spiritual interests. with a few pencil annotations in the hand of the recipient and with some extremely light, minor age wear, vg  \n the perfect way; or, the finding of christ was written by the english humanitarian writer edward maitland in 1882 in collaboration with the anna kingsford, the english vegetarian and women's rights campaigner. revised editions of the work were published in 1887 and 1890. maitland was a member of the theosophical society and in november 1891 founded the esoteric christian union. gandhi became the union's south africa agent in 1894, as suggested in the present letter.   \n  theosophy, the religion established in the united states in the late 19 th century, has been described as both a new religious movement and a part of the occultist stream of western esotericism. it draws upon both older european philosophies such as neoplatonism and asian religions such as hinduism and buddhism. gandhi developed much of his interest in hindu culture after two theosophists had given him a copy of the  bhagavad gita , which he refers to in the present letter, and which he also considered his 'spiritual dictionary'."},"estimateMax":20000,"lotNumber":"1599","title":{"es":"gandhi mahatma: (1869-1948)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126164/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":15000,"soldPrice":14000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:35.941Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac15,000 - \u20ac20,000","currency":"EUR","id":126164,"estimateMin":15000},{"startPrice":12000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/126165/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-03-16","available":false,"description":{"es":"[gandhi mahatma]:  (1869-1948) indian political and spiritual leader during the indian independence movement. an historic d.s., b. l. taneja , by doctor b. l. taneja, director of pathology, one page, 4to, new delhi, 22 nd january [1948]. the partially printed document, completed in typescript, is an official medical form issued by the pathological laboratory of irwin hospital, new delhi, and is a report on blood ii prepared for mahatma gandhi just eight days prior to his assassination (and only two days after having survived an attempted assassination), the report indicating that gandhi was in fine health for a man of 78 years of age with normal levels of uric acid, cholesterol (150 mgs per 100 c.c. of blood against a normal level of 100 to 200) and plasma protein, a slightly high although average level of sugar (120 mgs per 100 c.c. of blood against a normal level of 80 to 120) and a marginally higher level of calcium (12 mgs per 100 c.c. of serum against a normal level of 9 to 11.5). signed by taneja at the foot above his official ink stamp. a rare and incredibly poignant document. two file holes to the left edge and a couple of small staple holes to the upper left corner, none of which affect the text. vg  \n  the present document once accompanied gandhi's report on blood i document which was prepared a day earlier, on 21 st january 1948, also by dr. b. l. taneja at the irwin hospital in new delhi. the first report is known to have indicated a haemoglobin level of 82%, a white blood cell (leucocyte) count of 7,400, and a red blood cell (erythrocyte) count of 4,790,000.  \n  in january 1948 gandhi was living (in two unpretentious rooms) at birla house in new delhi from where he was conducting prayer meetings in the gardens. the first attempt by nathuram godse and his colleagues to assassinate gandhi took place on 20 th january 1948 when a grenade was thrown at the crowd listening to gandhi speak in a park, leaving him alone on the speakers' platform. godse's accomplices then lost their nerve and instead of hurling another grenade at the isolated gandhi they instead fled amongst the crowd who had created a chaotic stampede.   \n  on 30 th january 1948 gandhi, accompanied by his great niece and another young lady, made his way on foot to a prayer meeting when he was confronted at close range by nathuram godse who fired three bullets into gandhi's chest. gandhi was immediately carried to birla house and, having lost a lot of blood, was pronounced dead approximately thirty minutes later."},"estimateMax":18000,"lotNumber":"1600","title":{"es":"[gandhi mahatma]: (1869-1948)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/31181/lot/126165/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":12000,"soldPrice":21000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:22:35.943Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac12,000 - \u20ac18,000","currency":"EUR","id":126165,"estimateMin":12000}],"schema":"bidspirit-bots-feed/1","catalog":{"date":"2023-03-16","timedAuction":false,"liveAuctionDisabled":false,"type":"auction","catalogOnly":false,"buyersPremiumPercent":25.5,"lotsCount":426,"currency":"EUR","state":"ENDED","contentType":"ART","key":31181,"feedUrl":"https://ai.bidspirit.com/services/bots/catalogs/iaa/31181","address":{"ru":"Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. 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