Fine Selection of Autographs and Manuscripts

Auction Details

We are pleased to announce our latest auction catalog featuring fine autographs and manuscripts in all fields of collecting. The auction will be in two parts and will include a live auction to take place at the Shelburne Murray Hill Hotel, 303 Lexington Ave. (@37th. St.) New York, NY on March 2, 2002 with an absentee auction closing March 6, 2002 at 10:00pm Eastern Time.

Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War and the American Revolution, including a proposal in the hand of Signer Arthur Middleton calling for the death penalty for people caught trading with the British; fine Civil War correspondences and images; a letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson detailing the faculty recruitment efforts for the University of Virginia. Of particular interest are documents from the estate of Judge Irving Kaufman who tried and sentenced Ethel and Julius Rosenberg to death for espionage in 1951 including his appointment as District Judge for the Southern District of New York signed by Harry Truman as well as his appointment to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals signed by John and Robert Kennedy. We are also pleased to offer a fine selection of material concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy including candid snapshots taken on November 22, 1963, suits worn by Jack Ruby, as well as fine content documents and letters of Kennedy, Oswald and Ruby. As usual we will also offer lots sold on an absentee basis, closing Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time.

We will hold a public viewing for lots offered in the live auction on Friday, March 1, 2002 at the Shelburne Hotel from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. and Saturday, March 2, 2002 from 9 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Viewings at our offices may be arranged by appointment.
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LISZT, FRANZ1390 - LISZT, FRANZ
Alexander Autographs
(1811 - 1886) Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso, inventor of the symphonic poem and composer of dozens of works including symphonies, piano compo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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CAGE, JOHN1391 - CAGE, JOHN
Alexander Autographs
(1912 - 1992) Influential American composer, a student of Schoenberg who pioneered the use of absolute improvisation and randomness in musical composi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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CARUSO, ENRICO1392 - CARUSO, ENRICO
Alexander Autographs
(1873 - 1921) Italian tenor and very possibly the greatest of all time. His repertoire was comprised of over 40 operas, especially I Pagliacci and La
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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SOUSA, JOHN PHILIP1393 - SOUSA, JOHN PHILIP
Alexander Autographs
(1854 - 1932) ""The March King"", American bandmaster and composer of over 140 military marches. Partly-printed D.S. "&quo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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BERLIN, IRVING1394 - BERLIN, IRVING
Alexander Autographs
(1888 - 1989) American songwriter who penned over 1,000 tunes including ""God Bless America"" and There's No Business Like ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD1395 - BERNSTEIN, LEONARD
Alexander Autographs
(1918 - 1992) American composer and conductor whose works frequently reflected American themes. Bold signature, along with that of fellow composer an
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD1396 - BERNSTEIN, LEONARD
Alexander Autographs
(1918 - 1992) American composer and conductor whose works frequently reflected American themes. S.P. 3 1/4"" x 4 3/4"" b/w, a ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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BLISS, SIR ARTHUR1397 - BLISS, SIR ARTHUR
Alexander Autographs
(1891 - 1975) English composer of numerous orchestral works, among which the Meditations on a Theme of John Blow stands out as one of his finest score
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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BOULANGER, NADIA1398 - BOULANGER, NADIA
Alexander Autographs
(1887 - 1979) French conductor, first woman to conduct the New York Philharmonic and other notable orchestras. Uncommon A.N.S. signed with initials ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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CARUSO, ENRICO1399 - CARUSO, ENRICO
Alexander Autographs
(1873 - 1921) Italian tenor and very possibly the greatest of all time. His repertoire was comprised of over 40 operas, especially I Pagliacci and La
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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CARUSO, ENRICO1400 - CARUSO, ENRICO
Alexander Autographs
(1873 - 1921) Italian tenor and very possibly the greatest of all time. His repertoire was comprised of over 40 operas, especially I Pagliacci and La
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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CARUSO, ENRICO1401 - CARUSO, ENRICO
Alexander Autographs
(1873 - 1921) Italian tenor and very possibly the greatest of all time. His repertoire was comprised of over 40 operas, especially I Pagliacci and La
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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CARUSO, ENRICO1402 - CARUSO, ENRICO
Alexander Autographs
(1873 - 1921) Italian tenor and very possibly the greatest of all time. His repertoire was comprised of over 40 operas, especially I Pagliacci and La
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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CHALIAPIN, FYODOR1403 - CHALIAPIN, FYODOR
Alexander Autographs
(1873 - 1938) Russian operatic bass of enormous resonance who performed with the Bolshoi Opera, at La Scala, and at the Metropolitan. Dramatic vintag
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CHALIAPIN, FYODOR1404 - CHALIAPIN, FYODOR
Alexander Autographs
(1873 - 1938) Russian operatic bass of enormous resonance who performed with the Bolshoi Opera, at La Scala, and at the Metropolitan. Handsome vintag
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CHARPENTIER, GUSTAVE1405 - CHARPENTIER, GUSTAVE
Alexander Autographs
(1860 - 1956) French composer of orchestral suites, dramatic works, and operas. A.L.S. ""G. Charpentier"" 1p. 8vo., [n.p., n.d....
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CRUMB, GEORGE1407 - CRUMB, GEORGE
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1929) Innovative American composer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1968. Fine A.M.Q.S. 1p. 8vo., [n.p., n.d.], one measure from his ""...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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D`ALBERT, EUGEN1408 - D`ALBERT, EUGEN
Alexander Autographs
(1864 - 1932) German pianist and composer of the operas Tiefland and Die toten Augen. Handsome A.M.Q.S. 1p. 8vo., Berlin, Feb. 10, 1898, three bars o
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D`ALBERT, EUGEN1409 - D`ALBERT, EUGEN
Alexander Autographs
(1864 - 1932) German pianist and composer of the operas Tiefland and Die toten Augen. Lot of two A.N.S. on the face of two picture postcards, ca. 189
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GREEN, JOHN1410 - GREEN, JOHN
Alexander Autographs
(1908 - 1989) American popular composer known as ""Johnny Green,"" winner of Academy Awards for his music for Easter Parade and ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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