London: Printed for Wright & Wilkinson Successors to the late Mr. Walsh. [ca. 1784]. Title page; v.b.; [i] 2-18, 20-48 pp. Engraved throughout. The whole disbound, loose pages contained in a contemporary paper and cloth wrapper, ticket affixed to front cover reading "No. 177 Library Book./ Handel's Six Concerto's./ I. Hedgley,/ No. 12., Ebury Street, Pimlico,/ Music Seller, and Tuner,/ by Appointment to/ H.R.M. the Princess Augusta./ Music lent out on hire." Later ownership signature "B. Gipps" written to upper right corner, armorial bookplate of the musician Ernest Bryan Gipps, brother of the composer Ruth and leader of the Folkestone Municipal Orchestra in the 1930s, affixed to inside cover, occasional notations written throughout in an early hand, heavy toning to outer wrapper else in fine condition. 10 x 12.5 inches (25.4 x 37.8 cm.). Smith 16 (p. 227).
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[Haydn, Joseph. (1732–1809)]. "A Grand Selection...First Act of The Creation" - Original 1817 Broadside
Original broadside for a Friday, March 14, 1817 concert at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden featuring the "First Act of The Creation, Composed by Dr. Haydn," "Two Grand Miscellaneous Acts," a rendition of "God Save the King," and a performance of Concerto on Violin by one Miss Tremean. Creases and rough edges, uneven trim and tear in lower right corner, but overall in fine condition. Approximately 8.25 x 12.25 inches (21.3 x 42.5 cm). Read More...
"Six English Canzonets with an Accompaniment for the Piano Forte, Composed and most humbly dedicated To the Queen (with Her Majesty's most gracious permission)." London: Printed for the Author, adn Sold by Birchall. [1802]. Upright folio. Title; 2 - 24 pp. Engraved throughout. Signed at the foot of page two by the German musical impresario best remembered for bringing Haydn to London in the 1790s. Title separated at spine, disbound from a larger volume and otherwise in fine condition, with alternate continuous pagination written in an early hand to upper corners and one note alteration, possibly in the hand of the composer. 9.5 x 13.5 inches (24.1 x 34.3 cm.). Together with an unsigned copy of "A Second Set of Six English Canzonets" by Salomon. London: Printed for the Author, and Sold at Birchall's. [1807]. Upright folio. Title; 1 - 20 pp. Engraved throughout. Title separated at spine, disbound from a larger volume and otherwise in fine condition, with alternate continuous pagination written in an early hand to upper corners. Read More...
Personal check, 8.5 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Ives, "Charles E. Ives," payable to New Music Edition for $50, July 1, 1946. Matted and framed with artifacts from Ives's Connecticut home, including two pieces of wood and a portion of hand painted wall paper, together with an original photograph of the home, to an overall size of 11.75 x 10.75. In fine condition, together with a second snapshot photograph of the home, mounted to the frame verso. Read More...
Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. [between 1858 and 1861]. Disbound upright folio. For piano, No. 7 from Soirées musicales, Op. 109, first published 1851. Title; 2-7 pp. Engraved throughout. Seller's stamp to lower edge of cover, "Woodhams Bro's/ Dealers in all kinds of/ Musical/ Merchandise/ No. 48/ Burdick St.,/ Kalamazoo, Mich." Light foxing, some ghost foxing of music to some facing pages, wear to spine, else in fine condition. 10.5 x 13.5 inches (26.7 x 34.4 cm.). Read More...
Original broadside from a program at the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden on Friday, July 9, 1819, including performances of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's School for Scandal and Mozart's masterful comic opera The Marriage of Figaro, presented "with some omissions," also noting that "The Overture and Musick selected chiefly from Mozart's Opera - The new Musick composed, & the whole arranged & adapted to the English Stage by Mr. BISHOP." Figures of note include opera singer and Countess of Essex Catherine Stephens along with actors Charles Kemble and John Liston. Creases and rough edges, but overall in fine condition for its age. Approximately 8.25 x 12.25 inches (21.3 x 42.5 cm). Read More...
Nashville, Tennessee: C.D. Benson. 1858. First. Disbound upright folio. 9 pp. Lithograph. Composed by Henry Weber for solo piano. Stamp to lower edge ("Charles Bunce/ Brooklyn"), pagination in ink to upper corners, foxing, several edge tears including some with paper repairs, adhesive strips in margins of final two pages, else fine. 9.75 x 13 inches (24.8 x 33 cm.). Read More...
Handwritten plan for a concert penned by Paganini, signed five times, "Paganini," one page, 7.75 x 6.75, Academie Royale de Musique, Paris letterhead, no date [ca. 1831]. Paganini outlines a plan for a Friday concert, writing four lines in Italian, each finishing with his surname. Among the pieces are the first part of his B Minor Concerto, what is understood to be his Religiosa introduzione al Rondo del Campanello, an sonata played only on his fourth string with variations on a martial tune, and a Larghetto and variations on a theme by Rossini. In part: "1. Prima parte di un Concerto in Si minore composto e eseguito dal Paganini, 2. Introduzione religiosa expressamente composta del Paganini, e Rondo allegretto obbligato ad un Campanella Composta, ed eseguito del Paganini, 3. Sonata di un Canto appassionato, e Variazioni Sopra un tema marziale Composta, ed eseguito sulla sola 4ta corda dal Paganini, 4. Larghetto, e variazioni sopra un Tema di Rossini Composta ed eseguito dal Paganini." Mounted and framed to an overall size of 10.25 x 9.25. In fine condition. Read More...
Bold signature from the violin virtuoso, clipped from the close of a letter. Creases, else fine. 5 x 2.25 inches (12.7 x 6.2 cm.). Together with a later sepia portrait gravure, 7 x 9.5 inches.
Very rare concert broadside from the legendary violinist's first international tour, advertising a June 6, 1828 performance in Vienna at "the Hoftheater next to the Kärntinerthore [sic]." The "Kammer-Virtuoso" was to perform several of his own pieces including the Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor and two compositions based on works by Rossini, the first a sonata with variations on the Preghiera from Mosè,and the second the debut performance of a Larghetto and Variations of a Cavatine (possibly Paganini’s Introduction and Variationson the Cavatina ‘Di tanti palpiti’ from Rossini’s opera‘Tancredi’). Program punctuated by movements from "Mozart's Symphony in C major" and two arias sung by Antonia Bianchi - a "Cavatine" from Pacini's La sposa fedele and an unidentified scene and aria with variations. On laid paper with watermark "A B" and measuring 7.75 x 13.25 inches (19.5 x 33.7 centimeters). In fine condition, with small losses along the upper blank edge, unobtrusive nicks and small stains to edges. We have located no other examples of broadsides from the great virtuoso's Viennese concerts having ever appeared at auction or recorded in Worldcat. Read More...
Paris: Rouart, Lerolle, & Co.. 1917. Upright folio, 3 pp. Ownership stamp for "M. Th. Ducuing" to cover. Two diagonal creases to lower left quartile of cover, a few stains to front cover, small horizontal tear to right edge, edge wear throughout, else fine. 10.5 x 13.5 inches (26.7 x 34.3 cm.). Read More...
Autograph signature from the important composer, signed in pencil on a small album leaf. Left edge rough; amusing collector's note in pencil below ("monarch?"). Overall fine. 6.5 x 5.25 inches (16.4 x 13.3 cm).
Three original envelopes addressed in the important composer's hand to Italian composer Adriano Lualdi, ca. 1934–1936. Lualdi served as an Italian representative to the Permanent Council for International Cooperation between Composers, of which Strauss was the chair. Fine. 4.75 x 3.75 inches to 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Read More...
Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 inch halftone publicity photograph of the American actor who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on radio, and in the movies and on television and who was also the owner of the California Angels baseball team. Corners slightly nicked, edges with small stains, else fine.
Signed 9.5 x 12.5 inch Bloom of Chicago photograph of the American jazz singer, bandleader and dancer, who has inscribed "To Carol, Best Wishes, Yeah Man, Cab Calloway.” Signed photographs of Calloway in this size are uncommon. Trimmed edges, a crease to the upper left, and silvering to the background, else fine.
Signed postcard photograph of the "Wild Man of the Tenor Sax" playing his instrument, signature to verso and dated 7-27-55. Light edgewear, small creases to upper left corner, else fine, 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.9 x 14 cm.). Uncommon. Read More...
Two agreements between members of The Doors associated with the creation of the Apocalypse Now soundtrack album: the first is signed by John Densmore and Robby Krieger, two pages, 8.5 x 11, July 2, 1979, in part: "Reference is made to that certain agreement between you, Elektra/Asylum Records and the undersigned dated as of 0 January 1978 with regard to use of certain masters in the motion picture 'Apocalypse Now' an the soundtrack album thereof…You agree that the Album shall be a double disc Album and shall contain two (2) 'cuts' (as that term is understood in the record industry) of 'The End'"; the second is signed by Ray Manzarek, two pages, 8.5 x 11, March 11, 1980, and modifies the soundtrack to "a single disc Album" with "one (1) 'cut'…of the Composition." In overall fine condition. Read More...
Original photograph of the iconic rock group, who are shown looking through the window of the "Morrison Hotel" as photographed for the cover of their 1970 album of the same name. Photographed by Henry Diltz and signed at the lower right. In very fine condition. 10 x 8 inches, nicely matted to 14 x 11 inches. Read More...
Striking halftone Maurice of Chicago photograph of the American jazz trumpet player, instrument to his lips and shadow looming large behind him, with "Roy Elridge and his Martin Trumpet" written in negative and caption "Roy Elridge - 'Hottest of the Hot' - and a great Martin Booster!" printed to lower margin. Three small pinholes to upper margin, light wear and toning to edge, else fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Signed photograph of the great clarinetist and bandleader, shown with his instrument, and inscribed: "Best wishes/ Benny Goodman". "Jul 26, 1976" stamped to verso. Crease to upper left and lower right corner, else fine, 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.8 cm).