Photograph of a Jack Goldsmith caricature of a wide array of musicians including a child Rabin, Bolognini, Heifetz, Charpentier, Moore (Grace), Curzon, Rubinstein (Arthur), Klemperer and others. Slightly creased, trimmed but overall fine.
From the collection of the great violinist who died tragically young. After his death, his 1736 Guarneri was renamed "the Rabin."
An original snapshot photograph taken by the young violinist of his two most important mentors. 9 x 13.5 cm.
Rabin, a student of Ivan Galamian, developed a close relationship with Zino Francescatti, beginning around 1950. This is a unique image of these two great influences in his life, probably taken at Meadowmount, from Rabin's personal collection, by descent to his sister.
Original photograph of the two great artists trading places, with Michael seated at the keyboard and Badura-Skoda holding the violin and smiling mischievously. Stamped by the photographer on the verso, "Adrian Boddington Photography...Melbourne." This photograph dates from Rabin's 1952 tour, when he met up to play some sonatas with Badura-Skoda, who was also touring in Australia at the time. This image is reproduced in Anthony Feinstein's "Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist." Creasing to the lower left corner, else fine. 6.2 x 8.2 inches (16 x 21 cm.). Read More...
Original photograph of the great fiddler performing for two child fans on board a Pan Am flight. 8 x 10 inches, in very fine condition. This photograph dates from 1956 and is reproduced in Anthony Feinstein's "Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist." Read More...
An early item from the personal collection of the great fiddler. An advertisement card, including a small photograph, promoting Rabin's June 13 performance and his June 22nd appearance with Dimitri Mitropoulos. Anthony Feinstein in his "Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist," notes that: "June 13 marks the day Michael first performed the Brahms Violin Concerto in public. He chose the third movement in what was a warmup for the full work, which he played nine days later at a summer concert in Lewisohn Stadium with Mitropoulos conducting." (p. 117) Read More...
Autograph from the Tony Award-winning American actor and comedian best remembered today for his role as the Cowardly Lion and the farmworker Zeke in the classic 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz," but well known during his life for his work in burlesque, vaudeville, and Broadway. The present signature was obtained - and so written at the foot of the page by the collector - after Lahr's performance in "Two on the Aisle" at the Shubert Theatre, Boston on April 2, 1952. Page measures 10.5 x 12.5 cm. Nicely matted together with a glossy 8 x 10 inch photograph of Lahr as the Cowardly Lion.
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A superb original La Scala broadside, boldly signed by the great Spanish-Mexican tenor who performed the title role in Verdi's "Otello," in this historic 1987 performance under the baton of the great Carlos Kleiber. Boldly signed in black ink. 28 x 38 cm and in very fine condition. Read More...
A wonderful relic from the American stage actress and singer, her personal antique ivory handkerchief, 18" square with a 2" ruffled lace edge, embroidered with her initials "LR" under a coronet at center. Along with a book entitled "Just a Minute, Mrs. Gulliver" by Millie Considine, wife of columnist Bob Considine (New York: Prentice-Hall, 1967) which mentions the handkerchief on p. 64 as a gift given to Millie by Maxine deBiex. Very good condition. Ex: Hamilton, with the original Sept. 1983 catalog listing for the item. Three pieces.
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Original doubleweight 8 x 10 inch photograph of the composer rehearsing with the show's star, in advance of the opening on Broadway on October 12, 1950 at the Imperial Theatre, where it eventually ran for 644 performances. Stamps and labels on verso, overall fine condition.
Original and unusually early photograph portrait of the great Hungarian violinist, dedicatee of the Brahms Concerto and many other works. 6 x 10 cm. Without photographer's imprint on verso, a few scattered marks within the plate, overall very good.
Striking CDV portrait photograph of the great composer, issued by Pierre Petit of Paris and with his imprint on the verso. 6.5 x 10 cm. A few stray marks, overall in very fine condition.
Original full length photograph of one of the celebrated Italian violinist. Issued by Disderi of Paris. 6 x 10 cm, in very fine condition. Read More...
Hambourg: Jean Aug. Bohme. [ca. 1820]. First edition. Composé et dedié a Sa Majesti Le Roi de Wurtemberg Par W Gabrielsky musicien de la chapelle de sa majesté le roi de Prusse. Parts 1,2,3 (complete); 11, 10, 9 pp. Self-printed wrappers, engraved throughout, no plate number. With wrapper spines reinforced with paper, ownership stamp on each title page and discreet library stamp on title verso, otherwise fine throughout. Rare, no copies listed by Worldcat. Read More...
Fun item from the great American jazz vocalist and pianist, a gifted song stylist known for her rich voice and perfect pitch and for her salty speach and playful which earned her the nickname, "Sassy Sarah." Her custom "Sassie" California license plate, which was on the car she drove around town (and which continued to be driven, as per the registration ticket, by her daughter) and which were sold at her estate auction.
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Four single-spaced typed paragraphs on a single page, signed "John Cage" above the typed line "Copyright c 1964 by John Cage," with 1 pencil correction in the text. Folded twice for mailing, overall very good. Read More...
Original early three-quarter length portrait of the important French composer by the Carjat & Cie. studio. One corner of mount lightly creased, overall in very fine condition. 6 x 10.5 cm.
Bold signature on a 1979 first day commemorative postal cover honoring American music. In very fine condition, a rare signature from the U.S.-born composer who lived and worked in Mexico, spending most of his life in relative isolation. Signed Nancarrow material of any kind is very uncommon. Read More...