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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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1161 - GOULD, MORTONAlexander 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
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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1162 - GOUNOD, CHARLESAlexander 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...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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1163 - HERBERT, VICTORAlexander 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
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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1164 - HOROWITZ, VLADIMIRAlexander Autographs
(1903 - 1989) American concert pianist and composer. Signed sleeve (with record and album cover), from the RCA release The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80,
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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1165 - KERN, JEROMEAlexander Autographs
(1889 - 1945) American composer best known for his scores for musical comedies (Showboat), and songs such as "Old Man River" and "Sm...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 250.00 - 350.00
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1166 - KHATCHATURIAN, ARAMAlexander 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
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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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
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 80.00
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1168 - KOUSSEVITSKY, SERGEAlexander Autographs
(1874 - 1951) Russian-born conductor and composer. T.L.S. "Serge Koussevitsky" on Boston Symphony Orchestra letterhead, 1p. oblong 8vo., B...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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1169 - LEONCAVALLO, RUGGIEROAlexander 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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1170 - LIND, JENNYAlexander 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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