Enormous exhibition "mammoth" plate albumen photograph of a young lady plucking a mandolin. 19 x 15 inches, matted and framed in original period elaborate white-and gold-plaited glass-fronted frame. St. Louis, nd. Circa 1890. Unusual! Read More...
London: Schott. 1912. First printing. Settings of Songs & Tunes from William Chappell’s “Old English Popular Music.” Nr. 1 “Willow Willow.” Voice and Piano Version. 10 pp. Folio, printed wrappers; moderate wear, minor soiling. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Grainger on the front wrapper “For Madame Clara Gabrilowitsch with very cordial greetings from Percy Grainger, Dec. 9. 1914.” Read More...
14. [Farinelli, Giuseppe. (1769 - 1836)] Foulon, Elise. . I riti d'Efeso. Scena e Duetto / Il mio dolce, e vivo ardore / Esegito dalla Sigra. Bandi, ed il Sigr. Dramesani / Del sig. / Giuseppe Farinelli / Del Nobilissimo Teatro la Fenice il Carnevale 1804. - AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT
Autograph manuscript apparently in the hand of copyist or performer Elise Foulon (as signed at foot of title), oblong folio, 26 sheets (52 pp), prepared for the "Teatro la Fenice" in Venice for a performance on the occasion of the 1804 Carnival festival. 31.5 x 22 cm. Laid paper, hand-drawn staves. A few stains, mostly around the edges but two affecting a few bars of music, otherwise fine. Read More...
Used drum stick from the American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer, one of the most influential jazz drummers of the 20th century, given his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, John Abercrombie, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, and John Scofield. A Vic Firth stick with DeJohnette's name printed in cursive to the handle. Well-worn and used, obtained by our consignor directly from DeJohnette himself and sold with a signed letter of provenance dated 2014.
Sammelband of important orchestral works arranged for piano, compiled ca. 1820 and including early English publications of Beethoven's symphonies nos. 1, 2, 3, and 6, Haydn's symphonies nos. 3 and 12, and opera overtures by Beethoven, Rossini, Cherubini, and Winter. Several of the pieces have small pencil annotations. 12 pieces and approximately 275 pages in total. Handwritten table of contents with hand-inked graphic surround, marbled endpapers, bound in marbled boards with leather-bound spine. Heavy wear and a large vertical split along the center of the spine, some large stains and wear to the boards; marbled endpapers and gutters very good. Despite the large spine split, still structurally sound and overall in very good condition. 9.5 x 13 inches (24.5 x 33 cm). Read More...
An interesting collection of six posters related to the theme of food and conservation during WWI, including two by Frederick Cooper. As follows: Read More...
Original postcard photograph of the German conductor long associated with the Munich, Berlin and Covent Garden operas, signed with a detailed inscription on the verso to a Fraulein Mela Weiss, as a souvenir of a performance of Idomeneo in Munich, 1956. Some wear to the edges and indentations to the surface from another inscription in pen, but overall in very good condition. 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm).
Two interesting press photographs relating to the great American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. Hemingway is seen in an iconic portrait photograph in Spain in 1959, photographed by Larry Burrows; and with bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguin and actress Ava Gardner in 1954. These later reprint photographs have been used in a newspaper office and are stamped on the verso with dates from the 1980's to 1990's. In fine condition, each 5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 17.9 cm). Read More...
Four original programs and one broadside from performances of the important German pianist and pedagogue (billed in Spanish as Guillermo Backhaus) and the Wendling Quartet, at the Buenos Aires venues Teatro Cervantes and Teatro Odeon in August-September 1921. The series of performances included chamber works by Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann. The detailed program booklets, each about 20 pp., contain extensive program notes. Folding creases and toning, otherwise in fine condition. Broadside 8 x 10.25 inches (20.1 x 26.4 cm). Programs each 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13.5 x 19.2 cm). Read More...
A lively pencil sketch of the young violinist in performance ca. 1930's, as reproduced in artist Hilda Wiener's Pencil Portraits of Concert Celebrities (1937). The lithograph page, taken from the book, has been mounted with masking tape to a window mat. Page size 8 x 10.75 inches (20.8 x 27.3 cm), matted to 13 x 15.5 inches (32.8 x 39.3 cm).
Paris: Calmels Chambre Cohen. 2000. Large 4to volume in French and English, picturing and describing all 417 lots offered for sale in December 2000 in Paris by Calmels Chambre Cohen, including letters to Callas, reviews and magazine cover stories she had collected as well as antique furniture, paintings and domestic objects, corsets, nightgowns, dresses, hats and shoes, pyrex kitchen wear etc.!! Includes introduction and lengthy descriptive articles on the collections., photographs mostly in color. Gorgeous 415 p. catalogue/book with jacket, both very fine.
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Two original ca. 1920's-30's postcards of little people performers, the musical ensemble "Bob Hermines' Midgets Band" and the entertainment troupe "Johnny J. Jones Midget Troupe." The "troupe" consisted of "French, Belgian and American midgets," each of whom performed under a royal or noble name. The band appeared at the New York World's Fair in 1939–40. Some light soiling and creases; overall very good to fine. 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9 cm).
Autograph letter from the German-born British baritone, pianist, conductor, and composer. June 27, 1889. Writing in German to a "Frau Lewis," Henschel expresses regret that she is not well, thanks her for the "very lovely outfit, unfortunately unwittingly left behind," and writes that he is "sending the corpus delicti back with greatest thanks." 3 pp. on Henschel's embossed London letterhead. Some light overall soiling and wear, with a mounting remnant at the head of the first page; overall very good. 8 x 10 inches unfolded (20.2 x 25.3 cm). Read More...
Large-format portrait in pencil and watercolors in the hand of the leading fashion illustrator whose work appeared in such publications as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Interview and The New York Times. Titled and signed in the lower margin "June by Antonio / 1985." 11 x 14 inches. In fine condition. Read More...
An original typed document issued by the Los Angeles Police Department, certifying that the great violinist has no criminal record. April 5, 1955. The document was requested before Heifetz's South American tour of summer 1955. Facsimile signature. 1 p. Bands of heavy toning and folding creases, with two slight holes at the folds; overall in very good condition. 8.5 x 11 inches (21.5 x 28 cm). Read More...
12. Debussy, Claude. (1862–1918). Pelléas et Mélisande. Drame lyrique en 5 actes et 12 tableaux de Maurice Maeterlinck [...]. Partition pour piano et chant. - Signed and Inscribed First Edition Score
Paris: E. Fromont. 1902. First Edition, First Issue. 283 pp. [PN] E. 1416 F.. Signed and inscribed by the composer on the page opposite the title to the French restauranteur Xavier Marcel Boulestin and dated June 1902. Pencil annotations to the front. Page [1] stamped in violet ink "Hommage de l'Editeur." Handling wear, scattered soiling, toning and foxing mostly to the printed wrappers, the score nicely rebound in a pale green cloth with gilt leather title plate to spine. 4to. Read More...
An original and apparently unique plaster cast of the jazz great's right hand, realized by the Chirothèque Française. Captioned on the side: "Boogie-woogie on St. Louis Blues." Repaired breaks to the fingers, with a few further losses and light soiling. Approx. 29 x 16 cm. Provenance: from the collection of the Parisian art dealer and collector Michel de Bry, who together with the legendary jazz impresario Hugues Panassié organized the 1948 Festival International du Jazz in Nice. Read More...
An original plaster cast of a violinist's left hand, captured in playing position, believed to be cast from the hand of the great violinist Jacques Thibaud. Created by the Chirothèque Française. Repairs to four of the fingers; some soiling. Approx. 24 x 17 cm. Read More...
Lithograph, signed LR, numbered 84/300 LL. Measures approx. 25-1/2" x 18-1/2"; frame 34" x 27-1/4.
The French-American sculptor, painter, and filmmaker paired bold, jubilant, and cartoonish feminine forms with dark and disturbing material in her multifaceted artistic career. Widely noted as one of the few female monumental sculptors, de Saint Phalle was also known for her social commitment and work.
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Original promotional photograph of the great violinist, who is shown as a young man ca. 1935, seated with his instrument, in a studio portrait. Photographed by De Bellis of New York, with emblem at the lower left and credit stamp to the verso. Some slight edge wear; overall very fine. 7 x 8.75 inches (17.5 x 22.2 cm).