Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 2

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<p>Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War, including rare war-date documents signed by Albert Sidney Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, George E. Picket, Hiram B. Granby, John Hunt Morgan and numerous others, as well as several fine correspondences including an 1863 soldier's diary with Gettysburg content. We are also pleased to feature a fine archive of material which include letters of Diego Rivera and Freda Kahlo relative to the painting and installation of his famous mural at Rockefeller Center. Other fine properties include an original house plan by Frank Lloyd Wright; two triple signed checks, one by Theodore Roosevelt and the other by Richard Nixon; a rare A.L.S. of John A. Sutter; a circular letter singed by Thomas Jefferson defending his oft-criticized embargo; a superb and rare British cavalry officers' account of the battle of Waterloo; original drawings by Jack Kerouac, Bugsy Siegel's green velour fedora; and many other fine properties.
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We will hold public viewings for lots offered at our Greenwich offices on Thursday, June 20, Friday, June 21, and Monday, June 24. Hours for the public viewings will be from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Viewings at our offices may be also be arranged by appointment.
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Our offices are located at 100 Melrose Avenue, Suite 100 which is just off West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich, Connecticut. If you are unable to attend for any reason, phone lines will also be available for bidding. You may also bid over the Internet through ebayliveauctions.com. Registration for this service should be available by June 14 at the latest.
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GOULD, MORTON1161 - GOULD, MORTON
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1913) Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer and conductor. Fine content A.L.S. with A.M.Q.S. in text, 1p. 4to., Great Neck, Mar. 19, 1979, to M
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GOUNOD, CHARLES1162 - GOUNOD, CHARLES
Alexander Autographs
(1818 - 1893) French composer of operas which include Sapho and Romeo and Juliette. Gounod also wrote the beautiful song Ave Maria. A.L.S. "Ch...
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HERBERT, VICTOR1163 - HERBERT, VICTOR
Alexander Autographs
(1859 - 1924) American composer and conductor, composer of Babes in Toyland and two grand operas, Natomas and Madeleine. Good content A.L.S. on lette
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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HOROWITZ, VLADIMIR1164 - HOROWITZ, VLADIMIR
Alexander Autographs
(1903 - 1989) American concert pianist and composer. Signed sleeve (with record and album cover), from the RCA release The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80,
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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KERN, JEROME1165 - KERN, JEROME
Alexander Autographs
(1889 - 1945) American composer best known for his scores for musical comedies (Showboat), and songs such as "Old Man River" and "Sm...
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KHATCHATURIAN, ARAM1166 - KHATCHATURIAN, ARAM
Alexander Autographs
(1903 - 1978) Armenian-Russian composer and violinist, composer of the Sabre Dance. T.L.S. 1p. 12mo., [n.p., 1937] to Vasily Pavolich (no surname giv
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KHRENNIKOV, TIKHON N.1167 - KHRENNIKOV, TIKHON N.
Alexander Autographs
Russian composer. D.S. 1p. lg. 4to., 1963, a Russian broadside picturing him and promoting one of his concerts, inscribed and signed at top. Very good
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KOUSSEVITSKY, SERGE1168 - KOUSSEVITSKY, SERGE
Alexander Autographs
(1874 - 1951) Russian-born conductor and composer. T.L.S. "Serge Koussevitsky" on Boston Symphony Orchestra letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., B...
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LEONCAVALLO, RUGGIERO1169 - LEONCAVALLO, RUGGIERO
Alexander Autographs
(1857 - 1919) Italian composer and librettist known for his 1892 opera Pagliacci. A neat Leoncavallo item, his libretto Il Rolando, Milan, Edoardo So
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LIND, JENNY1170 - LIND, JENNY
Alexander Autographs
(1820 - 1887) "The Swedish Nightingale", a coloratura soprano who gained world-wide fame following her tour sponsored by P. T. Barnum. Bo...
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MASSENET, JULES1171 - MASSENET, JULES
Alexander Autographs
(1842 - 1912) French composer of operas, concertos and ballets whose works include Manon, Sapho, and Don Quichotte. A.L.S. "Massenet" 1p....
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MENUHIN, YEHUDI1172 - MENUHIN, YEHUDI
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1916) American violinist, one of the foremost virtuosos of his generation who toured widely and conducted as well. A neat Menuhin item, a drawing
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MILHAUD, DARIUS1173 - MILHAUD, DARIUS
Alexander Autographs
(1892 - 1974) French composer, a pioneer of polytonality who composed many operas, symphonies, and concertos. A.L.S. signed with initial "D&qu...
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PADEREWSKI, IGNACE J.1174 - PADEREWSKI, IGNACE J.
Alexander Autographs
(1860 - 1941) Polish pianist, composer and statesman, established himself as an interpreter of Chopin, Liszt and Beethoven. Excellent S.P. "I....
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(PIERRE MONTEUX)1175 - (PIERRE MONTEUX)
Alexander Autographs
(1875 - 1964) French conductor who led the world premiere of Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloe&...
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RUBINSTEIN, ANTON1176 - RUBINSTEIN, ANTON
Alexander Autographs
(1829 - 1894) Russian pianist and composer whose flawless technique and fire rivaled that of Liszt. Partly-printed D.S. "Ant. Rubistein" ...
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SAINT-SAENS, CAMILLE1177 - SAINT-SAENS, CAMILLE
Alexander Autographs
(1835 - 1921) French composer of operas, symphonies and chamber music, his works include Samson and Delilah and Danse Macabre. The bound printed scor
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SCHNITKE, ARTHUR1178 - SCHNITKE, ARTHUR
Alexander Autographs
(1934 - 1998) Russian composer. A.L.S. on the verso of a winter greeting card, [n.p., n.d. ca. 1973], in Russian to a music director wishing him heal
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SERKIN, RUDOLF1179 - SERKIN, RUDOLF
Alexander Autographs
(1903 - 1991) Austrian-born pianist who established a celebrated international career, the founder of the renowned Marlboro Festival in Vermont. T.L.S
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SOBINOV, LEONID1180 - SOBINOV, LEONID
Alexander Autographs
(1872 - 1934) Russian opera singer, considered one of that country's greatest. Rare I.S.P., a postcard photo of Sobinov in Lohengrin, inscribed...
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