The official printed letter of dedication of the one-act opera "Le devin du village" by the important Swiss-French philosopher and writer, who also wrote the libretto. In French, signed in brown ink “J. J. Rousseau,” one page, 8.5 x 11.75, no date [1752], addressed to Charles Pinot Duclos (1704-1772), a member of the Academy of Inscriptions and of the Academie Francaise and Rousseau's most constant friend among the men of letters. In fine condition, with expected document wear. Read More...
Rare signed letter from the prolific Czech composer. 8vo. "Brezen 24" (= 24. March) "'59", with the envelope postmarked Pratteln/Switzerland, 26.3.1959. To "Mila pani Miriovská," the Czech soprano Ema Miriovská (1891 - 1974), at the National Theatre in Prague, praising her appearance in "Snegurocka," Rimsky- Korsakov's opera "The Snow Maiden." Together with a recent reproduction portrait photograph.
Typed letter signed ("Béla Bartók"), in Hungarian, 1 page, folio (13½ x 8¼ in.), Budapest, September 14, 1937. To the literature historian and general secretary of the Hungarian Academy of Science, Géza Voinovich (1877-1952) about the publication of the Hungarian folk songs collected by Bartók and Kodály: "Since September 1924 the work for printing [the collection] is on the way. During that time I have revised the transcript of all the phonograph cylinders - 1062 cylinders - at the same time Kodály selected from the existing literature any related material….The material to be published comprises circa 12 thousand melodies, and the publication will consist of about 4000 pages 4to. In three years it will be possible to give the entire material to print…." Read More...